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HTML Snapshot Reports

HTML Snapshot Reports TopView can create multiple, customized reports of current tag values and alarms (“snapshots”) as HTML files. The output can be formatted wide or narrow, with options for special settings for mobile web browsers. Each HTML Snapshot Report can be emailed and published to a web server using FTP. You can also request [...]

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Alarm Reports / Alarm Actions

Alarm Reports / Alarm Actions Alarm Reports: Ad-hoc or Scheduled Alarm Reports are summary reports of the alarms that occurred for one or more monitored points over a user-specified period of time. Each alarm report can filter the included events for specific areas/groups, alarm message content, priority, alarm and acknowledge state. The generation of each [...]

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Alarm Analytics

Alarm Analytics TopView Alarm Analytics provides tools to assist the user in the identification of nuisance or poorly configured alarms, alarm flooding, and time-based alarm activity trends (time of day, shifts, …). TopView Alarm Analytics displays tables and charts of alarm details per monitored point/tag, per interval within a time range, as well as overall [...]

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Alarm History / SQL Server

Alarm History / SQL Server TopView stores all alarm event details (alarm, return to normal, acknowledge) and makes this alarm history available through Ad-hoc and scheduled TopView Alarm Reports. Alarm History and Analytics in the TopView Engine Window and Remote Viewer Alarm History in the Mobile Web App By default, TopView stores alarm history to [...]

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Logic & Calculations

Logic & Calculations In some cases, you need to perform data conversions or apply logic to the current data values coming from your server before you apply alarm conditions and notifications. TopView contains internal calculation engines for data manipulation and logic execution. From unit conversions and time-based aggregates to custom-written logic functions, “TopView Operations” and [...]

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Redundancy / Failover

Redundancy / Failover TopView supports a redundant architecture that allows for a second TopView machine to take over monitoring if issues arise on the primary TopView machine. If the primary TopView machine is shut down, TopView Engines are stopped, or TopView can no longer connect to the data server, the secondary TopView machine can detect [...]

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2-Way Email-SMS Communication

2-Way Email-SMS Communication TopView can send and receive email/SMS messages. Outgoing notification messages can be sent by TopView when an alarm occurs. These messages can be sent through email (with optional SSL) and a GSM modem on a cellular network. Incoming TopView messages from Email/SMS can be used to: Acknowledge an alarm Recipient of an outgoing [...]

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TopView Mobile Web App

TopView Mobile Web App The easiest way to view live process data and alarms on a mobile device Available for all TopView versions, the TopView Mobile Web App is the easiest way to view and acknowledge TopView’s alarms and monitored values on your mobile device or desktop browser. MWA users can: Monitor alarms and tag values Acknowledge [...]

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Remote Viewer

Remote Viewer The TopView Remote Viewer client (for Windows desktop computers) allows users to monitor TopView and acknowledge alarms from anywhere on the network. Using the Remote Viewer desktop client, the user can Monitor the value and status of all TopView tags (Values View) Monitor current alarms and unacknowledged items (Alarms View) Hear audible alarms [...]

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Alarm and Notification Engine

Alarm and Notification Engine The TopView Engine is the runtime process that performs the tasks of a TopView configuration including data monitoring, alarm recognition and logging, notifications, report generation, Remote Viewer and Mobile Web App connections. You can run multiple Engines on the same machine if you'd like to spread the alarm load across multiple [...]

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