The CP sends the alarms to the AIM*Historian. The AM (CAD) only reads those files. The QF should resolve the issue. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Corey R Clingo Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:21 PM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] Best Alarm Package for Ver 8 MESH Yes, that's it, sort of. We usually see the first 2 characters of the date/time stamp (i.e., "20" gone out of "2009") missing. But it's not in the CAD--well, it may be there too, but it's not one of my systems so I don't know. I actually see this in data returned using an ODBC query tool against the AIM* database. That said, if it's in the CAD too, it could be a problem with the alarm subsystem not feeding AIM* the proper data. Corey Clingo BASF Corporation "Theobald, Martin" <martin.theobald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 02/02/2009 02:57 PM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject Re: [foxboro] Best Alarm Package for Ver 8 MESH Corey. If by "operator action messages get garbled" you mean that the first two characters of a number of the (AIM* table) fields are lost then this is the subject of CAR 1008305 - the problem probably lies with the Current Alarm Display and not the historian. A QF has been available and has been rolled into I/A ver. 8.4.2 . Further information is available via the Global Client Support website http://support.ips.invensys.com . Regards, Martin Theobald _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave * Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any associated files are intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Further, this e-mail and any associated files may be confidential and further may be legally privileged. This email is from the Invensys Process Systems business unit of Invensys plc which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Process Systems business group, please click here http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Thank you for your co-operation. You may contact our Helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7821 3859 / 2105 or email inet.hqhelpdesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave