Attribute and graphic overrides

You can associate different configurations of graphics and attributes with different Object Wizard Choices and Options. You can also allow users to override values that you previously set as they configure derived objects. See Configurable settings for attribute and graphic values for additional information about setting overrides and visibility for Symbol Wizard and custom property values. For detailed information about Symbol Wizards and custom properties, see Using custom properties with Application Server and "Working with Symbol Wizards" in the Creating and Managing Industrial Graphics User Guide.

The Settings pane lets you configure setting overrides and visibility for associated attributes and graphics.

Attribute Overrides

For attributes, you can override default settings and set visibility for:

• Attribute description

• Data type

• Initial value

• Engineering units (if applicable)

• Activate/deactivate features, such as I/O and alarms

• Feature values

Attribute Setting Visibility

When you associate an attribute with an Object Wizard Choice or Option, its settings are hidden by default. You can make settings visible by selecting the checkbox next to the setting. You can also make overrides visible.

Graphic Overrides

For graphics, you can override default settings and set visibility for:

• Symbol Wizard Choices and Options

• Custom properties

Graphic Setting Visibility

When you associate a graphic with an Object Wizard Choice or Option, Symbol Wizard and custom property settings (if any) are visible by default. If you override a graphic custom property or Symbol Wizard setting, its visibility automatically turns off (the setting is hidden). You can make an overridden custom property setting visible again by selecting the checkbox next to the setting.

Note: If you override a Symbol Wizard setting, the only way to make the setting visible again is to remove the override.

Custom properties can be Boolean, integer, float, string, etc. See Object wizard user interface details for additional information. For detailed information about custom property data types, see Using custom properties with Application Server. When configuring string, time, and elapsed time custom properties, a toggle is provided in the Settings pane to configure the custom property as either:

To change the string type, select the icon next to the text field.