Type

Default Name

Description

Formula

Absolute Deadband Min/Max

MinMax

Alarms when tag value is outside of specified limits.

[TAG] > [MAX LIMIT] OR [TAG] < [MIN LIMIT]

SQC

SQC

Alarms when tag value is outside of SQC limits.

[TAG] >[SQC MAX LIMIT] OR [TAG] < [SQC MIN LIMIT]

SQC Hourly Average

SQCHA

Alarms when tag hourly average is outside of SQC limits.

[TAG HOURLY AVERAGE] > [SQC MAX LIMIT] OR [TAG HOURLY AVERAGE] < [SQC MIN LIMIT]

Min/Max

Custom1

Alarms when tag value or constant is greater or less than other tag value or constant, and/or tag value or constant is greater or less than other tag value or constant.

[TAG OR CONSTANT] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT] AND/OR [TAG OR CONSTANT] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT]

Min/Max for Duration

Custom2

Alarms when tag value is greater or less than other tag value or constant for a period of time.

[TAG] >/< [OFFSET] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT] FOR LONGER THAN [TIME SPAN]

Min/Max for Duration in Period

Custom3

Alarms when tag value is greater or less than other tag value or constant for longer than a period of time within a period of time.

[TAG] >/< [OFFSET] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT] FOR LONGER THAN [TIME SPAN] IN [TIME SPAN]

Min/Max for Count

Custom4

Alarms when tag value is greater or less than other tag value or constant for more than number of times.

[TAG] >/< [OFFSET] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT] MORE THAN [TIMES]

Min/Max for Count in Period

Custom5

Alarms when tag value is greater or less than other tag value or constant for more than number of times within a period of time.

[TAG] >/< [OFFSET] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT] MORE THAN [TIMES] IN [TIME SPAN]

Min/Max for Other Tag Average

Custom6

Alarms when tag value is greater or less than other tag average for period of time.

[TAG] >/< [TIME SPAN] AVERAGE OF [TAG] >/< [OFFSET] FOR LONGER THAN [TIME SPAN]

Ratio of Tags

Custom7

Alarms when ratio of two tags or a tag value and a constant is greater or less than other tag value or constant.

[TAG OR CONSTANT] DIVIDED BY [TAG OR CONSTANT] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT]

Max Allowable Change in Period

Custom8

Alarms when tag value changes by more than some constant in period of time.

[TAG] CHANGE BY [CONSTANT] IN [TIME SPAN]

Min/Max for Tag Average

Custom9

Alarms when tag average is greater or less than other tag value or constant.

[TIME SPAN] AVERAGE OF [TAG] >/< [TAG OR CONSTANT]

Matching Alarms Active

Custom10

Alarms when any tag which matches specified mask is in alarm.

TAG WITH NAME LIKE [MASK] IS IN ALARM

Tag Not Changing Value

Custom11

Alarms when tag value has not changed for longer than specified period of time.

[CURRENT TIME] – [VALUE CHANGE TIME] > [TIME SPAN]

Tag Not Getting New Points

Custom12

Alarms when tag has not had new points for longer than specified period of time.

[CURRENT TIME] – [LAST POINT TIME] > [TIME SPAN]

Composite

Composite

Alarms when any member of composite alarm is in alarm.

ANY COMPOSITE MEMBER IS IN ALARM