ALPHA-VISION® Info: Alarmgroups

Alarmgroups

SUMMARY

DataObjects of the type ‘Mp’ and ‘PV’ may be arranged in AlarmGroups.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Create GroupAlarmLists
3. Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Groupalarms
4. Properties

Introduction

DataObjects of the type ‘Mp’ and ‘PV’ may be arranged in AlarmGroups.
To an AlarmGroup two alarm counter objects can be allocated by selection; these DataObjects keep the number of actual alarms (acknowledged – unacknowledged) as value.

The status of these Dataobjects keeps the following information:

• Status 0 - no Groupalarm
• Status 1 - min. 1 Groupalarm
• Status 2 - min. 1 Groupalarm unacknowledged

A DataObject may belong to ONE AlarmGroup only.

• GroupAlarms are combined in GroupAlarmLists.
• GroupAlarmLists got the extension ".agr.xml"

• Create GroupAlarmLists.
• Import GroupAlarms.
• Export GroupAlarms.
  
  
• Create GroupAlarms within GroupAlarmLists.
• Modify GroupAlarms within GroupAlarmLists.
• Delete GroupAlarms within GroupAlarmLists.

Create GroupAlarmLists

Recommendation:
Create a subfolder called "GroupAlarm" in the Project folder.

In the pull down menu ‘File’ of the toolbar - select "new".
In the opened window select the item “GroupAlarmList”.
Input the wanted name in the ‘Name’ –field and the wanted location below.

Finish with OK.



Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Groupalarms

Open the wanted GroupAlarmList via double-click.

• In the center window the GroupAlarms of the GroupAlarmList are shown.
• The right window shows the properties of the Group-Alarm-List itself.

In the toolbar are the actions ‘apply’, ‘reset’ and ‘new Object’ operable.

Select the wanted GroupAlarm in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Groupalarm.
• The 'delete' symbol in the toolbar becomes operable.

Click the 'delete' symbol in the toolbar.

• In the center window the entry is deleted.
• The right window is empty.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the deletion is final.

Select the wanted GroupAlarm in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Groupalarm.

In the right window you may modify the definitions.

• The field name of a modified field is marked with an asterisk.
• If the symbol ‘Apply’ is clicked the asterisk disappears.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the change is final.

Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Select ‘New Object’ in the toolbar.
A GroupAlarm is created.

• The system places the default name AGrN (N stands for the running number)

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the newly created GroupAlarm is saved.

Information about entries in the fields you will find below under the headline ‘properties’.

Properties

List name:	Group-Alarm-List
File extension:	.agr.xml
Objects:	GroupAlarm

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-Files)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Group-Alarm-List	non-existent
Description	free Text	non-existent

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-File)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Alarmgroup	_grpalarm.dbf: grpalarm (5)
Description	free Text	_grpalarm.dbf: descr (30)
AlarmCounterObject	DataObject, that holds the number of alarms for that group.	_grpalarm.dbf: pntid (22)
AlarmCounterObject (unacknowledged)	DataObjekt, that holds the number of unacknowledged alarms for that group.	_grpalarm.dbf: pntiduack (22)