Roster Control Using Properties

Some aspects of Alarm Roster behavior can be controlled on a Roster-by-Roster basis using properties defined in a parent Context tag or parent Alarm Database tag.

(The following list of properties has been edited in version 12.1 to exclude those that are better managed within the Roster or the Alarm Notification System Properties dialog. )

Note that there are two lists on this page. For properties in the first list, the Context tag must be a parent of the Roster that is to be modified. For the second list, the Context tag must be a parent of the alarm tag or tag containing the built-in alarm.

If the default settings are suitable for all of your rosters, there is no need to also set them in a Context tag. Use the information in this topic only if you need to override the default behavior for certain rosters or alarms.

Settings that may be added to a Context parent of a Roster tag:

GiveUpCallTimeout

How long we wait before giving up on a voice call attempt.

HideMenuOnOutgoing

True to prevent navigation back to the main voice menu on an outgoing call.

SkipLogonDialOut

When set TRUE, the challenge / response for calls that dial out to the user will be disabled. The user will not be able to return to the main menu.

DialerLocation

The introductory phrase uttered by the dialer. Defaults to "This is the VTScada System".

LimitRosterToParentDB

When LimitRosterToParentDB is TRUE (default) a Roster that is a child of a custom AlarmDatabase will see only alarms in that database. If set to FALSE, the Roster will report alarms that have a matching area but exist in a different AlarmDatabase.

PINRetries

The number of times a user is allowed to attempt their PIN before the call will be disconnected.

DialerAckIndividualAlarms

If true, a user is given the option of acknowledging each alarm individually, as opposed to all or nothing.

MenuRepeatMax

The number of times a menu will repeat without a user response before the dialer hangs up.

NotificationErrorDelay

The delay between attempts that follow a failure to deliver the message on the first run-through of the roster.

RepeatMenuTime

The delay in seconds between menu repetitions.

DialInControl

Enables access to control actions via the phone

 

Settings that may be added to a Context parent of the root tag of an alarm being sent:

CallOutPriority

Determines whether any alarms, only priority 1 alarms, or priority 1 and 2 alarms are called out.

MaxCallAlarmPriorityReported

Controls whether lower priority alarms are reported when higher priority alarms are called out.

DialOnActive

Dial when placed on the Active list or Unack list for Trip alarms.

DialOnClear

Dial when alarm removed from Active list.

DialCancelOnNormal

Cancel dial when alarm clears.

DialCancelOnAck

Cancel dial when alarm is acknowledged.