Based on my experimentation (because, as you pointed out, it's not in the manual), an block alarm will show up as "inhibited" when either [INHIB is on, the requisite bits in INHOPT are on, or the block's compound's CINHIB is on] AND [INHOPT for the block is either 0 or 2]. In other words, no alarm messages are generated (i.e., (no annunciation, appearance in alarm managers or logging to historians or printers), but alarms are still detected (the alarm flags are active). "Disabled" is the same except that INHOPT must be either 1 or 3, so not only are no alarm messages generated , but alarms are not detected - the alarm flags do not ever turn on (alarm flags include things like HAI, HHAIND, etc.). Since interlocks are often (at my site, at least) triggered from these alarm flags, the difference between "disabled" and merely "inhibited" can be important. Again, this is based on my observations only. Maybe someone else can confirm/deny or give a better explanation. Corey Clingo BASF Corporation Monte J Hansford <mjh20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 12/14/2006 10:42 AM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject [foxboro] alarm inhibiting vs. alarm disabling - process summary reporter Hi, I'm a relatively new Foxboro user, and I'm trying to customize a report of inhibited alarms using the Process Summary Reporter and a little shell script. I am a little confused about the difference between 'inhibiting' and 'disabling' alarms, which are two separate entries in PSR. 'Alarms disabled' isn't described in the manual (B0193DG-E). Am I right in thinking that 'disabling' refers to inhibiting alarms from the block detail page, as opposed to inhibiting via the ICC? When a block's alarms are disabled, do they become 'inhibited' upon upload to the workfile? Monte J. Hansford MeadWestvaco, Kraft Division Process Control & IS Group ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service._______________________________________________________________ This electronic message contains information from MeadWestvaco Corporation or subsidiary companies, which may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be used solely by the recipient(s) named. If you are not an intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this transmission or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify MeadWestvaco immediately at postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 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