Configure PLCViewerApp properties

You place the PLCViewerApp into a ViewApp by selecting it from the Toolbox and dragging and dropping it onto a layout pane. After you place the PLCViewerApp on a pane, you can view its properties. Properties are assigned default values that can be modified or accepted without changes.

Note: You must configure PLC data sources before placing the PLCViewerApp on a layout pane. See Configure PLC data sources

Placing the PLCViewerApp onto a layout pane can be done from the Layout editor or ViewApp editor. The following procedure explains how to integrate the PLCViewerApp into a ViewApp from the Layout editor.

To configure PLCViewerApp properties

1. From the System Platform IDE, select the Template Toolbox tab to show the list of asset templates.

2. Open the ViewApp template instance that you want to place the PLCViewerApp in.

3. From the Layout field, open the drop-down list and select Edit Layout.

   

   The Layout editor appears with a set of tabs at the right of the editor window.

4. Select the Toolbox tab and locate the PLCViewerApp in the list of controls and symbols.

   The default app location in the System Platform IDE is:

   Toolbox > _Default Content > 4. Apps > InTouch OMI Apps

5. Select the PLCViewerApp . This displays its thumbnail graphic beneath the Toolbox list of controls and symbols.

   

6. Drag and drop the PLCViewerApp thumbnail onto the desired layout pane.

7. Select the PLCViewerApp thumbnail in the layout pane and select the Properties tab to show its properties.

   

   These properties specify the runtime and appearance of the PLCViewerApp while running in a ViewApp. Each property has been assigned a default. You can accept the default or select another value.

   The table following this procedure describes the Run Time Behavior and Appearance properties.

8. Save your changes and close the Layout editor to return to the ViewApp editor.

9. Save your changes and close the ViewApp editor.

   Follow Current Context	Boolean value that determines whether the app view follows the current context of the selected components or not.
   Filter	String, expression, or a regular expression that filter out PLCViewerApp components from the view except those whose asset names match the filter value in the current context.
   Search Result List	Boolean value that determines whether the Find Results area appears within the PLCViewerApp window or not.
   Show Tree	Boolean value that determines whether the Assets and Function Block Templates tree area appears within the PLCViewerApp window or not.
   Show Variables	Boolean value when set to true the Variables node appears in the Controller navigation tree to navigate within the Variables grid.
   Show Hardware	Boolean value when set to true the Hardware node appears in the Controller navigation tree to navigate within the Hardware grid.
   Show Blocks	Boolean value when true the Function Block node appears in the Controller navigation tree to navigate within Function Blocks.
   Hover Color	Background color of a listed item in the Assets and Function Block Templates tree in which the mouse is hovering over.
   Selection Color	Background color of a selected item in the Assets and Function Block Templates tree.
   Background	Background color of the PLCViewerApp window except the Find Results area, which is white.
   Foreground	Font and icon color that appears in the Assets and Function Block Templates tree.

Continue the standard System Platform IDE workflows to place an instance of the ViewApp beneath a ViewEngine or WebViewEngine in the Deployment view of the IDE. Then, deploy the ViewApp and its supporting assets.