Step 3.1. Create an Event

Procedure

  1. Click View on the CIMPLICITY Event Editor menu bar.
  2.  Select By Event.
  3. Do one of the following.

    Method 1

    Click the New button on the Event Editor toolbar.

    Method 2

    1. Right-click the Event Editor left pane.
    2. Select New Event on the popup menu.

    Method 3

    Select New Event on the  Event Editor File menu.

    Method 4

    Press Ctrl+N on the keyboard.

    A New Event dialog box opens.

  4. Enter a name in the Event ID field.

    Note: The event ID can be a maximum of 256 characters and mixed case.

  5. Click OK.

    An expanded New Event dialog box opens.

  6. Select an Event in the Event Type field.
  7. Configure the event you select.

    Events are:

    • Alarm Acknowledged
    • Alarm Deleted
    • Alarm Generated
    • Alarm Reset
    • Point Change
    • Point Equals
    • Point Transition High
    • Point Transition Low
    • Point Unavailable
    • Point Update
    • Run Once
    • Timed
    Note: You can modify these fields in the Modify Event dialog box.

Results

The dialog box closes and the new event appears in the Event list in the CIMPLICITY Event Editor window.