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These parameters contain various settings that affect the use of parameters with the same name in the alarm type assignments and alarm definitions.

Alarm class mode

Determines whether the parameter value from the alarm or from the alarm type definition assignment should be used.

Setting	Description of the
Use alarm class from the alarm definition	The alarm class from the alarm definition is used.
Use alarm class from the type definition	The alarm class from the type definition is used.

Text mode/Mode parameter 1

Determines whether the corresponding parameter value from the alarm or alarm type definition is to be output as text.

The output of the two texts can be mixed using the formatting instruction @J@.

Note when mixing texts from the alarm type definition and alarm definition:

• Text of the alarm definition: Contains the source (controller x)

• Text of the alarm type definition: Contains the cause of the error and, if necessary, instructions for rectification

Setting	Description of the
Use text from the alarm definition	The text from the alarm definition is used. The formatting instruction @J@ can be used to include the text of the alarm type definition assignment. Example: Text of the alarm definition: Controller 22: @J@ Text of the assignment in the alarm type definition: Target value cannot be read - Check contacts If the Text mode parameter of the alarm type definition is set to Use text from the alarm definition, the system reads the text from the alarm definition at runtime and replaces the formatting instruction @J@ with the text from the assignment of the type definition used. The following text is then output: Controller 22: Setpoint value cannot be read - Check contacts
Use text from the type definition	The text from the alarm type definition is used. The formatting instruction @J@ can be used to include the text from the alarm definition. Example: Text of the alarm definition: Controller 22 Text of the assignment in the alarm type definition: Target value from @J@ cannot be read - Check contacts If the Text mode parameter of the alarm type definition is set to Use text from type definition, the system reads the text from the type definition at runtime and replaces the formatting instruction @J@ with the text from the alarm definition. The following text is then output: Setpoint value from controller 22 cannot be read - Check contacts

Priority mode/ Mode Parameter 2

Defines how the corresponding parameter values are to be linked during output.

Setting	Description of the
Use value from the alarm definition	Only the value from the alarm definition is used. As a result, all alarms from this alarm type definition have the corresponding parameter value from the alarm definition at runtime.
Use value from the type definition	Only the value from the alarm type definition is used. The same values for the corresponding parameters in different alarms can also occur here.
Add value from the alarm and type definition	The corresponding parameter values are added together. Unique parameter values can be achieved application-wide using number ranges. (Example: Increase in the alarm definitions of the corresponding parameter by 100, in the alarm type definitions by 1 in each case)

Status/acknowledgement variable mode

Determines whether the corresponding parameter value from the alarm or alarm type definition should be used.

Setting	Description of the
Use variable from the alarm definition	The specification of the variable that fulfils the specified function (see also acknowledgementvariable/status variable) is read from the corresponding parameter of the alarm definition.
Use variable from the type definition	The specification of the variable that fulfils the specified function is read from the corresponding parameter of the alarm type definition.

Parameters for module:

• Alarms

• Alarm type