alarm-AlarmService

This component uses AlarmClasses to route all alarm messages between AlarmSources and AlarmRecipients. Each station contains a single AlarmService, which is available in the alarm palette.



PropertyValueDescription
Statusread-only
Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling.

{ok} indicates that the component is licensed and polling successfully.

{down} indicates that the last check was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property, or possibly loss of network connection.

{disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false.

{fault} indicates another problem. Refer to Fault Cause for more information.

Fault Causeread-only
Indicates the reason why a system object (network, device, component, extension, etc.) is not working (in fault). This property is empty unless a fault exists.
Enabledtrue or false
Activates (true) and deactivates (false) use of the object (network, device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.).
Db Configadditional propertyProvides access to database configuration properties. Refer to separate topic, alarm-FileAlarmDbConfig.
Mediumadditional propertiesDefines basic alarm properties, reports alarm counts and establishes escalation levels. Refer to separate topic, alarm-AlarmClass.
Master Alarm Instructionsadditional propertiesClicking the edit icon (pencil) to the right opens a window for adding and managing alarm instructions. See "Master Alarm Instructions".
Console Recipientconsole and additional propertiesProvides access to console recipient properties. Refer to separate topic, alarm-ConsoleRecipient.

Master Alarm Instructions



  • Add creates a new instruction.

  • Remove deletes the selected instruction from the list.

  • Move Up/Down changes the order of the instructions in the list.