Alarms portlet

Last modified: 24 Sep 2025

Basic info

Item in the Portlet center
Description	The Alarms portlet gives you a complete overview of all the alarms, at both the portfolio and system level. You can decide which columns to display and in what order, filter alarms according to various criteria, view the details of each alarm, and create tickets based on the alarms.
Prerequisites	Configure Smart alarms to view data.
Portlet properties	Portfolio portlet: The portlet can be added at the PORTFOLIO LEVEL. System portlet: The portlet can be added at the SYSTEM LEVEL. Dynamic portlet: The portlet is updated when you select a different system name from the systems list.
Further details	Tip We recommend giving the Alarms portlet sufficient space since it contains many functionalities, as illustrated in the overview. PORTFOLIO LEVEL To view all alarms in your portfolio, navigate to the Control room > Portlet center on the top bar > Select the Alarms portlet. PORTFOLIO LEVEL To filter alarms by system at the portfolio level, select a system from the sidebar list. The Alarms portlet then only displays the alarms of that system. SYSTEM LEVEL Navigate to the Cockpit of a specific system. The Smart alarms tab at the system level contains the Alarms portlet by default.

Overview of the portlet

	Name	Details
1	Ticket actions	Tick multiple checkboxes to: Group alarms into a ticket Close alarms See also Ticket system.
2	Further actions	Create ticket Close alarm Open Alarm details as a chart or an extended overview of the alarm. Mute affected component More options
3	Alarm level	Does the alarm affect the overall system or just a device? System Data logger Device (inverter, sensor, power plant controller, etc.)
4	Alarm type	See What types of alarms are there?
5	Affected devices	Number of affected devices or designation of the affected device.
6	Affected power	Percentage of power affected by the incident. You can also display the affected power in Watts via the portlet settings.
7	Losses	Yield loss due to the incident in kWh. See Yield loss calculation.

Note

Find further information on the general functions of a portlet under Portlets.

Alarm details

To view further details about an alarm, select More > Open alarm details. Depending on the alarm type, system configuration, and installed components, you may see the following:

Alarm status, severity, type
Related ticket
Affected components
List of incidents
Device events of the affected component:
- If device events are available. See Device events portlet.
- If the device event occurs when the alarm is open.
A chart that visualizes the alarm to help identify its root cause.
No charts are displayed for user-defined alarms.

Example: Alarm details for a total outage alarm