Step 6. Specify AMV Control Sort Properties

Select the Sorting tab in the CIMPLICITY AMV Control Properties dialog box.

Sorting options are as follows.

1	Sort order.
2	Allow title bar sort changes.

1	Sort order

The Alarm Viewer Control enables you to sort by four keys.

Sort order is, as labelled.

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Sort keys are:

Field	Description
None	The primary sort is not used. If the secondary key is used, it acts as the primary sort.
Project	Alphabetically by Project Name.
	Ascending	A is first.
	Descending	A is last.
Class	Sort order assigned to each Alarm Class in the Order field on the Alarm Class tab in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box..
	Ascending	Highest level first.
	Descending	Highest level last.
Resource	Resource ID alphabetical order.
	Ascending	A is first.
	Descending	A is last.
State	A combination of their State and Ack Status.
	Ascending	All unacknowledged alarms in ALARM state are first. All unacknowledged alarms in NORMAL state are next. All acknowledged alarms in ALARM state are last.
	Descending	All unacknowledged alarms in ALARM state are last. All unacknowledged alarms in NORMAL state are next. All acknowledged alarms in ALARM state are first.
Time	Time of the alarm occurrence.
	Ascending	Most recent first.
	Descending	Most recent last.
	Ascending	A is first.
	Descending	Z is first.
Message	Alarm message contents alphabetical order.
Ack state	Acknowledgement state.
	Ascending	Acknowledged alarms are last.
	Descending	Acknowledged alarms are first.
Stacked	Sorted/grouped by presence/absence of stacked alarms.
	Ascending	Stacked alarms are last.
	Descending	Stacked alarms are first.
Comment	Sorted/grouped by presence/absence of comments.
	Ascending	Commented alarms are last.
	Descending	Commented alarms are first.
Alarm ID	Alarm ID alphabetical order.
	Ascending	A is first.
	Descending	A is last.
Duration	In dynamic display mode, alarms are sorted by duration. Note: This value is not available in static display mode, so alarms are sorted by time if this item is selected.
	Ascending	Longest duration is last.
	Descending	Longest duration is first.
Reference	Reference value alphabetical order.
	Ascending	A is first.
	Descending	A is last.
Category	Category value alphabetical order.
	Ascending	Discrete, Level, System
	Descending	System, Level, Discrete
Condition	Condition alphabetical order.
	Ascending	Level, System, Trip
	Descending	Trip, System, Level
Sub-condition	Level condition
	Ascending	Unavailable Normal Alarm Low Warning Low Warning High Alarm High Out of Range
	Descending	Out of Range Alarm High Warning High Warning Low Alarm Low Normal Unavailable
	Trip condition
	Ascending	Unavailable Normal Warning High Alarm High Out of Range
	Descending	Out of Range Alarm High Warning High Normal Unavailable
	System conditions
	There is no sort order for System conditions (only one sub-condition).
Severity	Level of severity.
	Ascending	Most severe is last.
	Descending	Most severe is first.
Default	Time descending If an order is not established between two alarms after applying the selected key criteria, Time descending will be used to try to establish an order.

Result: The alarms will be sorted in the order you specify when a user opens the AMV Control during runtime.

Important: Make sure the sort fields that you select on the Sort tab are selected on the Fields tab. If not, the alarms will be sorted according to your specifications. However, a CimView Alarm Viewer user will not be able to evaluate the sort.

You can specify whether or not the user has the privilege to change the sorted order.

2	Allow title bar sort changes.

Check Allow title bar sort changes to enable an operator to sort a selected column during runtime by clicking on the column heading.

One click can:

Sort a selected column (ascending).

Sort a selected column (descending).

More information

	AMV Alarm fields.
	AMV Control configuration.