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Prior to SMartServer 3.5, the alarms and events widget was called alarms.

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1. Open the SmartServer CMS.
   
   

2. Open the Alarms and Events widget. Click the Expand button ().

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3. Click the Export Alarms button (Image Modified).
   
   The Export Alarms view appears.
   
   
   
   

4. Set the report parameters:
   
   

   • Active Only – enable slider for active alarms or disable slider for all alarms
   • Period – specify the time period for the alarms report
   • Format – select PDF or CSV file format
     
     
     
     
5. Click EXPORT.
   
   An alarm report in CSV or PDF file format is stored to your computer and is shown in the following PDF example.
   
   

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You can view active alarms in the Alarms and Events widget. Active refers to alarm conditions that are on-going. For example, if a high-error datapoint value alarm for a temperature datapoint is set for 100 degrees, and the current measured temperature is greater than 100 degrees, then the alarm is active. If the current measured temperature is less than 100 degrees, then the alarm is not active.

To view active alarms, follow these steps:

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You can clear alarms from the Alarms and Events widget as described in the steps below. This process only removes alarms from the CMS; it does not remove alarms from the database. To  To clear alarms from the database, see Pruning and Deleting Monitoring Event Logs and Data Logs.

This process also does not clear the alarm action. The alarm will remain active without generating new notifications until it is deactivated. In order for the another alarm occurrence to appear in the Alarms and Events widget, a deactivation condition must first be met. A deactivation condition negates the activation condition.

To clear alarms from the from the Alarms and Events widget, perform the steps below. 

1. Open the SmartServer CMS.
   
   

2. Open the Alarms and Events widget. Click the Expand button ().

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3. Click the checkmark(s) for the alarms to be cleared, or click the Select All button () to select all alarms.

   The checkmark(s) changes from blue to yellow.
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4. Click the Clear Selected Active Alarms button for multiple alarms, or Clear Alarm button () for a single alarm.
   
   A confirmation dialog box appears.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to clear the selected active alarm(s).
   
   The updated Alarms and Events widget appears.
   
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