Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 249)

11 • S ETTING UP HMI TAG ALARMS
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To change the button text
1. Double-click the button you want to change.
2. Type new text for the button.
Choosing the data to show
You can set up sorting and filters for an HMI tag alarm summary, to determine how and
what alarm information is shown at run time. For network applications, you can also show
full tag names in the alarm summary.
Showing area names with tag names
To show tag names with the names of the areas they belong to, from the Data menu, select
Display full tag name.
This option is not available for local applications.
Sorting alarm information
Use Sort to specify the order, in which alarm information is shown. You can sort filtered
or unfiltered data. For details about options in the Sort dialog box, click Help.
You cannot sort by area name in local applications.
Filtering alarm information
Use Filter to select information, that is, to specify information that you do want show in
the alarm summary. Anything you don’t specify in the filter will not show in the alarm
summary. For details about options in the Filter dialog box, click Help.
You cannot filter by area name in local applications.
Examples: Using area and tag names in filters
To collect all alarm information from the area called Powertrain, type:
/Powertrain::*
To collect alarm information from the current area for the tag name Coolant_East, type:
Coolant_East
To collect alarm information from the current area for all tags whose names begin with
Coolant, type:
Coolant*