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FactoryTalk ViewPoint alarm summary

A FactoryTalk ViewPoint alarm summary shows a list of alarms received from FactoryTalk Alarms and Events servers. Use the alarm summary to review alarm messages, monitor alarm states and priorities, filter or sort incoming events, and acknowledge or shelve alarms. FactoryTalk ViewPoint alarm summaries do not show HMI tag alarms.

An alarm summary may contain up to 2000 alarms.

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Item

Name

Description

1

Sort and Filter Options

Settings to sort or filter alarms in the Alarm List.

2

Filter applied

The actively applied preset or custom filter.

3

Alarm List

A list of alarms from the FactoryTalk Alarms and Events servers. Alarms are color coded by priority:

  • Inactive: Gray
  • Event, Low, and Medium: White
  • High: Yellow
  • Urgent: Red

4

Details dialog box

The Details dialog box provides more information about a specific alarm, such as current value, area, and server name. You can also use the Details dialog box to acknowledge or shelve the alarm.

See also

Sort alarms in alarm summary

Filter alarms in alarm summary

View alarm details

Acknowledge an alarm from the Details dialog box

Shelve an alarm from the Details dialog box