Recording an Alarm Response for Multiple Alarms

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ClearSCADA's Alarm Response functionality, which allows users to associate a text string with an alarm without affecting the state of that alarm, is limited to acting on a single alarm entry at a time. However, this can easily be extended via Global Script's

BuildAlarmMenu

functionality to allow an Alarm Response to be configured for multiple alarms in a single action.

Global Script

Global Script can be accessed via the Database Explorer's Root Group by a user with 'Configure' permission on the database.

GlobalScript.pngGlobalScript.png

Once the Global Script window is displayed, the following script can be used to add the new Response functionality:

Function BuildAlarmMenu

If AlarmBanner.SelectedAlarms.Count > 1 Then
AlarmBanner.AddMenuItem "Response...","SetResponse"
End If
End Function

Function SetResponse

Form.Init("Alarm Response")
Set Description = Form.AddStaticText(1,1, "The following Response will be applied to all selected Alarms:")
Set sAlarmResponse = Form.AddEditBox(1,3,60,1)
Set bOK= Form.AddPushButton(30, 5, "OK")
Set bCancel= Form.AddPushButton(47, 5, "Cancel")
Form.Show

If Form.Selection = "OK" Then
For each Alarm in AlarmBanner.SelectedAlarms
Alarm.Object.Interface.SetAlarmResponse Alarm.Condition, sAlarmResponse
Next
End If

End Function


As follows:

BuildAlarmMenu.pngBuildAlarmMenu.png

The Alarm Pick Menu

Once saved, the

BuildAlarmMenu

Function is triggered when the Alarm Pick Menu is displayed from either the Alarm Banner or an Alarm List. The above script results in a new 'Response...' option appearing when multiple alarms are selected, as below:

AlarmMenu.pngAlarmMenu.png

The New Response Dialog

When the new Response... menu item is selected, the following Response dialog is displayed:

ResponseDialog.pngResponseDialog.png

When the desired text is entered and OK is selected, this response will be applied to all selected alarms.

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