Configure a basic SA_BoxChart symbol using ArchestrA attributes

The basic configuration of a SA_BoxChart symbol shows a chart consisting of 10 chart bars oriented vertically. Each chart bar is assigned an individual measured value, an average, a maximum value, and a minimum value.

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 a reference to an ArchestrA object attribute as the measured value.

• You must have the following data sources to graphically represent these values with this symbol.

  • A measured value

  • An average value

  • A maximum value

  • A minimum value

    If you do not have the object attribute data, you can enter static values for the average, maximum, and minimum custom properties to see how this data is graphically represented by the symbol.

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

To configure a basic SA_BoxChart 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 and attribute from the list to assign to the custom property.

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

7. Assign static values for each chart bar's average, maximum, and minimum custom properties.

8. Save the symbol and check it in.

9. If necessary, deploy the Galaxy containing the object with attributes that are used as reference values of the custom properties.

10. Double-click an instance of InTouchViewApp to start WindowMaker.

11. Embed the symbol containing the SA_BoxChart symbol into an InTouch window.

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