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AlarmColor.Range Property property group in scripting

AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround Property

properties

in scripting to set the "return to normal" alarm record text color and background color at run time.

To set text and background colors for "return to normal" records

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

Configure the "return to normal" record text color. Do the following:

Click the color field next to

Alarm RTN

and under

Text

The color picker appears.

5 b

Select a color and click

Configure the "return to normal" record background color. Do the following:

Click the color field next to

Alarm RTN

and under

Background

. The color picker appears.

Select a color and click

Click

Setting Heading, Grid, and Window Color

You can set text color and background color for the heading, the grid color, and the Alarm Control window color. Use the

corresponding

HeadingColor.ForeGround Property

HeadingColor.BackGround Property

WindowColor Property

GridColor Property

, and

properties in scripting to set the colors for heading, grid, and window.

To set heading, grid, and window color for the Alarm Control

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

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Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

Do one of the following:

Configure the heading text color by clicking the color box next to

Heading

and under

Text

. If the color box does not open, you need to select the

Show Heading

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page first.

Configure the heading background color by clicking the color box next to

Heading

and under

Background

. If the color box does not open, you need to select the

Show Heading

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page first.

c d

Configure the grid color by clicking the color box next to

Grid

. If the color box does not open, you need to select the

Show Grid

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page first.

Configure the window color by clicking the color box next to

Window

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Setting Priority Ranges for Alarm Records

You can use alarm priority ranges to filter alarms. The

Alarm Control can show alarms within a given range with a different text and background color. Use the

to set the breakpoints at run time.

The Alarm Control supports four alarm ranges defined by three breakpoints:

1 < breakpoint 1 < breakpoint 2 < breakpoint 3 < 999

To set priority ranges for alarm records

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

In the

From Pri

column in the list at the right, locate the break point you want to change. These are values except

1 or 999.

Click on the value and type a new value in the range between the previous breakpoint and the next breakpoint.

Press

Enter

. All priority values in the list are updated.

Click

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Example

If you use the color configuration in the procedure above, the

Alarm Control at run time could have following appearance:

Setting Colors for Acknowledged Alarms

You can set the text and background colors for records of acknowledged alarms. For each of the priority ranges, you can set a text color and a background color. Use the

AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround Property

and

AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround Property

property groups in scripting to set the text color and background color for acknowledged alarms in each priority range at run time.

To set colors for acknowledged alarm records

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

In the list at the right, locate the

Ack

record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color.

Click the color box in the

Text

Background

column of the line. The color picker appears.

Select a color and click

Click

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Setting Colors for Unacknowledged Alarms

You can set the text and background colors for records of unacknowledged alarms. For each of the priority ranges, you can set a text color and a background color. Use the

AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround Property

AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround Property

property groups in scripting to set the text color and background color for unacknowledged alarms in each priority range at run time.

To set colors for unacknowledged alarm records

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

In the list at the right, locate the

Unack

record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color.

Click the color box in the

Text

Background

column of the line. The color picker appears.

Select a color and click

Click

Setting Unacknowledged Alarms to Flash

Instead of showing unacknowledged alarm records in predefined constant text and background color, you can configure the Alarm Control to flash unacknowledged alarms in another text and background colors.

The unacknowledged alarm records flash between the colors of the Unack alarms and the colors of the Flash Unack alarms. Use the

FlashUnAckAlarms Property

Boolean property in scripting to set unacknowledged alarm records to flash at

run time. Use the

AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround

Property

AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround Property

property groups in scripting to set the text color and background color for flashing unacknowledged alarms in each priority range at run time.

To set flashing and colors for unacknowledged alarm records

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Colors

. The

Colors

page appears.

Select the

Flash Unack Alarms

check box.

Note

You cannot select the Flash UnAck Alarms check box if the client mode is set to one of the historical modes.

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In the list on the right, locate the

Unack

record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color. Do the following:

Click the color box in the

Text

Background

column of the line. The color picker appears.

Select a color and click

Locate the

Flash Unack

record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color.

Do the following:

Click the color box in the

Text

Background

column of the line. The color picker appears.

Select a color and click

Click

Renaming, Resizing, and Reordering Column

Headers

You can rename, resize, and change the order of column headers in the Alarm Control. reset all settings sorting order column names and widths column order grid preview

All changes you make in the Column Details list are shown in the grid preview.

You can also use the grid preview to resize columns or change their order with the pointer.

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Renaming Column Headers

You can rename the column headers in the Alarm Control.

To rename column headers

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

In the

Column Details

list, locate the column header you want to rename and click on it.

Type a new name and press

Enter

. The

Column Details

list and the grid preview are updated.

Click

Resizing Columns

You can resize the column headers in the Alarm Control either by:

•

Typing in a numeric value.

•

Dragging the column header boundary width with the pointer in the grid preview.

To resize the column numerically

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

In the

Column Details

list, locate the name of the column you want to resize and click on the

Width

value in the row.

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Type a new width in pixels and press

Enter

. The

Column

Details

list and the grid preview are updated.

Click

To resize the column graphically

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

In the grid preview, locate the column you want to resize and drag the column boundary to resize the column. The width value of the

Column Details

list is updated.

Click

Changing the Order of Columns

You can change the order of the columns in the Alarm

Control by:

•

Moving column names up and down in the

Column Details

list using buttons.

•

Dragging the column header with the pointer in the grid preview.

You also can reset the column widths and order to their default values. Resetting the column widths and order also resets the names to their default values.

To change the column order

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

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Do one of the following:

•

Click arrow up and arrow down to reposition the columns.

•

In the grid preview, drag the name of the column you want to reposition and drop it to the left of another column to reposition it.

The grid preview and the

Column Details

list shows the new column order.

Click

To reset column widths and order

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

Click

Reset

. The column widths, names, and order are reset to their default values.

Click

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Sorting Alarms

You can configure how the Alarm Control sorts alarm records at run time. By default, the Alarm Control lists alarm records by time in ascending order.

You can sort alarm records in ascending or descending order based on a primary column, an optional secondary sort column, and an optional tertiary sort column.

You can configure the sorting columns and directions either

in lists or with the grid preview. Use the

SortColumn.First

Property

SortColumn.Second Property

, and

SortColumn.Third

Property

properties in scripting to set the columns to be sorted at run time. Use the

SortOrder.First Property

SortOrder.Second Property

, and

SortOrder.Third Property

properties in scripting to set the sort direction for each at run time.

To set sorting columns and directions with lists

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

In the

Sorting

area, do the following:

a b

Select the primary sort column in the

First Sort

Column

list and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

Optionally, select the secondary sort column in the

Second Sort Column

list and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

If you set the

Second Sort Column

, optionally select the tertiary sort column in the

Third Sort Column

list and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

The grid preview is updated and shows arrows for the sorted columns and their sort directions.

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To set sorting columns and directions with the grid preview

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Column Details

. The

Column Details

page appears.

In the grid preview, click on a column to select it for sorting. An arrow appears on the column header and the change is also shown in the

Sorting

area lists.

To change the sorting direction, click on the column header again. The arrow changes on the column header and the change is also shown in the

Sorting

area lists.

Note

If you click on a column header after releasing the Shift key, all sorting information is lost and the selected column is the new primary sorting criteria.

To set secondary and tertiary sorting, hold the

Shift

key and repeat from step 3.

Release the

Shift

key.

Click

Filtering Alarms

You can filter current and historical alarms by using query filters. A query filter is a collection of filter criteria in a logical construct.

For example, you can filter alarms by defining a query filter that only shows alarms with priorities larger than 500 and smaller than 750.

You can re-use the filter queries you define for historical alarms for current alarms and vice versa. You can also re-use filter queries you define at design-time at run time and vice versa.

Important

Query filters for current alarms and recent alarms and events require at least Provider and Group as filter criteria.

These must use the equals sign.

When you use TimeLCT, TimeOAT, or TimeLCTOAT as filter criteria for historical alarm modes, you need make sure that the TimeSelector.StartDate and TimeSelector.EndDate properties do not limit the query. Otherwise the Alarm

Control can possibly not return all alarm and event records.

Set the TimeSelector.StartDate property earlier than any time filtering requirement, and the TimeSelector.EndDate later than any time filtering requirement.

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Using Wildcards in Queries

In current alarm queries, you can use wildcards only in the

Tagname part of the query and not in the Provider, Group, or

Node part of the query. A valid example is:

\galaxy!Mixing!RotorBlade*

In query filters that are used for current queries, the same restrictions apply.

In query filters that are used for historical queries, you must convert the operator and wildcard to SQL syntax according to the following table:

Operator

Wildcard

Current Query

Historical Query

For example:

Provider = ‘galaxy’ AND Group = ‘Mixing’

AND Name Like ‘RotorBlade%’

If you want to use a query filter containing a wildcard for a current query and a historical query, create two separate query filters.

Using an Existing Query Filter

You can use an existing query filter to filter the alarms shown in the ArchestrA Alarm Control. You can also use the

Favorite Property

string property in scripting to switch to an existing query filter at run-time.

To use an existing query filter

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

In the

Query Filter Favorites

list, select a query filter.

Click

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Adding a New Query Filter

You can define a new query filter to filter the alarms shown in the ArchestrA Alarm Control. The new query filter is saved as a favorite in the

Query Filter Favorites

list.

To add a new query filter

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

Click

Add

. The

Add Filter

dialog box appears.

For more information, see Constructing Filters on page 45.

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Constructing Filters

You use the

Add Filter

Modify Filter

dialog box to create or edit a filter graphically.

Logical associations

Condition setting

Filter criteria Construction area

To construct a filter

If you want to change the filter name, type a new unique name in the

Filter Name

box.

Add filter criteria to the construction area by selecting a column name on the left and clicking the right arrow button. When you add filter criteria to the construction area, they are automatically logically connected by AND.

If necessary, remove filter criteria by selecting them in the filter construction area and clicking the left arrow button.

To change the logical operator, select it in the filter construction area, and then either:

•

Click

AND

•

Right-click and select

AND

from the shortcut menu.

To group filter criteria logically, either:

•

Drag a filter criteria in the construction area over another filter criteria.

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•

Select one filter criteria, click

Group

, and then click the other filter criteria.

By default, the filter criteria are logically grouped with

AND. If necessary, you can select the

AND

item in the tree and click

to change it to an OR grouping.

Assign values to filter criteria.

Note

If you are using the Value column as a filter criteria, you may get unexpected results at run time. The items in the Value column are sorted alphabetically, not numerically. This is because the Value column can contain strings.

Do the following:

Select a filter criteria in the construction area.

b c

Select an operator from the

Operator

list.

Type or select a value in the

Value

box.

8 d

Click

Set

. The filter criteria is updated in the construction area.

To cut, copy, or paste individual filter criteria or filter criteria branches, right-click on the filter criteria and select the appropriate option from the shortcut menu.

When you are done, click

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Modifying an Existing Query Filter

You can modify an existing query filter using the

Modify

Filter

dialog box.

To modify an existing query filter

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

Select an existing query filter in the

Query Filter Favorites

list.

Click the ellipsis button. The

Modify Filter

dialog box

appears. For more information, see Constructing Filters on page 45.

Click

Deleting a Query Filter Favorite

You can delete any non-default query filter favorites.

To delete a query filter favorite

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

Select an existing query filter in the

Query Filter Favorites

list.

Click the

Delete

button.

When a message appears, click

Yes

Exporting Query Filter Favorites

You can export the query filter favorites list to an XML file.

The XML file containing the query filter favorites can be imported to other Alarm Control in design time or run time.

Do not edit this file directly. The default query filter favorite is not exported to the XML file.

To export the query filter favorites list

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

Click the

Export

button. The

Export Query Filter Favorites

dialog box appears.

Select a location and a name for the XML file and click

Save

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Importing Query Filter Favorites

You can import the query filter favorites list from an XML file.

To import the query filter favorites list

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Query Filters

. The

Query Filters

page appears.

Click

Import

. The

Import Query Filter Favorites

dialog box appears.

In the

Import Option

list, click either:

• Append

to append the imported query filters to the existing query filters. If query filter names in the imported XML conflict with existing query filters, you are prompted to confirm the import for each filter.

• Overwrite

to replace all existing query filters with the imported query filters.

Browse to the XML file and click

Open

Setting Time Zone and Format

You can set the time zone in which the client shows the alarm and event records. By default, the time zone is set to the client computer’s current time zone at design time. Use

the

TimeZone.TimeZone Property

Time.Type Property

, and

Time.Format Property

properties in scripting to set the time zone, time type, and time format at run time.

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You can also set the time format of the alarm and event records. You can select between two different time format sets:

•

Wonderware Time Format: same as the InTouch Alarm

Viewer control and InTouch Alarm DB View control of

InTouch version 10.0 and later.

•

.NET Time Format: defined by Microsoft .NET

Framework time format conventions.

Setting the Time Zone

You can set the time zone in which the Alarm Control shows the alarm and event records.

You can either set the time display to a predefined time zone, or to the client time zone. The client time zone is the time zone of the computer on which the Alarm Control is running.

The

Client Time Zone

setting is useful if you are deploying an application using the Alarm Control to a different time zone.

For example, if you develop your application in the “Pacific

Time” zone and deploy it to two computers in the time zones

“Central Time” and “Eastern Time”, you can ensure the

Alarm Control shows the local time for each deployment by setting the time zone to

Client Time Zone

To set the time zone

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Time Settings

. The

Time Settings

page appears.

In the

Time Zone

list, select a time zone.

Click

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Setting the Wonderware Time Format

You can set the Wonderware time format in which the Alarm

Control shows the alarm and event records. You can either use a predefined datetime format, or compose one.

To set the Wonderware time format

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Time Settings

. The

Time Settings

page appears.

In the

Time Format

area, do the following:

4 a b

Make sure

Use .NET Time Format

is cleared.

Click a date format from the list at the left. The equivalent date format code appears in the box above.

Click a time format from the list at the right. The equivalent time format code is appended to the format string in the box above.

If you want to customize the datetime format, modify the codes in the box as follows:

%#x

Code

Purpose

Two-digit month

Three-letter month

Full month name

Two-digit day

Four-digit year

Two-digit year

Full day and date

Click

Hours in 24 hour format

Hours in 12 hour format

Minutes

Seconds

Milliseconds

AM or PM

223

Example

Mar

March

2008

Tuesday, March

11, 2008

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Setting the .NET Datetime Format

You can set the .NET datetime format in which the Alarm

Control shows the alarm and event records. You can either use a predefined datetime format, or compose one. The predefined date format is based on the short date format setting of the operating system and may vary from computer to computer.

To set the .NET datetime format

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Time Settings

. The

Time Settings

page appears.

In the

Time Format

area, do the following:

4 a b

Select the

Use .NET Time Format

check box.

Click a date format from the list at the left. The equivalent date format code appears in the box above.

Click a time format from the list at the right. The equivalent time format code is appended to the format string in the box above.

If you want to customize the datetime format, modify the codes in the box as in the table below. For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge database on

.NET datetime formats.

HH hh mm

Code

MMM

Purpose

Single-digit month

Two-digit month

Three-letter month

MMMM Full month name d Single-digit day dd ddd dddd yyyy

Two-digit day

Abbreviated day of the week

Day of the week

Four-digit year

Example

Sep

September

Mon.

Monday

2008

Two-digit year

Hours in 24 hour format

Hours in 12 hour format

Minutes

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Code

ss fff tt

Click

Purpose

Seconds

Milliseconds

AM or PM

Example

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Configuring Run-Time Behavior

You can configure the behavior and appearance of the Alarm

Control at run time, for example:

•

Showing and Hiding parts of the Alarm Control.

•

Specifying if the Alarm Control queries the alarm database when it starts up.

Scrolling to new alarms.

Hiding warnings, errors, and messages.

Restricting operator access to parts of the Alarm Control.

Specifying Alarm Control freeze behavior.

Customizing the "no records" message.

Customizing the run-time shortcut menu.

Showing Heading, Grid, or Status Bar

You can show and hide parts of the Alarm Control at run time, such as the heading, grid, or status bar. Use the

ShowHeading Property, ShowGrid Property, and

ShowStatusBar Property properties in scripting to show

or hide the heading, grid, and status bar at run time.

Heading

Grid

Status

Bar

Caution

If you hide the status bar, you will not be able to see important indicators, such as the New Alarms, Hidden Alarms, and

Frozen Grid indicators.

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To show the heading, grid, or status bar at run time

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Show or hide the part. Do any of the following:

•

Select the

Show Heading

check box to show the heading at run time, or clear it to hide the heading at run time.

•

Select the

Show Grid

check box to show the grid at run time, or clear it to hide the grid at run time.

Select the

Show Status Bar

check box to show the status bar at run time, or clear it to hide the status bar at run time.

Click

Automatically Querying for Alarms on Start Up

You can configure the Alarm Control to automatically query the Alarm Manager or Alarm Database when the control

starts up at run time. Use the QueryStartup Property

property in scripting to control the start up behavior at run time.

By default, current alarms and recent alarms and events are automatically queried when the Alarm Control starts at run time. You can disable the automatic query if the Alarm

Control is:

•

Configured to mainly use query filters.

•

Driven mainly by scripts.

To query the Alarm Manager or Alarm Database automatically on start up

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Query on Startup

check box.

Click

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Scrolling Automatically to New Alarms

If the operator is viewing multiple pages of alarms, new alarms may go unnoticed. You can configure the Alarm

Control to scroll automatically to new alarms. Use the

AutoScroll Property

Boolean property in scripting to scroll automatically to new alarms.

However, if the Alarm Control scrolls automatically to new alarms, it may be hard for the operator to view and analyze older alarms if new alarms occur. If the Alarm Control is frozen, it will not scroll automatically to new alarms.

To scroll automatically to new alarms

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Auto Scroll to New Alarms

check box.

Click

Hiding Errors, Warnings, and Status Messages

You can prevent a message dialog box from opening when errors, warnings, or status messages occur in the Alarm

Control. Even if you hide errors, warnings, and status messages, the messages are sent to the ArchestrA Logger.

Use the

HideErrors Property

property in scripting to hide error, warning, and status messages at run time.

To hide error and warning messages

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Hide Errors and Warnings

check box.

Click

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Restricting User Access to Rows and Columns

You can prevent the operator from:

•

Resizing columns.

•

Selecting rows.

Selecting multiple rows.

Use this feature for interfaces where it is easy to accidentally resize columns or select rows. For example, if the Alarm

Control is running on a small display, use the

AllowColumnResize Property

property in scripting to retain the hiding of alarms

RowSelection Property

properties in scripting to control the ability to resize columns and select rows at run time.

To prevent the operator from resizing columns

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Clear the

Allow Column Resizing

check box.

Click

To prevent the operator from selecting rows

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

In the

Row Selection

list, click:

• No

to prevent operator from selecting rows.

• Single

to allow operator to only select one row.

• Multiple

to allow operator select multiple rows.

Click

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Retain Hiding when Changing Alarm Query Filter

You can configure the Alarm Control to hide alarms even if the alarm query filter changes. Use the

RetainHidden

Property

at run time.

To retain hiding when change the alarm query filter

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Retain Hidden

check box.

Click

Overriding the Frozen Grid

You can configure the Alarm Control to unfreeze the grid after a given time in seconds. Use this option to make sure that new alarms appear on the grid after a specified time.

Use the

AutoResumeDuration Property

property in scripting to

unfreeze the Alarm Control after a certain duration at run time.

The Alarm Control also unfreezes if you change one of the following:

•

Alarm Mode

•

Alarm Query

Query Filter

To override the frozen grid

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Auto Resume after

check box and type the number of seconds after which the grid unfreezes.

Click

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Customizing the “No Records” Message

You can customize the message that appears when there are no records to show in the grid. Use the

NoRecordsMessage.Enabled Property

properties in scripting to

NoRecordsMessage.Message Property

properties in scripting to customize the "no records" message at run time.

To customize the "no records" message

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Select the

Show Custom ‘No Records’ Message

check box and type a message you want to show in the Alarm

Control when there are no alarm records.

Click

Changing the Language of the “No Records” Message

You can change the language of the message that appears when there are no records to show in the grid.

To change the language of the “No Records” Message

Right-click on the canvas and click

Scripts

. The

Edit

Scripts

dialog box appears.

Click the Add icon and give the script a name, for example ChangeLanguage.

In the

Expression

box, type: intouch:$Language

In the

Trigger

list, click

DataChange

In the script area, type the following:

If intouch:$Language == 1033 then ' Switch to

English

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Message = "No

Records"; else If intouch:$Language == 1031 then ' Switch to German

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Message = "Keine

Einträge"; else if intouch:$Language == 1036 then '

Switch to French

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Message =

"Aucun enregistrement"; endif; endif; endif;

Click

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Configuring the Run-Time Shortcut Menu

You can configure the run-time shortcut menu to show only selected options or to be hidden at run time. The shortcut menus of the Alarm Control showing historical alarms (or events) and the Alarm Control showing current alarms (or recent alarms and events) are different.

Current alarms mode Historical alarms mode

For the current alarms shortcut menu, you can also show or hide entire shortcut submenus. Use the

ContextMenu.*

and

the

ShowContextMenu Property

control if shortcut menu items appear or not at run time. For

more information, see the ContextMenu.AckAll Property on page 95 and following.

To hide the shortcut menu

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Clear the

Show Context Menu

check box.

Click

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To show or hide shortcut menu options

Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The

Edit

Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Run-Time Behavior

. The

Run-Time Behavior

page appears.

Make sure the

Show Context Menu

check box is selected.

In the shortcut menu lists, do the following:

Select the options you want to appear on the run-time shortcut menu (if applicable for the selected client mode).

Clear the options you want to hide from the operator on the run-time shortcut menu.

Click

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Chapter 3 Using the Alarm Control at Run

Time

This section shows how you can interact with the Alarm

Control at run time, such as:

•

Refreshing the Alarm Control grid to show the most current alarms.

•

Using the status bar to view various information about the alarm records.

•

Acknowledging, hiding, filtering, or sorting alarms.

Freezing the Alarm Control grid.

Switching between client modes.

Switching between languages.

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Refreshing the Alarm Control Grid

You can refresh the Alarm Control grid at run time.

Depending on which client mode is selected, the Alarm

Control:

•

Requeries the Alarm Manager for latest current alarm records from all configured providers.

•

Retrieves alarm record data from the Alarm Database based on the time range settings.

To refresh the alarm control grid

Right-click the Alarm Control grid at run time. The shortcut menu appears.

Click

Requery

Using Status Bar Information

The status bar shows you information about the current

Alarm Control grid. Depending on the client mode, the status bar information shows different information.

Using Status Bar Information of Current Modes

If the Alarm Control is showing current alarms or recent alarms and events, the status bar shows the following:

Element

Client Mode

Icon(s)

New Alarms

Hidden Alarms

Frozen Grid

Description

Indicates the Alarm Control is showing current alarms (or recent alarms and events).

Appears if new alarms have occurred. If you move the pointer over the indicator, the tooltip shows you how many alarms are unacknowledged.

Appears if any alarms are currently hidden. If you move the pointer over the indicator, the tooltip shows you how many alarms are hidden.

Appears if the Alarm Control is currently frozen.

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Element

Alarm Records

Icon(s) Description

Shows the total number of alarm records and which alarms are currently shown.

Query Filter

Shows the name of the current query filter favorite.

Retrieval

Shows the percentage of alarms retrieved from all alarm providers.

If this percentage is less than 100%, not all alarm providers are providing alarm data.

Use the

Alarm Statistics

dialog box to detect which alarm providers are not providing alarm data.

Time Zone

Shows the current time zone of the Alarm

Control. Move the pointer over the time zone to show the full information in a tool tip.

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Using Status Bar Information of Historical Modes

If the Alarm Control is showing historical alarms or events, the status bar shows the following:

Element

Client Mode

Description

Indicates the Alarm Control is showing historical alarms and/or events.

Alarm Records

Shows the total number of alarm records and which alarms are currently shown.

Alarm Database

Shows the name of the server hosting the

Alarm Database and the Alarm Database name.

Connection Status

Shows the connection status to the Alarm

Database.

Time Zone

Shows the current time zone of the Alarm

Control. Move the pointer over the time zone to show the full information in a tool tip.

Requery

Click this button to retrieve latest alarm records from the Alarm Database.

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Acknowledging Alarms

You can acknowledge alarm records in alarm state directly from the Alarm Control. You can acknowledge:

•

One or more selected alarms.

•

All alarms, including alarms not visible due to the limited space of the Alarm Control.

All visible alarms.

All alarms with common values, such as provider names, group names, priority ranges, and tag names. You can simplify alarm acknowledgement for the operator by using methods in scripting. For more information, see

Ack.All() Method on page 125.

To acknowledge a selected alarms using the Alarm Control grid

Select one or more alarms in alarm state.

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Ack Selected

If no default acknowledgement statement is configured for the Alarm Control, the

Ack Comment

dialog box appears.

Type an alarm acknowledgement comment and click

To acknowledge other alarms using the Alarm Control grid

Select one or more alarms in alarm state.

Right-click the Alarm Control grid, point to

Ack Others

, and click one of the following:

• Ack All

to acknowledge all alarms in alarm state.

• Ack Visible

to acknowledge all visible alarms.

• Ack Selected Group

to acknowledge alarms with the same provider names and group names of one or more selected alarms in alarm state.

• Ack Selected Tag

to acknowledge alarms with the same provider names, group names, and tag names within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms in alarm state.

• Ack Selected Priority

to acknowledge alarms with the same provider names, group names, and within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms in alarm state.

If no default acknowledgement statement is configured for the Alarm Control, the

Ack Comment

dialog box appears.

Type an alarm acknowledgement comment and click

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Sorting Alarms at Run Time

You can sort alarms at run time in similar way as design time. Any changes you make to the sorting at run time are lost when you switch back to design time. You can simplify alarm sorting for the operator by using methods in scripting.

For more information, see SetSort() Method on page 141 and

Show.Sort() Method on page 142.

Note

If you are sorting by the Value column, the items in the column are sorted alphabetically, not numerically. This is because the Value column can contain strings.

To set sorting columns and directions with lists at run time

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Sort

. The

Sort

dialog box appears.

In the

First Sort Column

list, select the first sort column and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

Optionally, select the second sort column in the

Second

Sort Column

list and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

If you set the

Second Sort Column

, optionally select the third sort column in the

Third Sort Column

list and a sorting direction in the list to its right.

Click

To set sorting columns and directions in the grid at run time

In the Alarm Control grid, click on a column header to set sorting for the column. An arrow appears on the column header.

To change the sorting direction, click on the column header again. The arrow changes direction on the header.

Note

If you click on a column header after releasing the Shift key, all sorting information is lost and the selected column is the new primary sorting criteria.

To set sorting for second and third columns, repeat step 3 while pressing the

Shift

key.

Release the

Shift

key.

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Filtering Alarms at Run Time

You can filter alarms at run time by using the filters you defined at design time.

If you did not define a filter according to your needs at design time, you can still create new filters at run time, or modify existing filters.

If you saved filters to an XML file, you can load them from a file at run-time.

Filters you define at run-time are not saved for use at design-time. To re-use filters you create or modify at run-time, export the filter list to an XML file, and import the

XML file at design-time.

If you are showing historical alarms or events, you can use the filtering mechanism provided by the grid technology instead of using filter favorites.

Using an Existing Query Filter

At run time, you can use any filter you defined at design time, regardless if you defined it for the current modes or historical modes. You can also use scripting to switch to an

existing query filter. For more information, see Favorite

XML file. For more information, see Exporting Query Filter

To use an existing query filter

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

Select the filter from the list and click

. The alarm records are filtered and the current filter name appears in the status bar.

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Adding a New Query Filter

At run time, you can create new query filters to limit the number of alarm records.

The new query filters are not stored for future use and are only valid for the current session. If you want to store them for future use, you must also export the query filters to an

Favorites on page 69.

To add a new query filter

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

The configuration is the same as in design time. For more

information, see Adding a New Query Filter on page 44.

Modifying an Existing Query Filter

At run time, you can modify a query filter.

The modification of query filters is not saved for future use and is only valid for the current session. If you want to save the modifications, you must also export the query filters to an

XML file. For more information, see Exporting Query Filter

Favorites on page 69.

To modify an existing query filter

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

The configuration is the same as in design time. For more

information, see Modifying an Existing Query Filter on page 47.

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Deleting a Query Filter

At run time, you can delete a query filter.

After you delete a query filter at run time, it is only deleted for the current session. If you want to save the list of query filters without the deleted query filter, you must export the query filters to an XML file. For more information, see

Exporting Query Filter Favorites on page 69.

To delete an existing query filter

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

The configuration is the same as in design time. For more

information, see Deleting a Query Filter Favorite on page 47.

Importing Query Filter Favorites

At run time, you can import the list of query filters from an

XML file.

To import Query Filter Favorites

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

The configuration is the same as in design time. For more

information, see Importing Query Filter Favorites on page 48.

Exporting Query Filter Favorites

At run time, you can export the list of query filters to an XML file for future use. After exporting, you can import the query filter from the XML into design time.

Note

The default query filter favorite is not exported to the XML file.

To export Query Filter Favorites

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Query Filters

The

Query Filters

dialog box appears.

The configuration is the same as in design time. For more

information, see Exporting Query Filter Favorites on page 47.

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Filtering Alarms with Client-Based Filtering

The grid technology used in the Alarm Control lets you filter the grid contents after the data has been retrieved from the data source.

You can filter historical alarms and/or events in the following ways for any selected column:

Filter

(All)

(Custom)

(Blanks)

(NonBlanks)

Description

No filtering, all records are shown for the selected column.

Lets you configure a more complex filter for the selected column, for example a filter that can compare values of different columns.

Filters by showing blank values only.

Filters by showing non blank values only.

Filters by the selected value.

Values

If a filter is applied to any column in the Alarm Control, the filter icon in the column header appears in blue .

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To filter alarms with client-based filtering

Click the filter icon on the column you want to filter by. A menu appears.

Select one of the following:

• (All)

to switch off filtering.

• (Custom)

to define a more complex filter.

• (Blanks)

to filter by blank values.

• (NonBlanks)

to filter by non blank values.

•

A value to filter by the value.

If you selected

(Custom)

, a dialog box appears.

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Do one of the following:

•

Select a different operator for the current condition.

•

Type or select a different operand for the current condition. The operand can be a value, or the value of a different column in the same row.

Click

Add a condition

to add more conditions to the filter.

•

Click

Delete Condition

to delete one or more selected conditions. (You can mark the condition by clicking on the button to the left of each condition.)

Click

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Resetting the Grid

You can reset the column widths, column order, and names to their last design-time values. When you reset the grid, the query filter is also reset to its default. You can also reset the grid by using a method in scripting. For more information,

see Reset() Method on page 138.

To reset the grid

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Reset

Hiding Alarms

You can temporarily remove specified alarms from the Alarm

Control by hiding them. You can hide:

•

All alarms, including alarms not visible due to the limited space of the Alarm Control.

•

All visible alarms.

•

One or more selected alarms.

All alarms with the same provider names and group names of one or more selected alarms.

All alarms with the same provider names, group names, and within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms.

•

All alarms with the same provider names, group names, and tag names within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms.

You can also view which alarms are hidden and unhide them.

You can simplify alarm hiding and unhiding for the operator by using methods in scripting. For more information, see

Hide.All() Method on page 133.

To hide all alarms

Right-click the Alarm Control grid, point to

Hide Others

, and click

Hide All

To hide all visible alarms

Right-click the Alarm Control grid, point to

Hide Others

, and click

Hide Visible

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To hide selected alarms

Select one or more alarms in alarm state.

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Hide

Selected

To hide alarms with common parameters

Select one or more alarms.

Right-click the Alarm Control grid, point to

Hide Others

, and click one of the following:

• Hide Selected Group

to hide alarms with the same provider names and group names of one or more selected alarms.

• Hide Selected Tag

to hide alarms with the same provider names, group names, and tag names within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms.

• Hide Selected Priority

to hide alarms with the same provider names, group names, and within the priority ranges of one or more selected alarms.

To unhide alarms

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Hidden

. The

Hidden Alarms

dialog box appears.

Select the alarms you want to unhide and click

Unhide

Click

Close

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Showing Alarm Statistics

You can view alarm statistics at run time to see which alarm providers are providing the alarm data. You can also use scripting to show alarm statistics at run time. For more

information, see Show.Statistics() Method on page 142.

To show alarm statistics

Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click

Statistics

The

Alarm Statistics

dialog box appears.

Note

If you use an Alarm Hotbackup name as alarm query, you can expand the Hotbackup name in the Alarm Statistics dialog box to show the individual percentages of retrieval for the configured primary and backup alarm provider.

Click

Update

to update the statistics.

Click

Close

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Freezing and Unfreezing the Alarm Control

Grid

You can freeze the Alarm Control grid at run time so that no more updates are shown.

After you unfreeze the Alarm Control, the grid updates with the new alarm records and any other updates while the grid was frozen.You can also use scripting to freeze and unfreeze the Alarm Control grid at run time. For more information,

see FreezeDisplay() Method on page 131.

To freeze or unfreeze the Alarm Control grid

Right-click the Alarm Control grid. The shortcut menu appears.

A check mark next to the

Freeze

option indicates if the grid is currently frozen.

Click

Freeze

. The Alarm Control grid is either frozen or unfrozen.

Switching between Client Modes

You can switch between client modes at run time by changing the Alarm Control ClientMode property. The easiest way to do this, is to configure an ArchestrA script to interact with the Alarm Control ClientMode property at design time.

To switch between client modes

Place the Alarm Control on the ArchestrA symbol.

Paste a button on the canvas and change its caption to

Current Alarms

Double-click the button and configure it with the following action script:

AlarmControlGrid1.ClientMode = 1;

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Click

Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the following buttons:

Button Caption

Recent Alarms and Events

Action script

AlarmControlGrid1.ClientMode = 2;

Historical Alarms

AlarmControlGrid1.ClientMode = 3;

Historical Events

AlarmControlGrid1.ClientMode = 4;

Historical Alarms and Events

AlarmControlGrid1.ClientMode = 5;

Save and close the ArchestrA symbol.

Create a new managed InTouch application and open it in WindowMaker.

Place the ArchestrA symbol on a new InTouch window.

Switch to WindowViewer to test your application.

Click

Historical Alarms

to show historical alarms instead of current alarms.

By default, the Alarm Control tries to connect to the alarm database called WWALMDB on the local computer using the currently logged on user. If you are using a different configuration, you can use value input links or action script to set the following properties:

•

Database.ServerName Property

•

Database.UserID Property

•

Database.Password Property

•

Domain Property

•

Database.Name Property

•

Database.Authentication Property

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Switching Run-Time Languages

You can switch the language of the Alarm Control in the same way as other parts of your InTouch application. When you switch language, the alarm state, alarm class, alarm type, and the various alarm comment fields are switched to the foreign language.

To switch the language

Do one of the following:

•

In WindowViewer on the

Special

menu, point to

Languages

, and then click the language you want to switch to.

•

In WindowMaker, use the InTouch QuickScript

SwitchDisplayLanguage

in a button action script to switch the language. At run time, click the button to switch the language.

In WindowMaker, use the system tag $Language in a button action script and assign it to the language code you want to switch to. At run time, click the button to switch the language.

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Chapter 4 Scripting the Alarm Control

This section shows you the properties, methods, and events for the Alarm Control.

Alarm Control Properties

This section describes all the properties available for scripting in the Alarm Control.

AckComment.DefaultValue Property

The AckComment.DefaultValue property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the default acknowledgement comment when the

AckComment.UseDefault property is TRUE.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AckComment.DefaultValue;

AlarmClient.AckComment.DefaultValue = ackComment;

Example

AlarmClient1.AckComment.UseDefault = 1;

AlarmClient1.AckComment.DefaultValue = "This alarm is acknowledged by John Smith";

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Current Alarms or

Recent Alarms and Events on page 25.

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AckComment.UseDefault Property

The AckComment.UseDefault property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the usage of the default acknowledgement comment.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AckComment.UseDefault;

AlarmClient.AckComment.UseDefault = useComment;

Example

AlarmClient1.AckComment.UseDefault = 1;

AlarmClient1.AckComment.DefaultValue = "This alarm is acknowledged by John Smith";

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Current Alarms or

Recent Alarms and Events on page 25.

AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround property is an array of read-write integer properties that get or set the background colors of all acknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the background color of all acknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the background color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

1 to AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the background color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[1] to AlarmColor.Range[2].

Gets or sets the background color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[2] to AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the background color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

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Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[n] = Color;

Parameters

Index from 0 to 4.

Color

Color of background.

Examples

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[0] = Color.Red;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[1] =

Color.FromARGB(0,128,0);

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[2] = Color.Grey;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[3] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround[4] =

Color.Black;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround property is an array of read-write integer properties that get or set the text colors of all acknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the text color of all acknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the text color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range 1 to

AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the text color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[1] to AlarmColor.Range[2].

Gets or sets the text color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[2] to AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the text color of acknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[n] = Color;

Parameters

Index from 0 to 4.

Color

Color of text.

Examples

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[0] =

Color.Black;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[1] = Color.Blue;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[2] =

Color.Green;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[3] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround[4] =

Color.FromARGB(0,128,0);

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Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.BackGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the background color of acknowledged alarm records that "return to normal"

(ACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.BackGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.BackGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Return Value

Returns the background color of acknowledged alarms that

"return to normal".

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.BackGround =

Color.Blue;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.ForeGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the text color of acknowledged alarm records that "return to normal"

(ACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.ForeGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.ForeGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Ack.RTN.ForeGround =

Color.Black;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Setting Priority Ranges for Alarm

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.Range Property

The AlarmColor.Range property is an array of read-write integer properties that get or set the boundaries of the priority ranges.

You can use priority ranges to classify, group, and emphasize alarms and events belonging to a certain priority range.

The boundaries must fulfill the following condition:

1 < Range[1] < Range[2] < Range[3] < 999

By default, the boundaries are set as follows:

•

AlarmColor.Range[1]

AlarmColor.Range[2]

AlarmColor.Range[3]

250

500

750

Syntax

RangeN = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Range[N];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.Range[1] = RangeN;

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Parameters

Range index 1, 2, or 3.

Example

The following example defines four priority ranges (1 to 50,

51 to 600, 601 to 800, and 801 to 999):

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Range[1] = 50;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Range[2] = 600;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.Range[3] = 800;

Remarks

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AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the background color of alarm records that "return to normal" (ACK_RTN and

UNACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround = Color.Blue;

Remarks

For more information, see Setting Return To Normal Record

Colors on page 32.

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Setting Return To Normal Record

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the text color of alarm records that "return to normal" (ACK_RTN and UNACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround = Color.Yellow;

Remarks

Colors on page 32.

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround property is an array of read-write integer properties that get or set the background colors of all unacknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the background color of all unacknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the background color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range 1 to AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the background color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[1] to

AlarmColor.Range[2].

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Index

Purpose

Gets or sets the background color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[2] to

AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the background color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[n] = Color;

Parameters

Index from 0 to 4.

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[0] =

Color.Blue;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[1] =

Color.ARGB(223,113,76);

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[2] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[3] =

Color.Green;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.BackGround[4] =

Color.White;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround property is an array of read-write color properties that get or set the background colors of all flashing unacknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the background color of all flashing unacknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the background color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range 1 to AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the background color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[1] to

AlarmColor.Range[2].

Gets or sets the background color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[2] to

AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the background color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

Syntax

Color =

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[n] =

Color;

Parameters

Index from 1 to 4.

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[1] =

Color.ARGB(223,113,76);

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[2] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[3] =

Color.Green;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.BackGround[4] =

Color.White;

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Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround property is an array of read-write color properties that get or set the text colors of all flashing unacknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the text color of all flashing unacknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the text color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range 1 to AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the text color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[1] to

AlarmColor.Range[2].

Gets or sets the text color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[2] to

AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the text color of flashing unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

Syntax

Color =

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[n] =

Color;

Parameters

Index from 1 to 4.

Color

Color of text.

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Examples

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[1] =

Color.ARGB(223,113,76);

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[2] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[3] =

Color.Green;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.Flash.ForeGround[4] =

Color.White;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround property is an array of read-write integer properties that get or set the text colors of all unacknowledged alarm records.

Index

Purpose

Sets the text color of all unacknowledged alarm records in all priority ranges.

Gets or sets the text color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range 1 to

AlarmColor.Range[1].

Gets or sets the text color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[1] to AlarmColor.Range[2].

Gets or sets the text color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[2] to AlarmColor.Range[3].

Gets or sets the text color of unacknowledged alarm records in the priority range

AlarmColor.Range[3] to 999.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[n];

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[n] = Color;

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Parameters

Index from 0 to 4.

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[0] =

Color.Blue;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[1] =

Color.ARGB(223,113,76);

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[2] =

Color.Yellow;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[3] =

Color.Green;

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.ForeGround[4] =

Color.White;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.BackGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.BackGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the background color of unacknowledged alarm records that "return to normal" (UNACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.BackGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.BackGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.BackGround =

Color.Blue;

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Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.ForeGround Property

The AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.ForeGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the text color of unacknowledged alarm records that "return to normal"

(UNACK_RTN).

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.ForeGround;

AlarmClient.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.ForeGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.AlarmColor.UnAck.RTN.ForeGround =

Color.FromARGB(0,0,0);

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Showing Current Alarms or

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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AlarmQuery Property

The AlarmQuery property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the alarm query.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AlarmQuery;

AlarmClient.AlarmQuery = AlmQry;

Parameters

AlmQry

Alarm query string in format \\node\provider!group where node is optional.

Example

AlarmClient.AlarmQuery = "\intouch!GroupA";

Remarks

After you write a new value to the AlarmQuery property, the

Alarm Control is updated. If you are using the default query filter, the query is updated with the new node, provider, and group name.

AllowColumnResize Property

The AllowColumnResize property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the ability to resize the columns at run time.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AllowColumnResize;

AlarmClient.AllowColumnResize = allowColResizing;

AutoResumeDuration Property

The AutoResumeDuration property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the time in seconds after which the grid becomes unfrozen and resumes showing alarms.

Set this value to 0 to disable auto resume.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AutoResumeDuration;

AlarmClient.AllowColumnResize = timeout;

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AutoScroll Property

The AutoScroll property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets automatic scrolling to new alarms.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.AutoScroll;

AlarmClient.AutoScroll = allowAutoscroll;

ClientMode Property

The ClientMode property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the client mode for the Alarm Control. Use one of the following values:

Value

Client Mode

Current Alarms

Recent Alarms and Events

Historical Alarms

Historical Events

Historical Alarms and Events

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ClientMode;

AlarmClient.ClientMode = clientMode;

Example

AlarmClient1.ClientMode = 2;

LogMessage("Alarm client set to Recent Alarms and

Events");

Remarks

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ConnectStatus Property

The ConnectStatus property is a read-only string property that gets the status of the connection to the Alarm Database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ConnectStatus;

Return Value

Returns the status of the connection to the alarm database.

Can be "Connected," "Not connected," or "In progress."

Example

alive = AlarmClient1.ConnectStatus; if alive == "Connected" then

LogMessage("The Alarm Control is currently connected to the Alarm Database"); else

LogMessage("The Alarm Control is either currently connecting to the Alarm Database or not connected."); endif;

ContextMenu.AckAll Property

The ContextMenu.AckAll property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack All

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckAll;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckAll = AckAllVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.AckOthers Property

The ContextMenu.AckOthers property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack

Others

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckOthers;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckOthers = AckOthersVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.AckSelected Property

The ContextMenu.AckSelected property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack

Selected

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelected;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelected = AckSelectedVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.AckSelectedGroups Property

The ContextMenu.AckSelectedGroups property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack Selected Groups

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedGroups;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedGroups =

AckSelGrpsVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.AckSelectedPriorities Property

The ContextMenu.AckSelectedPriorities property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack Selected Priorities

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedPriorities;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedPriorities =

AckSelPriVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.AckSelectedTags Property

The ContextMenu.AckSelectedTags property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack

Selected Tags

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedTags;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckSelectedTags =

AckSelTagsVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.AckVisible Property

The ContextMenu.AckVisible property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Ack

Visible

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckVisible;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.AckVisible = AckVisVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.Favorites Property

The ContextMenu.Favorites property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Query Filters

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Favorites;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Favorites = FavsVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.Freeze Property

The ContextMenu.Freeze property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Freeze

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Freeze;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Freeze = FreezeVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.Hidden Property

The ContextMenu.Hidden property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hidden

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Hidden;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Hidden = HiddenVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.HideAll Property

The ContextMenu.HideAll property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide All

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideAll;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideAll = HideAllVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.HideOthers Property

The ContextMenu.HideOthers property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide

Others

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideOthers;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideOthers = HideOthersVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.HideSelected Property

The ContextMenu.HideSelected property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide

Selected

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelected;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelected = HideSelVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.HideSelectedGroups Property

The ContextMenu.HideSelectedGroups property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide Selected Groups

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedGroups;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedGroups =

HideSelGrpsVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.HideSelectedPriorities Property

The ContextMenu.HideSelectedPriorities property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide Selected Priorities

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result =

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedPriorities;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedPriorities =

HideSelPrisVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.HideSelectedTags Property

The ContextMenu.HideSelectedTags property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide

Selected Tags

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedTags;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideSelectedTags =

HideSelTagsVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.HideVisible Property

The ContextMenu.HideVisible property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Hide

Visible

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideVisible;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.HideVisible = HideVisVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.Requery Property

The ContextMenu.Requery property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Requery

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Requery;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Requery = RequeryVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.Reset Property

The ContextMenu.Reset property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Reset

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Reset;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Reset = ResetVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.Sort Property

The ContextMenu.Sort property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Sort

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Sort;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Sort = SortVis;

Remarks

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ContextMenu.Statistics Property

The ContextMenu.Statistics property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Statistics

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Statistics;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.Statistics = StatsVis;

Remarks

ContextMenu.UnhideAll Property

The ContextMenu.UnhideAll property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of the

Unhide All

option on the shortcut menu.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ContextMenu.UnhideAll;

AlarmClient.ContextMenu.UnhideAll = UnhideAllVis;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

Database.Authentication Property

The Database.Authentication property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the authentication mode to connect to the Alarm Database. Possible values are:

•

Windows Integrated

•

Windows Account

SQL Server

The default value is "Windows Integrated".

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Database.Authentication;

AlarmClient.Database.Authentication = AuthMode;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

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Database.Name Property

The Database.Name property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the name of the Alarm Database. The default value is "WWALMDB".

If you change the Database.Name property at run time, you need to call the Connect method to connect to the new alarm database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Database.Name;

AlarmClient.Database.Name = AlmDBName;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

Database.Password Property

The Database.Password property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the password associated with the user name to connect to the Alarm Database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Database.Password;

AlarmClient.Database.Password = Psswrd;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

Database.ServerName Property

The Database.ServerName property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the name of the server that hosts the Alarm Database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Database.ServerName;

AlarmClient.Database.ServerName = SrvName;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

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Database.UserID Property

The Database.UserID property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the name of user authorized to access the Alarm Database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Database.UserID;

AlarmClient.Database.UserID = UserName;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

Domain Property

The Domain property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the domain name of the user to connect to the

Alarm Database.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Domain;

AlarmClient.Domain = DomName;

Remarks

Enabled Property

The Enabled property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the enablement of Alarm Control. When the

Alarm Control is disabled, alarm records are still updated, but the operator cannot interact with the control.

The operator can still use scripting to interact with the control.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Enabled;

AlarmClient.Enabled = EnableFlag;

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EventColor.BackGround Property

The EventColor.BackGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the background color of event records.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.EventColor.BackGround;

AlarmClient.EventColor.BackGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.EventColor.BackGround = Color.Blue;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

EventColor.ForeGround Property

The EventColor.ForeGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the text color of event records.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.EventColor.ForeGround;

AlarmClient.EventColor.ForeGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.EventColor.ForeGround = Color.Blue;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Setting Unacknowledged Alarms to Flash on page 36.

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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Favorite Property

The Favorite property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the name of the current query filter favorite.

Syntax

QueryFilterName = AlarmClient.Favorite;

AlarmClient.Favorite = QueryFilterName;

Parameters

QueryFilterName

The name of a query filter favorite.

Example

The following example sets the current Alarm Control grid to the Query Filter Favorite with the name "All Hi Priority

Alarms".

AlarmClient1.Favorite = "All Hi Priority Alarms";

Remarks

You can also use this property to reset the currently used query filter to its default with the following script:

AlarmClient.Favorite = "Default";

FlashUnAckAlarms Property

The FlashUnAckAlarms property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the flashing of unacknowledged alarm records.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.FlashUnAckAlarms;

AlarmClient.FlashUnAckAlarms = FlashUnAckRecs;

Remarks

GridColor Property

The GridColor property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the color of the grid lines.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.GridColor;

AlarmClient.GridColor = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of the grid lines.

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Example

AlarmClient1.GridColor = Color.Black;

Remarks

For more information, see Setting Heading, Grid, and

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Setting Heading, Grid, and

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

HeadingColor.BackGround Property

The HeadingColor.BackGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the background color of the heading.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.HeadingColor.BackGround;

AlarmClient.HeadingColor.BackGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.HeadingColor.BackGround = Color.Blue;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Setting Heading, Grid, and

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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HeadingColor.ForeGround Property

The HeadingColor.ForeGround property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the text color of the heading.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.HeadingColor.ForeGround;

AlarmClient.HeadingColor.ForeGround = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of text.

Example

AlarmClient1.HeadingColor.ForeGround = Color.Blue;

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

For more information, see Hiding Errors, Warnings, and

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

Height Property

The Height property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the height of the Alarm Control in pixels.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Height;

AlarmClient.Height = Hght;

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HiddenAlarms Property

The HiddenAlarms property is a read-only integer property that gets the number of hidden alarms.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.HiddenAlarms;

Example

LogMessage("There are " +

Text(AlarmClient1.HiddenAlarms,"#")+" hidden alarms.");

HideErrors Property

The HideErrors property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the Hide Errors option.

•

TRUE - Run-time errors, warnings, and status messages are written to the ArchestrA Logger. No pop-ups appear.

•

FALSE - Run-time errors, warnings, and status messages pop-up and are also written to the ArchestrA Logger.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.HideErrors;

AlarmClient.HideErrors = SilentMode;

Remarks

Status Messages on page 54.

MaxDatabaseRecords Property

The MaxDatabaseRecords property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the maximum database records to retrieve. The valid range is 1 to 32766.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.MaxDatabaseRecords;

AlarmClient.MaxDatabaseRecords = MaxRecs;

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

For more information, see Automatically Querying for

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NewAlarmEventMode Property

The NewAlarmEventMode property is an read-write integer property that gets or sets the trigger behavior of the New

Alarm event.

Syntax

EMode = AlarmClient.NewAlarmEventMode;

AlarmClient.NewAlarmEventMode = EMode;

Parameters

EMode

Event mode with following possible values:

Value

Description

The NewAlarm event cannot be triggered.

(default).

The NewAlarm event is triggered only one time the first time a new alarm occurs.

The NewAlarm event is triggered every time a new alarm occurs.

NoRecordsMessage.Enabled Property

The NoRecordsMessage.Enabled property is a read-write

Boolean property that gets or sets the visibility of a custom message when no alarm records are available.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.NoRecordsMessage.Enabled;

AlarmClient.NoRecordsMessage.Enabled = showMessage;

Example

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Enabled = 1;

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Message = "There are no alarm records available";

Remarks

Use this property in combination with the

NoRecordsMessage.Message property.

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NoRecordsMessage.Message Property

The NoRecordsMessage.Message property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the custom message text when no alarm records are available and the

NoRecordsMessage.Enabled

property value is TRUE.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.NoRecordsMessage.Message;

AlarmClient.NoRecordsMessage.Message = myCustomMessage;

Example

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Enabled = 1;

AlarmClient1.NoRecordsMessage.Message = "There are no alarm records available";

Remarks

Use this property in combination with the

NoRecordsMessage.Enabled property.

QueryStartup Property

The QueryStartup property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets or sets the automatic update of the Alarm

Control on startup.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.QueryStartup;

AlarmClient.QueryStartup = AutoQry;

Remarks

Alarms on Start Up on page 53.

RetainHidden Property

The RetainHidden property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the retention of hidden alarms or events when the alarm query or query filter to retrieve records changes at run time.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.RetainHidden;

AlarmClient.RetainHidden = RetainHddn;

Remarks

For more information, see Retain Hiding when Changing

Alarm Query Filter on page 56.

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RowCount Property

The RowCount property is a read-only integer property that gets the number of records shown in the Alarm Control grid.

For current alarms (and recent alarms and events), the

RowCount

property value is always the same as the

TotalRowCount

property value.

For historical alarms, if the Alarm Control retrieves more alarm records than specified by the

MaxDatabaseRecords

property value, it splits these into multiple pages.

The

RowCount

property shows how many alarm records are currently shown on the current page. The RowCount property value is the same as the

MaxDatabaseRecords

property value, with exception of the last page.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.RowCount;

Example

NRows = AlarmClient1.RowCount;

LogMessage("There are " + Text(NRows, "#") + " alarm records on the retrieved page.");

RowSelection Property

The RowSelection property is a read-write string property that determines if row selection is allowed at run time. The following values are possible:

Value

Single

Multiple

Description

Operator cannot select rows.

Operator can only select one row at a time.

Operator can select one or more rows.

The default value is "Multiple".

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.RowSelection;

AlarmClient.RowSelection = RwSel;

Example

AlarmClient1.RowSelection = "Multiple";

Remarks

For more information, see Restricting User Access to Rows and Columns on page 55.

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SelectedCount Property

The SelectedCount property is a read-only integer property that gets the total number of selected alarm records.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.SelectedCount;

Return Value

Returns the number of selected alarm records.

Example

NSelRows = AlarmClient1.SelectedCount;

If NSelRows > 5 Then

LogMessage("There are more than 5 rows selected.");

Endif;

ShowContextMenu Property

The ShowContextMenu property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the ability to open the shortcut menu at run time.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ShowContextMenu;

AlarmClient.ShowContextMenu = ContxtMnuAvail;

ShowGrid Property

The ShowGrid property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the appearance of grid lines.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ShowGrid;

AlarmClient.ShowGrid = showGrid;

ShowHeading Property

The ShowHeading property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the visibility of the grid heading at run time.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ShowHeading;

AlarmClient.ShowHeading = showHeading;

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ShowStatusBar Property

The ShowStatusBar property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the visibility of the status bar at run time.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.ShowStatusBar;

AlarmClient.ShowStatusBar = showStatusBar;

SortColumn.First Property

The SortColumn.First property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the first sort column.

The default value is "Time (LCT)".

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortColumn.First;

AlarmClient.SortColumn.First = sortByFirst;

Example

AlarmClient1.SortColumn.First = "Class";

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortOrder.First to determine the sorting direction.

SortColumn.Second Property

The SortColumn.Second property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the second sort column.

The default value is blank.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortColumn.Second;

AlarmClient.SortColumn.Second = sortBySecond;

Example

AlarmClient1.SortColumn.Second = "Type";

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortOrder.Second to determine the sorting direction.

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SortColumn.Third Property

The SortColumn.Third property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the third sort column.

The default value is blank.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortColumn.Third;

AlarmClient.SortColumn.Third = sortByThird;

Example

AlarmClient1.SortColumn.Third = "State";

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortOrder.Third to determine the sorting direction.

SortOrder.First Property

The SortOrder.First property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the sorting direction of the first sort column. The following values are possible:

Value

FALSE

TRUE

Description

Ascending sorting direction

Descending sorting direction

The default value is FALSE (Ascending).

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortOrder.First;

AlarmClient.SortOrder.First = sortDirFirst;

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortColumn.First to determine which column is sorted.

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SortOrder.Second Property

The SortOrder.Second property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the sorting direction of the second sort column. The following values are possible:

Value

FALSE

TRUE

Description

Ascending sorting direction

Descending sorting direction

The default value is FALSE (Ascending).

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortOrder.Second;

AlarmClient.SortOrder.Second = sortDirSecond;

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortColumn.Second to determine which column is sorted.

SortOrder.Third Property

The SortOrder.Third property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the sorting direction of the third sort column. The following values are possible:

Value

FALSE

TRUE

Description

Ascending sorting direction

Descending sorting direction

The default value is FALSE (Ascending).

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.SortOrder.Third;

AlarmClient.SortOrder.Third = sortDirThird;

Remarks

Use this property in connection with the SortColumn.Third to determine which column is sorted.

Time.Format Property

The Time.Format property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the date and time formats of the alarm records in the Alarm Control.

You can either use the .NET time format or the Wonderware time format. Set the Time.Type property to determine which time format type to use.

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Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Time.Format;

AlarmClient.Time.Format = TmFormat;

Example

This example shows the time format in French format

(day/month/year) using the .NET datetime type.

AlarmClient1.Time.Type = 1;

AlarmClient1.Time.Format = "dd/MM/yyyy";

Remarks

For more information about the .NET time format, see

Setting the .NET Datetime Format on page 51.

For more information about the Wonderware time format,

see Setting the Wonderware Time Format on page 50.

Time.Type Property

The Time.Type property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the time format type of the alarm records.

The following values are possible:

Value

FALSE

TRUE

Description

Wonderware time format

.NET time format (default)

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Time.Type;

AlarmClient.Time.Type = TmType;

Example

This example shows the time format in German format

(day.month.year) using the Wonderware datetime type.

AlarmClient1.Time.Type = 0;

AlarmClient1.Time.Format = "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S";

Remarks

For more information about the .NET time format, see

Setting the .NET Datetime Format on page 51.

For more information about the Wonderware time format,

see Setting the Wonderware Time Format on page 50.

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TimeSelector Property

The TimeSelector property gets the Time Range Picker object used in the Alarm Control. You can use it in scripting to shorten the code using its properties and methods.

For the individual properties and methods, see the following properties, or the methods starting at

TimeSelector.GetStartAndEndTimes() Method on page 142.

Example 1

dim TRP as object;

TRP = AlarmClient1.TimeSelector;

Timeselect = TRP;

StartDate = TRP.StartDate;

EndDate = TRP.EndDate; duration = TRP.TimeDuration;

Example 2

dim TRP as object;

TRP = AlarmClient1.TimeSelector;

TRP.SetStartAndEndTimes(StartDate, EndDate, Duration);

TimeSelector.DurationMS Property

The TimeSelector.DurationMS property is a read-write integer property that gets the time duration measured in milliseconds.

The start time of the Alarm control (TimeSelector.StartDate) is calculated as the end time (TimeSelector.EndDate) minus the new time duration (TimeSelector.DurationMS).

When you set the value of the TimeSelector.DurationMS property, the TimeSelector.TimeDuration property is set to

The default value is 3600000.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.TimeSelector.DurationMS;

AlarmClient.TimeSelector.DurationMS = Value;

Example

AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.DurationMS = 1800000;

// The Alarm Control now retrieves alarms from the last

30 minutes.

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TimeSelector.EndDate Property

The TimeSelector.EndDate property is a read-only string property that gets the end date and time of the Alarm

Control.

The default value is the time the Alarm Control is placed on the canvas. If the

Update to Current Time

option is enabled, the TimeSelector.EndDate property is updated with the current time.

Note

To set the end date and time of the Alarm Control, use the

TimeSelector.SetStartAndEndTimes() Method method.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.TimeSelector.EndDate;

Example

LogMessage(AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.EndDate);

TimeSelector.StartDate Property

The TimeSelector.StartDate property is a read-only string property that gets the start date and time of the Alarm

Control.

The default value is the time the Alarm Control is placed on the canvas. If the

Update to Current Time

option is enabled, the TimeSelector.StartDate property is updated as current time minus duration.

Note

To set the start date and time of the Alarm Control, use the

TimeSelector.SetStartAndEndTimes() Method method.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.TimeSelector.StartDate;

Example

LogMessage(AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.StartDate);

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TimeSelector.TimeDuration Property

The TimeSelector.TimeDuration property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the time duration. The start time of the Alarm control (TimeSelector.StartDate) is calculated as the end time (TimeSelector.EndDate) minus the new time duration.

The TimeSelector.TimeDuration can have one of the following values:

Value

Description

Custom

The last minute.

The last five minutes.

The last ten minutes.

The last 15 minutes.

The last 30 minutes.

The last hour.

The last two hours.

The last four hours.

The last eight hours.

The last 12 hours.

The last 24 hours.

The last two days.

The last week.

The last two weeks.

The last month.

The last three months.

One minute.

Five minutes.

Ten minutes.

15 minutes.

30 minutes.

One hour.

Two hours.

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Value

Description

Four hours.

Eight hours.

12 hours.

24 hours.

Two days.

One week.

Two weeks.

One month.

Three months.

Yesterday: 0:00:00 of the previous day to

0:00:00 of the current day.

Current day: 0:00:00 of the current day to the current time.

Previous hour: The start of the previous hour to the start of the current hour.

36 Current hour: The start of the current hour to the current time.

The default value is 6 (Last Hour).

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.TimeSelector.TimeDuration;

AlarmClient.TimeSelector.TimeDuration = Value;

Example

AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.TimeDuration = 5;

// The Alarm Control now retrieves alarms from the last

30 minutes.

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

For more information, see Setting Time Zone and Format on page 48.

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TimeZone.TimeZone Property

The TimeZone.TimeZone property is a read-write string property that gets or sets the time zone of the Alarm Control.

The default value depends on the current setting of the operating system.

If you want to show time stamps using the local time of the computer, set the TimeZone.TimeZone property to an empty string.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.TimeZone.TimeZone;

AlarmClient.TimeZone.TimeZone = TimeZone;

Example

AlarmClient1.TimeZone.TimeZone = "(GMT-09:00) Alaska";

Remarks

TotalRowCount Property

The TotalRowCount property is a read-only integer property that gets the total number of alarm records in the Alarm

Control.

For current alarms (and recent alarms and events), the

RowCount

property value is always the same as the

TotalRowCount

property value.

For historical alarms, if the Alarm Control retrieves more alarm records than specified by the

MaxDatabaseRecords

property value, it splits these into multiple pages.

The

RowCount

property value shows how many alarm records are currently shown on the current page, whereas the

TotalRowCount

property value shows how many alarm records are retrieved from the alarm database.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.TotalRowCount;

Return Value

Returns the end date and time of the Alarm Control in historical mode.

Example

NTRows = AlarmClient1.TotalRowCount;

If (NTRows > 1000) then

LogMessage("More than 1000 records are currently in the Alarm Control");

Endif;

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UnAckAlarms Property

The UnAckAlarms property is a read-only integer property that gets the number of unacknowledged alarm records in the Alarm Control.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.UnackAlarms;

Return Value

Returns the number of unacknowledged alarm records in the

Alarm Control.

Example

NUnack = AlarmClient1.UnAckAlarms;

If NUnack > 10 Then

LogMessage("There are more than 10 unacknowledged alarms in the grid!");

Endif;

UpdateToCurrentTime Property

The UpdateToCurrentTime property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the

Update to Current Time

option.

If you set this property to TRUE, the Alarm Control end time is set to the current time and the start time is calculated as the difference of end time and duration. Whenever you refresh the Alarm Control, the end time is set as current time.

If you set this property to FALSE, the Alarm Control uses the end time, duration, and start time as defined by the Time

Range Picker control.

The default value is TRUE.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.UpdateToCurrentTime;

AlarmClient.UpdateToCurrentTime = UpdToCurrTime;

Example

AlarmClient1.UpdateToCurrentTime = 1;

AlarmClient1.Requery();

Remarks

For more information, see Showing Historical Alarms and/or

For more information, see Setting Heading, Grid, and

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Visible Property

The Visible property is a read-write Boolean property that gets or sets the visibility of the Alarm Control.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Visible;

AlarmClient.Visible = Boolean;

Width Property

The Width property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the width of the Alarm Control in pixels.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Width;

AlarmClient.Width = Wdth;

WindowColor Property

The WindowColor property is a read-write color property that gets or sets the color of the Alarm Control background.

Syntax

Color = AlarmClient.WindowColor;

AlarmClient.WindowColor = Color;

Parameters

Color

Color of background.

Example

AlarmClient1.WindowColor = Color.FromARGB(240,200,198);

Remarks

Color is a .NET Framework data type. You can use various

Color methods to set the color, such as a predefined color name, FromARGB(), FromKnownColor(), and FromName().

For a list of the .NET color names and the hexadecimal codes,

see TimeSelector.TimeDuration Property on page 120.

For more information on the color methods, see the online

Microsoft documentation for .NET Framework Development.

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X Property

The X property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the horizontal position of the Alarm Control in relation to the left edge of the InTouch window in which it appears.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.X;

AlarmClient.X = LeftPos;

Y Property

The Y property is a read-write integer property that gets or sets the vertical position of the Alarm Control in relation to the top edge of the InTouch window in which it appears.

Syntax

result = AlarmClient.Y;

AlarmClient.Y = TopPos;

Alarm Control Methods

This section describes the methods available for scripting in the Alarm Control.

AboutBox() Method

The AboutBox method shows the

About

dialog box of the

Alarm Control.

Syntax

AlarmClient.AboutBox();

Ack.All() Method

The Ack.All method acknowledges all alarms in the Alarm

Control, including those not shown.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.All(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.All("Alarm is acknowledged");

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Ack.Group() Method

The Ack.Group method acknowledges all alarms for a given alarm source and group.

The alarm source and group names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.Group(AlarmSource, Group, AckComment);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.Group("\\machine1\galaxy", "Area_001",

"All alarms in Area_001 acknowledged");

Ack.Priority() Method

The Ack.Priority method acknowledges all alarms for a given alarm source, group, and priority range.

The alarm source and group names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.Priority(AlarmSource, Group,

FromPriority, ToPriority, AckComment);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

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Example

GrpName = "ValveGroup";

AlarmClient1.Ack.Priority("\intouch", GrpName, 250,

500, "All local InTouch alarms in the ValveGroup alarm group with priorities from 250 to 500 are now acknowledged.");

Ack.Selected() Method

The Ack.Selected method acknowledges all selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.Selected(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.Selected("This selected alarm is acknowledged");

Ack.SelectedGroup() Method

The Ack.SelectedGroup method acknowledges all alarms that have the same alarm sources and groups as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.SelectedGroup(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.SelectedGroup("Alarm acknowledged");

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Ack.SelectedPriority () Method

The Ack.SelectedPriority method acknowledges all alarms that have the same alarm sources, groups, and within the priority ranges as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.SelectedPriority(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.SelectedPriority("Alarm acknowledged");

Ack.SelectedTag() Method

The Ack.SelectedTag method acknowledges all alarms that have the same alarm sources, groups, tags, and within the priority ranges as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.SelectedTag(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.SelectedTag("Alarm acknowledged");

Ack.Tag() Method

The Ack.Tag method acknowledges all alarms for a given alarm source, group, tag name, and priority range.

The alarm source, group names, and tag names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.Tag(AlarmSource, Group, Tag,

FromPriority, ToPriority, AckComment);

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Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

Tag

The name of the alarm tag. For example, ValveTag1.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AckComment = "All ArchestrA alarm records of the attribute Valve17 in the group (area) Vessel_25B of the galaxy on machine25 with priorities from 1 to 99 are now acknowledged.";

AlarmClient1.Ack.Tag("\\machine25\galaxy",

"Vessel_25B", "Valve17", 1, 99, AckComment);

Ack.Visible() Method

The Ack.Visible method acknowledges all alarms currently visible in the Alarm Control.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Ack.Visible(AckComment);

Parameters

AckComment

A string indicating the alarm acknowledgement comment.

Example

AlarmClient1.Ack.Visible("Alarm acknowledged");

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Connect() Method

The Connect method connects the Alarm Control to the

Alarm Database.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Connect();

Disconnect() Method

The Disconnect method disconnects the Alarm Control from the Alarm Database.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Disconnect();

Favorites.Export() Method

The Favorites.Emport method exports the list of query filter favorites list to an XML file.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Favorites.Export(FilePath, FileName);

Parameters

FilePath

Name of the path to export the query filter favorites file.

FileName

Name of the query filter favorites file to export.

Example

AlarmClient1.Favorites.Export("c:\",

"MyFavorites.xml");

Favorites.Import() Method

The Favorites.Import method imports the list of query filter favorites list from an XML file. You can either overwrite the exisiting query filter favorites with the new favorites, or append them.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Favorites.Import(FilePath, FileName,

OverwriteAppend);

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Parameters

FilePath

Name of the path to the query filter favorites file to import.

FileName

Name of the query filter favorites file to import.

OverwriteAppend

String determining if the import of the query filter favorites overwrites existing favorites, or appends to existing favorites. Set to one of the following:

•

Overwrite to overwrite existing query filter favorites.

Append to append to existing query filter favorites.If a query filter with the same name already exists, it is not overwritten by the query filter in the file.

Example

AlarmClient1.Favorites.Import("c:\MyFavs\", "Favs.xml",

"Overwrite");

FreezeDisplay() Method

The FreezeDisplay method freezes or unfreezes the Alarm

Control. The following values are possible:

Value

TRUE

FALSE

Description

Freezes the Alarm Control.

Unfreezes the Alarm Control.

Syntax

AlarmClient.FreezeDisplay(FreezeFlag);

Parameters

FreezeFlag

Boolean value or expression (TRUE = freeze control,

FALSE = unfreeze control)

Example

AlarmClient1.FreezeDisplay($hour > 17 OR $hour<9 );

LogMessage("The Alarm Control is frozen between 6 PM and 8 AM.");

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GetItem() Method

The GetItem method returns the data at the given row and column. The row is given as a zero-based index. You need to specify 0 to retrieve data from the 1st row. The column name can either be the original column name, or the displayed column name.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.GetItem(RowNumber, ColumnName);

Parameters

RowNumber

An integer row number for the alarm record containing the value you want to fetch.

ColumnName

Name of the column.

Return Value

Returns the data at the given row and column as a string value.

Example

Data1 = AlarmClient1.GetItem(5, "Current Value");

LogMessage("The current value of the 6th alarm record is " + Data1);

Remarks

To get alarm record data from the currently selected row in a given column name, use the

GetSelectedItem

method.

GetLastError() Method

The GetLastError method returns the last error message.

This is useful if the Hide Errors option is selected.

Syntax

ErrMsg = AlarmClient.GetLastError();

Return Value

Returns the last error message.

Example

ErrMsg = AlarmClient1.GetLastError();

ComboBox1.AddItem(ErrMsg);

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GetSelectedItem() Method

The GetSelectedItem method returns the data at the currently selected row and specified column. The column name can either be the original column name, or the displayed column name.

Syntax

Result = AlarmClient.GetSelectedItem(ColumnName);

Parameters

ColumnName

Name of the column.

Return Value

Returns the data in the currently selected row and specified column as a string value.

Example

Data2 = AlarmClient1.GetSelectedItem ("State");

LogMessage("The current state of the selected alarm record is " + Data2);

Remarks

To get alarm record data from a given column name and row index, use the

GetItem

method.

Hide.All() Method

The Hide.All method hides all current alarms in the Alarm

Control, including future alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.All();

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Hide.Group() Method

The Hide.Group method hides all alarms for a given alarm source and group.

The alarm source and group names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.Group(AlarmSource, Group);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

Example

AlarmClient1.Hide.Group("\\machine1\galaxy",

"Area_001");

LogMessage("All alarms in Area_001 hidden.");

Hide.Priority() Method

The Hide.Priority method hides all alarms for a given alarm source, group, and priority range.

The alarm source and group names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.Priority(AlarmSource, Group,

FromPriority, ToPriority);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

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Example

GrpName = "ValveGroup";

AlarmClient1.Hide.Priority("\intouch", GrpName, 250,

500);

LogMessage("All local InTouch alarms in the ValveGroup alarm group with priorities from 250 to 500 are now hidden.");

Hide.Selected() Method

The Hide.Selected method hides all selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.Selected();

Hide.SelectedGroup() Method

The Hide.SelectedGroup method hides all alarms that have the same alarm sources and groups as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.SelectedGroup();

Hide.SelectedPriority() Method

The Hide.SelectedPriority method hides all alarms that have the same alarm sources, groups, and within the priority ranges as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.SelectedPriority();

Hide.SelectedTag() Method

The Hide.SelectedTag method hides all alarms that have the same alarm sources, groups, tag names, and within the priority ranges as one or more selected alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.SelectedTag();

Remarks

None

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Hide.Tag() Method

The Hide.Tag method hides all alarms for a given alarm source, group, tag name, and priority range.

The alarm source, group name, and tag names are case-insensitive.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.Tag(AlarmSource, Group, Tag,

FromPriority, ToPriority);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

Tag

The name of the alarm tag. For example, ValveTag1.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

Example

AlarmClient1.Hide.Tag("\\machine25\galaxy",

"Vessel_25B", "Valve17", 1, 99);

LogMessage("All ArchestrA alarm records of the attribute Valve17 in the group (area) Vessel_25B of the galaxy on machine25 with priorities from 1 to 99 are now hidden.");

Hide.Visible() Method

The Hide.Visible method hides all alarms currently visible in the Alarm Control.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Hide.Visible();

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MoveWindow() Method

The MoveWindow method scrolls the alarm records in the control in a given direction.

Syntax

AlarmClient.MoveWindow(ScrollDir, Repeat);

Parameters

ScrollDir

String indicating the direction to scroll. This parameter is case-insensitive. See the following table.

ScrollDir Description

LineDn Line down. The Repeat parameter controls the number of lines to be scrolled.

LineUp Line up. The Repeat parameter controls the number of lines to be scrolled.

PageDn Page down. The Repeat parameter controls the number of pages to be scrolled.

PageUp Page up. The Repeat parameter controls the number of pages to be scrolled.

Top To the top of the control

Bottom To the bottom of the control.

PageRt Page to the right. The Repeat parameter controls the number of pages to be scrolled.

PageLf Page to the left. The Repeat parameter controls the number of pages to be scrolled.

Right Scrolls right. The Repeat parameter controls the number of columns to be scrolled.

Left

Home

Scrolls left. The Repeat parameter controls the number of columns to be scrolled.

Scrolls to the top row and left most column of the control.

Repeat

Number of times to repeat the scroll action.

Example

AlarmClient1.MoveWindow ("Bottom", 0);

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Requery() Method

The Requery method refreshes the alarm records in the

Alarm Control.

For current alarms and recent alarms and events, the control requeries the Alarm Manager. For historical alarms or events, the control retrieves alarm records from the Alarm

Database.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Requery();

Reset() Method

The Reset method resets column widths and the column order to their last known design-time settings. The Reset method also resets the current query filter to the default query.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Reset();

Select.All() Method

The Select.All method selects all alarms in the Alarm

Control.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Select.All();

Select.Group() Method

The Select.Group method selects all alarms for a given provider and group.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Select.Group(AlarmSource, Group);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

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Example

AlarmClient1.Select.Group("\\machine1\galaxy",

"Area_001");

LogMessage("All galaxy alarms of group Area_001 from machine1 are now selected.");

Select.Item() Method

The Select.Item method selects an alarm record at a given zero-based row number.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Select.Item(RowNumber);

Parameters

RowNumber

An integer row number for the alarm record to select. The first row in the control is 0.

Example

AlarmClient1.Select.Item(5);

LogMessage("The alarm record in the 6th row (index 5) is now selected.");

Select.Priority() Method

The Select.Priority method selects all alarms for a given alarm source, group, and priority range.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Select.Priority(AlarmSource, Group,

FromPriority, ToPriority);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

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Example

GrpName = "ValveGroup";

AlarmClient1.Select.Priority("\intouch", GrpName, 250,

500);

LogMessage("All local InTouch alarms in the ValveGroup alarm group with priorities from 250 to 500 are now selected.");

Select.Tag() Method

The Select.Tag method selects all alarms for a given alarm source, group, tag name, and priority range.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Select.Tag(AlarmSource, Group, Tag,

FromPriority, ToPriority);

Parameters

AlarmSource

The name of the provider and optionally node providing alarms including backslash. For example:

\\node1\galaxy

\intouch

Group

The name of the alarm group. For example, $system.

Tag

The name of the alarm tag. For example, ValveTag1.

FromPriority

Starting priority of alarms. For example, 100.

ToPriority

End priority of alarms. For example, 900.

Example

AlarmClient1.Select.Tag("\\machine25\galaxy",

"Vessel_25B", "Valve17", 1, 99);

LogMessage("All ArchestrA alarm records of the attribute Valve17 in the group (area) Vessel_25B of the galaxy on machine25 with priorities from 1 to 99 are now selected.");

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SetSort() Method

The SetSort method sets the level of sorting according to the defined sort columns and sort orders.

Syntax

AlarmClient.SetSort(Level);

Parameters

Level

The level of sorting:

Value

Description

Only use the primary sort column.

Use primary and secondary sort columns.

Use primary, secondary, and tertiary sort columns.

Example

AlarmClient1.SetSort(2);

Remarks

Use the

Show.Sort

method to open the

Sort

dialog box instead.

Show.Context() Method

The Show.Context method opens the shortcut menu at run time. This method ignores the ShowContextMenu property setting and always shows the context menu.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Show.Context();

Show.Favorite() Method

The Show.Favorite method opens the

Query Filters

dialog box.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Show.Favorite();

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Show.Hidden() Method

The Show.Hidden method opens the

Hidden Alarms

dialog box.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Show.Hidden();

Show.Sort() Method

The Show.Sort method opens the

Sort

dialog box.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Show.Sort();

Show.Statistics() Method

The Show.Statistics method opens the

Alarm Statistics

dialog box.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Show.Statistics();

TimeSelector.GetStartAndEndTimes() Method

The TimeSelector.GetStartAndEndTimes method gets the start and end times for the query.

Syntax

AlarmClient.GetStartAndEndTimes(StartTime, EndTime);

Parameters

StartTime

String attribute, custom property, or element property to retrieve the start time.

EndTime

String attribute, custom property, or element property to retrieve the end time.

Example

dim SDate as string; dim EDate as string;

AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.GetStartAndEndTimes(SDate,

EDate);

StartDate = SDate;

EndDate = EDate;

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TimeSelector.RefreshTimes() Method

The TimeSelector.RefreshTimes method sets the time period for the query by updating the end time to current time and recalculates the start time based on the new end time and duration.

If you set the Boolean parameter to TRUE, the OnChange event is triggered if the time is updated.

Only use this method, if the

Update to Current Time

option is cleared or the

UpdateToCurrentTime

property is FALSE.

Note

This method does not work if the UpdatetoCurrentTime property value is TRUE.

Syntax

AlarmClient.TimeSelector.RefreshTimes(TriggerEvent);

Example

dtag = 1;

AlarmClient.TimeSelector.RefreshTimes(dtag);

TimeSelector.SetStartAndEndTimes() Method

The TimeSelector.SetStartAndEndTimes method sets the start and end times for the query.

You must specify one of the following parameter combinations:

•

Start time and end time. Set the Duration parameter to

•

Start time and duration. Set the EndTime parameter to

““.

End time and duration. Set the StartTime parameter to

““.

Start time, duration, and end time. The Alarm Control shows an error message if start time plus duration is not equal to end time.

Syntax

AlarmClient.SetStartAndEndTimes(StartTime, EndTime,

Duration);

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Parameters

StartTime

String value or expression indicating the start time.

EndTime

String value or expression indicating the end time.

Duration

Duration enum. For more information on possible values,

Example

AlarmClient1.TimeSelector.SetStartAndEndTimes("08/31/2

008 15:33:43","09/01/2009 15:33:43",0);

Toggle.All() Method

The Toggle.All method reverses the selection of all alarm records. Selected alarms are cleared, and unselected alarms are selected.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Toggle.All();

Toggle.Item() Method

The Toggle.Item method reverses the selection of a given alarm record. If the given alarm record is selected, the selection is cleared; otherwise, it is selected.

Syntax

AlarmClient.Toggle.Item(RowNumber);

Parameters

RowNumber

An integer row number for the alarm record to reverse the selection. The first row in the control is 0.

Example

AlarmClient1.Toggle.Item(5);

LogMessage("The selection of the alarm record in the

6th row (index 5) is now reversed.");

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UnhideAll() Method

The UnhideAll method unhides all hidden alarms.

Syntax

AlarmClient.UnhideAll();

UnSelectAll() Method

The UnSelectAll method unselects all alarm records.

Syntax

AlarmClient.UnSelectAll();

Configuring Events

You can execute an action script when the Alarm Control triggers an event. Examples of basic events are:

•

Click: The user clicks the Alarm Control.

•

DoubleClick: The user double-clicks the Alarm Control.

Startup: The Alarm Control opens at run time.

•

Shutdown: The Alarm Control closes at run time.

The Click, DoubleClick, Startup, and Shutdown events are standard for all .NET client controls. For more information, see the Creating and Managing ArchestrA Graphics Users

Guide.

The Alarm Control has one event of its own that is triggered when a new alarm occurs, the NewAlarm event.

Configuring the NewAlarm Event

You can configure the NewAlarm event to execute an

ArchestrA symbol script whenever a new alarm occurs.

You can control the trigger behavior with the

NewAlarmEventMode property. For more information, see

NewAlarmEventMode Property on page 110.

To configure the NewAlarm event

Double-click the Alarm Control. The

Edit Animations

dialog box appears.

Click

Event

. The

Event

page appears.

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In the

Event

list, click

NewAlarm

In the script area, type the script you want to execute when a new alarm occurs, for example:

AlertIcon.Visible = true;

You must also set the NewAlarmEventMode property to

1 or 2 to enable the NewAlarm event trigger. Do the following:

a b

On the

Special

menu, click

Scripts

. The

Edit Scripts

dialog box appears.

Make sure

Trigger type

is set to

On Show

c d e

In the script area, type the following:

AlarmClient1.NewAlarmEventMode = 1;

If you want the script to be executed every time a new alarm occurs, set the NewAlarmEventMode property to 2 instead.

Click

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.NET Colors

The following table is an overview of the color .NET color names with hexadecimal code.

Color with Hex Code

AliceBlue #F0F8FF

Aquamarine #7FFFD4

Bisque #FFE4C4

Blue #0000FF

BurlyWood #DEB887

Chocolate #D2691E

Cornsilk #FFF8DC

DarkBlue #00008B

DarkGray #A9A9A9

DarkMagenta #8B008B

Color with Hex Code

AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7

Azure #F0FFFF

Black #000000

BlueViolet #8A2BE2

CadetBlue #5F9EA0

Coral #FF7F50

Color with Hex Code

Aqua #00FFFF

Beige #F5F5DC

BlanchedAlmond

#FFEBCD

Brown #A52A2A

Chartreuse #7FFF00

CornflowerBlue #6495ED

Crimson #DC143C

DarkCyan #008B8B

Cyan #00FFFF

DarkGoldenrod #B8860B

DarkGreen #006400 DarkKhaki #BDB76B

DarkOliveGreen #556B2F DarkOrange #FF8C00

DarkOrchid #9932CC DarkRed #8B0000

DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8B DarkSlateBlue #483D8B

DarkTurquoise #00CED1 DarkViolet #9400D3

DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF DimGray #696969

Firebrick #B22222

Fuchsia #FF00FF

Gold #FFD700

Green #008000

FloralWhite #FFFAF0

Gainsboro #DCDCDC

Goldenrod #DAA520

GreenYellow #ADFF2F

HotPink #FF69B4

Ivory #FFFFF0

IndianRed #CD5C5C

Khaki #F0E68C

LavenderBlush #FFF0F5 LawnGreen #7CFC00

LightBlue #ADD8E6 LightCoral #F08080

LightGray #D3D3D3 LightGoldenrodYellow

#FAFAD2

LightPink #FFB6C1

LightSkyBlue #87CEFA

LightYellow #FFFFE0

LightSalmon #FFA07A

LightSlateGray #778899

Lime #00FF00

DarkSalmon #E9967A

DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F

DeepPink #FF1493

DodgerBlue #1E90FF

ForestGreen #228B22

GhostWhite #F8F8FF

Gray #808080

Honeydew #F0FFF0

Indigo #4B0082

Lavender #E6E6FA

LemonChiffon #FFFACD

LightCyan #E0FFFF

LightGreen #90EE90

LightSeaGreen #20B2AA

LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE

LimeGreen #32CD32

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Color with Hex Code

Linen #FAF0E6

MediumAquamarine

#66CDAA

MediumPurple #9370DB

Color with Hex Code

Magenta #FF00FF

MediumBlue #0000CD

MediumSpringGreen

#00FA9A

MidnightBlue #191970

Moccasin #FFE4B5

OldLace #FDF5E6

Orange #FFA500

MediumSeaGreen

#3CB371

MediumTurquoise

#48D1CC

MintCream #F5FFFA

NavajoWhite #FFDEAD

Olive #808000

OrangeRed #FF4500

PaleGoldenrod #EEE8AA PaleGreen #98FB98

PaleVioletRed #DB7093 PapayaWhip #FFEFD5

Peru #CD853F

PowderBlue #B0E0E6

Pink #FFC0CB

Purple #800080

RosyBrown #BC8F8F

Salmon #FA8072

SeaShell #FFF5EE

SkyBlue #87CEEB

Snow #FFFAFA

Tan #D2B48C

Tomato #FF6347

Violet #EE82EE

WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5

RoyalBlue #4169E1

SandyBrown #F4A460

Sienna #A0522D

SlateBlue #6A5ACD

SpringGreen #00FF7F

Teal #008080

Transparent #FFFFFF

Wheat #F5DEB3

Yellow #FFFF00

Color with Hex Code

Maroon #800000

MediumOrchid #BA55D3

MediumSlateBlue

#7B68EE

MediumVioletRed

#C71585

MistyRose #FFE4E1

Navy #000080

OliveDrab #6B8E23

Orchid #DA70D6

PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE

PeachPuff #FFDAB9

Plum #DDA0DD

Red #FF0000

SaddleBrown #8B4513

SeaGreen #2E8B57

Silver #C0C0C0

SlateGray #708090

SteelBlue #4682B4

Thistle #D8BFD8

Turquoise #40E0D0

White #FFFFFF

YellowGreen #9ACD32

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You can transfer the configuration of the InTouch Alarm

Viewer control and the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the configuration of the ArchestrA Alarm Control.

You can also map the InTouch alarm control properties and methods to the properties and methods of the ArchestrA

Alarm Control.

Transferring the InTouch Alarm Viewer

Control Configuration

You can transfer the configuration of the InTouch Alarm

Viewer control tabs options to the ArchestrA Alarm Control.

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Transferring Configuration of the Control Name

Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Control Name

tab options of the InTouch Alarm Viewer control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch option

ControlName

Left, Top, Width, and Height

Visible

GUID

Alarm Control option

You can rename the ArchestrA Alarm

Control the same way as any other elements on the canvas. For more information, see the Creating and

Managing ArchestrA Graphics User’s

Guide.

You can directly edit the positioning options in the same way as any other element on the canvas. Edit the following properties in the Properties

Editor:

Width

, and

Height

You can directly edit the visibility option in the same way as any other element on the canvas. In the

Properties Editor, edit the

Visible

property.

This option has no meaning in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

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Transferring Configuration of the General Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

General

tab options of the InTouch Alarm Viewer control to the ArchestrA Alarm

Control.

InTouch option

Perform Query on Startup

Show Context

Sensitive Menu

Configure

Context Menus

Use Default Ack

Comment

Retain

Suppression

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Query on Startup

. You can configure this option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Show Context Menu

You can configure this option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the availability of individual shortcut menu options at run-time directly on the

Run-Time

Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Use Default Ack

Comment

option on the

Alarm Mode

page, when either Current Alarms or

Recent Alarms and Events is selected as client type.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Retain Hidden

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

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InTouch option

Show Status Bar In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Status Bar

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Show Heading In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Heading

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Resize Column

Alarm Control option

Row Selection

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Allow Column Resizing

You can configure it on the

Run-Time

Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Row Selection

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Use Extended

Selection

Show Grid

Silent Mode

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Row Selection

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Grid

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Hide Errors and

Warnings

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Flash Unack

Alarms

Show Message

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Flash Unack Alarms

option on the

Colors

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Show Custom ‘No

Records’ Message

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Font You can configure this option from the

ArchestrA Symbol Editor page. Select the ArchestrA Alarm Control on the canvas and select an appropriate font type, size, and style on the menu bars.

Column Details In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the column details directly on the

Column Details

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Color Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Color

tab options of the InTouch Alarm Viewer control to the ArchestrA Alarm

Control.

All the options of the

Color

tab in the InTouch Alarm Viewer control can be set on the

Colors

page of the ArchestrA Alarm

Control.

The following table shows you some minor differences in wording:

InTouch Alarm Viewer control

Title Bar Text

Title Bar Back

Alarm Return

ArchestrA Alarm Control

Heading Text

Heading Background

Alarm RTN

You can also set the background color in addition to the text color for most of the alarm records.

You can set the alarm priority range breakpoints directly in the table in the

From Pri

column.

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Transferring Configuration of the Time Format

Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Time Format

tab options of the InTouch Alarm Viewer control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch option

Time Format

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Time Format

option on the

Time Settings

page.

Displayed Time This option has no meaning in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control. All alarm records are shown with the following time stamps in the Alarm Control grid:

• Time (OAT)

: Original Alarm Time

• Time (LCT)

: Last Changed Time

Displayed Time

Zone

• Time (LCT, OAT)

: Last Changed

Time, but Original Alarm Time if the alarm record is unacknowledged.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Time Zone

. You can configure it on the

Time Settings

page.

You need to explicitly configure the time zone for the correct time stamp.

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Transferring Configuration of the Query Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Query

tab options of the InTouch Alarm Viewer control to the ArchestrA Alarm

Control.

InTouch option

From Priority,

To Priority

Alarm State

Query Type

Alarm Query

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can only set the priority limits as part of a query filter on the

Query Filters

page. For more information, see

Filtering Alarms on page 42.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can only set the alarm state limitation as part of a query filter on the

Query

Filters

page. For more information, see

Filtering Alarms on page 37.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can set the

Client Mode

option on the

Alarm Mode

page as follows:

•

For query type "Summary", set the client mode to

Current Alarms

•

For query type "Historical", set the client mode to

Recent Alarms and

Events

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Alarm Query

option on the

Alarm Mode

page.

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InTouch option

Query Favorites

File, Edit Query

Favorites

Sort Column

Auto Scroll to

New Alarms

Secondary Sort

Column, Sort

Direction

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, all query favorites and filter favorites are managed on one page and are interchangeable between different client modes. To access the Query

Filter Favorites, open the

Query Filters

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the sorting of alarm records on the

Column Details

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Auto Scroll to New

Alarms

on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the sorting of alarm records on the

Column Details

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Properties Tab

You can set the properties of the ArchestrA Alarm Control in the

Properties Editor

when the Alarm Control is selected on the canvas.

For more information on the exact mapping between the

InTouch Alarm Viewer control properties and ArchestrA

Alarm Control properties, see Mapping Properties and

Methods on page 169.

The advanced property filtering feature does not exist in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control. However, when you browse for properties of the ArchestrA Alarm Control from other elements with the

Galaxy Browser

, you can filter the properties. Also, the properties of the ArchestrA Alarm

Control are logically grouped in the Properties Editor.

Transferring Script Configuration on the Events

Tab

You can configure scripts for events of the ArchestrA Alarm

Control on the

Event

animation page. The events are the same as the events for the InTouch Alarm Viewer control:

•

Click

DoubleClick

New Alarm

•

Shutdown

StartUp

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Transferring the InTouch Alarm DB View

Control Configuration

You can transfer the configuration of the InTouch Alarm DB

View control tabs options to the ArchestrA Alarm Control.

Transferring Configuration of the Control Name

Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Control Name

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch option

ControlName

Left, Top, Width, and Height

Alarm Control option

You can rename the ArchestrA Alarm

Control the same way as any other elements on the canvas. For more information, see the Creating and

Managing ArchestrA Graphics User’s

Guide.

You can directly edit the positioning options in the same way as any other element on the canvas. Edit the following properties in the Properties

Editor:

Width

, and

Height

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InTouch option

Visible

GUID

Alarm Control option

You can directly edit the visibility option in the same way as any other element on the canvas. In the

Properties Editor, edit the

Visible

property.

This option has no meaning in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

Transferring Configuration of the General Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

General

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the ArchestrA

Alarm Control.

InTouch option

Enable Refresh

Enable Sort

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the availability of the

Requery

shortcut menu option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the availability of the

Sort

shortcut menu option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

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InTouch option

Enabled Reset

Enabled Filter

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the availability of the

Reset

shortcut menu option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the availability of the

Query Filters

shortcut menu option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Display Mode In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, set the

Client Mode

on the

Alarm Mode

page to the same setting as the

Display Mode

setting in the InTouch Alarm DB View control.

Column Details In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the column details directly on the

Column Details

page.

Show Grid

Show Heading

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Grid

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Heading

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Row Selection

Resize Column

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Row Selection

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Allow Column Resizing

You can configure it on the

Run-Time

Behavior

page.

Show Status Bar In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Show Status Bar

option on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

Retrieve Buttons In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, the retrieve buttons are not available. The underlying grid technology handles the alarm retrieval from the alarm database.

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InTouch option

Silent Mode

Font

Show Message

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Hide Errors and

Warnings

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

You can configure this option from the

ArchestrA Symbol Editor page. Select the ArchestrA Alarm Control on the canvas and select an appropriate font type, size, and style on the menu bars.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, this option is called

Show Custom ‘No

Records’ Message

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time Behavior

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Color Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Color

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the ArchestrA Alarm

Control.

All the options of the

Color

tab in the InTouch Alarm DB

View control can be set on the

Colors

page of the ArchestrA

Alarm Control.

The following table shows you some minor differences in wording:

InTouch Alarm DB View control

Forecolor

Backcolor

Alm

Return

ArchestrA Alarm Control

Text

Background n/a

RTN

You can set the alarm priority range breakpoints directly in the table in the

From Pri

column.

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Transferring Configuration of the Database Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Database

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the following options on the

Alarm Mode

page:

• Server Name

• User

• Test Connection

• Database Name

• Password

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, the

Auto Connect

option is called

Query on Startup

. You can configure it on the

Run-Time

Behavior

page.

The configuration for the Alarm Database only appears if the

Client Mode

is set to

Historical Alarms

Historical Events

, or

Historical Alarms and Events

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Transferring Configuration of the Selection Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Selection

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch option

Use Specific

Time, Start

Time, End Time

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can set these options directly in the

Time Range Picker control on the

Alarm Mode

page.

When you select a time from either the start time or end time part of the Time

Range Picker control, the Alarm

Control is automatically set to use a specific time.

To keep the specific start and end time, you must also clear

Update to Current

Time

. When you refresh the Alarm

Control grid at run time, the time range stays fixed to the given start and end time.

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InTouch option

Duration

UnAck Duration,

Alarm Duration

Query Time

Zone

Maximum

Records

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can set this option directly in the Time

Range Picker control on the

Alarm

Mode

page.

When you select a duration from the center part of the Time Range Picker control, the Alarm Control is automatically set to use a time offset.

To keep the duration, you must also select the

Update to Current Time

check box. When you refresh the Alarm

Control grid at run time, the end time is set to the current time and the

Alarm Control shows the alarms within the set duration.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you cannot configure the Unack Duration and Alarm Duration settings. The

Alarm Control grid shows both UnAck

Duration and Alarm Duration in separate columns.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Time Zone

setting on the

Time Settings

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Maximum Records

setting on the

Alarm Mode

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Time/Sort Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Time/Sort

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch option

Time Format

Displayed Time

Zone

Primary Sort

Column,

Secondary Sort

Column, Sort

Order

Alarm Control option

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Time Format

setting on the

Time Settings

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the

Time Zone

setting on the

Time Settings

page.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, you can configure the sorting options on the

Column Details

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Query Filter

Tab

You can transfer the configuration of the

Query Filter

tab options of the InTouch Alarm DB View control to the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

In the ArchestrA Alarm Control, all query favorites and filter favorites are managed on one page and are interchangeable between different client modes. To access the Query Filter

Favorites, open the

Query Filters

page.

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Transferring Configuration of the Properties Tab

You can set the properties of the ArchestrA Alarm Control in the

Properties Editor

when the Alarm Control is selected on the canvas.

For more information on the exact mapping between the

InTouch Alarm DB View control properties and ArchestrA

Alarm Control properties, see Mapping Properties and

Methods on page 169.

The advanced property filtering feature does not exist in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control. However, when you browse for properties of the ArchestrA Alarm Control from other elements with the

Galaxy Browser

, you can filter the properties. Also, the properties of the ArchestrA Alarm

Control are logically grouped in the Properties Editor.

Transferring Scripts Configuration on the Events

Tab

You can configure scripts for events of the ArchestrA Alarm

Control on the

Event

animation page. The events are the same as the events for the InTouch Alarm DB View control:

•

Click

DoubleClick

NewAlarm

•

Shutdown

StartUp

For more information, see Configuring Events on page 145.

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Transferring Query Favorites Configuration

You can only transfer query favorites configuration from

InTouch to the ArchestrA Alarm Control by recreating the filters on the Query Filters page.

If you intend to use a the query filter in one of the current client modes, make sure you also include

Provider

and

Group

as filter criteria.

Mapping Properties and Methods

The following table shows all properties and methods of the

InTouch Alarm Viewer control and InTouch Alarm DB View controls and their corresponding properties and methods of the ArchestrA Alarm Control.

InTouch alarm control property or method

AboutBox()

AckAll()

AckAllMenu

AckAlmBackColor

AckAlmBackColorRange1

AckAlmBackColorRange2

AckAlmBackColorRange3

AckAlmBackColorRange4

AckAlmColorRange1

AckAlmColorRange2

AckAlmColorRange3

AckAlmColorRange4

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

AboutBox() Method on page 125

Ack.All() Method on page 125

ContextMenu.AckAll Property on page 95

AlarmColor.Ack.BackGround Property on page 80

AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround Property on page 82

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InTouch alarm control property or method

AckAlmForeColor

AckAlmForeColorRange1

AckAlmForeColorRange2

AckAlmForeColorRange3

AckAlmForeColorRange4

AckGroup()

AckOthersMenu

AckPriority()

AckRtnBackColor

AckRtnForeColor

AckSelected()

AckSelectedGroup()

AckSelectedGroupsMenu

AckSelectedMenu

AckSelectedPrioritiesMenu

AckSelectedPriority()

AckSelectedTag()

AckSelectedTagsMenu

AckTag()

AckVisible()

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

AlarmColor.Ack.ForeGround Property on page 82

Ack.Group() Method on page 126

ContextMenu.AckOthers Property on page 95

Ack.Priority() Method on page 126

AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround Property on page 85

AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround Property on page 86

Ack.Selected() Method on page 127

Ack.SelectedGroup() Method on page 127

ContextMenu.AckSelectedGroups

Property on page 96

ContextMenu.AckSelected Property on page 96

ContextMenu.AckSelectedPriorities

Property on page 96

Ack.SelectedPriority () Method on page 128

Ack.SelectedTag() Method on page 128

ContextMenu.AckSelectedTags Property on page 97

Ack.Tag() Method on page 128

Ack.Visible() Method on page 129

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InTouch alarm control property or method

AckVisibleMenu

AlarmQuery

AlarmState

AlmRtnBackColor

AlmRtnColor

AlmRtnForeColor

ApplyDefaultQuery()

ApplyQuery()

AutoConnect

AutoScroll

ColorPriorityRange1

ColorPriorityRange2

ColorPriorityRange3

ColumnResize

Connect()

ConnectStatus

CustomMessage

DefaultAckComment

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

ContextMenu.AckVisible Property on page 97

AlarmQuery Property on page 93

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

AlarmColor.RTN.BackGround Property on page 85

AlarmColor.RTN.ForeGround Property on page 86

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

QueryStartup Property on page 111

AutoScroll Property on page 94

AlarmColor.Range Property on page 84

AllowColumnResize Property on page 93

Connect() Method on page 130

ConnectStatus Property on page 95

NoRecordsMessage.Message Property on page 111

AckComment.DefaultValue Property on page 79

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InTouch alarm control property or method

DisplayedTime

DisplayedTimeZone

DisplayMode

Duration

EndTime

EventBackColor

EventColor

EventForeColor

ExtendedSelection

FilterFavoritesFile

FilterMenu

FilterName

FlashUnackAlarms

FlashUnAckAlmColorRange1

FlashUnAckAlmColorRange2

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

This option has no meaning in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control. All three times are shown in the Alarm Control:

•

Original Alarm Time

•

Last Changed Time

•

Last Changed Time, but Original

Alarm Time for unacknowledged alarms

TimeZone.TimeZone Property on page 122

ClientMode Property on page 94

TimeSelector.TimeDuration Property on page 120

TimeSelector.EndDate Property on page 119

EventColor.BackGround Property on page 105

EventColor.ForeGround Property on page 105

RowSelection Property on page 112

No corresponding property. The file name is used as a parameter for the

Favorites.Export() Method and

Favorites.Import() Method methods.

ContextMenu.Favorites Property on page 97

FlashUnAckAlarms Property on page 106

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InTouch alarm control property or method

FlashUnAckAlmColorRange3

FlashUnAckAlmColorRange4

Font

FreezeDisplay()

FreezeMenu

FromPriority

GetItem()

GetLastError()

GetNext()

GetPrevious()

GetSelectedItem()

GridColor

GroupExactMatch

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

FreezeDisplay() Method on page 131

You can only set the font at design time, not at run time.

ContextMenu.Freeze Property on page 98

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

GetItem() Method on page 132

GetLastError() Method on page 132

No corresponding property. Alarm records are retrieved one by one from the

Alarm Database after the initial set of alarm records is retrieved. The initial set is defined by the

Maximum Records

setting.

No corresponding property. Alarm records are retrieved one by one from the

Alarm Database after the initial set of alarm records is retrieved. The initial set is defined by the

Maximum Records

setting.

GetSelectedItem() Method on page 133

GridColor Property on page 106

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

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InTouch alarm control property or method

GroupName

MaxRecords

MoveWindow()

NewAlarmEventMode

Password

PrimarySort

ProviderExactMatch

ProviderName

QueryFavoritesFile

QueryFavoritesMenu

QueryName

QueryStartup

QueryTimeZone

QueryType

Refresh()

RefreshMenu

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

MaxDatabaseRecords Property on page 109

MoveWindow() Method on page 137

NewAlarmEventMode Property on page 110

Database.Authentication Property on page 102

SortOrder.First Property on page 115

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite property.

Favorites.Export() Method and

No corresponding property. The file name is used as a parameter for the

Favorites.Import() Method methods.

ContextMenu.Favorites Property on page 97

QueryStartup Property on page 111

TimeZone.TimeZone Property on page 122

ClientMode Property on page 94

Requery() Method on page 138

ContextMenu.Requery Property on page 101

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Mapping Properties and Methods 175

InTouch alarm control property or method

Requery()

RequeryMenu

Reset()

ResetMenu

RetainSuppression

RowCount

RowSelection

SecondarySort

SecondarySortColumn

SelectAll()

SelectedCount

SelectGroup()

SelectItem()

SelectPriority()

SelectQuery()

SelectTag()

ServerName

SetQueryByName

SetSort()

ShowContext()

ShowContextMenu

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

Requery() Method on page 138

ContextMenu.Requery Property on page 101

Reset() Method on page 138

ContextMenu.Reset Property on page 101

RetainHidden Property on page 111

RowCount Property on page 112

RowSelection Property on page 112

SortColumn.Second Property on page 114

To select all records, see Select.All()

Method on page 138.

To reverse the selection of all records, see

Toggle.All() Method on page 144.

SelectedCount Property on page 113

Select.Group() Method on page 138

To select a given alarm record, see

Select.Item() Method on page 139.

To reverse the selection of a given alarm

record, see Toggle.Item() Method on page 144.

Select.Priority() Method on page 139

Select.Tag() Method on page 140

Database.ServerName Property on page 103

SetSort() Method on page 141

Show.Context() Method on page 141

ShowContextMenu Property on page 113

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InTouch alarm control property or method

ShowDate

ShowFetch

ShowFilter()

ShowGrid

ShowHeading

ShowMessage

ShowQueryFavorites()

ShowSort()

ShowStatistics()

ShowStatusBar

ShowSuppression()

SilentMode

SortColumn

SortMenu

SortOnCol()

SortOrder

SpecificTime

StartTime

StatsMenu

SuppressAll()

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

There is no equivalent functionality in the ArchestrA Alarm Control.

No corresponding property. The buttons for retrieving sets of alarm records from the Alarm Database do not exist in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control.

Show.Favorite() Method on page 141

ShowGrid Property on page 113

ShowHeading Property on page 113

NoRecordsMessage.Enabled Property on page 110

Show.Favorite() Method on page 141

Show.Sort() Method on page 142

Show.Statistics() Method on page 142

ShowStatusBar Property on page 114

Show.Hidden() Method on page 142

HideErrors Property on page 109

You can set three sort columns in the

ArchestrA Alarm Control. To set the first

column, see SortColumn.First Property on page 114.

ContextMenu.Sort Property on page 101

To set the first sort column, see

SortColumn.First Property on page 114.

To set the sort order of the first sort

column, see SortOrder.First Property on page 115.

SortOrder.First Property on page 115

UpdateToCurrentTime Property on page 123

TimeSelector.StartDate Property on page 119

ContextMenu.Statistics Property on page 102

Hide.All() Method on page 133

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Mapping Properties and Methods 177

InTouch alarm control property or method

SuppressAllMenu

SuppressedAlarms

SuppressGroup()

SuppressionMenu

SuppressOthersMenu

SuppressPriority()

SuppressSelected()

SuppressSelectedGroup()

SuppressSelectedGroupsMenu

SuppressSelectedMenu

SuppressSelectedPrioritiesMenu

SuppressSelectedPriority()

SuppressSelectedTagsMenu

SuppressSelectedTag()

SuppressTag()

SuppressVisible()

SuppressVisibleMenu

Time

TimeFormat

TitleBackColor

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

ContextMenu.HideAll Property on page 98

HiddenAlarms Property on page 109

Hide.Group() Method on page 134

ContextMenu.Hidden Property on page 98

ContextMenu.HideOthers Property on page 99

Hide.Priority() Method on page 134

Hide.Selected() Method on page 135

Hide.SelectedGroup() Method on page 135

ContextMenu.HideSelectedGroups

Property on page 99

ContextMenu.HideSelected Property on page 99

ContextMenu.HideSelectedPriorities

Property on page 100

Hide.SelectedPriority() Method on page 135

ContextMenu.HideSelectedTags

Property on page 100

Hide.SelectedTag() Method on page 135

Hide.Tag() Method on page 136

Hide.Visible() Method on page 136

ContextMenu.HideVisible Property on page 100

Time.Type Property on page 117 and

Time.Format Property on page 116

Time.Format Property on page 116 and

Time.Type Property on page 117

HeadingColor.BackGround Property on page 107

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InTouch alarm control property or method

TitleForeColor

ToPriority

TotalAlarms

TotalRowCount

UnAckAlarms

UnAckAlmBackColor

UnAckAlmBackColorRange1

UnAckAlmBackColorRange2

UnAckAlmBackColorRange3

UnAckAlmBackColorRange4

UnAckAlmColorRange1

UnAckAlmColorRange2

UnAckAlmColorRange3

UnAckAlmColorRange4

UnAckAlmForeColor

UnAckAlmForeColorRange1

UnAckAlmForeColorRange2

UnAckAlmForeColorRange3

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method

HeadingColor.ForeGround Property on page 108

No corresponding property. Configure a

Query Filter favorite at design time instead and use the Favorite Property.

TotalRowCount Property on page 122

UnAckAlarms Property on page 123

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Mapping Properties and Methods 179

InTouch alarm control property or method

UnAckAlmForeColorRange4

UnAckOrAlarmDuration

UnSelectAll()

UnSuppressAll()

UnsuppressAllMenu

UseDefaultAckComment

UserID

Visible

WindowColor

ArchestrA Alarm Control property or method