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Sorting Log Data

By default, the fault log sorts faults by their index number, with the most recent fault first. You can sort by the fault column headers.

By sorting the rows in the fault log, you can determine how long a fault takes to be acknowledged and cleared and the frequency with which various devices have certain types of faults. For example, by sorting by the Fault Name column, you could retrieve the following sequence of events:

• A fault initially appears in the log, with its color indicating its severity (red or yellow).
• The fault is acknowledged by any operator on the system, and another row with that fault on it appears, but this time in orange.
• The error condition is corrected, and the fault appears a third time in the fault log, but this time the row is white.

  Note: You will not see this dynamically in the fault log. To view fault receipts, acknowledgments, and clears on the fly, use the Active faults panel. See Active Faults .

  Fault Column Headers Table

  Column Header	Function
  Index	An unique numeric identifier for the fault receipt that is reset to 1 when the fault log is cleared, or in the unlikely event that the fault count reaches 1,000,000,000 and rolls over to 0, and then gets another alarm
  Slot	The slot number of the affected module
  Module Name	The type of module
  Time Issued	When the fault was triggered. Note: Some conditions must be in an activated state for a period of time before a fault is triggered.
  Fault/Event Name	The name of the fault, as defined by the triggering module
  Data	More information about the fault, as provided by the triggering module; this field can be empty
  Priority	A number from 1-10 assigned to the fault to indicate its severity; major faults have a severity of 6-10, and Minor faults have a severity of 1-5
  Count	Number of instances of this fault that have occurred
  Ack	Whether the fault has been acknowledged
  Triggered	Yes indicates that the fault is currently active No indicates that the fault is currently not active
  Fault ID	The specific fault location within the protocol; this is sometimes required when troubleshooting the system

The color of each row in the fault log indicates the state or severity of the fault, as follows:

Fault Log Color Definitions