7 CAMS For HIS Basic Operations r1

CAMS for HIS Basic Operation
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Contents
Contents
1. Outline of CAMS for HIS
2. Initial Setup
3. CAMS for HIS Basic Operation
4. CAMS for HIS Configuration – Part 1
A) Alarm Configuration
B) Configurator Window Configuration
5. CAMS for HIS Configuration – Part 2
Message Monitor Window Configuration
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CAMS for HIS
1. OutLine of CAMS for HIS

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CAMS Key features
The world’s first consolidated real-time alarm

management system
• To comply with EEMUA No.191
All A&Es from various kinds of sources can be integrated
• CENTUM VP, CS 3000, ProSafe-RS
• PRM, STARDOM
Inductive interface for operator
• Showing what kind of meaning that alarm message is for the plant,
and also what should be done by a specific operator.
• CAMS for HIS provide various functions like filtering, load shedding,
shelving ,sorting, grouping and suppression.
Equalization Between Multiple HIS
• On the HISs in the equalization scope ,all A&E messages including
Alarm received through an OPC server are equalized.

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Alarm window integration

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Comparison
Comparison HIS with CAMS for HIS HIS without CAMS for HIS
Acknowledgement Both [Acknowledge] and [Acknowledge On Alarm tab of HIS Setup window, the
Action (Acknowledge All] buttons can be defined on the [Group Acknowledgement] or [Individual
and Acknowledge All) Message Monitor of CAMS for HIS. Acknowledgement] can be selected as
the [Message Acknowledgement Method].
This setting is valid for process alarm,
system alarm and operator guidance
messages.
Acknowledging process The alarm messages can be Alarms of each tag can be acknowledged.
alarms acknowledged individually. When an The messages with the same tag will be
alarm message is acknowledged on one acknowledged together.
HIS, it is also acknowledged on HISs
through the control bus.
Deleting message On CAMS for HIS, when the user will Deleting message is possible.
manually resetting the message, the
alarm message will disappear.
Deleting message from the message
monitor is not possible.
For More Comparison Please Refer IM33M01A30-40E_E12_0414.

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2. Initial Setup

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Part 1: Initial Setup
Enabling CAMS for HIS

Import CENTUM VP Engineering Data
Initial Download

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Enabling CAMS for HIS
Log on as Maintenance User

（Username:MNT01, PW:mnt012008)
Initial Setup by HIS Utility

– Check “Enable CAMS” in CAMS for
HIS tab
– Download Master
• One HIS shall be the download
master within the equalization One HIS per
equalization scope
scope.
• Configurator runs only at the
download master HIS.
– Excluding Operation Guide
Reboot HIS
Note :From CENTUM VP CAMS for HIS
becomes Standard Function with
(Selectable) option in HIS Utility.

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Import CENTUM VP Engineering Data
Log on window using “ENG01” account.

(Username:ENG01, PW:eng012008)
Startup CAMS for HIS Configurator
– Start menu -> “YOKOGAWA CENTUM” ->
“Configurator for CAMS for HIS”
– Select [Tools] menu -> [Backup]
Click the
button
1
2
Select the desired Backup file

3
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Restore CAMS Database
Clicking [Restore] -> Restore the Database

Close CAMS for HIS Configurator. (Don’t Save Any
Message!!)
Start Test Function (Virtual Test) on System View.
Startup CAMS for HIS Configurator
– Go to “FILE” ->DOWNLOAD

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Initial Download
Download
Enter Reason
For Change
Enter the reason for change, and then click [Download].

• Note :if it will give Error message during Downloading please check the
following things.
– Start Menu ->Control Panel ->Administrative Tool ->Services -> CAMS for
HIS (Whether it started or not).
• If not Started then START the service
• Enter the reason for change, and then click [Download].
Clicking [Cancel] closes the dialog box without downloading the files.

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3. CAMS for HIS Basic Operation

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Part 2: Message Monitor Basic Operation
Call-up Message Monitor Window

Window Components
Tool Bar
Performance Monitor
Sorting
Filtering
Dynamic Filtering
Eclipsing
Shelving
Suppression

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Call-up Message Monitor Window
CAMS for HIS Message Monitor Window replaces

process alarm, system alarm & operation guide
window.
Only one message monitor of CAMS for HIS can be
started on each HIS.
– Click process alarm/system alarm/op-guide button on
System Message Window
– Calling from Overview Tool Boxes on Browser Bar
– Type “.AL”, “.SA” or “.OG” into Name dialog
– Window Call menu in system message window
– Preset Menu in system message window
– Touch target in Graphic window
– Function key on Operation Keyboard

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Window Components
Ack Button A&E Browser Pane (Read only) A&E Message Pane
Shelf
Pane
Sort
Bar
Filter
Pane
Detailed Message Pane Status Bar

(can be linked to related information)
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Tool Bar
Show/Hide detailed message pane
Show/Hide A&E Browser pane
Show/Hide filter pane
Show/Hide Shelves pane
Display Suppression dialog box

Clear Shelf
Clear Details pane
Toggle message view (Eclipsing)
Manual reset all alarm
Manual reset single alarm
Acknowledge all alarm
Acknowledge selected alarm

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Filtering
Tree Format
User name indication
Prosafe-RS Process & System Alarms

Prosafe-RS System Alarms
Prosafe-RS Process Alarms
DCS System Alarms (.SA)
DCS Process Alarms (.AL)

Pre-Defined
Filters Operator Guide (.OG)
List Format (Favorite)
Right Click and

“Add Favorite”

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Performance Monitor
ALARMS:
1.Recovery message with
flashing
2. Recovery message with
flashing
Blinking 3.Alarm message with ACK
(without flashing)
4.Alarm message with
flashing
5.Alarm message with ACK
(without flashing)
Process (3/3/5)
Filter Icon Filter name

Standing Alarms Total Number
(2alarms without flash+
(2alarms without flash+ Unacknowledged Alarms 1alarm with flash+ 2 recovery
(including recovery messages) alarm with flash)
1alarm with flash)
(2recovery alarm with flash+1alarm
with flash)
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Creating New Filter
Filters can be created and deleted.

Right Click at Filter pane, run “Add Filter”. Right Click and
“Add Filter”
Specify Filer Condition.
– Filter Name
– Description
– Attribute
– Pattern (Filter Rules)
• Wild card characters (*) and (?)can be
used in conditional expression
– Icon
“Properties” of a newly created
filters can be changed

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Dynamic Filter
Creating Filters with Multiple Conditions

Drag & Drop existing filters into bottom area
Add operators (Or, Not) and bracket as necessary
(no operator icon means And operation).
Drag & Drop
1 2
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Dynamic Filter
Dynamic Filter pane
Filter1 Operator Filter2 Operator Category

OR OR Operator
Register Filter Rules in NOT NOT Operator
Dynamic Pane
( ) Define Parentheses

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Sorting
A&E Browser
Pane
A&E Messages
Pane
Click a Column to
sort by the value
of the column
A&E messages can be sorted by each item based on importance.

ex. Tag name, Type of alarms, source etc.
A&E messages can also be sorted in two steps by a combination of two
condition .ex. Sorting alarms by priority 1st and then Sorting them
again by Tag name
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Eclipsing
Fold up chattering and chained alarms.

Display only the last alarm from the same tag name.
Operator can see all alarms as necessary.
List View (Default)
Display the
last alarm
Alarm Tree View (Eclipsing)
Click “+” to expand

the alarm tree

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Shelving
Temporarily move alarms of low priority to other location from A&E

Messages Pane for a for certain periods.
Drag low priority alarms and drop over the shelf.
Users can put back the shelved alarm.
Shelf reports remaining alarms when exceeding the permitted time.
Shelving Type:
– Continuous
– One-Shot
– Automatic Drag & Drop low
priority alarms

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Shelving
Shelves Pane
Shelve Icon SHELV1(3/5/7/0)
Shelf name Alarms present

beyond timeout
Standing
Unacknowledged Shelved alarms
Alarms
Alarms

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Continuous Shelving
A&E messages identical to each A&E message specified for shelving are shelved
continuously.
Select an A&E message, then drag and drop it onto a button of Continuous
attribute.
Drag & Drop

specific alarm

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Continuous Shelving
By clicking the shelve button, the shelved A&E messages associated with it will
be shown in the A&E message pane.
Once the specific time elapses, CAMS for HIS will not save any of those
identical message when they are issued

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One-Shot Shelving
Only the A&E message specified for shelving is shelved.

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Automatic Shelving
Applicable alarms are shelved continuously in accordance with the
filter conditions set for these alarms specified for shelving. (Only 1
Auto Shelving can be created.)
Drag & Drop

specific alarm

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Automatic Shelving
By clicking the shelve button, the shelved A&E messages
associated with it will be shown in the A&E message pane.
Once the specific time elapses, CAMS for HIS will not save any of
those identical message when they are issued.

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Shelving
Time Out Notification :

– If time out occur for any shelves A&E messages the self icon will
change to alarm clock to notify the operator about time out message.

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Shelving
Resetting Shelving
– Select an A&E message then click the Clear Shelf]
button in the toolbar or [Operation] - [Reset Shelf]
from the menu bar or drag and drop the message
to a filter area.
Extent of Shelving
– System: shelving applies to the entire system.
– User: shelving applies to the message monitor of
CAMS for HIS associated with same HIS login user.

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Alarm Suppression
Suppression is a general term for the functions

provided by CAMS for HIS to suppress A&E messages.
Suppressing unnecessary A&E messages makes it
easier for operators to recognize the more important
A&E messages.
The A&E messages of specified stations and alarm
groups will be suppressed so as not to be displayed
on the CAMS for HIS message monitor.
The stations and alarm groups subject to suppression
can be found on the Suppression dialog box.

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Alarm Suppression
Choose [View] - [Suppression...] from the menu bar on the message monitor of
CAMS for HIS, or click [Suppression...] button on the toolbar. The Suppression
dialog box will appear.
The suppressed stations and alarm groups displayed on the Suppression dialog box
are marked as “Suppressed” in the [Status] column.

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Alarm Suppression
Enable/Disable Alarm Suppression

– By using Touch targets, Push buttons or Soft key in Graphics
Window.
– The group name should be specified with the name of an alarm
group or a station that the alarms need to be suppressed.
Enable Alarm Suppression
– (CENTUM VP Installed Folder)\program\ BKHCAMS_SON.exe
Group Name
Disable Alarm Suppression
– (CENTUM VP Installed Folder)\program\ BKHCAMS_SOF.exe
Group Name
– From suppression dialog box by clicking the OFF button

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Alarm Suppression
Suppression Start Suppression Release
Graphic PF Graphic PF
Button Key Button Key
BKHCAMS_SON.exe GRP1 BKHCAMS_SOF.exe GRP1

Suppression Suppression
Start Release
Alarm Group
Alarm GRP1 Name
Group
1FIC1101.HH
1FIC1102.HI
1FIC1103.HH
1PIC1101.HI
..

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4. CAMS for HIS Configuration –Part 1

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A) Alarm Configuration
– Alarm State Transition
– Alarm Definition
• Alarm Detail
• Alarm Rule Assistant
• Alarm List
– Alarm Group

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Alarm State Transition
Alarm State Transition :An alarm assumes the following

four statuses after it is generated until reset.
– Active - Unacknowledged
– Active - Acknowledged
– Inactive - Unacknowledged
– Inactive - Acknowledged
Alarm Occurrence
Acknowledge
Active – Active –
Unacknowledged Acknowledged
Reset (recovery) Reset (recovery) Manual Reset
Inactive – Inactive –
Unacknowledged Acknowledged
Auto Clear
Acknowledge the
Acknowledge the Alarms
reset message
or reset message
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Process Alarm Ack/Clear Operation
Alarm Occurrence
Alarm
Acknowledge Alarm
Color & Unacknowledged Acknowledged Color
Flashing
Alarm
Alarm Auto Clear Recovery
Recovery
(This state will be
invalid)
Normal Inactive – Inactive – Normal

Color & Acknowledged Color
Flashing Unacknowledged
Auto Clear
Acknowledge Acknowledge the

reset message

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System Alarm Ack/Clear Operation
Paired Alarms (pair of occurrence & recovery) acts as same as

process alarm. It will be cleared by acknowledgement.
For Notification Alarms (no recovery state), an user needs to
reset the alarm manually. The alarm turns to Inactive state.
Alarm Occurrence
Alarm
Acknowledge Alarm
Flashing
Alarm Manual
Alarm Recovery Reset
Recovery (Paired (Notific
Alarms) ation)

Acknowledge the
Acknowledge
reset message
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Operator Guide Ack/Clear Operation
Operator Guide doesn’t have recovery state.

Therefore, an user always reset the message
by manually to erase it.
Alarm Occurrence
Alarm
Acknowledge Alarm
Flashing
Manual
Alarm Reset
Recovery (Notific
ation)

Acknowledge the
Acknowledge
reset message

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Alarm Detail
Select a Plant Hierarchy from tree view.

Select tag name from the tag name list.
Select Alarm status form the alarm list.
Change necessary attributes. CAMS for HIS works with CENTUM VP
builder setting if no definition applied in CAMS configurator.
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Alarm Rule Assistant
Alarm Rule Assistant
1 2
2 method to set Alarm Priority

– Direct Assignment (Critical/High/Medium/Low/Logging)
– Determination from Purpose and Consequence
• By selecting Purpose and Consequence, CAMS
configurator gives recommended priority.
• Assistance Rule can be edited

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Alarm List
Similar Function as Alarm Detail tab.

Listing alarms in spread sheet like view.
User can add additional attributes.
Export and Import CSV format file.
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Alarm Group
Alarm Group is used for Alarm Suppression and for

setting Search Condition
Define Alarm Group name in Alarm Group tab
Assignment alarms to alarm group to be done in
Alarm Detail or Alarm List tab.

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B) Configurator Window Configuration
– Message Monitor Screen Security
– Shelves
– Audit Trail
– Style Setting
– Backup and Restore Database
– Action Modes

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Message Monitor Screen Security
It can configure window configuration and permitted

operation in the Message Monitor for each HIS user.

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Shelves
Select Extend of Shelving Permitted User

– [System] or [User] – [System] selected [Extent of Shelving], Any
of the users defined in the CENTUM VP
Select shelving type
Security Builder can be selected. You can
– [Continuous], [One shot] or select multiple users.
[Auto]
– [User] selected [Extent of Shelving] This
Select Type of Duration item cannot be specified.
– Duration
– Specific time

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Audit Trail
This shows audit trials of changes that have been

made to the Database in the past.

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Style Setting
This shows the display format of the details pane in

the message monitor of CAMS for HIS
1.Guidance
a. Text Files (File Name.txt)
b. PDF files (File:///C:\CENTUM VP\
CAMS\database\httppost\File Name
2.Specify Alarm Attribute
a. Selected A&E Message Attribute
b. Behave same as Guidance
(When Text Files or PDF files defined )
3.All Alarm Attribute (Default)

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Backup and Restore Database
CAMS for HIS has dedicated database.

Therefore, HIS backup command doesn’t
backup CAMS for HIS database.
Backup/Restore Dialog:
– [Tools] menu -> [Backup]
– Clicking [Restore] -> Restore the Database

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Action Modes
Action Modes For Message Monitor:

– Normal Mode
– Configuration Mode
– Function Check Mode

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Normal Mode
Normal Mode
– For operation and monitoring function.
– Setting Operator’s preference during HIS operation.
Limited changing is allowed by Window Security
Setting.

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Configuration Mode
Configuration Mode
– For editing items which are not allowed to change by
the configurator of CAMS for HIS.
– Start from Configurator.
From Configurator, run [Tools] menu -> [Message
Monitor Configuration]
Select User to starting configuration.
– SYSTEM: Configuring System Default
– {Users}: Configuring User Default

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Starting Configuration Mode
Message Monitor Window appears. Change necessary setting and

execute [File] menu -> [Commit Change]
The display area set to [Hide Always] by the configurator of CAMS for
HIS in configuration mode except menu bar and dynamic filter bar
Display area
hide always

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Function Check Mode
Function Check Mode

– To verify the operation of CAMS for HIS are proper
for the Alarm System Design, and that design of A&E
messages are appropriate.
– Start from Configurator.
– Operate
• Process Alarm Messages of CENTUM VP
• Annuncitor Messages of CENTUM VP
• A&E messages through OPC A&E Server
– A test environment is lunched separately to simulate
generation of A&E messages and process the alarms
at messages monitor of CAMS for HIS (Function
Check Mode).

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Function Check Mode
From Configurator, run
[Tools] menu -> [Alarm
Generator] Click on alarm
Control and
Scenario Files
“Run” Pane
Scenario
Function of Alarm Generator Details Pane
– Creating And Saving A&E
Messages (Simulation Error/Progra
Alarms) m Pane
Data files saved by this function are
called scenarios.
– Generating A&E Messages
loads created scenarios and generates
A&E messages for testing. These A&E
messages (simulation alarms) can only
be displayed
– Reflecting Function Check
Results
This function reflects modifications
made during the Function Check in the
environment where CAMS for HIS
actually runs.
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5. CAMS for HIS Configuration –Part 2

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Message Monitor Window Configuration
– Customizing Message Monitor Window
– Customizing Display Columns
– Applying Default Filter to A&E Browser pane
– Load Shedding

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Customizing Message Monitor Window
2 method to change Message Monitor Setting

From Main Menu
– Run [Tools] menu -> [Options…].
From A&E Browser Pane
– Right click [Browser Pane] -> [Style..] Displays A&E Browser
Pane tab of Option Window.

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Customizing Display Columns
It is possible to change display columns for;

– A&E Browser Pane
– A&E Message Pane – Filter View
– A&E Message Pane – Shelved View

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Applying Default Filter to A&E Browse pane
By default A&E Browser pane (top alarm list) displays

all of alarm & events.
It can apply fixed filter into A&E Browser pane, such
as to display only Process Alarm, Source Plant Alarms
etc.
Specify Filter
Condition

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Load Shedding
Load shedding can restrict the messages and only displays the messages
of the designated category (pre-defined filter) when too many alarms
are generated from the system.
Only one designated category can be assigned as Auto shedding
condition.
Specify the filter to be applied and activate condition in Filter tab.
Select Filter and

Specify Activate
Condition

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1. OutLine of CAMS for HIS

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The world’s first consolidated real-time alarm

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For More Comparison Please Refer IM33M01A30-40E_E12_0414.

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Enabling CAMS for HIS

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Log on as Maintenance User

Initial Setup by HIS Utility

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Log on window using “ENG01” account.

Select the desired Backup file

Clicking [Restore] -> Restore the Database

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Enter the reason for change, and then click [Download].

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Call-up Message Monitor Window

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CAMS for HIS Message Monitor Window replaces

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Detailed Message Pane Status Bar

Show/Hide detailed message pane

Show/Hide A&E Browser pane

Show/Hide filter pane

Show/Hide Shelves pane

Display Suppression dialog box

Clear Details pane

Toggle message view (Eclipsing)

Manual reset all alarm

Manual reset single alarm

Acknowledge all alarm

Acknowledge selected alarm

Prosafe-RS Process & System Alarms

DCS Process Alarms (.AL)

Right Click and

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Filter Icon Filter name

Filters can be created and deleted.

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Creating Filters with Multiple Conditions

Drag & Drop

Dynamic Filter pane

Filter1 Operator Filter2 Operator Category

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A&E messages can be sorted by each item based on importance.

Fold up chattering and chained alarms.

Click “+” to expand

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Temporarily move alarms of low priority to other location from A&E

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Shelve Icon SHELV1(3/5/7/0)

Shelf name Alarms present

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Drag & Drop

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