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Creating an alarm summary file, Creating an alarm summary object – Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide User Manual

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Configuring alarms

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No matter where you create the alarm summary, you use the same
methods to customize how the information will appear.

Embedding the alarm summary as an object in a graphic display offers
better screen management than creating an alarm summary file. When
the summary is embedded in a graphic display you can use the Display
command, which allows you to specify screen properties such as size
and position. You can also use the Cache After Displaying and Allow
Multiple Running Copies options in the Display Settings dialog box.

Creating an alarm summary file

1.

In the Project Manager, open the Alarms folder.

2.

Open the Alarm Summary editor by doing one of the following:

double–click the Alarm Summary icon

right–click the Alarm Summary icon and then click New

An empty alarm summary window appears. You can configure all
aspects of this window’s appearance.

3.

Configure the appearance of the alarm summary as described on
the following pages.

4.

When you are finished, click Save on the File menu.

5.

Type a file name.

The file you have created is listed in the right pane of the Project
Manager. At runtime, use the Summary command to display the
alarm summary.

Creating an alarm summary object

An alarm summary object can be part of a graphic display or it can be
the entire graphic display. You can use the pre–built alarm summary,
called Alarm Information, in the graphics objects library, or you can
create your own alarm summary object.