The Message List view displays all current, already processed and closed messages.

The current messages are always displayed first to ensure the best possible overview for the operator. The display of messages in the message list can on one hand be restricted by authorization rules for different user groups.

In the context menu, you have the following options:

  • Perform commands
  • Open the Rate Message window
  • Create and start events
  • Add messages to an event
  • Close messages
  • Print messages
  • Engineering client only: delete messages

Message List Sorting

The most important messages are placed at the beginning of the Message List view. The following criteria influence the sorting of the Message List view:

Sort criterion

Content

Description

Message status

Active

Quiet

Closed

In descending order

Cannot be configured

Message type

Various message types ranging from Alarm to Walk test on

In descending order

Cannot be configured

Discipline

Depends on the configuration, for example fire alarm technology

In descending order

Can be configured

Detector type priority

Critical

Very high

High

Average

Low

In descending order

Can be configured

Timestamp

Date

Time

The current value is displayed first

Cannot be configured

The following message type sequence applies to sorting of the messages:

Ordinal

Message Type

100

Alarm

120

Tamper

140

Pre-warning

150

Pre-alarm

200

Fault

289

Unarmed locked

290

Inhibit

291

Armed internal

295

Revision result

298

Deinhibit

300

Message

350

Unknown

370

Not activated

375

Not deactivated

400

Isolated

450

Armed

470

Unarmed

500

Active

520

Verification on

530

Verification off

600

Revision on

800

Revision required

875

Information

950

Quiet

999

Connection

999

Manned

999

Responsibility

999

Walk test on

Processing States of Messages

Messages are additionally differentiated according to the processing status. The following processing statuses are possible:

Status

Description

Unreviewed

Current message is unreviewed

Assigned to an event

Message is assigned to an event

Quiet message

Detector is reset

Closed

Message is closed

The message status is differentiated based on text and background color.

Status

Color

Example

Active

Color background

Quiet following previous incident

Color inversion: gray background, font color in background color of active message

Quiet without previous incident

Light gray background, black type

Closed

Dark gray background, black type

The Sixpack symbols are part of an entry in the Message List view. They give a quick overview of the message status. The following symbols can be displayed:

Symbol

Description

The acoustic signal for a message is output.

The message has not yet been seen.

The message is assigned to an event.

The message was automatically assigned to an event.

The connection to an external system is disrupted.

Message List Entries with Submessages

The main message and the submessages can have the same or different active or inactive states. You can identify all possible combinations by the bounding box around the icon.

The basic options are listed using the example of a fire alarm:

  • Message is active (alarm) and any available submessage is active (alarm)
  • Message is active (alarm) and submessage is in a quiet state
  • Message is in a quiet state and the submessage is active
  • Message is in a quiet state and all available submessages are in a quiet state

Information in Message List Entries

By default, the entry in the Message List view contains the following information:

Information

Description

Opens submessages if available.

Icon column

Displays the incident-related symbol.

Symbol

Displays the processing status of the message. For more information refer to Sixpack Symbol tablein Processing States of Messages.

Message Text

Displays a text that depends on the message.

Number of Submessages

Displays the number of available submessages.

Message Location (Instance Name)

Displays the area where the alarm was triggered.

Originating Object (Comment)

Displays detailed message information from the alarm system.

Originating Object (Instance Name)

Displays the name of the detector.

Created

Displays the time a message is first registered on the runtime server. The current time is found at the lower right margin of your window.

Event ID

Displays the internally assigned event ID. This ID is used for assigning messages to events.

The assignment of the columns can be configured by the commissioning engineer.

Meaning of Colors in Message List Entries

Colors and symbols are used to highlight the criteria and processing states of messages. For status change to quiet the background color of the message changes to grey, whereas the font color switches to the background color of the status message. The colors can be adapted to meet your personal visual preferences. The default colors for status messages are the following:

The default colors for other messages are the following:

Automatic Message Printout

If the automatic printout of messages was configured in the engineering mode, the alarm message is printed directly after you receive it. You can use it for the fire services, for example. In the Operator Log, you can check whether the printout was successful.