Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 305)

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2. In the Disable Alarm dialog box, type an optional comment, and then click Disable.
Viewing alarm and event history logs
The Alarm and Event Log Viewer shows the contents of alarm and event history logs.
When you create an alarm and event log viewer, you select which local or remote database
to query, from the list of database definitions held in the FactoryTalk Directory.
To create an alarm and event log viewer
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, expand the application, area, and
HMI server icons, where you want to create the alarm and event log viewer.
2. To create a new graphic display, expand the Graphics folder, right-click Displays, and
then select New.
3. In the Graphics editor, select Objects > Alarm and Event > Log Viewer. You can
also click the alarm and event log viewer tool on the toolbar.
4. Drag the alarm and event log viewer tool on the graphic display to the desired size and
shape, and then release the mouse.
The Alarm and Event Log Viewer Design View object is placed in the display. You
can move and resize the object, as needed.
To set up properties, double-click the object. For details about options in the
Properties dialog box, click Help.
The parts of an alarm and event log viewer
The following illustration shows an alarm and event log viewer at run time.
An alarm and event log viewer is composed of:
 An event list, that shows all the data in the specified alarm and event log.
 An optional status bar, that provides information about the contents of the event list,
such as the number of events, and whether a filter is applied to the display.
 A shortcut menu, and an optional toolbar, for performing common operations.
 An optional details pane, that shows the attributes of the currently selected event.
For details about using an alarm and event log viewer at run time, see the FactoryTalk
Alarms and Events Help.
To view alarm-related activity that is sent to diagnostic and audit logs, use the FactoryTalk
Diagnostics List or Log Viewer. For details, see the FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Help.
Alarm and event
log viewer tool