Acknowledge / Bypass / Release / Grab / Grab All

These icons permit the operator to perform the alarm handling operations on the alarm currently selected in the SCOREBOARD.  To select an alarm, simply CLICK on it.

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To ACKNOWLEDGE an Alarm

•  CLICK the ACKNOWLEDGE icon

• CLICK the 'A' key to auto acknowledge the next available highest priority alarm
• RIGHT-MOUSE-CLICK on an alarm and select ACKNOWLEDGE

To BYPASS an Alarm

• CLICK any acknowledged alarm generated by the device to be bypassed

•   CLICK the BYPASS icon

• Enter Comments into the Alarm Comment Form explaining why the BYPASS action is being taken
• CLICK OK.  The selected alarm's Device State changes to By (Bypass).  All occurrences of the alarm, except for the original identical alarm, disappear.  No further messages from this device will appear until the device is UNBYPASSED.

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To UNBYPASS an ALARM

• Using the mouse, select a bypassed alarm on the SCOREBOARD

•   CLICK the BYPASS icon.  The UNBYPASS dialog will appear.

• Enter Comments explaining the reason the UNBYPASS action is being taken.  CLICK OK .
• The selected alarm's Device State changes to either the current state of the device or to Un (unknown).  Any events now received from this device will again be displayed on the SCOREBOARD.

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To RELEASE an Alarm

• RIGHT-MOUSE-CLICK on an acknowledged alarm

• CLICK the RELEASE icon

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To RELEASE multiple Alarms

• CLICK on the leftmost column (to the left of the Description column) of an alarm to be released
• Hold down the SHIFT key to select a range of alarms -OR- hold down the CTRL key to click on each event to be released
• Still holding down the SHIFT or CTRL key, right-mouse-click and select RELEASE

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To GRAB one or all Alarms from an operator

• Select an alarm to be GRABBED.  If taking responsibility for all alarms from an operator, select one of the alarms to be GRABBED.
• CLICK     GRAB     -or-    GRAB ALL
• Enter the Comment explaining the action and click OK.
• The GRAB window disappears.  The Operator field of the selected alarm or the Operator field of all alarms grabbed changes to your username.  You my then act to resolve the grabbed alarm(s).