Alarm Notes

There are two ways to add a note to any alarm. The easiest is to use the Add Note button:

1. Select that alarm in a list, then click the Add Note button:
   

This method opens the Add Note dialog within its own window:

The Add Note dialog with a sample note:

You can also create new notes from the Alarm Details dialog as follows:

1. Select the alarm in a list, then click the Show Details button.
   
2. Open the Notes tab.
   
3. Click Add Note.
   The Add Note dialog will open.

As with any other form of operator note, you may type in a new note or select a predefined note from the Quick Note list.

An alarm with a note.

Click the note icon in the alarm list to open the Alarm Details page, opened to the Notes tab. You may add new notes or comments to the alarm at any time.

For VTScada Developers: Every alarm database will have a child Notebook tag. Notes created for alarms in a particular database will be stored in the notebook matching that database.