View attributes in a watch window

You can use the watch window to view an attribute or a group of attributes apart from the entire list of attributes.

The attributes in the watch window are listed by their AttributeReference, which shows which object the attribute belongs to.

For example, the AppEngine object contains AlarmOnCnt and AlarmUnAckCnt attributes. When you add these to a watch list, the object tag name is prepended to the reference string.

To view selected attributes in a watch list

1. Select an ApplicationObject from the console tree. A list of its attributes appears.

2. Add an attribute to the watch list.

   • In the details pane, right-click an attribute to place it on the watch list. Select Add to Watch. The attribute in the AttributeReference format, along with its data, appears in the watch list.

   • Right-click in the watch window and select Add Attribute Reference. In the Add Attribute Reference dialog box, type the attribute name in the following format: Object Reference.Attribute Reference. For example, enter SystemArea.ScanState to view the ScanState attribute of the SystemArea object.

   • Drag and drop selected attributes from the attribute list into the watch list.

3. To add a block of attributes to the watch window, hold down the SHIFT key and press the left mouse key while selecting the first and last attribute of the block.

4. To add a random list of attributes to the watch window, hold down the CTRL key and press the left mouse button while selecting attributes.