# Overview

Process Alert™ is a modern alarm notification tool, integrated with Wonderware/AVEVA Application Server (or System Platform).

It enables the Application Server deployed system to send intrinsic, content-rich and secure alarm and event notifications. It also enables an unlimited number of simple tabular reports to be accessible outside of the process control network to present process values in real time.

# Alarm Generation

Alarm messages delivered by Process Alert are generated intrinsically by Application Server objects. In an equipment-based, object-oriented HMI environment built using Wonderware/AVEVA Application Server, each object has the best information about state of equipment and alarm status. Therefore, alarm notification messages generated and delivered by Process Alert can include rich, collateral information about equipment status

# Notification Delivery

Alarm notifications can be delivered via:

email (with available acknowledgment by reply)
native text messages (delivered to cell phones instantaneously, even without data access)
text-to-speech voice annunciations delivered to any phone via regular voice calls

No inbound port needs to be open on the firewall perimeter of the process control network for alarm notifications and acknowledgments to be routed

# Reports & Event Notifications

Using the Gateway web portal, users, supervisors and administrators can access an up-to-date list of standing alarms and check delivery and escalation history of each alarm notification. Supervisors and administrators can configure reports, users and their connections (email, text messages and voice calls), define schedules and escalation queues.

# Configuration & Monitoring

Using the Process Alert Gateway web portal, users, supervisors and administrators can access an up-to-date list of standing alarms and check delivery and escalation history of each alarm notification. Supervisors and administrator can configure reports, users and their connections (email, text message and voice calls), define schedules and escalation queues.