ViewPoint Manual

Using ViewPoint
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Restricting the Events Displayed
5. Press F12 to confirm the change and return to the Primary Events screen.
Notice the difference in the timing of updates. If you changed the value to 0, the
updates are more random, occurring as soon as each new event message arrives. If
you changed the value to 15, the updates are at least 15 seconds apart.
6. Restore the original delay.
Press F12 to display the Primary Event Configuration screen and restore the original
value (the number you wrote in Step 4).
7. Press F12 to confirm the change and return to the Primary Events screen.
8. Press F1 to return to the TACL screen.
Restricting the Events Displayed
You can restrict the types of events (action, critical, or normal) that are displayed on the
screen with the Primary Event Configuration screen. Any combination of these events
can be displayed. In the case of action and critical events, you can specify that only
outstanding or acknowledged events be displayed. For example, suppose you want to
see messages only for outstanding critical events.
To display messages for outstanding critical events only, follow these steps:
1. Press F1 to display the TACL screen, if it is not already selected.
2. Press F3 to display the Primary Events screen.
3. Press F12 to display the Primary Event Configuration screen and restrict the
messages to only outstanding critical events.
a. Write down the selections for each of the options so you can restore the
configuration later. An X under one of the columns (All, Outstanding,
Acknowledged, or None) means it is selected.
b. Type an X under the column None for the Normal and Action options. Enter an
X under the column Outstanding for the Critical option.
c. Erase any X appearing in the other columns.
d. Press F12 to confirm the changes. Then, return to the Primary Events screen.
You now see messages for only outstanding critical events on your screen (all
inverse-video messages or green on a color screen).
4. Press F12 to return to the Primary Event Configuration screen and restore the
options to their original selection (selection you wrote in Step 3a above).
5. Press F1 to return to the TACL screen.
Displaying Message Text
When you want to know more about a particular event, you can display message text
associated with the event using the Event Detail screen.