Configuring Animation for a Status Element

You can configure the Status element with a DataStatus animation to indicate quality and status from:

• equipment.items and tags used in elements with animation.

• equipment.items and tags directly.

The appearance of the Status element depends on the settings in the Configure Quality and Status Display dialog box. For more information, see Configuring Animation for a Status Element.

The DataStatus animation is only used by the Status element and cannot be removed from the Status element.

To configure a DataStatus animation

1. Select the Status element.

2. On the Special menu, click Edit Animations. The Edit Animations dialog box appears, showing the DataStatus configuration panel.

3. In the Available Graphic Elements list, select all elements for which you want to monitor their equipment.item quality and status.

4. Click the >> button to add them to the Selected Graphic Elements list.

5. Click the Expression tab. The Expression panel appears.

6. In the Value or Expression list, type a value or expression that can be a literal, or a reference or element property.

   Tip: You can also browse for the reference by clicking the browse button.

7. To add more values or expressions, click the Add button. An additional row is added for data input.

8. Click OK.

Related Topics

Configuring Element-Specific Animations

Restrictions of the Status Element