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Chapter 16      Alarm and TCA Monitoring and Management
16.5.3    Alarm Profile Editing
16.5.3 Alarm Profile Editing
Table 16-8 lists and describes the five profile-editing options available when you right-click an alarm 
item in the profile column (such as Default). 
16.5.4 Alarm Severity Options
To change or assign alarm severity, left-click the alarm severity you want to change in the alarm profile 
column. Seven severity levels appear for the alarm:
 • Not Reported (NR)
 • Not Alarmed (NA)
 • Minor (MN)
 • Major (MJ) 
 • Critical (CR)
 • Use Default
 • Inherited
Inherited and Use Default severity levels only appear in alarm profiles. They do not appear when you 
view alarms, history, or conditions. 
Table 16-7 Alarm Profile Buttons 
Button Description
New Creates a new profile.
Load Loads a profile to a node or a file.
Store Saves profiles on a node (or nodes) or in a file.
Delete Deletes profiles from a node.
Compare Displays differences between alarm profiles (for example, individual alarms that 
are not configured equivalently between profiles).
Available Displays all profiles available on each node.
Usage Displays all entities (nodes and alarm subjects) present in the network and which 
profiles contain the alarm. Can be printed.
Table 16-8 Alarm Profile Editing Options 
Button Description
Store Saves a profile in a node or in a file.
Rename Changes a profile name.
Clone Creates a profile that contains the same alarm severity settings as the profile being cloned.
Reset Restores a profile to its previous state or to the original state (if it has not yet been applied).
Remove Removes a profile from the table editor.