Rockwell Automation 2711 PanelBuilder Software Getting Started - Manual (Page 74)

4–40 Creating the Sample Application
Publication 2711-6.2
This section shows how to create alarms for applications created
with V2.0 or later PanelBuilder Software.
Procedures show how to create an Alarm Banner, which pops up
over an application screen when an alarm is triggered. The banner
includes:
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Message Display to show an alarm message
•
Ack button allowing operator to acknowledge an alarm
•
Clear button allowing operator to clear the banner
The Alarm Banner is a global display that is used by all screens in
the application.
To create the Alarm Banner:
1. Choose Create Alarm Banner from the Screen menu.
Alarm Message Display
Message does not appear until
you configure alarm messages.
2. Configure the Clear alarm button.
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Click outside of the Alarm Banner, then select the Clear
button and move it to the left side of banner as shown below.
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Double-click the Clear button to open its dialog. Select the F4
function key and then click OK to close the dialog.
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Click to enter inner text mode, append F4 (press Enter
after Clear, then type F4) to the text, then exit inner text mode.
Creating Alarms