Controlling Which Features Users Can Access at Run Time

You can allow the run-time user to change the column settings, select alarms, and open the shortcut menu.

Note: You can use script functions to run the commands that appear on the shortcut menu.

To configure the run-time features

1. Right-click the Distributed Alarm Display object and then click Properties. The Alarm Configuration dialog box appears.

   

2. Configure the which options are available at run time. Do any of the following:

   • Select the Allow Runtime Grid Changes check box to allow the user to change column settings.

   • Select the Show Context Sensitive Menu check box to enable the shortcut menu.

   • Select the Allow Runtime Alarm Selection check box to allow the user to select alarms.

   • Select the Use Extended Alarm Selection check box to allow the user to select multiple alarms by holding down Ctrl or Shift in conjunction with mouse selection. The default is to toggle selection of alarms by simply clicking on them.

3. Click OK.