AlarmItemClick

AlarmItemClick triggers a procedure or script that can provide a list of information when a user clicks an alarm in the Alarm Viewer control.

Field Description
Event ActiveX Event provides the AlarmItemClick expression.
ActiveX Event AlarmItemClick is included in the drop-down list.
Action Contains a drop-down list of existing procedures and scripts. Use either of the following.
Procedure Create or use an existing procedure.
Script Create or use an existing script.
Parameter Can be used if the event invokes a script directly or through a procedure. The default code begins as follows. Private cimOleObj As AMVOCXLib.IAmvOcx Sub OnAlarmItemClick(AlarmInfo As AMVOCXLib.AmvOcxAlarmItemInfo, ClickSource As Long) Where parameters are:
AlarmInfo Object that accesses several properties as follows.
Property Description
String AlarmIdentifier() Alarm ID
String ResourceIdentifier() Resource ID
String ReferenceIdentifier() Reference ID
String Project() Project name
Date GenerationTime() Date/time the alarm was generated
Long AlarmState() Alarm state
Long AckState() Acknowledge state
String AlarmScreen() (For point alarms only) Screen that is associated with the point on the Point Properties dialog box View tab.
Long Severity() Alarm severity
String AlarmMessage() Alarm message
Long Duration() Alarm duration
String TranslatedAlarmMessage() Alarm message translated into the language specified for screen on which the alarm is selected. Important: The language and translated string must be in the CIMPLICITY Language Mapper to display correctly.
ClickSource Source that was used to click on an alarm in the Alarm Viewer list. The source is identified as follows.
Source Identified by
Left-mouse button 0
Right-mouse button 1
Enter key 2
Note: The AlarmItemClick event will not be fired for the right-mouse button if the Context (Popup) menu is enabled for the Alarm Viewer control.
The Popup menu can disabled by clearing either of the following check boxes.
Checkbox Location
Right click menu Privileges tab in the Role Properties dialog box.
Allow runtime popup menu Display tab in the CIMPLICITY AMV Control Properties dialog box.