Configure a Customized Video Alarm Table

This procedure is part of the workflow for customizing Video alarm tables.

 

Create a Customized Video Library

Skip this section if the customized video library already exists.

  1. In System Browser, select Project > System Settings > Libraries > L1 Headquarters > Video > Video.
  1. Select the Library Configurator tab.
  1. Click Customize the entire library to a lower level .
  1. Click OK.
  • The structure of the video library is duplicated under the allowed customization level. For example, […] > L4-Project > Video > Video.

 

Copy the Headquarters Video Alarm Table to the Customized Library

Skip this section if the alarm table you want to modify already exists in the customized video library.

  1. In System Browser, under Project > System Settings > Libraries > L1 Headquarters > Video > Video > Alarm Tables >, select the alarm table you want to customize:
  • Alarm Table Generic Events
  • Alarm Table Analytic Events
  1. Click Save as .
  1. In the Save Object As dialog box, as the destination location, select the Alarm Tables block of the customized video library. For example, […] > L4-Project > Video > Video > Alarm Tables.
  1. Enter a name and description for the customized video alarm table. Choose a name/description that will make it easy to distinguish this alarm table from the headquarters one.
  1. Click OK.
  • A copy of the Headquarters video alarm table is added under the Alarm Tables block of the customized library.

 

Modify the Video Alarm Table in the Customized Library

  1. Select the alarm table in the customized video library. For example, […] > Libraries > L4-Project > Video > Video > Alarm Tables > [alarm table].
  1. In the Object Configurator tab, open the Alarm Configuration expander.
  • The content of the video alarm table displays.
  1. In the Event Type column, locate and select the event you want to modify.
  1. In the selected event you can:
  • In the Alarm Class column, modify the category of the event. In general, the alarm classes correspond to the event lamps of the Summary bar.
  • In the Skip Alarm Generation column, choose True to disable the event generation or choose False to enable it.
    NOTE: Do not modify any other column in the generic events alarm table. If you are instead working on the analytic events alarm table, see also Customizing VMS Analytic Events for a specific example.
  1. Click Save .
  • The modified alarm table is available. You can now apply it to a customized video object model.