Alarm List Page

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Introduction

The Alarm List Page shows the SCADA alarm list:

Note: The most recent active alarms are shown at the top, followed by cleared alarms, followed by acknowledged alarms at the bottom. Color is used to indicate relative severity.

Interacting With the Alarm List Page

Using the mouse

To scroll the Alarm List to a new position, do any of the following:

• Drag the alarm list to a new position
• Move the vertical scroll bar
• Move the horizontal scroll bar

To drag the alarm list to a new position:

1. Press the mouse button down on the alarm list
2. Move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll
3. Release the mouse button

Note: The alarm list may keep scrolling for a short time after you release the mouse button. How far the alarm list moves depends on how fast the mouse was moving when you released the mouse button.

To scroll vertically:

1. Drag the vertical scroll bar to a new location.

Note: If the height of the alarm list is less than half of the page height, the vertical scroll bar will not appear.

To scroll horizontally:

1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to a new location.

Note: If the width of the alarm list is less than half of the page width, the horizontal scroll bar will not appear.

Selecting Alarms

Selected alarms are shown by:

• A check mark in the left column, and
• The background is drawn in the alarm color.

To select alarms, do one of the following:

• Left click the left column to toggle whether an alarm is selected or not.
• Left click an alarm that is not selected.
• Hold the Shift key down and left click to select a range of alarms.
• Hold the Control key down and left click to toggle whether an alarm is selected or not.

Note: If you move the mouse significantly between pressing and releasing the mouse button, the alarm list may interpret this as a scroll action.

Viewing Hidden Alarms

By default, the Alarm List shows the active alarms. These are alarms that are: Active, Cleared, or Acknowledged.

To view Shelved, Suppressed, or Disabled alarms:

1. Click the alarm list title.
2. Choose the type of alarm to view.

Alarm Selection Menu

To select all alarms, or cancel the alarm selection, use the alarm selection menu:

To open the alarm selection menu, right click the left column.

Note: The Select All command is available only if the AllowSelectAllAlarms is enabled in the Fernhill SCADA Server.

Touch Screens

On touch screens:

• A tap is equivalent to a left-click.
• A long press is equivalent to a right-click.

Alarm Menu

Use the Alarm Menu to manage alarms.

To open the Alarm Menu, left-click a selected alarm.

The Alarm Menu will only show the commands available to you. For example the Acknowledge Alarm command will not be shown if:

• The alarm is acknowledged, or
• You do not have the Acknowledge Alarm permission.

If you have multiple alarms selected, the menu contains this option:

Using the keyboard

Use these keys to interact with the alarm list:

Further Information

Operator Interface

To learn about the other features of the Operator Interface.

Alarm Conditions

For an overview of how alarms are generated and managed.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.

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