The following table shows which variables can be used on specific objects, including the relevant data types:
|
Category |
Object Type |
Global Variable - in properties |
|
Buttons |
Button |
NO |
|
Toggle Button |
YES (Boolean) |
|
|
Momentary Button |
YES (Boolean) |
|
|
Reset Button |
YES (Boolean) |
|
|
Set Button |
YES (Boolean) |
|
|
Lamps |
Bit Lamp |
YES - Expression (must equate to a Boolean value) |
|
Data Lamp |
YES - Expression (must equate to a numeric value) |
|
|
Shapes |
Line |
NO |
|
Curve |
NO |
|
|
Ellipse |
NO |
|
|
Triangle |
NO |
|
|
Rectangle |
NO |
|
|
Polyline |
NO |
|
|
Polygon |
NO |
|
|
Standard Controls |
Label |
NO |
|
Textbox |
NO |
|
|
Date/Time |
YES (DateTime) |
|
|
Data Display |
YES (All) |
|
|
Data Edit |
YES (All) |
|
|
Image |
NO |
|
|
Checkbox |
YES (Boolean) |
|
|
Radio Button |
YES ( Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
|
Slider |
YES ( Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
|
Dropdown |
YES ( Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
|
Listbox |
YES (Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
|
Gauges |
Linear Gauge |
YES ( Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
Rotational Gauge |
YES ( Short, Integer, Long, Ushort, Uinteger, Ulong, Single, Double, Decimal) |
|
|
HMI Controls |
Trend Graph |
YES (analogue and digital traces) |
|
User Alarms Viewer |
NO |
|
|
Recipe Viewer |
NO |
|
|
Media Player |
NO |
|
Category |
Actions |
Global Variable |
|
User administration |
Login |
NO |
|
Logout |
NO |
|
|
Pages |
ShowPage |
YES (String) |
|
ClosePage |
Yes (String) |
|
|
ShowPreviousPage |
NO |
|
|
ShowSystemMenu |
NO |
|
|
Variables |
InvertVariable |
YES (Boolean) |
|
IncreaseVariable |
YES(Numeric) |
|
|
DecreaseVariable |
YES(Numeric) |
|
|
SetVariable |
YES (Any) |
|
|
ResetVariable |
YES (Any) |
|
|
User Alarms |
ClearUserAlarmLog |
NO |
|
SaveUserAlarmLogToFile |
YES(String) |
|
|
Data Logging |
StartDataLogging |
YES(String) |
|
StopDataLogging |
YES(String) |
|
|
Document Viewers |
ShowDocument |
YES(String) |
|
ShowDocument |
YES(String) |
|
|
Dimming |
SetBrightness |
YES(Integer) |
|
Multi-Language |
SetLanguage |
YES(String) |
|
External Storage |
EjectSDMemory |
NO |
|
User operation |
EnableTouchScreenInput |
Yes (Boolean) |
|
General |
CallSubroutine |
NO |
The Following table shows the list of Actions (Code Functions) where the user can use Global Variables:
|
Category |
Actions ( Script functions ) |
Global Variable |
|
User Administration |
Login |
NO |
|
Login |
YES (String) |
|
|
Logout |
YES (String) |
|
|
GetCurrentUserName |
NO |
|
|
GetCurrentUserPassword |
NO |
|
|
GetCurrentUserRole |
NO |
|
|
Pages |
ShowPage |
YES (String) |
|
ClosePage |
YES (String) |
|
|
ShowPreviousPage |
NO |
|
|
ShowSystemMenu |
NO |
|
|
Variables |
InvertVariable |
YES (Boolean) |
|
IncreaseVariable |
YES(Numeric) |
|
|
DecreaseVariable |
YES(Numeric) |
|
|
SetVariable |
YES (Any) |
|
|
ResetVariable |
YES (Any) |
|
|
EditVariable(value) |
YES (String) |
|
|
User Alarms |
AcknowledgeUserAlarm |
NO |
|
AcknowledgeLatestUserAlarm |
NO |
|
|
AcknowledgeAllUserAlarms |
NO |
|
|
IsUserAlarmActive |
NO? |
|
|
IsUserAlarmRaised |
NO? |
|
|
ClearUserAlarmLog |
NO |
|
|
SaveUserAlarmLogToFile |
YES (String) |
|
|
ReadActiveUserAlarmInfo |
YES (String) |
|
|
ScrollAlarmViewerList |
YES (String) |
|
|
GetSelectedAlarm |
YES (String) |
|
|
GetAlarmInfo |
NO |
|
|
Data Logging |
StartDataLogging |
YES (String) |
|
StartDataLogging |
NO |
|
|
StopDataLogging |
YES (String) |
|
|
StopDataLogging |
NO |
|
|
ClearDataLogBuffer |
YES (String) |
|
|
ClearDataLogBuffer |
NO |
|
|
ExportDataLogBuffer |
YES (String) |
|
|
Recipes |
GetRecipeTemplates |
NO? |
|
GetRecipes |
YES(String) |
|
|
SaveRecipe |
YES(String) |
|
|
SaveRecipeAs |
YES(String) |
|
|
AddRecipe |
YES(String) |
|
|
DeleteRecipe |
YES(String) |
|
|
ImportRecipes |
YES(String) |
|
|
ReadRecipeFromController |
YES(String) |
|
|
WriteRecipeToController |
YES(String) |
|
|
GetRecipeIngredients |
YES(String/Object) |
|
|
SetRecipeIngredients |
YES(String/Object) |
|
|
GetRecipeIngredientValue |
YES(String/Object) |
|
|
SetRecipeIngredientValue |
YES(String/object |
|
|
GetSelectedRecipeTemplate |
YES (String) |
|
|
GetSelectedRecipe |
YES (String) |
|
|
Movie |
OpenMovieFile |
YES(String) |
|
PlayMovie |
YES(String) |
|
|
StopMovie |
YES(String) |
|
|
PauseMovie |
YES(String) |
|
|
Trend Graph |
ScrollTrendToStart |
YES(String) |
|
ScrollTrendToEnd |
YES(String) |
|
|
ScrollTrendForward |
YES(String) |
|
|
ScrollTrendBackward |
YES(String) |
|
|
ScrollTrendUp |
YES(String) |
|
|
ScrollTrendDown |
YES(String) |
|
|
ScrollTrendOverlayForward |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
ScrollTrendOverlayBackward |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
ZoomIntoTrend |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
ZoomOutofTrend |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
ShowTrendCursor |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
MoveTrendCursor |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
AddOverlayGraph |
YES (String) |
|
|
RemoveOverlayGraph |
YES (String) |
|
|
SetTrendDisplayMode |
YES (String) |
|
|
Multi-Language |
SetLanguage |
YES(String) |
|
GetLanguage |
YES(String) |
|
|
GetResourceString |
YES(String) |
|
|
Date & Time |
SetDateTime |
YES(DateTime) |
|
External storage |
EjectSDMemory |
NO |
|
EjectUSBDevice |
YES(String) |
|
|
GetConnectedUSBDevices |
YES (String/Integer) |
|
|
User operation |
EnableInputOperation |
NO |
|
Document Viewers |
ShowDocument |
YES(String) |
|
ShowDocument |
YES(String/Integer) |
|
|
Others |
StartApplication |
YES(String/String) |
