Configuring Context Menus
The following configuration dialog box allows a screen builder to create, name and edit the context menu options for each menu item to be displayed on the right-click menu. The examples shown below are common to both Standard context menus and Custom context menus, although the menu item options differ.
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Standard Context Menu Configuration |
Custom Context Menu Configuration (Event Summary Control) |
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
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Menu Items |
Items that will be added at the bottom of the context menu in runtime in CygNet Studio. |
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Add |
Adds a new menu item to the list to be added to the runtime right-click context menu. |
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Remove |
Removes an item from the Menu Items list and the runtime right-click context menu. |
| Menu Item Properties | |
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Item Text |
Enter the name to be displayed in the runtime right-click menu. |
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Event ID |
Specifies the Event ID that will be called when the item is selected from the runtime right-click context menu. See Standard Context Menus or Custom Context Menus for more information about this property. |
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Disable check boxes |
Different options are available depending on the type of control being configured. Standard context menu (e.g. TheFrame/TheView, Text, Button, etc.)
Custom context menu
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Overriding Context Menu Items
You can override the following standard CygNet context menu items using the listed CygNet Menu IDs:
| Context Menu Item | Associated CygNet Menu IDs | Actual Menu Text (depends on usage) |
|---|---|---|
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Acknowledge Alarm |
CYG_ALARMACK |
Acknowledge Alarm Acknowledge the Current Alarm |
| Command Info… |
CYG_EDITCOMMANDINFO |
Command Info… Edit the command info |
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Command State… |
CYG_COMMANDSTATE |
Command State… View the command state |
| Configuration… |
CYG_VIEWCONFIG |
Configuration… View Current Configuration |
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Current Value… |
CYG_PROPERTIES |
Current Value… Show current value |
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Facility Configuration |
CYG_TOOLFACILITY |
Facility Configuration |
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Facility Configuration... |
CYG_VIEWFACILITY |
Facility Configuration… |
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History |
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Alarm History |
CYG_HIST_ALARM |
Alarm History View alarm history |
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History Values |
CYG_HIST_VAL |
History Values View alarm history |
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Point Configuration |
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Alarm Settings… |
CYG_ALARMSETTINGS |
Alarm Settings… View/Edit Alarm settings… |
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Alarm Suppression… |
CYG_ALARMSUPPRESSION |
Alarm Suppression… View/edit Alarm Suppression… |
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All Settings… |
CYG_POINTCONFIG |
All Settings… Edit All… |
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Comments… |
CYG_COMMENT |
Comments… View/Edit Comments… |
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Questionable State… |
CYG_QUESTIONABLE |
Questionable State… View/Edit Questionable Flag… |
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Point List… |
CYG_POINTLIST |
Point List… View point list |
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SetPoint Configuration |
CYG_SETPOINTCONFIG |
SetPoint Configuration… View the SetPoint configuration |
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Show History Playback Bar |
CYG_HISTORYPLAYBACKBAR |
Show History Playback Bar |
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Tool Configuration… |
CYG_TOOLCONFIG |
Tool Configuration… View the Tool Configuration… |
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Trend |
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Add to Default Trend |
CYG_ADDTODEFAULTTREND |
Add to Default Trend Add this point to the default trend |
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Remove from Default Trend |
CYG_REMOVEFROMDEFAULTTREND |
Remove from Default Trend Remove this point from the default trend |
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Single Point |
CYG_SINGLEPOINT |
Show Single Point Trend Single Point |
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Single Point with Rollups |
CYG_SINGLEPOINTROLLUP |
Show Single Point Trend with Rollups Single Point With Rollups |
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Update Rate |
CYG_UPDATERATE |
Change the View Update Rate Change Update Rate |
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View Trend |
CYG_TREND |
View Trend View the default trend for this view |
To remove a menu item from a context menu, you must use script, for example:
Sub TheView_EventInitialize()
Dim This : Set This = TheView
This.RemoveObjectMenuItem "CYG_ALARMSUPPRESSION"
End Sub
