Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start - Manual (Page 81)

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Create an Alarm and Event Summary
Use the Alarm and Event Summary object to view and interact with a summary of all
the current alarms and events in an application. You can acknowledge, suppress, and
disable alarms.
You can use FactoryTalk Security to control which users can acknowledge, enable,
disable, reset, or suppress alarms at run time in an application (or, in a Network
application, in an area). To do this, right-click the application (or area) and then click
Security on the context menu. For details, see the FactoryTalk Security System
Configuration Guide.
Step 1: Add an Alarm Summary to a graphic display
1. On the Objects menu, point to Alarm and Event, click Summary (or on the
toolbar, click the Summary button, as shown at left), and then place the cursor
approximately where the object is to be on the display.
2. Hold the left mouse button down and drag it to create a rectangle the size that the
Alarm and Event Summary object should be.
3. When the object is the correct size, release the left mouse button. The Alarm and
Event Summary object is drawn on the display.
You cannot use the Alarm and Event Summary to enable or turn alarm suppression
off. To enable or turn alarm suppression off, use the Alarm Status Explorer. See
“Monitor alarms and events” on page 103. To silence an alarm, use the Alarm and
Event Banner.