Alarm Count

The Alarm count widget displays the total number of alarms matching specific filter criteria — status, severity, type, or assignee. Use it to put a live alarm KPI on any dashboard: total active alarms, unacknowledged criticals, or alarms assigned to a specific operator. It is commonly placed alongside the Alarms table widget on monitoring dashboards.

• Count alarms system-wide or scoped to a specific device or entity alias.
• Filter by status, severity, type, and assignee — filters can be combined.
• Two layout options: vertical (Column) or horizontal (Row).
• Configurable icon, label, and color to communicate severity at a glance.
• Optional chevron indicator and On card click action to navigate to a details view on click.
• Propagated alarm support: child entity alarms can be included in the count.

1. In dashboard edit mode, click Add widget in the top toolbar, or click the Add new widget icon in the center of an empty dashboard.
2. In the widget bundle selection dialog, find and click Alarm widgets.
3. Select the Alarm count widget.
4. Configure the datasource, filters, and appearance, then click Add.

All settings in this section use Basic mode — a quick-start configuration covering the essentials. For finer widget controls like title font, card style, and tooltip, switch to the Advanced tab.

Select the entity or alias whose alarms will be counted:

• Device — a specific device; counts only alarms originating from this device.
• Entity alias — a set of entities matched by an entity alias; use this to count alarms across multiple devices or assets at once.

If no datasource is configured, the widget counts alarms across all entities in the system, filtered by the criteria below.

The Filter section controls which alarms are included in the count. Multiple criteria can be combined.

Filter	Description
Alarm status list	Count only alarms with the selected statuses: Active, Cleared, Acknowledged, Unacknowledged.
Alarm severity list	Count only alarms at the selected severity levels: Critical, Major, Minor, Warning, Indeterminate.
Alarm type list	Restrict count to selected alarm types, like High temperature or Device offline. The list is populated from alarm types present in the system.
Assignee	Count only alarms assigned to a specific user.
Search propagated alarms	When enabled, includes alarms propagated from child entities, like a device alarm surfacing on its parent asset.

Controls the widget layout, label, and visual style.

Setting	Description
Layout	Column — stacks icon, value, and label vertically. Row — places icon and value side by side.
Auto scale	Automatically adjusts font sizes to fit the widget area when resized.
Label	Descriptive text shown on the card, like Total, Active, or Critical.
Icon	Icon representing the alarm category, with configurable size and color.
Icon background	Background color behind the icon. Use to communicate severity at a glance, like red for Critical or orange for Major.
Value	Font and color for the displayed count number.
Chevron	Adds a chevron (›) next to the value to indicate the card is clickable. Pair with an On card click action.

Setting	Description
Background	Card background color, gradient, or transparency.
Show card buttons	Toggle Data export and Fullscreen buttons in the widget header.
Card border radius	Roundness of card corners.

The Alarm count widget supports the following action sources:

• On card click — triggered when the user clicks anywhere on the widget card. Enable Chevron in the appearance settings to provide a visual click indicator.
• Widget header button — adds a custom button to the widget header bar.

Goal: Display the total number of currently active alarms across all entities in the system.

Step 1. Add the widget. Open the dashboard in edit mode, click Add widget, select Alarm widgets, then choose Alarm count.

Step 2. Leave the datasource empty to count alarms across all entities system-wide.

Step 3. Configure the filter. Set Alarm status list to Active.

Step 4. Configure appearance. Set the Label to Active.

Step 5. Save. Click Add, resize as needed, then click Save on the dashboard toolbar.

Result: The widget displays the live count of active alarms and updates automatically as alarm states change.

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Goal: Show the number of active Critical alarms for all devices of the smart sensor type.

Step 1. Add the widget. Open the dashboard in edit mode, click Add widget, select Alarm widgets, then choose Alarm count.

Step 2. Configure the datasource. Set Entity alias — create or select an alias with Filter type: Device type → smart sensor.

Step 3. Configure the filter. Set Alarm status list to Active and Alarm severity list to Critical.

Step 4. Configure appearance. Set Layout to Row and Label to Critical.

Step 5. Save. Click Add, resize as needed, then click Save on the dashboard toolbar.

Result: The widget shows a live count of active Critical alarms from all smart sensor devices, updated automatically as alarms are raised or cleared.

Widget shows zero or no count

Cause	Solution
Filter excludes all alarms	Check Alarm status list and Alarm severity list — if set, only matching alarms are counted. Clear filters to confirm alarms exist.
Datasource alias resolves to no entities	Open Entity aliases in the dashboard and verify the alias returns results.
No alarm rules defined	Verify the device profile has alarm rules configured and that alarms have been triggered.
Propagated alarms not counted	Enable Search propagated alarms to include alarms from child entities.