Introduction to AlarmManager.ini

The AlarmManager.ini configuration file can be used to define initialization options for the Alarm Manager, including the format of alarm records, the list of alarm-related bitmaps to be pre-loaded, and the default filter dialog format used by the Alarm Manager. These initialization options are controlled by the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and its variables (see Config.ini [ALARM_MANAGER] Section Variables).

There is no template AlarmManager.ini configuration file; if you wish one to be present for your application, you must create one using the text editor of your choice, and save it directly in your application's directory. The literal name for this text file should be "AlarmManager.ini".

If it is your intention to have VTS read the [ALARM_MANAGER] variables from an AlarmManager.ini configuration file, there are two guidelines to obey:

•      Be sure to save the AlarmManager.ini text file to your application directory in the upper-most application layer, as VTS always reads the information "from the top down"; in other words, VTS begins with the upper-most application layer, and begins loading variables down through the layers until the VTS layer variables have been loaded.

•      Indicate the location of the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and variables to VTS by setting a related Config.ini [SYSTEM] section variable called AlarmExternalConfig. (To instruct VTS to read the [ALARM_MANAGER] section from AlarmManager.ini, set AlarmExternalConfig equal to 1. Please refer to A Config.ini [SYSTEM] Variables for further details.).

Whether you specify the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and variables in AlarmManager.ini, in Config.ini, or in a workstation.ini configuration file, the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and variables are the same. Because the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and variables exist in Config.ini by default, and the AlarmExternalConfig variable is set to 0 (indicating that VTS should read the section from Config.ini), the [ALARM_MANAGER] section and variables are described in detail in Config.ini [ALARM_MANAGER] Section Variables.