Facility Navigation Bar Tool – Configuring the Facility Navigation Bar Tool

This topic provides a basic workflow for configuring the Facility Navigation Bar Tool. The way that you configure the tool and your actual data determine exactly how the tool will look and work. While ActiveX properties are required to configure a functional tool, many standard properties are available.

You can use the Facility Navigation Bar Tool to set the [Facility] property of TheView for a templated screen. This allows the selected facility to determine the source of the data displayed on TheView. Set the [AutoRestart] property of the Facility Navigation Bar Tool to 1 - Yes. [AutoRestart] will then restart TheView and set its [Facility] property to match the facility selected in the Facility Navigation Bar Tool.

You can also use the Facility Navigation Bar Tool with a Group Grid Tool. The Facility Navigation Bar Tool then sets the Facility ID for each row in a grid based on a selected attribute. In this case, set [AutoRestart] to 0 - No, since clicking on a row in the Group Grid Tool will set the [Facility] property of TheView.

This topic includes the following sections:

• To Configure the Facility Navigation Bar Tool
• General Page Properties

To Configure the Facility Navigation Bar Tool

1. Using CygNet Studio in Edit mode, click the Facility Navigation Bar Tool icon on the Standard Tools palette, then click on the TheView.
2. Right-click on the Facility Navigation Bar Tool you added to open its Property Sheet.
3. Click on the ActiveX tab, then click the … button next to (OCXProperties) to display the CygNet Facility Navigation Bar Control Properties dialog box.
4. If the General page is not displayed, click the General tab in the CygNet Facility Navigation Bar Control Properties dialog box to display the following:

6. Click on the … button next to the SiteService field and select a Facility Service (FAC).
7. Optional: If you want to pre-filter facilities before the facility data is returned to the Facility Navigation Bar Tool, click the … button next to the Initial Filter field and go to the Configuring the Initial Filter topic for more information.
8. If you want to display the target facilities in the Facility Navigation Bar Tool, select Show Target. Target facilities will appear in the last drop-down level.

Note: You usually select Show Target when using the Facility Navigation Bar Tool with a templated screen. If the Facility Navigation Bar is being used with a Group Grid Tool, you do not usually select Show Target.

9. If you want the drop-down levels to have labels in Run mode, select Visible.
10. If you want to be able to display facilities that do not have a value for a particular attribute, select Show <Not Specified>. If you select Show <Not Specified>, the Not Specified option appears for the drop-down levels and facilities can be displayed when no attribute value is specified.
11. If you want to be able to list all facilities that have a particular attribute value, select Show <All>. If you select Show <All>, the All option appears for the drop-down levels and a child level can display all facilities that have the specified attribute value. Otherwise, only facilities with attribute values filtered by parent levels are displayed.
12. If you want to define attributes unique to the Initial Filter, click Define Filter Attributes. For more information, see Configuring the Initial Filter.
13. When you finish configuring properties using the General page, click the Levels tab to begin configuring drop-down levels to suit your needs. For details, see Configuring the Drop-Down Levels.
14. When you finish configuring the Facility Navigation Bar Tool, click Apply and OK. Open the Facility Navigation Bar Tool in Run mode to verify that it is working as expected.

General Page Properties

The following table describes General page properties: