Adding a new Alarms view

Add new Alarms views to access certain types of alarms, incidents, or events. For example, create views to only see unacknowledged alarms, high priority alarms, or power quality incidents. You can also create views that only include certain sources, and so eliminate information you are not interested in.

To add a completely new Alarms view:

1. In the alarm viewer, open the view library and navigate to the folder where you want to create the view.
   

   (Optional) Add a new folder by clicking Add Folder at the bottom of the library panel, or by clicking Add Folder in the Options menu at the top of the library.

   NOTE: The System Views folder is read-only. You cannot add folders or alarm views to the System Views folder.

2. In the view library, at the bottom of the panel, click Add View , or click Add View in the Options menu at the top of the library. This creates a new view and opens the view settings.
3. In View Settings, enter a view name, select a location where to save the view in the library, set access permissions, and select the view type.

   NOTE: A public item is visible to all users in your user group. A private item is visible to you and any user in your user group with Edit permissions on this item type. See Default User Access Level Privileges and Customizing Access Level Privileges for details.

4. Adjust the filter settings for Priority, State, Sources, and Categories to customize the view if necessary.

   NOTE: Not all of these filters are available for all view types.

5. Save the view.

To add a copy of an existing Alarms view:

1. In the alarm viewer, open the view library and navigate to the view you want to copy.
   
2. Right-click the view name or click Options for this view and select Duplicate to create a copy in the same folder. Select Copy To to create a copy in a different folder.
3. (Optional) In the view library, select the new view, right-click the view name or click Options for this view, and select Edit to open View Settings. You can also open View Settings by double-clicking the view name. Change the view name, location, access permissions and view type, and adjust the filter settings for Priority, State, Sources, and Categories to customize the view if necessary.

   NOTE: A public item is visible to all users in your user group. A private item is visible to you and any user in your user group with Edit permissions on this item type. See Default User Access Level Privileges and Customizing Access Level Privileges for details.

   NOTE: Not all of these filters are available for all view types.

4. Save the view.

NOTE: To add a copy of a system view, use Copy To to create a copy in a different location. You can also open the System View for Edit and then click Save as New in the view settings to create a copy in View Library > Home. You cannot use Duplicate because the System Views folder is read-only.

Related topics:

• Adding a new Alarms view
• Copying an Alarms view
• Editing an Alarms view
• Sharing an Alarms view
• Moving an Alarms view
• Deleting an Alarms view
• Setting a default Alarms view
• Changing the alarm viewer settings
• Deactivating alarms

For reference information see:

• Alarms UI

For information on how to use Alarms, see Alarms.