It's Monday morning and your system has been running over the weekend. You need to find out what alarms have occurred over the last two days (Saturday and Sunday). The solution? - print an Alarm Report for the weekend:
To set up and print an Alarm Report for a Specific Time Period, there are 8 procedures to complete:
Select the Alarm Report image you want to print:
- Open the Alarm Report application.
- In the Available Images list, select the image you want to use for the report.
- Click the Edit Icon.
The Edit Image dialog box appears.
Select the Remote Unit(s) on which you want to report:
- Click the What Remote Unit tab.
- If you want to report on:
To help you in finding a particular Remote Unit or group of related Remote Units, you can setup and execute a search with the Search Engine utility.
All Remote Units in the system select All Remote Units and proceed to the next step.
If you want to report on one Remote Unit, select Single Remote Unit and select the Remote Unit from the Available Remote Units list.
Specify "Where" the Report Is Printed:
- Click the Where tab
- Under Output Type, select the print output.
- If you have selected File or Both under Output Type:
Under File Destination, specify the destination for the generated file.
Select the Overwrite if file exists? Check box if you have chosen a file name in the destination that has been previously used, and you want to overwrite this file.
Specify How the Report Is Formatted:
- If you have selected File or Both under Output Type, under File Type, specify the format for the file.
- Under Justification, select the justification for report columns.
- Under Font:
In the Name box, click the arrow and select the font in which to display the report data. All installed Windows fonts on your computer are included in the list. If your printer cannot use a particular font, the closest font match is automatically chosen.
In the Size box, click the arrow and select the font size.
Specify the Alarm(s) on Which to Report:
- Click the What Alarm tab and, in the Available Alarms list box, select the alarm(s).
Typically you will want to report on more than one alarm. To select more than one alarm, hold down the SHIFT key and make your selections. If you want to report on all alarms, click Select All.
- Click
.
The selected Alarm(s) are copied into the Report on Alarms list box.
Specify the Time Period Over Which to Search:
- Click the What Date/Time tab and select Include Date/Time in search?
- Under Report Date/Time:
- From: - Click
and
and specify the beginning of the time period over which to search.
- End: - Click
and
and specify the end of the time period over which to search.
Specify the Alarm Information to Include On the Report:
- Click the How tab.
- Under Report Columns, select the alarm information (check boxes) you want to include on the report.
You must select at least one report column option to print the report.
Print the Report:
If you would like to view the report before it is printed, click Display.
- Click Print.
- If you have selected File on the Where tab, the Overdue Call Report status dialog box appears and your report is generated as you have specified under File Destination and File Type (on the Where tab).
- If you have selected Printer or Both on the Where tab, the Print dialog box appears and you must go to Step 2.
- Click OK
The report is sent to the specified printer and file.
If you want to use this report again, be sure to click Save!