Add an object note

Purpose

The object note is designed as a communications medium between operators. If an operator needs to communicate an object-specific situation to the other operators, the object note is ideal. When the note is created, alarm number 96 appears in the Alarm List. The other operators will be able to acknowledge and terminate the alarm from the object properties dialogue.

 

Create the object note

  1. Right-click the relevant object on the diagram.
  2. In the popup menu, select Object Note.
  3. On the Edit Object Note tab, type the object note.

Note: In this example, the operator writes "This pump must be serviced ASAP. I've contacted the service engineer and he will be here on Monday. If any other components need to be serviced, please contact the service engineer.
 

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  1. Click OK.

Result: Alarm number 96 now appears in the Alarm List and the symbol starts blinking on the diagram.

 

Alarm number 96

Every time an object note is created, alarm number 96 is associated with the object and appears in the Alarm List.

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By default, the alarm color is blue and the priority is 3. The object on the diagram will turn blue and the symbol will blink.

If required, this can be changed by the system designer in the Definition program.

 

Acknowledge the alarm

  1. Right-click the relevant object on the diagram.
  2. In the popup menu, select Object Note. Notice that there's a checkmark indicating that an object note has been created.

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  1. Below the note field, click the Acknowledge button.

Note: The alarm can also be acknowledged from the Alarm List. If user administration is enabled, the user name will be shown just above the note field.

  1. Click the OK button.

Result: The alarm is now acknowledged and the symbol stops blinking on the diagram.

 

End the alarm

  1. Right-click the relevant object on the diagram.
  2. In the popup menu, select Object Note.

Result: Notice that the acknowledgment time is shown to the left.
 

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  1. Below the note field, click the Terminate button.

Result: The text in the note field is cleared and the alarm is ended. The alarm disappears from the list of Active Alarms and moves to the Alarm Log.

  1. Click the OK button.