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Siemens EMC manual – Events module CM110902en_01
Building Technologies Operation 02.08.2009
Function
Description Remarks
Acknowledge The alarm is marked in EMC as
acknowledged.
Applies only to alarms that have
been correspondingly configured in
EMC (requires acknowledgement).
Watch The alarm is added to the
"Watched by me" view.
Alarms can be monitored
("watched") by different users at the
same time.
No longer watch The alarm is removed from the
"Watched by me" view.
Accept The current user is entered as the
owner and is therefore
responsible for acknowledging
and closing the alarm.
Events that have an owner are no
longer displayed as alarm cards to
other users.
Enable The owner of the alarm is
removed. Another user can
accept the alarm.
Edit All properties of the alarm that
are not write-protected can be
changed.
See 4 – Processing alarms
Delete The result and all associated
information (e.g., remarks) are
deleted.
Events can only be deleted by their
owner.
3.1.3 Alarm information
The lower section of the screen provides detailed information on the selected
alarm. This section is also found in the "Edit result" dialog and offers additional
input options at this point.
3.1.4 Event cards
Incoming events are placed on the event card stack. The stack is immediately
visible to all users regardless of the setting of the filter criteria. The number in the
title area indicates the number of received alarms. The event card shows the most
important information and is colored according to priority.
The lower area contains the button bar for direct handling of an event. The
functions are as shown below.
Function Description Remarks
Acknowledge The alarm is marked in EMC as
acknowledged.
Applies only to alarms that have
been correspondingly configured in
EMC (requires acknowledgement).
Watch The alarm is added to the
"Watched by me" view.
Alarms can be monitored ("watched")
by different users.
Accept The current user is entered as
the owner and is therefore
responsible for acknowledging
and closing the alarm.
Events that have an owner are no
longer displayed as alarm cards to
other users.
Edit All properties of the alarm that
are not write-protected can be
changed.
See 4 – Processing alarms
Close Closes the selected alarm card
without further actions.