Configure a basic SA_HVLVSwitch symbol using ArchestrA attributes

The basic configuration of a SA_HVLVSwitch symbol shows a switch that can be opened or closed by toggling the state of a Boolean custom property.

Prerequisites

To follow the steps of this procedure, create an ArchestrA object that meets the following requirements:

• Create a Boolean field attribute.

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

To configure a basic SA_HVLVSwitch symbol using ArchestrA attributes

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

2. Select the symbol.

3. Right-click on the symbol and select Custom Properties from the shortcut menu to show the Custom Properties dialog box.

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

5. Click the Attribute Browser tab and select the PV attribute from the list to assign to the custom property.

6. Click OK.

7. If you want, assign an optional string to the symbol's label.

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

   2. Enter strings for the different labels and click OK.

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 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.