Set up graphic displays

Graphic displays created in
FactoryTalk View Studio
 are containers for
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
 objects, such as the Alarm and Event Summary object.
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
 objects are used to monitor and interact with device-based, tag-based, and OPC UA alarms at runtime.
Add alarm and event objects to
FactoryTalk View
 graphic displays
  1. Run
    FactoryTalk View Studio
     and open an existing application.
  2. Expand the
    FactoryTalk
     Explorer window to display the HMI Server where you want to add the new graphic display.
  3. If the application does not yet have an HMI Server, add one. Right-click the application or area, point to
    Add New Server
    , and then click
    HMI Server
    . Follow the instructions on the HMI Server Wizard.
    You can only add HMI servers to a View SE
    network distributed
     application. Both
    network station
     applications and
    local station
     applications support a single HMI server, which is provisioned silently by the system when the application is created.
  4. In the
    Graphics
     folder, right-click
    Displays
    , and then click
    New
    .
  5. On the menu bar, click on
    Objects
    , point to
    Alarm and Event
    , and then click one of the objects listed:
    Banner
    ,
    Summary
    ,
    Log Viewer
    ,
    Status Explorer
    ,
    or
    Automatic Diagnostic Event Summary
    .
  6. Click in the grid and drag the cursor to position and size the object on the graphic display.
  7. Double-click the object to configure its properties.
    For step-by-step instructions, see the
    FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
     System Configuration Guide
    , available from the
    Help > Online Books
     menu in
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    .
  8. When you finish, click
    OK
     to close the object properties, and then click
    File > Save
     to save the graphic display.
  9. Create additional graphic displays and insert and configure other Alarm and Event objects as needed.
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