| Field | Valid Values | Required for Import |
|---|---|---|
| module_name | Module name. As many as 16 characters. The string must contain one letter and can include the following: $, -, _. | Yes |
| module_type | A string containing any keyboard characters. | No |
| module_subtype | An existing module subtype. | Yes(1) |
| area | Any valid area name. If the area does not exist or is not specified, the module is imported into AREA_A. | No(2) |
| alarm_name | The name of the alarm. | Yes |
| alarm_type | Any valid alarm type. | No |
| pri | Alarm priority | No |
| enab | Alarm enabled? T or F. | No |
| inv | Alarm inverted? T or F. | No |
| alarm_attr | The parameter that the alarm monitors. | No |
| msg_param1 | Alarm message parameter 1 | No |
| msg_param2 | Alarm message parameter 2 | No |
| suppress_timeout | Alarm shelving timeout | No |
| functional_classification | An integer from 0 to 10. | No |
| alarm_help_enabled | DeltaV alarm lists indicate help is available
for view using the
 icon. T or F.
|
No |
| alarm_description | User-configured alarm description. As many as 255 characters (approximately the first 36 characters are visible in the DeltaV alarm banner). | No |
| time_to_respond | An integer from 0 to 255. Indicates the number of minutes allocated for an operator response. 255 indicates there is no defined response time. | No |
| consequence_of_inaction | An integer from 0 to 255. | No |
| user_help_text1 | A string containing up to 500 unicode compliant text characters. | No |
| user_help_text2 | A string containing up to 500 unicode compliant text characters. | No |
| user_help_text3 | A string containing up to 500 unicode compliant text characters. | No |
(1)
This field is required. If you do not provide this field, the system imports an empty module with default parameters. The name in this field must match the name of the module template that the structure of the new module is based on.
(2)
Any valid area name. If the area does not exist or is not specified, the module is imported into AREA_A.