Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 304)

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To check when, why, and by whom the alarm was suppressed, right-click the alarm, and
then select View Alarm Details. For more information about the Alarm Details dialog
box, see page 12-46.
To unsuppress an alarm
1. In the alarm status explorer, select one or more suppressed alarms, and then click the
toolbar button, Unsuppress selected alarm.
2. In the Unsuppress Alarm dialog box, type an optional comment, and then click
Unsuppress.
To suppress an alarm
1. In the alarm status explorer, select one or more alarms, and then click the toolbar
button, Suppress selected alarm.
2. In the Suppress Alarm dialog box, type an optional comment, and then click
Suppress.
Disabling and enabling alarms
Use the alarm status explorer to disable and enable alarms.
Disable alarms to completely prevent alarm detection for the alarm. For example, you
might disable an alarm for diagnostic or maintenance purposes. To restore alarm detection
for an alarm, enable the alarm.
The State column in an alarm status explorer indicates whether an alarm is currently
disabled.
To check when, why, and by whom the alarm was disabled, right-click the alarm, and then
select View Alarm Details.
For information about the Alarm Details dialog box, see page 12-46.
To enable an alarm
1. In the alarm status explorer, select one or more disabled alarms, and then click the
toolbar button, Enable selected alarm.
2. In the Enable Alarm dialog box, type an optional comment, and then click Enable.
To disable an alarm
1. In the alarm status explorer, select one or more alarms, and then click the toolbar
button, Disable selected alarm.
Disabling a latched digital alarm while the Tag Alarm and Event Server is running, causes the
alarm to become unlatched.
Unsuppress
selected alarm
Suppress
selected alarm
Enable selected
alarm
Disable selected
alarm