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[Alarm Summary] How long can save alarms ?

Anton

From the time I started work with Citect in 2010 I remember in Wizard was a parameter "Summary length" in rows (how much alarm can be in Summary? for example we set 10 000, 10 001 alarm will replace the oldest) but in production we want to save alarms in time period ( 3 months or 2 years).

By the reason we didn't use Summary

We used (and using right now) alarm log on web technology: apache + php + SQLite (via ODBC)/ We call it ALARM LOG. At the alarm log page we use an ActiveX element Microsoft Web Browser to display alarms fron our archive/log.

QUESTION: Does Citect in 2019 have any build-in instrument to log/archive alarms for configured period (for example 3 months or 2 years)?

In Citect 2015 help I don't see any descriptions about alarm summary ...... but in Citect 7.1 I remember it was .....

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  • Hi Anton,
    The SOE page is capable of displaying all events in the alarm sub-system. By default it filters out some types, but you can create an alarm page based on the template and set it to display all alarms.
    With regards to a tool to configure alarm archiving, the answer is no. It is done via the citect.ini parameters. Perhaps this is an enhancement that would be useful.
    With regards to your earlier question, Alarm Summary or SOE page... the Summary page is a legacy alarm view which combines on,off and ack into a single entry in a table, while the SOE is more detailed, it shows each state and transition on a separate line. The SOE is very important for some customers who need to know the exact sequence of events during an incident. But some customers also prefer the simplicity and compact view that the Summary page provides.
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  • Hi Anton,
    The SOE page is capable of displaying all events in the alarm sub-system. By default it filters out some types, but you can create an alarm page based on the template and set it to display all alarms.
    With regards to a tool to configure alarm archiving, the answer is no. It is done via the citect.ini parameters. Perhaps this is an enhancement that would be useful.
    With regards to your earlier question, Alarm Summary or SOE page... the Summary page is a legacy alarm view which combines on,off and ack into a single entry in a table, while the SOE is more detailed, it shows each state and transition on a separate line. The SOE is very important for some customers who need to know the exact sequence of events during an incident. But some customers also prefer the simplicity and compact view that the Summary page provides.
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