Selecting a Different Reference for a SmartSymbol Instance

After you place a SmartSymbol in a window as an instance, you can change its references to point to something different, such as another object or a different tag. The SmartSymbol template is not affected.

At run time, you can change the tags a SmartSymbol instance references by using the IOSetRemoteReferences() script function. For more information, see Redirecting Remote References During Run Time.

To edit references in a SmartSymbol instance

1. Double-click the SmartSymbol instance. The SmartSymbol Properties window appears.

   

2. Do any of the following:

   • Click the Ellipsis button next to Symbol Template to select a new SmartSymbol template.

   • Click the Ellipsis button next to the ArchestrA Instance text box to browse for an ArchestrA object instance.

3. Select a different object instance to map to the SmartSymbol and click OK.