Welcome to the Guide to Alarms

Welcome to the ClearSCADA Guide to Alarms. This guide:

• Explains what comprises an alarm (see Understand Alarms, and see Understand Alarm Conditions and Subconditions)
• Explains the various ways in which ClearSCADA raises your awareness of alarms on your system, including:
  • Activities that Occur when an Alarm is Raised
  • The Alarm Banner
  • Alarms Lists
  • Understand the Information that is Displayed on an Alarms List or Alarm Banner
  • Alarms on Other Displays.
• Summarizes the types of action that can be performed on alarms (see Perform an Action on an Alarm).
• Explains the other activities you can perform when using Alarms Lists and the ViewX Alarm Banner:
  • Adjust the Columns on an Alarms List or the Alarm Banner
  • Use the Filter Window to Filter Alarm Entries
  • Sort the Entries in an Alarms List or the Alarm Banner.

For engineers that are configuring ClearSCADA, this guide also summarizes the various Alarm-Related Aspects of System Configuration, including how to:

• Specify a Default Alarm Filter
• Set up the Alarms, Alarms Lists, and Alarm Banner Preferences
• Specify the Preferred Alarm Banner and Alarms List Options on a ViewX Client
• Configure Additional Alarm Columns
• Use the OPC Data Bar to Access Alarm Count Information.