How to
Creating a Cause Note
You create a cause note to connect it to an alarm, and to simplify the reporting of the causes that triggered the alarm.
A cause note specifies the problem that caused the alarm. Cause notes are grouped by category, with possible alarm causes listed in each group. When an alarm is triggered, you can easily report the causes that triggered the alarm by selecting the predefined choices.
Cause Notes dialog box
Reporting the cause of the alarm is either voluntary or mandatory. You can configure the alarm so the user is required to report the causes when certain events occur, such as when an alarm is disabled.
Cause notes can be of great use the next time the same alarm is triggered or when extracting alarm statistics.
In WorkStation, on the Tools menu, click Control Panel .
On the Control Panel toolbar, select the SmartStruxure server.
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Click Cause notes .
In the Cause notes view, click the Add cause note button
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In the Add Cause Note dialog box, in the Name box, type the name of the new cause note.
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In the Group name box, type a name to create a new group or select an existing group that the new cause note belongs to.
In the Description box, type a description for the cause note.
Click OK .
Click the Save button
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Editing a Cause Note
Alarm Control Panel – Cause Notes View
Cause Notes