# Create an alarm trigger

Use the Triggers tab of the Alarm Setup editor to create an alarm trigger.

## To create an alarm trigger

1. On the Triggers tab of the Alarm Setup editor, click Add.
2. In the Trigger dialog box, click the Browser button (...) to create a new tag or expression or to select an existing tag to monitor for alarm conditions. Alternatively, you can type a tag or expression. Then click OK.

   The application reads the tag’s or expression’s value, and generates an alarm when the value matches an alarm message’s trigger value.

3. Specify the properties in the Trigger settings area of the Triggers tab.
4. Click OK. The trigger you create is selected in the Select Trigger box.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to set up additional triggers.

   Important: | An alarm’s Trigger and Remote Ack settings should not be configured to use the same tag. Doing so may cause unpredictable alarm acknowledgment behaviors.

## See also

The Triggers tab of the Alarm Setup editor

The Trigger dialog box

Edit an alarm trigger

Remove an alarm trigger

Options on the Triggers tab of the Alarm Setup editor