Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 314)

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For details about controller status alarms and the conditions that cause them, see the
RSLinx Enterprise Help.
Importing and exporting alarms
Tag-based alarms and alarm messages can be exported from and imported into a Tag
Alarm and Event Server.
For example, you might export and import alarms and messages to:
 Move or copy alarms from one Tag Alarm and Event Server to another.
 Create alarms using programming tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic or C++, and
then import the program’s output file.
 Add alarms to an exported alarm file, using Microsoft Excel. You can then import the
file, with the new alarms.
 Modify alarms in an exported file, by searching for one set of tags, and then replacing
the tags with another set. You can then import the file, with the modified alarms.
 Translate alarm messages into other languages.
 Generate reports about alarms.
 Convert alarms from one alarm and events system to another, using conversion
programs.
For details about importing and exporting alarms and messages, see the FactoryTalk
Alarms and Events Help.
To export alarms and messages
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the Tag Alarm and
Event Server containing the alarms you want to export, and then select Import and
Export.
2. In the Alarm Import and Export Wizard, click the export operation that uses the
desired format, and then click Next.
3. To complete the export operation, follow the instructions on the screen.
For details about options in the Alarm Import and Export Wizard, click Help.
To import alarms and messages
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the Tag Alarm and
Event Server, into which you want to import tags, and then select Import and
Export.