The string object properties dialog box

Use

From the string object properties dialog box you can:

Set the maximum length of the text string and enter the string contents
Define data management definitions (scan interval, logging, etc.)
Define display options
Define PLC addressing
Specify the graphical display of the object (Symbol Definition or Attributes of Rectangle tabs)

If you are using a standard descriptor, its properties can be set by right-clicking the object and then selecting Descriptor Properties in the popup menu.

How to access

Once the string object is defined and its symbol is placed on a process diagram, you can view its properties in a number of different ways.

By double-clicking the symbol representing the object
By right-clicking the symbol and then selecting Properties in the pop-up menu.
By selecting the symbol and then selecting Edit ® Object Properties.

The tabs

The dialog box contains the following tabs, if you choose Rectangular Field in the Objects menu. Click on any of the tabs for further information.

If you select any of the items in the lower part of the Objects menu, the Symbol Definition tab appears. If you are using a standard descriptor, its properties can be set by right-clicking the object and then selecting Descriptor Properties in the pop-up menu.

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What’s This? Help

For an explanation of the individual items in the dialog box, click the $images\ico_help.gif$ in the upper right hand corner of the dialog box, then click the item you want information about.