Example: Use data binding in the Utilization control

Install and embed the Utilization control into a symbol as described in:

• Example: Install the Utilization and Button Bar controls

• Embed .NET controls into a symbol

In this example, the boolean symbol custom property URE controls whether the Utilization control can be refreshed.

Use data binding in the Utilization control

1. Create a Boolean custom property and rename it URE.

2. In the System Platform Industrial Graphics Editor, double-click the embedded Utilization control.

   The Edit Animations dialog appears.

3. From the list of properties in the Data Binding configuration area, locate the UtilRefreshEnabled property.

4. Click the Reference field of the UtilRefreshEnabled property and click it again to enable it.

5. Click the field browse button, then browse to and select the URE custom property and click OK.

   The UtilRefreshEnabled property is now assigned to the element reference URE.

   

6. To save the change and close the dialog, click OK.

7. Place a button on the canvas and configure it with a Boolean pushbutton animation that toggles the custom property URE.

8. Save and close the symbol.

9. Embed the symbol in a managed InTouch application and test the data binding by clicking on the button in WindowViewer. When you do so, the ability for the Utilization control to refresh is toggled.