1. A method of executing user configurable secondary functions on an electrical switchgear device connecting an electric supply to an electrical installation, the electrical switchgear device comprising a microprocessor for receiving at least one stimulus and executing at least one primary function dependent upon said at least one stimulus, the method comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of secondary functions in said microprocessor, each of said secondary functions having a user configurable priority assigned thereto; and sequentially executing said secondary functions based upon said at least one stimulus and said user configurable priority.