User Guide

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Alarm Management
Overview of Alarm Handling
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background color reflects the event category color, but in
a darker shade. Alarm-handling commands [➙ 103] are
also available.
A specific icon in the event button indicates that the event
is being processed by Assisted Treatment.
5 Selection pane Contains the list of operating procedure steps [➙ 109] you
must perform to process the event.
6 Primary pane The Default tab contains the system application
associated with the currently selected step in the
procedure.
7 Contextual pane Hidden by default. When open, it provides additional
information, actions, and resources about the point in
alarm. It is divided into two parts:
 Operation/Extended Operation tabs (left side): Lets
you inspect all the properties of the point in alarm,
and view and execute any commands/actions
available for that object. Detailed Log [➙ 328]: Lets
you view a detailed log of the event currently being
handled..
 Related Items tab (right side): Provides links to
additional resources (for example, reports or alarm-
handling procedures) that are relevant to the point in
alarm. If you click on a related item it opens by default
in the Secondary pane.
Simultaneous Processing of Alarms from the Same Client Station
On the same client station:
 You can only process one event at a time in Investigative or Assisted
Treatment.
 To highlight that an alarm is being processed by Investigative or Assisted
Treatment:
– In Event List the event button for that alarm is replaced by a placeholder.
– In the Event Detail bar the color of the event button has a darker shade.
Simultaneous Processing of Alarms from Different Client Stations
A Desigo CC installation can have one or more client stations from which operators
monitor and respond to alarms.
 At any given time, you can see which operator(s) and station(s) are handling an
alarm. This information is available in the event button tooltip and in the
In
Process
by column of the event descriptor.
 When another operator is handling an alarm using Assisted Treatment, you
cannot initiate Assisted Treatment for that alarm. Instead, Fast or Investigative
Treatment is available to you.
Availability of Assisted Treatment
 Assisted Treatment is covered by a license. Check that the Assisted Treatment
option license is installed in the system (in the
Management View of System
Browser, at the following path:
Project > Management System > Servers >
Main Server > Licenses); otherwise you won’t be able to initiate Assisted
Treatment and execute any operating procedures that have been configured;
you can use the other alarm-handling methods provided by the system (Fast
Treatment and Investigative Treatment). If the license is installed but later
expires or is lost for any reason, Assisted Treatment is available only for those
events that were already undergoing Assisted Treatment, and that have an
associated operating procedure. If a new event occurs, Fast Treatment and
Investigative Treatment will remain available.
 In addition to the license, the availability of Assisted Treatment depends: