Browse Libraries in Plant SCADA Studio

Show or Hide System Projects

When the Show or Hide System Projects button is selected, any system projects that are included in the active project are added to the Libraries view.

If the All Items option is selected for the tree, the system project items are merged into the list of library items and displayed according to the current sort order.

Type Filter

Allows you to filter the current list of library items according to type. The drop-down menu includes the following options:

• Genies

• Page Templates

• Super Genies

• Symbols.

  

  Select the types you want to include in the list of library items, and click APPLY. At least one type needs to be selected to apply a filter.

  Click on the Select All check box to select every type.

  If every type is currently selected, click Select All to clear the selections.

Resolution Filter

Allows you to filter any page templates in the current list of library items according to resolution.

Note: The Resolution filter will not be available if the Type filter does not have Page Template currently selected.

The drop-down menu includes the list of resolutions for the page templates detected in the current project and its included projects.

Select the resolutions for the page templates you would like to view, and click APPLY. At least one resolution needs to be selected to apply a filter.

Click on the Select All check box to select every resolution.

If every resolution is currently selected, click Select All to clear the selections.

Title Bar Filter

Allows you to filter any page templates in the current list of library items based on whether or not they are designed to show a title bar.

Note: The Title Bar filter will not be available if the Type filter does not have Page Template currently selected.

Select the type of page templates you would like to view, and click APPLY. At least one option needs to be selected to apply a filter.

Click on the Select All check box to select all options.

If every option is currently selected, click Select All to clear the selections.

DspSym Filter

Allows you to filter the Genies in the current list of library items based on whether or not they are configured to work with the DspSym Cicode function (see Dynamically Instantiate a Genie at Runtime).

Note: The DspSym filter will not be available if the Type filter does not have Genie currently selected.

A colored background indicates that the DspSym filter is currently selected.

While active, only Genies that are configured for use with DspSym are displayed in the list of library items.

Not Used Filter

Select this filter to display a list of all the items in the current project/library that have a usage count of zero. This means they are not used by any other graphic item.

This is useful if you want to remove unused library items from your project.

Note: Items that have a usage count of zero may still be used indirectly through circumstances such as a menu configuration or Cicode (for example, via the DspSym function). Take care not to delete such items.

Search Items

Use the Search Items field to locate specific items within the current list based on the file names.

Click on the filter icon to the right of the field to select a comparison option.

To clear the current search, click on the Clear Filter button (see below).

Clear Filters

The Clear Filters button removes all the active filters that are currently applied to the list of library items.

Sort by Modified Time

The Sort by Modified Time button sorts the list according to the time each item was last modified. When this option is selected, an arrow will appear next to the clock icon to indicate if the order of the list is ascending or descending.

Ascending

Descending (default)

Clicking on the button while it is selected will toggle between these two options.

When the Sort By Modified Time button is clicked, the Sort By Name option is turned off by default. However, you can combine the two together (see Combined Sort Mode below).

Sort by Name

The Sort by Name button sorts the list according to item names. When this sort option is selected, an arrow will appear next to the AZ icon to indicate if the order of the list is ascending or descending.

Ascending (default)

Descending

Clicking on the button while it is selected will toggle between these two options.

When the Sort By Name button is clicked, the Sort By Modified Time option is turned off by default. However, you can combine the two together (see Combined Sort Mode below).

Combined Sort Mode

You can combine the Sort By Modified Time and Sort by Name options. This sorts a list according to a selected the primary option, then by the secondary option.

To create a combined sort:

1. Select the primary sort option, for example, Sort By Modified Time.

   

2. Then hold down the Shift key and select the Sort By Name button.

   

   Both buttons will be highlighted to indicate that they are active.

   

   The numbers in the top corner of each button indicates which sort is primary (1) and which is secondary (2).

   To change the sort order, click on either number.

   

   You can also change the sort direction of a particular button by clicking on it as normal.

   To remove a sort option, hold down the Shift key and click on the button you want to remove.