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Create alarm groups and items, configure alarm conditions.

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1

. Configure Alarm Groups

1. Navigate to Alarms → Groups
2. Verify pre-defined groups exist:

Modify Critical group:

• • Open the ComboBox Sound field

• • Select Exclamation
  • Press Enter

2

. Create Alarm Items

1. Go to Alarms → Items
2. Add high temperature alarm:

1. Add low level alarm:

3

. Configure Alarm Areas

1. Navigate to Alarms → Areas
2. Create hierarchy:

• Plant
  • Production
    • Tank1
    • Tank2
  • Utilities

Assign alarms to areas:

• • Return to Alarms → Items
  • Set Area = Plant

• • _Production

• • _Tank1 for both alarms

• • Right click the columns to enable visibility for the Area column

4. Enable Audit Trail

1. Go to Alarms → Global Settings
2. In Audit Trail section:
   • Check Enable Audit Trail
   • Enable options:
     • User Logon/Logoff
     • Tag Changes
     • Operator Actions
     • Custom Messages
3. Configure database retention:
   • Life Time: 2555 days (7 years for FDA compliance)

5

. Create Alarm Display

1. Navigate to Displays → New
2. Name: AlarmMonitor
3. Add AlarmViewer control from toolbox
4. Double Click the button and go to Settings
5. ConfigureConfigure properties:
   • List: OnlineAlarmsShowAcknowledged: False
   • Columns: Time, TagName, Message, Value, Group
6. Add AlarmArea control for navigation
7. Save display

6

. Test Alarms

1. Start Runtime (Runtime → Startup)
2. Open Runtime → Online Alarms→ Alarms Monitor
3. Simulate alarm conditions :

csharp

// In Script Task or Watch Window
@Tag.Tank1_Temp = 90;  // Triggers high temp
@Tag.Tank1_Level = 15; // Triggers low level

1. Verify in AlarmViewer:
   • Critical alarm shows red
   • Warning shows yellow
   • Sound plays for Critical
   • Acknowledge required for Critical
2. Test acknowledgment:
   • Right-click Critical alarm
   • Select Acknowledge
   • Verify state change

1. by changing tag values
2. Verify the alarms showing in the alarm viewer

7. Verify Audit Trail

1. Change AlarmViewer List to AuditTrail
2. Verify logged events:
   • User login
   • Alarm triggers
   • Acknowledgments
   • Tag changes
3. Add custom message via script:

csharp

@Alarm.GlobalSettings.AuditTrail.AddCustomMessage(
    "Tutorial test completed by " + @Client.UserName
);

Next Steps

• [Configure Email Notifications] - Set up SMTP
• [Create Alarm Reports] - Historical analysis
• [FDA Compliance Setup] - Full 21 CFR Part 11

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