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To limit the system’s treatment of an alarm or event that is triggered multiple times in quick succession, select “Suppress subsequent
alarms.” The first time the alarm or event is triggered, an entry will appear in the Session Manager and the sound will play. No
additional entries will appear nor sounds play until the alarm or event has been acknowledged. The next time the alarm or event is
triggered, a new entry will appear and the sound will play.
You can only suppress subsequent alarms for alarms and events that require acknowledgement.
c. Auto-acknowledge: If you want the server to automatically acknowledge alarms and events in this category, select “Auto-
acknowledge in _ seconds” and type in the number of seconds you want to elapse before acknowledgement. When an alarm or event
is auto acknowledged, the On Acknowledge script runs. Having “auto acknowledge” selected does not preclude a recipient from
manually acknowledging an alarm or event.
7. Archiving: If you want to keep a permanent record of alarms and events in this category, click “Archive events of this category.” Alarms
and events are archived in database files. For an alarm or event to be archived, an archive server must be configured and running. Refer to
Archive Servers for more information.
8. Click OK. The new category is created and the Add New Category dialog box closes. The new category appears in the Object Browser.
EDIT AN ALARM/EVENT CATEGORY
To change the properties of an existing alarm/event category:
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Alarms and Events. In either pane, right-click the alarm/event category you want to edit
and select Edit from the pop-up menu. The Edit Category dialog box opens.
Figure 244. Edit Category Dialog Box
2. Change properties of the category as desired. Refer to Add a New Alarm/Event Category for information on specific properties.
3. Click OK. The Edit Category dialog box closes.
DELETE AN ALARM/EVENT CATEGORY
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Alarms and Events. In either pane, right-click the category you want to delete and select
Delete from the pop-up menu. The Confirm dialog box opens.
2. If you are sure you want to delete the alarm/event category, click Yes.The selected category is deleted and the Confirm dialog box closes.
NOTES:
•Deleting an alarm/event category deletes all the alarms and events that belong to the category and removes their icons from maps.
This introduces an error into scripts that refer to one of the deleted alarms or events.
•Deleting an alarm/event category is irreversible. If you delete an alarm/event category and then change your mind, you must re-create
it as described in Add a New Alarm/Event Category, and re-create the alarms and events as described in Alarms, Events, and Normal
Occurrences - Add a New Alarm or Event.
NOTE: You cannot delete the predefined alarm/event categories.