Configure an alarm log

An alarm log displays the date and time alarms occurred in your system as well as the state of each alarm.
Viewing the alarm log at runtime requires a database, a configured logger, and the
Alarm Grid
or
Alarm History Grid
widget. The
Alarm log grid
widget displays the alarm event log. The
Alarm Event Log grid
displays data for each alarm event and alarm state. Each row in the grid depicts a change of state for an alarm event.
  1. In the main toolbar, select
    Template Libraries
    and then select
    Misc
    .
  2. Under
    Components
    , drag the
    Alarms Events Logger
    object into the
    Loggers
    folder of
    Project view
    .
    AlarmsEventerLogger#
    appears.
  3. In
    Template Libraries
    , select
    Close
    .
  4. In
    Project view
    , drag the desired database object to the value of the logger
    Database
    property. The database is associated with the logger.
  5. Select
    Template Libraries
    and then select
    Widgets
    .
  6. Drag
    Alarm Grid
    or
    Alarm History Grid with filter
    widget into the folder in
    Project view
    .
    The new widget appears.
  7. From
    Project view
    , drag the logger into
    Properties
    in
    AlarmsEventLogger
    .
    Data that the log records at runtime will now be visible.
  8. (optional) To customize the graphical appearance of the widget, customize the data grid, date and time, button, and text color on the widget.
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