Once you've configured a custom alarm list and provided users with buttons to change the category of alarms being displayed in the list, you should add some additional buttons to allow the management of alarms.
The Ack Selected Button tool allows you to draw a button that can be clicked to acknowledge the alarm that is currently selected in the custom alarm list. The Ack All Button tool allows you to draw a button that can be clicked to acknowledge all alarms in the system. When you are creating a custom alarm display, you should consider whether or not you want users to have the ability to acknowledge every alarm in the system at the click of a button. You may only wish to add an Ack Selected button to force users to acknowledge alarms on a one-to-one basis.
Creating a Button to Allow Users to Respond to a Selected Alarm
1. Click the Libraries button in the Configuration Toolbox. The Libraries dialog will open.
2. Click on the plus sign beside Drawing Tools to open the list of libraries.
3. Right-click on the Alarm Tools library to open its context menu.
4. Select Draw
5. Click the Ack Selected Btn. A sample button will be attached to the cursor.
6. Click on the page where you would like to locate the button. The Ack Selected Btn graphic editor dialog will open.
7. Enter the label you wish to be displayed on this button in the Button Label field. This label should indicate the function of the button (e.g. Ack. Selected).
8. Enter the text you wish to be displayed for this button’s tool tip in the Tooltip Label field (e.g. Acknowledge Selected Alarm).
9. Click the OK button.
Creating a Button to Allow Users to Respond to All Alarms in the System
1. In the list of tools found in the Alarm Tools library, find the Ack All Button.
2. Right click on this menu entry and select Draw. A sample button will be attached to the cursor
3. Click on the page where you would like to draw the button. The Ack All Btn graphic editor dialog will open.
4. Enter the label you wish to be displayed on this button in the Button Label field. This label should indicate the function of the button (e.g. Ack. All).
5. Enter the text you wish to be displayed for this button’s tool tip in the Tooltip Label field (e.g. Acknowledge All Alarms).
6. Click the OK button.
7. Close the Libraries dialog.
8. Close the Configuration Toolbox. You may now use test the new buttons.
The section that follows provides instructions on creating buttons to allow users to control alarm sounds for a custom alarm display.