Editing Alarms

Double clicking on an alarm in the 'Alarms List' will bring up a dialog that will allow the alarm to be edited.



Field Description
Flowcomputer This is the name of the flowcomputer that raised the alarm.
Field This is the name of the field in the flowcomputer that is associated with the alarm.
Alarm This is the name of the alarm that is displayed to the operator. The alarm name can be changed.
Type The alarm type specifies the group of the alarm normally "Process", "Computer", "System" or "Acquire". Different alarm types are shown in different colours easy recognition. The alarm type can be changed.
Suppressed Click the suppressed button if the alarm should not be raised by Acquire™.
Critical Click 'Critical' to indicate the alarm should be treated as a critical alarm. Critical alarms can be emailed to a specified email address (these can be routed to an SMS gateway).
  • Click 'OK' to save changes.





Acquire™ Editor Manual