Alarm Triggers

The quickest way to create an alarm trigger, is to click on the widget of a tag that you wish to create an alarm for. In this example below, I am clicking on the Site 1/Flare Temp widget to enable the Notifications for that tag.

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• To create an alarm notification for a tag that is not displayed on a dashboard - Navigate to the tag in the Tags tree, and click on the tag. This will display the popup items as below, then click on the Notifications option with the bell icon.

Setup a Notification Trigger

In this example, the notification will:

• Trigger when the Flare Temp rises above 1900F

• With the Orange severity of "Alarm"

• It will repeat 2 times, for a total of 3 messages, 5 minutes apart. (Repeat is stopped by acknowledging the alarm.)

• It will message Bob Ross by his preferred Contact Preferences

Triggers

Current Value

Max Change over

Is NA

Custom Formula

This trigger takes the current live value of a tag and compares it to the next items in the trigger.

It's options for comparison are:

• Fixed Value (Jump to)

• Value of (Jump to)

Instead of a live value, this trigger operates on a rate of change. This allows for alarming, or automatic reporting, triggered by something like a sudden change in temperature or pressure.

It's options for comparison are:

• Fixed Value (Jump to)

• Value of (Jump to)

When data is not being updated to InSite the tag will report "NA". A trigger on a tag for NA can alert personnel that there is an issue with the system, control panel, or data connection.InSite offers the ability to create custom triggers

InSite offers the ability to create your own custom trigger using your own formula, and written similar to Javascript. When the Custom Formula option is selected it will auto-populate with the data entered in any previous selection.

This option also allows for a custom message to appear in your Notification email/text and on the Notifications screen on InSite!

Comparators

Compared Value

• Fixed Value: A static value that is entered by a user

• Value of: This value is provided by a selected tag, allowing for two separate tags to be compared in an alarm trigger.

Report Trigger

A trigger does not need to have a recipient. Leaving the recipients blank is a way to create a trigger that is simply used in a report's settings.

• Click Here to learn more about Reports triggered On Event.