Use default values for fields

You can use keywords to set the default values for specific fields of a record. The default values are the original InTouch values for the tag type. For example, a memory discrete tag uses the Group=$System, EventLogging=Off, InitialValue=Off, as default values.

For example:

:KEYWORD=value

This sets the default value of the referenced field for all subsequent data records. Use this feature to set the default value for fields that should remain unchanged for a number of records. If a field has a default value defined, the default value is used if there is no data in the record for the value.

For example, if you set :GROUP=Reactor_Site, then all tags that have a blank entry for the GROUP column are assigned to the Reactor_Site Alarm Group. If the tag has, for example, $System entered for the GROUP, the tag remains assigned to the Alarm Group $System.

You can reset an individual keyword to its original default value by omitting the value in the equation. For example, :GROUP=.

To reset all keywords, use the :RESET command. This command does not have arguments and affects all entries in the file that occur after the command.