Configure a basic SA_ColumnChart symbol using ArchestrA attributes

The basic configuration of a SA_ColumnChart symbol shows a chart consisting of 10 chart bars oriented vertically. Each chart bar is assigned an individual measured value. The symbol shows a chart heading and description, descriptions for the horizontal and vertical chart axes, measured value labels, and numeric measured values.

For the sake of simplicity, this procedure shows how to configure a simple chart symbol consisting of only two chart bars.

Prerequisites

This procedure explains how to configure a basic symbol using references to ArchestrA attributes.

• To follow the steps of this procedure, create two ArchestrA objects that meet the following requirements:

  • Includes an Analog PV field attribute

  • Enable I/O scaling with the input clamped to the EU range

  • Enable limit alarms with limits specified for HiHi, Hi, Lo, and LoLo alarms

• Create an InTouch application with a window to verify that the symbol has been configured correctly.

To configure a basic SA_ColumnChart symbol

1. Embed the symbol in another symbol in the Industrial Graphic Editor.

2. Select the symbol.

3. Show the symbol's list of Wizard options by at the right of the Industrial Graphic Editor window.

4. Set NumberOfBars to Two.

5. Right-click on the symbol and select Custom Properties to show the Custom Properties dialog box.

6. Assign reference values to the BarXX custom properties and click OK.

   1. Select the Bar01 custom property from the list and click the Galaxy Browser button to the right of the Default Value field.

   2. Click the Attribute Browser tab and select an attribute from the list to assign to the custom property.

   3. Repeat these steps to assign an attribute to Bar02.

7. If you want, assign optional string values to the symbol's labels.

   4. Right-click on the symbol, select Substitute, and then select Substitute Strings.

   5. Enter string values into the fields of the Substitute Strings dialog box that match the default strings shown for the symbol and click OK.

8. Save the symbol and check it in.

9. Deploy the Galaxy containing the object with attributes that are used as reference values of the custom properties.

10. Double-click an instance of InTouch ViewApp to start WindowMaker.

11. Create a new InTouch window and embed the symbol containing the symbol.

12. Run the application in WindowViewer to verify that your basic symbol configuration works correctly.