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Version: v4 (Stable)

External Applications

The "Applications..." command in the "Configuration" menu is used to define the list of external applications associated with ALERT. These applications can be directly called from the "Operation" menu of ALERT or launched automatically on ALERT initialization. This can be both applications to monitor and complementary applications.

List of defined applications​

The list at the top left of the dialog box displays the list of external applications associated with ALERT.

Add​

Click on this button to add an application to the list by searching for the desired application in the directory tree.

Delete​

Click on this button to delete an application from the list.

Application configuration​

Menu Text​

When this option is checked the selected application is registered in the "Operation" menu. The label displayed in the menu is the one entered in the associated edit field.

If this option is checked, selecting the menu command in question will cause the application to be activated, or to move to the foreground if it was already active.

Command line​

The command line starts the application. This line must contain the path of the application in the directory tree if its original directory is not in the default path.

Initial Directory​

The initial working directory is the one to be used by the selected application.

Arguments​

The parameters are optional: this can be the name of a document (Excel sheet, ...) to be opened by the application.

Options​

Launch at start Up​

This option causes the associated application to be automatically activated at ALERT launching.

Close on Exit​

This option causes the associated application to be automatically closed when ALERT exits.

Reactivate on closure​

This option causes the associated application to be automatically restarted when it has been stopped, with reactivation of the connections after the "Timeout before start polling" defined in the general supervision options.

Maximize windows​

This option indicates that the associated application must be activated in maximized mode.

Minimize window (icon)​

This option indicates that the associated application must be activated as an icon.

Always visible​

This option indicates that the application must be set to "foreground" (the application is always visible). This option is validated (or invalidated) for the application in question as soon as you click the "Activate" button, whether this application is already active or not.

Activate​

Click on this button to activate the application selected in the list with the configured options. If the application in question was already active, it is restored on the foreground. If it was an icon state, it is restored to its normal state.