Scripts page

The Scripts page is divided into several areas. To learn more about using scripts, see Write and edit scripts.

The main areas of the Scripts page include:

• Scripts list: Shows all scripts currently associated with the object. The columns indicate which kind of trigger the script uses: Startup, On Scan, Execute, Off Scan and Shutdown. Select the Add button () to add a new script.

• Inherited scripts name list: Shows all scripts associated with the object’s parent. The columns indicate which kind of trigger the script uses: Startup, On Scan, Execute, Off Scan and Shutdown.

• Aliases area: Lets you create and modify aliases that apply to the script you are working on. Aliases are logically descriptive names for typically long reference strings that you can use in the script to make the script more readable.

• Declarations area: Provides a place to add variable declaration statements, such as DIM MyArray[1] as FLOAT;. These declared variables live from the start to the shutdown of the object and can be used to hold values that persist from one execution of the script to the next. They apply only to the script in which they are declared.

• Basics area: Provides a location in which you set the expression, triggering conditions, and other settings that run the script in the runtime environment. See Write and edit scripts for descriptions of triggers and when they are executed. This area includes:

  Configure Execution Order: Sets the execution order of multiple scripts (inherited and local) associated with this object.

  Historize Script State: Select to send the state of the script to the Historian.

• Script Creation box: Shows the script you are writing.