SetCurrentFilter

This is a submodule of an Alarm List widget. This function can only be used when referring to an instance of an Alarm List that you have placed on a page.

Description: Applies a filter that you define to an Alarm List widget.
Returns: Nothing
Usage: Script Only.
Function Groups: Alarms
Related to: None
Format: AlarmListObj.SetCurrentFilter([Reserved, TextInDescription, TextInDescription_Case, TagName, TagName_UniqueID, TagName_Children, Area, Priority, Priority_orHigher, User, Reserved, Action, DateRange_Start, DateRange_End, Units, ShowShelved, ShowConfig, SearchString])
Parameters:  
Reserved
Optional. Set to Invalid
TextInDescription
Optional text. Filters for alarms with a matching description. Wild cards are allowed.
TextInDescription_Case
Optional Boolean. True if the text in the description filter is case-sensitive.
TagName
Optional text. Filter for alarms with a matching tag name. Wild cards are allowed.
TagName_UniqueID
Optional text. Filter for alarms with a matching unique ID value.
TagName_Children
Optional Boolean. Set to TRUE to include children of the tags.
Area
Optional text. Filter for alarms with a matching area value
Priority
Required numeric. Filter for alarms with a matching priority.
Priority_orHigher
Required Boolean. Set to TRUE to include alarms with a priority higher than that specified.
User
Required text. Filter for alarms handled by the matching user.
Reserved
Set to Invalid.
Action
Optional text. Filter for alarms with the matching action string (Trip, Rearm, Shelve, etc)
DateRange_Start
Optional timestamp. Filter for alarms later than this date and time.
DateRange_End
Optional timestamp. Filter for alarms earlier than this date and time.
Units
Optional text. Filter for alarms with the matching units.
ShowShelved
Optional Boolean. True to show shelved alarm records.
ShowConfig
Optional Boolean. True to show configuration records.
SearchString
Optional text. Search field string.

 

Comments:

Any property that you do not want to filter for should be set to Invalid.

Example:

{ The variable, SelectedArea, is assumed to be set by code not shown here. } 
  If Watch(1, MyAlarmListObj, SelectedArea); 
  [
    MyAlarmListObj.SetCurrentFilter(Invalid, Invalid, Invalid, Invalid, Invalid, Invalid, SelectedArea); 
  ]