Next Log File Button

The Next Log File Button tool is used to provide a means for operators to view a subsequent alarm log file when the History category of alarms is being displayed in the alarm list.

By default, a single Alarms.log file is created in your application directory to store the last 100000 alarms and events that occurred in your system (including security-related operations and operator control actions). When this Alarms.log file becomes full, the oldest records are overwritten with the new records. However, a Config.ini variable called, "AlarmLogFreq" can be set in your application's Config.ini file to allow you to command your application to create separate alarm log files on a regular basis, rather than overwriting the oldest alarm and event records. You may choose to have VTS create a new alarm log file daily, weekly, or monthly, by setting AlarmLogFreq to "D", "W", or "M" respectively (please refer to "VTS Programmer's Guide:  Config.ini [SYSTEM] Section Variables for Alarms" for further information).

The image below shows an example of the Next Log File Btn Editor dialog.

The result of the above configuration is a button labeled "Next Log File >>" that can be clicked to view the next alarm log file (if one exists). VTS also provides you with a Prev Log File Button tool (described in the previous section) that enables you to move forward through your alarm log files.

The only user-configurable option is the selection of which of your custom alarm lists the button is to apply to.