The rules for transition to the layers with alarmed devices can be set up for multilevel maps.

The following ways of displaying the layer with an alarmed device exist in the system:

  1. When an alarm occurs, the Map window opens above all other active windows showing the layer containing the alarmed device, including the objects and their corresponding symbols on the layer.
  2. Auto switching to showing the layer with an alarm signal.  
  3. The link symbols recursively lead to the layer containing the alarmed device.

Displaying the Map over all windows

To open the Map window above all other windows, set the Over all windows when alarm checkbox (3) and click the Apply button (4) in the settings panel of the Map object. The Map window will now open on top of other windows in case of alarm registration.

If the Map has multiple layers, this setting will only work for the active layer.

Example 1: Layer 1 is active, alarm signal is on Layer 2. The Map will not be displayed over all windows.

Example 2: Layer 2 is active, alarm signal is on Layer 2. The Map will be displayed over all windows.

In order to display the Map over all windows regardless of the active layer, you should enable Autoswitch (described below).


Autoswitch to a layer with an alarm signal

In order to automatically switch to the layer with an alarm signal, select the Autoswitch checkbox and click the Apply button (4). As a result, the layer with an alarm signal will be activated when an alarm occurs.

Recursive search for an alarmed layer

To make it possible to move from the current layer to any other layer, the links should be established in the multilevel maps. If the links recursively connect all layers of the map, they can be used for recursive transition to the alarmed layer.  To enable this option, check the Search alarmed links recursively checkbox (1) in the settings panel of the Map object.

When the recursive search is on, the

on each layer eventually lead the operator to the alarmed layer. If the Search for the shortest path checkbox is checked (2), the shortest path to the alarmed layer will be chosen.

The 1st layer contains the link to the 2nd layer, and the 2nd layer contains the link to the 3rd layer. The 1st layer is currently active. An alarm is triggered on the 3rd layer. If the recursive search is on, the link from the 1st to the 2nd layer will blink, and the link from the 2nd to the 3rd layer will blink. If the recursive search is off, only the link from the 2nd to the 3rd layer will blink, not allowing the operator to see the alarm if the 1st layer is active.


The 1st layer contains the links to the 2nd and 3d layer, and the 2nd layer contains the link to the 3d layer (i.e. there are to ways to reach the 3d layer from the 1st layer: directly or via the 2nd layer). Let’s the 1st layer is currently active. An alarm comes from the 3d layer. If both checkboxes are checked, only the link to the 3d layer will blink on the 1st layer. If the Search for the shortest path checkbox is unchecked (2), both links (to the 2nd and 3d layers) will blink.