Alarms with Specific Type
Alarms with Specific Type
Alarms with Specific Type
Module: Accounting
Overview
Use Alarms with Specific Type to generate statistics on alarms from specific zone types. User’s branch restrictions apply.
To access this report, select Alarms with Specific Type (report #1982) from the main menu of SBN.
The Alarms with Specific Type
This window contains two panes: in the upper pane you define the content of the report; in the lower pane you define the job output - how, when, and where you want to print the report.
Note: See Report Parameters Pane for information on the fields in the lower pane, which are the same in every report.
Field Descriptions
The following table describes the fields used in the upper pane of the Alarms with Specific Type report.
Note: You can use wildcard characters in selected fields. For more information on using wildcards, see Searches.
Field |
Wildcards Allowed |
Description |
Period |
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Date
- From |
No |
You may select a range of dates to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred within that range. Select the beginning date of the range. O This field defaults to today’s date. |
Time
- From |
No |
You may select a range of time to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred within that range. Select the beginning time of the range. |
Date
- To |
No |
You may select a range of dates to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred within that range. Select the ending date of the range. O This field defaults to tomorrow’s date. |
Time
- To |
No |
You may select a range of time to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred within that range. Select the ending time of the range. |
Installation Range |
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Installation - From (No label) |
No |
You may select a single installation or a range of installations to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred for that installation or within that range. Select the beginning installation of the range. O If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all installations that meet other selected parameters. |
Installation - To |
No |
You may select a single installation or a range of installations to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred for that installation or within that range. Select the ending installation of the range. O If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all installations that meet other selected parameters. |
Branch |
No |
You may select a specific branch to limit the report to records associated with that branch. (This menu originates from program #1530.) O If you leave this field blank, SBN includes all branches. |
Exclude Test Signals |
No |
Enter a check mark in this box to exclude test signals from this report. |
CID Range |
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CID - From |
No |
You may select a single CID or a range of CIDs to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred for that CID or within that range. Select the beginning CID of the range. O If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all CIDs that meet other selected parameters. |
CID - To |
No |
You may select a single CID or a range of CIDs to limit the report to Alarm Log entries that occurred for that CID or within that range. Select the ending CID of the range. O If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all CIDs that meet other selected parameters. |
Zone Type |
Yes |
You must either select a specific Zone Type to limit the report to Alarm Log entries with that zone type or use the % wildcard to include all zone types. (This menu originates from program #1733.) |
Event Range |
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Event
- From |
No |
You may select a single monitoring event or a range of monitoring events to limit the report to Alarm Log entries of that event type or within that range of events. Select the beginning event of the range. (This menu originates from program #1621.) Note: If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all monitoring events that meet other selected parameters. |
Event
- To |
No |
You may select a single monitoring event or a range of monitoring events to limit the report to Alarm Log entries of that event type or within that range of events. Select the ending event of the range. (This menu originates from program #1621.) Note: If you leave these fields blank, the report includes all monitoring events that meet other selected parameters. |
Dealer |
Yes |
You may select a specific dealer ID to limit the report to records associated with that dealer. (This menu originates from either program #1539.) |
Running and Viewing a Report
For information on running and viewing a report, see Common Functions in SBN.
Report Example
The following graphic shows an example of the output of Alarms with Specific Type.
Column Descriptions
The following table describes the columns used in the output of the report.
Column |
Description |
Zone Type |
Identifies the zone type from which alarms originated. |
Test Signals Excluded |
Displays one of two abbreviations: l Y - Yes, test signals were excluded from the report l N - No, test signals were not excluded from the report |
Dealer |
Identifies the dealer associated with the installations, if applicable. |
Name |
Installation name. |
CID |
CID of the installation. |
Ins No |
Installation number |
Dealer |
ID of the dealer associated with the installation. |
pane |
pane type installed at the installation. |
Branch |
Branch associated with the installation. |
Time |
Date and time the alarm occurred. |
Total |
Total number of alarms received for the installation during the specified period. |
Button Functions
The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.
Button |
Name |
Shortcut Key |
Action |
Description |
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Recurring |
Alt+F1 |
1982 |
Open fields for recurring/template reports. |
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Exit |
Esc |
1982 |
Exit without saving. |
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Save |
Enter |
1982 |
Save existing record. |
Modifications and Updates to Alarms with Specific Type
The following table lists modifications and updates to the Alarms with Specific Type document.
Mod Number |
Date |
Description |
n/a |
07/17/14 |
Images updated. |