This section summarizes the alarm-related options that a system administrator can configure on a per-user basis. The options apply to users that log onto the system using a User Account.
The options for each individual User Account, if they are to differ from the defaults, should be specified once that User Account has been added to the system.
For a user that logs onto the system using an individual User Account, use that user’s User Form to:
- Specify whether the Allow Group Alarm Operations feature is made available to that user.
- If the Area of Interest feature is used on your system, specify any Area of Interest Filters associated with the user. This can affect which alarms and events are visible to the user. (For more information on the Area of Interest feature, see Restrict Alarm and Event Access to Specific Areas of Interest in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Core Configuration.)
- For users who are accessing the system via a ViewX or Virtual ViewX client:
- Specify General features, including whether the user actually has access to the Alarms List and Alarm Banner.
The Alarm Banner is hidden by default on a Virtual ViewX client (providing that your User Account enables you to hide the Alarm Banner
- Specify the Default Alarm Filter that defines the alarms to which the user has access.
- Specify the user’s Alarm Banner/List settings, including whether that user can perform actions on multiple alarms or filter entries in the Alarm Banner (including whether such filtering is disregarded whenever a defined timeout period is exceeded).
- Specify General features, including whether the user actually has access to the Alarms List and Alarm Banner.
For information on configuring any of the above, see Creating a User Account in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Security. Also see Specify a Default Alarm Filter.