Codesys v3.5 sp22 patch 1  
VPN IP: 10.5.1.217  
Weidmueller WL2000 PLC, odot IO, Chipsee screen

To update alarm text, while logged into plc with codesys, view the alarm manager debug and copy the pathList string value. Remove the starting and ending quotes then paste this into the AlarmDescriptions.ods Libra Office Calc. Then run the macro to copy any new alarms to the alarm list.  
Now from in codesys, import the generated AlarmDescriptions.csv file into the atAlarmDescriptions text list - from in the list right click to get the menu options to import.