The Alarms Window (also referred to as Metasys - Events or Alarm Bar) contains buttons to acknowledge, snooze, view, and discard alarm messages.
Button Text |
Description |
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Ack |
Acknowledges events and stops the event from appearing on the Alarms Window. |
Snooze |
Sends the currently displayed alarm message away for 5 minutes, allowing any pending next highest events to appear in the Alarms Window. After 5 minutes, the alarm appears in the Alarms Window again (if it is the highest priority event). To change the amount of time the Alarms Window snoozes, see Engine Device Object. |
Snooze All |
Puts the entire Alarms Window to sleep for 5 minutes. For the next 5 minutes, the Alarms Window disappears, even if high priority alarms or events occur. To change the amount of time the Alarms Window snoozes, see Engine Device Object. |
View Item |
Shows the Focus tab of the object in alarm in the Display Frame. |
View Graphic |
Displays the graphic associated with the alarm extension of the item in alarm in the available display frame. This button appears only if a graphic has been defined for the object. |
Discard |
Deletes the alarm with acknowledgment. |
Minimize |
Minimizes the Alarms Window to the Windows task bar. If a new alarm occurs, the Alarms Window appears again as the top window. |
For more information on alarm and event management, see the Alarm and Event Management section.