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# Configure Flows: Format Alarm

# Configure Flows: Format Alarm

Format the details of an alarm with a configured string. In this text, use the given variables to insert the details of the alarm into your text. The following variables are available for this purpose:

| Variable | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| %EVENT% | Name of the Event | 
| %STARTTIME% | Starttime `dd.mm.yy hh.mm` | 
| %STARTTIME_SHORT% | Starttime (short) `dd.mm hh.mm` | 
| %STARTTIME_TECTICAL% | Starttime (tactical)  `ddHHmmMMyy` | 
| %ADRESS% | Adress of the Alarm (will only be set, if it is set in the original Alarm) | 
| %LONGITUDE% | Longiture [Koordinates] (will only be set, if it is set in the original Alarm) | 
| %LATITUDE% | Latitude [Koordinates] (will only be set, if it is set in the original Alarm) | 
|%RESPONSES_NUMBER_POSITIVE% | Number of positive responses to the Alarm | 
|%RESPONSES_NUMBER_NEGATIVE% | Number of negative responses to the Alarm | 
|%RESPONSES_NUMBER_PENDING% | Number of pending respomses to the Alarm | 


Example:

Configure the following string:

`Alarm: %ALARMTEXT%
Start: %STARTTIME_ACTUAL% 
Address: %ADDRESS%

Positive: %RECOGNITION_NUMBER_POSITIVE%
Negative: %RECOGNITION_NUMBER_NEGATIVE%
Waiting: %RECOGNITION_NUMBER_WAITING%`.

The result is then the following:

`Alarm: Fire in network cabinet
Start: 300936Nov21 
Address: Goethestraße 5, Aachen, Germany

Positive: 15
Negative: 3
Waiting: 4`