Group Grid Tool - Default Page

This page specifies the default setting for any column properties that are unspecified.

Group Grid Tool - Default Page

Group Grid Tool - Default Page

Point Selection

Property Description

Site Service

Specifies the default site service for the column. If this property is left blank, the grid will inherit TheView’s [SiteService] property.

UDC

Specifies the default UDC for the column. This property is typically left blank and is defined on a per column basis.

Item

Specifies the default item to be displayed in each cell in the column. The default is Value. Any point configuration property, CVS record property, or facility attribute can be used. This property is typically left as Value and changed on a per column basis as needed.

Formatting

Property Description

Format

Specifies the display format of the data. This property is typically left blank and defined on a per column basis as needed. See Properties for more information.

Align

Specifies the text alignment. Default is Left. Other options are Right and Center.

Overflow

Specifies the behavior of text if the text is too wide for the column. Options are WordWrap and Ellipsis.

Point State

Property Description

Color Mode

Specifies the point state color mode. Options include:

  • Off/None — Point state color not displayed.
  • Single: Foreground — Point state color will be applied to the foreground of the text symbol.
  • Single: Background — Point state color will be applied to the background of the text symbol. A background must be configured for the text object for this option to be valid. The configured background will be overridden by the point state single color.
  • Dual — If enabled, the Text Symbol’s foreground and background will be set according to the point state dual color mode as specified in the Point Scheme. A background must be configured for the text object for this option to be valid. The configured background will be overridden by the point state background color.

Custom Colors

Specifies custom colors for alarms for the cells. See Customizing Point State Colors for more information.

Blink Color

Specifies the color that alternates with the alarm color when an unacknowledged alarm exists. Default is automatic. Leave blank to use the grid default.

Note: Alarm blinking is available only for points created using the CygNet Enhanced Point Scheme (Point Scheme number 1 - 15). The blinking feature is not available for points created using the default CygNet Standard Point Scheme (Point Scheme number 0).

Element

Specifies if the alarm state is shown in the Foreground, Background, or not at all (None).

Display Ack State

Specifies if the tool blinks when an unacknowledged alarm exists.

Unknown Tag

Specifies how you want to handle tags that are unknown. Options are Hide or None.

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