CIMPLICITYStep 3.1.5. Modify the Alarm Viewer Setup String Filters
You can use string filters to filter alarm IDs, messages, or descriptions using substrings, wildcards, or regular expressions.
Select the String Filters tab.
The String Filter options are as follows.
String Filters
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Alarm ID filter | Enter the ID of the alarm that you want to filter using one of the string formats described below. |
| Alarm message filter | Enter the message of the alarm that you want to filter using one of the string formats described below. |
| Alarm description filter | Enter the description of the alarm that you want to filter using one of the string formats described below. |
String Filter Formats
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Substring | Enter a substring based on which the alarm filter will be applied. Example If you wish to display all alarms that contain the substring ABC in their IDs, in the Alarm ID filter box, select the Substring option, and enter ABC. All the alarms containing the substring ABC in their IDs will be displayed. |
| Wildcard | Enter a string containing a wildcard character based on which the alarm filter will be applied. Example If you wish to display all alarms that contain the string ABC as the first three characters in their message, in the Alarm message filter box, select the Wildcard option, and enter ABC*. All alarms containing the string ABC as the first three characters in their message will be displayed. |
| Regex | Enter a string containing a regular expression based on which the alarm filter will be applied. The regular expression grammar supported is ECMAScript. Example If you wish to display all alarms that contain the strings ABC1, ABC2, and ABC3 as their description, in the Alarm description filter box, select the Regex option, and enter ABC[1-3]. All alarms containing the strings ABC1, ABC2, and ABC3 as their description will be displayed. |