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Documenting a Poll

This section explains how to add documentation (notes) to a poll and what should be covered in that documentation.

How to Create Notes for a Poll

You can add notes to a poll by following the procedure outlined in this subsection.

 
  To add notes to a poll:

1. From the client's Admin menu, choose Poll List.

   The Poll List window is displayed.

   Poll List window

   

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2. Select the poll you want to add a note to from the list.
3. Make sure that your poll is not enabled.
4. Select the Open button.

   The Poll Definition window is displayed.

   Poll Definition Window

   

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5. In the Poll Definition window select the Notes button.

   The Poll Notes and Associations dialog is displayed.

   Poll Notes and Associations Dialog

   

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6. Enter your documentation for the poll by typing in this dialog. See the section What to Include in Notes for a Poll for information on what type of information you should enter here.
7. Select the OK button at the bottom of the Poll Notes and Associations dialog.

   The Poll Notes and Associations dialog is dismissed.

8. Select the Save button in the Poll Definition window.

   Your notes are saved to the NerveCenter database. They can now be read by anyone who opens the definition for your alarm and selects the Notes button.

What to Include in Notes for a Poll

We recommend that you include the following information in the notes for your poll:

• Purpose of the poll
• Associated alarms
• Description of the poll condition
• The poll's property

For example, let's consider the poll definition shown in the figure below.

CsCpuBusy Poll

The notes for this poll should look something like this: