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Format Alarm Pages in a Starter Project

If you would like to customize the content included in each of the table columns on an alarm page, you can configure a new display format using Alarm Format Fields.

To do this, you use the parameter [Format]FormatName. This parameter allows you to create and name a customized alarm display format that you can then associate with an alarm page.

Note: If you create a customized alarm display format for a page, be aware that the arrangement of columns may only be temporary. An operator will be able to rearrange the columns at runtime, and their changes will be restored each time they log in.

To associate a customized alarm display format with an alarm page:

  1. Use the [Format]FormatName parameter to create a customized alarm display format.
  2. In Graphics Builder, open the alarm page that you would like to customize.
  3. Double-click on the page. A dialog will appear displaying the page parameters.

  4. In the Display Format Name field, enter the name of the alarm display format you created.
  5. Click OK and Save the alarm page.

Note: The Hardware Alarm page does not display alarms in a table. To modify the alarm display format for a Hardware Alarms page, use the techniques described in the topic Format Alarms in a Standard Project.

You can also use the following parameters to globally customize the alarm pages in a starter project:

Advanced users may also use the [TabAlarm.Custom] Parameters to set a function that returns the value of a specified alarm field.

See Also

Format Alarms in a Standard Project

Published June 2018