onCall-OnCallRecipient
This component manages the transfer of alarms between the AlarmService and on call contacts.
For example, a station sends alarm notifications by email or text message to one or more contacts that are in the on call contact list. You access this component’s property sheet by double-clicking the OnCallRecipient component.
Stations can send email by broadband (Niagara outgoing account configuration required) and Sms messages using a GPRS modem.
TheOnCallRecipient component is linked to an alarm class component that provides a place to specify the scheduling details and other routing options.
A special on call scheduling component is in the OnCallRecipient component. It provides a standard scheduling view that is like other schedule views.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time Range | Start Time and End Time [hours of the day (defaults to 24 hours)] | Specify when during the
day (start and stop times) this recipient receives alarms. |
| Days of the Week or Days of Week | check boxes | Specifies the days of the week
to include. |
| Route Acks | true (default) or false | Enables (true)
and disables (false) the routing of alarm acknowledgements
to the recipient. The framework does not route trap (event notification)
acknowledgements if you select false. |
| Enabled | true or false | Activates (true)
and deactivates (false) use of the object (network,
device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.). |
| On Call List | read-only | Displays the currently-active
On Call List and its status. |
| Escalation Delay | hours: minutes: seconds | Sets the time to wait for an alarm to be acknowledged by an OnCallContact before escalating the alarm to the next contact in the OnCallList. |
| On Call List Schedule | drop-down list | Determines if alarms are forwarded to the on-call contacts. null forwards no alarms to the on-call list. On Call List forwards all alarms to the on-call contacts as specified in the On Call List. |