Threshold settings (high and low condition limits) are stored in reusable templates which
can be applied to one or more Locations. These threshold settings define the conditions that
you want to trigger alarms at a specific Location.
In the Alarm Templates window select the Threshold Alarms tab.
Select Add > Add
Threshold Alarm Template. To copy settings from an existing template, select the template, then Add > Copy
Selected Threshold Alarm Template.
In the Add
Threshold Alarm Template window, add a unique name for the new template and then set the template details:
Measurement type
Select the type of measurement monitored at selected Location(s).
Unit
Choose the units you want used to record the measurement type.
Alarm off margin
Specify an active alarm range. If an alarm condition fluctuates
within the active alarm range, the alarm does not turn off. For example, if the high
threshold is 10 °C, and the alarm off margin is 1 °C, the alarm will not turn off
until the temperature falls to or below 9 °C.
Permissions
Select the groups authorized to modify or apply this template to
Locations.
Description
(optional) Provide more details about the threshold template
settings.
Enable one or more threshold levels:
Select
Select the threshold levels you want to activate.
Level
Five threshold levels are available, but you only set values for the
levels that are selected.
Threshold
Set a numerical value manually or with the up/down arrows.
Priority
Set the response priority for the threshold value. Priority value
provides users a visual clue about the severity of conditions in the Alarms window.
Report Category
This setting defines whether alarms triggered by the threshold level appear on
reports as Alarms or Warnings. You can set report options to include or exclude
these categories, depending on your reporting requirements.
Alarm Delay
Set a delay if you want to prevent a threshold alarm from triggering immediately
after threshold is exceeded. You may want to set a delay if you want an alarm
triggered only if the condition persists beyond a delay period.