Procedure 6-7: Provision new alarm severity assignment profile
Overview
Use this procedure to provision a new alarm severity assignment profile (ASAP).
To change an existing ASAP, refer to Procedure 6-8: Change existing alarm severity assignment profile.
Important!
The system supports up to 127 user-created ASAPs. (This does not include DEFAULT ASAPs.) Attempts to create more than 127 user-created ASAPs will be denied. To create another ASAP, delete an existing ASAP and then create the new ASAP. To delete an existing ASAP, refer to Procedure 6-9: Delete alarm severity assignment profile.
Before you begin
Prior to performing this procedure:
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Refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.
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Verify that the work instructions identify the required ASAP type, the new ASAP name, and the alarm severity levels to be provisioned.
Steps
Perform the following steps to provision a new alarm severity assignment profile (ASAP).
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From the System View menu, select Configuration → Alarms → Alarm Severity Assignment Profile. Result: The Provision Alarm Severity Profile window opens. |
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Select the New ASAP Operation and the ASAP type to be created from the list. Then click New ASAP at the bottom of the window. Result: The ASAP information appears. |
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Provision the ASAP Name and Alarm Severity Levels according to the work instructions and click Apply. Result: A warning appears asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes. |
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If required, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to provision another new ASAP. Otherwise, click Close. |
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From the System View menu, select View → View Alarms → View Alarm Severity Assignment Profile. Result: The View Alarm Severity Profile window opens. |
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Select the required new ASAP and click View ASAP. Result: The ASAP details appear. |
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Using the work instructions, verify that the Alarm Severity Levels were provisioned correctly for the new ASAP. |
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If required, repeat Step 6 and Step 7 to view another ASAP. Otherwise, click Close. The ASAP is now ready to be assigned to the appropriate entities. To assign an ASAP to an entity, refer to the appropriate provisioning procedure for the specific entity or Procedure 6-10: Assign alarm severity assignment profile. The provisioned ASAP and alarm severity levels are retained until the ASAP is changed/deleted or a system reset is performed using Fault → Reset → Initialize System. A system reset removes all user-created ASAPs and changes the alarm severity levels of the DEFAULT ASAPs to the default values. End of steps |