CygNet FMS Alarm Control

Alarm Control icon The CygNet FMS Alarm Control is an ActiveX control used to view and edit alarm logs for a single selected Node.

See Using the Alarm Control for more information about configuring and using this control.

See CxFmsAlarmLogCtrl Object in the Scripting section for more information about scripting this control.

Adding an Alarm Control to a Screen

To Add and Configure a CygNet FMS Alarm Control in CygNet Studio

Create a new CygNet Studio screen.
Click the ActiveX tool on the Standard Tools palette.
Click and drag the outline of a box on the screen. When the mouse button is released, an Insert OLE Control dialog box appears.
In the dialog box, double-click on CygNet FMS Alarm Control to place an Alarm control on your screen.
Right-click the control to open its property sheet.
On the ActiveX page, click ... or double-click (OCXProperties) to access the CygNet FMS Alarm Control Properties dialog box.
The CygNet FMS Alarm Control Properties dialog box contains a General tab, an Alarm Log tab, and a Commands tab.
Configure each page as desired, click Apply, and then click OK.
Close the property sheet, save, and then switch to Run mode to use the control.

General Properties

The General page of the CygNet FMS Alarm Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

General Properties

Property	Description
General
FMS service	Type the name of the Site.Service to which to connect in the control's Chooser, or click ... to access the Select Service dialog box.
Use Point in Time mode	Click the check box to select/clear the option to use the Point in Time mode.
PIT (C)	If Use Point in Time mode is selected, do one of the following. Type the desired date/time value into the text box. Click ... to access the Select Date and Time dialog box, then enter the date/time, in Contract time (C), from which you want to view data. Default value is T, date and time today. See Using the Home Menu for more information about PIT mode.
Use Session Node	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session Node instead of using the chooser. Default value is cleared.
Use Session options	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session options instead of entering a time window and time format. Default value is cleared.
Show Chooser pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Chooser pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Show Options pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Options pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Node Chooser
Allow FMS service selection	Click the check box to select/clear the option to show the FMS service selector in the control's Chooser.
Group	Select the desired Node Group type to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. All Nodes General Station By Category
Filter	Select a filter. First type a partial string of known Node name/description/ID characters to populate the filter text box in the control's Chooser. Wildcard values * (multiple character) and ? (single character) are supported. Default value is * (multiple character wildcard) - all. Note: Wildcards can be used only when filtering by Name or Desc, not when filtering by ID. Then select a Node option to filter for results. Options are as follows. Name Desc ID
Primary column	Select the desired primary sort column in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Type ascending Name ascending Description ascending Type descending Name descending Description descending Default value is Name ascending
Date
Start	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the starting date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. Default value is T-7 See Selecting Date and Time for more information.
End	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the ending date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. Default value is T See Selecting Date and Time for more information.
Format	Select the desired time format from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Device Contract Local

See Using the Alarm Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Alarm Log Properties

The Alarm Log page of the CygNet FMS Alarm Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Alarm Log Properties

See Using the Alarm Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Commands Properties

The Commands page of the CygNet FMS Alarm Control Properties dialog box contains the following options.

Commands Properties

See Managing Node Commands for more information about configuring commands for the FMS Alarm control.

CygNet FMS Alarm Control – Properties, Methods, and Events