Scenario: You have a device based on a function and want to view details of the subpoints of that device. The devices are resolved from the Management View.
In this example, you want to click your Detection node in System Browser and have a graphic open in the Primary pane and display information from the objects below it. We will create the example below:
In this workflow you will apply evaluations on the text string property of the Text element to:
Resolve the parent node name from the Management View.
Reference properties from the object model.
Replicate and display the Mode property from the zones by resolving the properties from the Automatic Zone’s1-10 and 11-14.
Workflow diagram:
Reference:
For background information on Graphic Templates, see Graphic Templates.
For background information on Functions, see Object Models & Functions
Prerequisites:
You have completed the following from the Creating New Function workflow:
You created a Function folder in the L4 Project Library.
You created a new function and, for the sake of this example, called it DetectFunction.
You have associated the objects to the function. See Object Configuration.
You have created the Graphic Templates library folder in your project directory.
In System Browser, select Management View.
Select Project > System Settings.
Click the Libraries folder.
The libraries sub-folders display.
Navigate to the desired library folder where you want to add your new graphic template, and click its Graphic Templates folder.
Click the Graphics tab.
The Graphics toolbar and the Library Browser display.
Click Edit.
The Graphics Editor displays.
Click New and select New Graphic Template. NOTE: If you choose to create a new graphic template using either the File menu or the Quick Access toolbar, the template will not automatically be saved to the Graphic Templates directory. Instead, when you save the graphic template, you will have to navigate to the graphic template directory.
A blank, tabbed graphic template displays in the Graphics Editor work area.
Click Save As.
The graphic template is saved to the Graphic Template folder in System Browser, and the Library Browser, and automatically reloads a modified thumbnail. Additionally, the following are created in the Graphic Templates library when you save a graphic template: a .CCT file, and a .PNG file.
You will apply an evaluation to the Text string property to display values of the child object properties. In this case, the parent node is the Detection node. The Text expressions in the evaluations are configured with substitutions that resolve the data point values when the graphic template is called at runtime.
From the ribbon, use the Rectangle element to draw the space for the subpoint static labels and the Text elements to display the corresponding subpoint values. Format as desired.
Create a static text label for each subpoint listed below, by doing the following: a. Draw and position a Text element accordingly, and b. In the Property Viewer, expand the Text property, and c. In the Text field, type the name of the subpoint property. d. Repeat until you have all the subpoints for each subpoint below:
Detection (node name)
City Branch Mode
City Branch Status
Ground Floor Mode
Ground Floor Present Value
Zone 1-10 Modes
Zone 11-14 Modes
Station A Mode
Station A Status
For each static label created above, insert and position a Text element to represent the runtime values of the subpoint’s properties.
To resolve the Detection parent node name, select the Text element, and do the following: a. Navigate to the Property Viewer > Text group, from the Text Type drop-down menu select Short Reference. b. From the Evaluation Editor, in the Property field, make sure Text is selected from the drop-down menu. c. In the Expression field, type: “{*}”.
For the City Branch Mode subpoint property, select the associated value Text element you created for it, and do the following: a. From the Evaluation Editor, in the Property field, make sure Text is selected from the drop-down menu. b. In the Expression field, type: {*}.[m].Area_1;@Mode
For the remaining subpoints and their properties in the table below, repeat Step 5.
Subpoint Object References and Substitutions
Subpoint Labels
Subpoint Object Reference Values
City Branch Mode
{*}.[m].Area_1;@Mode
City Branch Status
{*}.[m].Area_1;@Present Value
Ground Floor Mode
{*}.[m].Area_1.Section_1;.Mode
Ground Floor Present Value
{*}.[m].Area_1.Section_1;.Present_Value
Zone 1-10 Modes
{*}.[m].Area_1.Section_1.@AutomaticZone[*];@Mode
Zone 11-14 Modes
{*}.[m].Area_1.Section_1.@ManualZone[*];@Mode
Station A Mode
{*}.[m].Area_10;@Mode
Station A Status
{*}.[m].Area_10;@Present Value
Click Save As.
From the Save As dialog box, navigate to the library where you want to save the symbol and in the Name field, type a name for your symbol.
Select Project > System Settings > Libraries > object model or function. In our example, DetectFunction.
Open the Graphic Templates expander.
Select the corresponding Graphic Templates library. In our example: L4 Project Library
Right-click the Graphic Templates library and select Secondary pane.
The Secondary pane opens and displays available graphic templates.
Select the graphic template created in the previous procedure and drag it to the Graphic Templates expander.
Right-click the graphic template and select Set as Default.
Click Save.
The graphic template is assigned to the object model or function.
NOTE: During graphics engineering the graphic template designated as the default graphic template is dragged to a data point where the graphic is placed.
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