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View alarms and messages at run time

The operator can view alarms and other messages at run time using these graphic objects and graphic displays:

This information

Appears in this object

In this default graphic display

Alarm messages

alarm list

[ALARM]

Alarm list

System activity

diagnostics list

[DIAGNOSTICS]

How the diagnostics list works at run time

Information messages

information message display

[INFORMATION]

How the information message display works at run time

Local messages

local message display

no default display

How the local message display works at run time

Tip:

  • The default alarm, information, and local message displays open automatically when the assigned tags match the messages’ trigger values. They can also be opened using goto display buttons. Operators can acknowledge and clear messages in these displays.
  • All of these objects can be placed in any graphic display.

See also

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station

Set up run-time navigation

View tag data at run time

Enter numeric and string values at run time

Change tag values at run time

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