Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -rfab7cab2b75d46cd086437027099192a06d98f46 -rc7858ffd4c77881ebf25737b47bf079b189744cf
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision fab7cab2b75d46cd086437027099192a06d98f46)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision c7858ffd4c77881ebf25737b47bf079b189744cf)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
-
+import names
 import sys
 import squish
 import test
@@ -100,4 +100,12 @@
         
     raise LookupError("value object is not in view to the user after " + \
              "trying 100 times")
+    
+def get_alarm_id_obj(id):
+    names.o_alarm_id["text"] = id
+    return names.o_alarm_id
+    
+def get_alarm_msg_obj(msg):
+    names.o_alarm_message["text"] = msg
+    return names.o_alarm_message
     
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