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Defining a State

When you add a new state to a state diagram, you must provide two pieces of information about the state: its name and its severity. The name, of course, should indicate the role the state plays in the state diagram. For instance, if a state will indicate that a device is down, you should name it "DeviceDown," or something similar. The alarm's severity indicates whether the state represents a fault condition or a traffic condition and how serious the problem is.

 
  To add a state to a state diagram:

1. Select the Add State button at the top of the Alarm Definition dialog.

   The State Definition dialog appears.

   State Definition Dialog

   

2. Type the name of the state in the Name text field.

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   Note    The maximum length for state names is 255 characters.

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3. Select a severity from the Fault folder or the Traffic folder.
4. Select the OK button.

The new state appears in the diagram area. Drag the state icon to the spot you want it to occupy in the diagram.

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Note    If you don't move the newly create state, subsequently created states won't be displayed.

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If the state icon's label won't fit on the icon, you should resize the state icons in your diagram. For information on how to resize these icons, see the section Changing the Size of the State Icons.