□ | The Alarm History Summary by Dealer report is intended for those companies that provide Central Station Monitoring Services for other Alarm Dealers. |
• | To view this report, on the Main Menu Select Reports and Choose the Central Station sub-menu. |
• | Click on the Alarm History Summary by Dealer option. |
□ | Alarm History Summary by Dealer tabs - There are three tabs on the Alarm History Summary by Dealer dialog. |
• | Options - Initially only the Options tab is shown (until you make your Options selections and Select Print). |

Alarm History Summary by Dealer dialog
• | Dealer - Choose whether to list the Alarm History for All Dealers, or for Specified Dealer(s). |
▪ | All - By default, all Alarm Dealers will be listed, and within each Alarm Dealer, the Summary of the Events to which Operators had to respond. |
▪ | Specific - To view a Summary of the Events to which Operators had to respond for a specified group of (one or more) Dealers,: |
o | Click the Specific button |
o | Click the Specific Dealer field's Ellipse to open the Select Dealers dialog |
o | Choose the desired Dealer(s) using the Select Dealers dialog |
• | Select Dealers - To Choose the Dealer(s) required for this report, Check the Selected box for one or more of the Dealers listed on this Select Dealers dialog. |

Select Dealers dialog
▪ | Click the OK übutton to Close the Select Dealers dialog. |

▪ | The Selected Dealer Code(s) will be insert into the Specific Dealer field. |
• | Date of Occurrence - Establish the Date Range for this report: |
▪ | From - Using the Drop-Down Date Selection Box provided, Choose the starting date for this report. |
o | If no time is showing, you may Click on the Year and Press the Right Arrow ’ to set a specific Starting Time. |
o | By default, it will be the Current Time, which may be modified, as required. |
▪ | To - Using the Drop-Down Date Selection Box provide, Choose the ending date for this report. |
o | If no time is showing, you may Click on the Year and Press the Right Arrow ’ to set a specific Ending Time. |
o | By default, it will be the Current Time, which may be modified, as required. |
• | Use Customer Date & Time - If you have Alarm Dealers whose Accounts reside in a different Time Zone than yours, Check this box to have the Summary calculated based on their local time. |
• | Print -Click the Print button to Preview and optionally Print (to a File or a Printer) this Alarm History Summary by Dealer report. |
• | Preview - The Preview tab presents the report which resulted from the Options you've selected. |
• | Up Arrow/Down Arrow - hi - Moves the report one line up, or one line line down, respectively. |
• | Page Up/Page Down - Moves the report to the previous or next page, respectively. |

Alarm History Summary by Dealer - Preview tab
• | Home - - Using either the screen or your Keyboard's Home key, moves the report to the top of the first page. |
• | End - - Using either the screen or your Keyboard's End key, moves the report to the bottom of the last page. |
• | Arrows - The arrows allow you to move back and forth, from page to page. |
• | Number - Indicates the page number you are viewing. |
▪ | You may also type in a specific page number, Press 8 Enter and that page will be displayed immediately. |
▪ | If you enter an invalid page number, it will be ignored. |
• | Fit To Page - Click the first button after the arrows to size a full page of the report to fit the screen. |
• | Zoom To 100% - Click the second button after the arrows to display the page at 100% (of the printed view). |
• | Fit To Page Width - Click the third button after the arrows to size the page of the report to fit the full width of the screen. |
• | Zoom To Percentage - Click the fourth button after the arrows to re-size the page of the report by percentage. |

▪ | When you Click the Zoom To Percentage button, the Percentage selector will be displayed. |
▪ | You may then Click the Up or Down ‚ arrows to set the exact amount of Zoom you want. |
• | Print - Click the Print button to Print (to a File or a Printer) the displayed Alarm History Summary by Dealer. |
• | Email - Click the Email button to send this report to an Email address of your choosing. |
• | To Exit the Preview tab and Close this Report dialog Form, Click the Close button x on the right at the top of the Preview tab. |
• | Data View - This view provides a tabular (spreadsheet style) presentation of the selected data. |

Alarm History Summary by Dealer - Data View
• | Arrows - Click the arrows to move through the record. |
• | Export - Exporting the data from this Data View tab (note the "fly-over" help available on these buttons): |
▪ | Export to CSV - Click the first button after the arrows to export the data to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file format. |
▪ | Export To Excel - Click the second button after the arrows to export the data to an Excel (.xls) file format. |
▪ | Export To Html - Click the third button after the arrows to export the data to an HTML formatted file. |
• | To Exit the Data View tab and Close this Report dialog Form, Click the Close button x on the right at the top of the Data View tab. |