Setting a Tag based on a Display shown in FVTalk View Studio SE

[dreardon]

Note: I'm VERY new to FTView studio (ME and SE flavors), so pardon my question if it's poorly phrased or just ... derp.
I'm using FactoryTalk View Studio version 8.10, in case it matters. It's a little old, but it's what the customer requires.

I have an SE application that was converted from an ME application.

The ME application would set the value of a PLC tag (HMI[1].Current_Screen) when a given display was shown. I'm informed that there was a property of that display that would set the value of this tag in the ME application.

The SE application displays do not have this property, but I still need to set this tag value when the display is shown.

I'll need to perform this action for multiple displays, so ease of repeatability is desirable.

How would you set the value of a tag when a given display is shown?

 

[Cheeseface]

Open a display, use menus: View --> Display Settings.

Pick the "Behavior" tab and assign a command to Startup. It can be a macro file, or just &Set TAGNAME VALUE;

 

[dreardon]

use menus: View --> Display Settings.

Pick the "Behavior" tab

I feel like you may be using a different version of FTView Studio than I am. There is no Display Settings under View, and I don't see a Behavior tab (or any reference to 'behavior') anywhere.



I wonder if a bit of VBA code could be added to an object in the display that woud set this tag value. Or if a 'hidden' object could be added with its ''Tag/Expression' value in 'Connections' setting the tag value?



My experience with VBA is also very limited, so please excuse my ignorance.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Cheeseface]

The top menu bar changes depending on what you're working on. Open a display, then have it be selected and the view menu will contain commands relevant to a display.

Also, it's in the Edit part, I lied. Also2, you can right click in an empty part of a display and Display Settings will be there.

 

[dreardon]

I actually bumped into this just after my previous post and started experimenting with it, and your reply confirmed for me that I was on the right track.

Experiment over. Success!

Thanks for your assist, Cheeseface. Great screen-name. Great advice. I'll be back fo more.

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