Chapter 10 Alarm Monitoring and Management

Alarm Profiles

Table 10-8

Alarm Profile Buttons (continued)

 

 

 

Button

 

Description

 

 

 

Compare

 

Displays differences between alarm profiles (for example, individual alarms that

 

 

are not configured equivalently between profiles).

 

 

 

Available

 

Displays all profiles available on each node.

 

 

 

Usage

 

Displays all entities (nodes and alarm subjects) present in the network and which

 

 

profiles contain the alarm. Can be printed.

 

 

 

10.4.3 Alarm Profile Editing

Table 10-9lists and describes the five profile-editing options available when you right-click an alarm item in the profile column.

Table 10-9

Alarm Profile Editing Options

 

 

 

Button

 

Description

 

 

 

Store

 

Saves a profile in a node or in a file.

 

 

 

Rename

 

Changes a profile name.

 

 

 

Clone

 

Creates a profile that contains the same alarm severity settings as the profile

 

 

being cloned.

 

 

 

Reset

 

Restores a profile to its previous state or to the original state (if it has not yet

 

 

been applied).

 

 

 

Remove

 

Removes a profile from the table editor.

 

 

 

10.4.4 Alarm Severity Options

To change or assign alarm severity, left-click the alarm severity you want to change in the alarm profile column. Seven severity levels appear for the alarm:

Not-reported (NR)

Not-alarmed (NA)

Minor (MN)

Major (MJ)

Critical (CR)

Use Default

Inherited (I)

Inherited and Use Default severity levels only appear in alarm profiles. They do not appear when you view alarms, history, or conditions.

 

 

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