Message type
Target group:
Process
management
Target group:
Operations
management and
recording
Target group: System
specialist and
maintenance specialist
Operating messages
X
X
X
Process control messages
X
X
System messages
X
5.5.4
Message lists in process mode
Message lists
PCS 7 places incoming messages in message lists. The message is available in different alarm
lists, depending on the event source and on the alarm status.
The following messages lists are available by default. You can modify these standard message
lists or create additional message lists.
Default message lists
List
Content
Incoming alarm list The incoming alarm list contains the alarms which require acknowledgment,
however, which are still pending acknowledgment or deactivation.
Acknowledged
alarm list
The acknowledged alarm list contains the acknowledged process alarms.
Outgoing alarm list The outgoing alarm list contains the alarms flagged as "Outgoing". Those alarms
are no longer active, but are not yet acknowledged.
History list
The history list provides a view of the alarm log which contains all alarms, except
the operator log.
Process control list The process control list provides a view of the alarm log, filtered according to
process alarms (and comparable ones).
Example: Rack failure
Process alarms are also displayed in the following lists:
● Incoming alarm list
● Acknowledged alarm list
● Outgoing alarm list
● History list
Operation list
The operation list provides a view of the alarm log. The operation list contains the
operator log.
Examples:
● The operator has set the controller setpoint to 5 bar
● The operator has activated the drive
The following figure illustrates the path a message takes through the message lists.
Message concept of PCS 7
5.5 Understanding messages
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