Editing Points

You can use CygNet Explorer to edit properties or attributes for a single point at a time in your system. Alternatively you can use the Point Configuration Manager utility to edit a single point or multiple points. See Editing Points in the Point Configuration Manager Utility section for more information about that option.

Note: When updating point values (e.g., via a value edit in CygNet Explorer, using the TextImport EIE, or via a SetPoint object) all changes are pushed through to the associated CVS (UIS, HSS, and OPCIS). In the case of the OPCIS, you cannot do a text import or a setpoint to an OPCIS point if an external OPC server ID is configured (in the External ID property of the Point reference page of the PNT Editor) because any update is routed back through the external OPC server. This makes it impossible to backfill historical data for a tag that "belongs" to an OPC server.

To Edit the Properties of a Single Point Using CygNet Explorer

  1. Access the PNT Editor (Properties for Point <Site.Service:point>) as follows.
  1. Open the CygNet Explorer application and select the Point Service (PNT) in the service hierarchy (left pane) to view its contents in the service pane (right pane).
  2. In the PNT service pane (right pane), find and double-click on the point you want to edit, or right-click on the point to access the context menu and then select Properties, to access the Properties for Point <Site.Service:point> dialog box (PNT Editor) for the selected point.
  1. In the Properties for Point <Site.Service:point> dialog box (PNT Editor), click Edit to access the editable fields and then edit the properties for the point.

    Note: See PNT Editor for more information about pages and properties contained in the point editor.

  2. Click Save to save your changes and return to the service pane.

    Note: In the PNT Editor, when not in Edit mode, you can use the Previous and Next buttons to access additional points to perform more edits without returning to the service pane.

  3. Click Refresh to retrieve the new point information.