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

Important: 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.

Example: Create an AlarmItemClick event

AMV Control ActiveX events.