Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 139)

Configuring alarms
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To acknowledge alarms, operators can:
click the Acknowledge or Acknowledge All button in the alarm
summary
use the RSView32 Acknowledge command by itself, or with
parameters to name a tag or group of tags
use the RSView32 AcknowledgeAll command
Unless an alarm is acknowledged, it remains outstanding until the
system is shut down, the alarm summary is full, or alarm monitoring is
turned off.
Alarm suppression
You can suppress alarm monitoring for tags. This is useful for testing
or for performing repairs or maintenance on a piece of equipment.
To suppress alarm monitoring for tags, use the RSView32
SuppressOn command. To view a list of the tags not being monitored,
use the Suppressed List. You can also turn monitoring back on from
this list.
Running commands, macros, or VBA
programs in response to alarms
Using the Execute and Identify buttons in an alarm summary, you can
run a command, macro, or VBA program to respond to tags’ alarm
conditions.
Use the Execute button to run a command, macro, or VBA program
that applies to all alarms in the summary, for example to create a
custom alarm report for analyzing plant maintenance efficiency.
Use the Identify button to run a command, macro, or VBA program
that applies only to the highlighted alarm. The Identify button can run