Elements on the Alarm Status Explorer

The
Alarm Status Explorer
 is divided into two panes. The left pane contains the area tree and the right pane contains the toolbar, alarm source list, status bar and the alarm source filter.
Interface element
Description
Toolbar
The toolbar is displayed at the top of the
Alarm Status Explorer
. It contains these buttons:
Button_EnableSelectedAlarm Enable the selected alarm.
Toolbar_DisableSelected Disable the selected alarm.
Button_UnSuppressSelectedAlarm Unsuppress the selected alarm.
Button_SuppressSelectedAlarm Suppress the selected alarm.
toolbar_unshelve Unshelve the selected alarm.
Toolbar_Shelve Shelve the selected alarm.
BUTTON_Show_alarm_details Show details for the selected alarm.
BUTTON_Refresh Refresh the information in the alarm source list.
BUTTON_Help Open the
Alarm Status Explorer
 Help.
Area Tree
The area tree shows the FactoryTalk Directory area model and application. The first node displayed in the area tree (the root area) defaults to the application but can be changed.
Alarm Source List
The right pane of the
Alarm Status Explorer
 displays a list of alarm sources contained in the selected area and any areas below. The list is divided into columns that display information about a given alarm.
Uses of the Alarm Source List:
  • To display the
    Alarm Details
     dialog box for the selected alarm, double-click a row in the Alarm Source List.
  • To display a menu of operations (
    View Alarm Details
    ,
    Hide/Show Server Name From Path
     and
    Select All
    ), right-click anywhere in the Alarm Source List.
  • To select multiple rows, press the
    Ctrl
     or
    Shift
     keys while clicking the rows in the Alarm Source List.
Alarm Source List Status Bar
The
Alarm Status Explorer
 status bar displays:
  • Status information when the
    Alarm Status Explorer
     is starting up or a refresh is being performed.
  • The number of alarms and events in the alarm source list.
  • The column names for the filter are displayed if the alarm source list is filtered.
Alarm Source Filter
The contents of the alarm source list can be filtered by the alarm name or by the alarm status. Wildcard characters can be used to match one or more characters in an alarm name.
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