3. Setting up Alarm Types

Alarm Types Overview

The alarm types are among the triggers in the category workflows.

All existing alarm types are listed in a tabular overview.

You can access the overview here for all alarm types and the associated information, activate or deactivate, delete and edit them.

You can also create new alarm types here.

Create Alarm Types

When a new alarm type is created, you must first select the language version, the name of the alert, an abbreviation (short key), the sort key, the priority, a description, and an icon.

They should be unique to avoid confusion.

The sort key determines at which position the alert in the EVALARM app will appear.

 For all functions in EVALARM: The higher the sort key, the higher up the function.

You can choose between priority 1, 2 or 3. This has an influence on the sorting of the active and stopped alerts. This means, when there are several active or stopped alerts, the alarm types with a higher priority are displayed further up.

In addition you have the possibility to stop several active alerts with the priority 3  with multi-selection simultaneously in the App as well as in the web cockpit.

Furthermore you can connect an alarm type to one or more structure/s. As a result you have the possiblity to select this structure when creating an alarm. The connecting can also be done in the building sector.

You must also decide whether it is an alarm or information.

Now you can adjust the alert ringtone. By playing the sound you will always find the correct ringtone for the situation.

The following ringtones are available besides the silent function:

Voice, Fire, Info, Update, Default

 For all  EVALARM functions: Always click the Update button to ensure that the selection remains.

Then you have the possibility to activate the function Merge alarms. By activating this function for an alarm type, it is possible to group several alarms with the same alarmtype (i.e. fire) in one building/location automatically. This brings the advantage, if for example the fire alarm system triggers serveral detector groups in one alarm sector, there will be not created i.e. 10 alarms but one alarm with 10 marked dectector groups. As a result the overview in an emergency situation is increased.

Alarm Levels and Additional Information

With the alarm levels function, alarms can be (de-)escalated and updated accurately.

Through a well thought-out structure and precise description, communication channels can be shortened and the right persons can be alerted for every situation.

The ability to send additional information also guarantees a flexible detection of the alert situation.

Through precise questions and suggested answers, this process can be simplified.