To define a string object

To define a string object

In the Objects menu, select the appropriate item, for example, Rectangular field.

You can also right-click at the desired position, select New in the pop-up menu, then the appropriate item in the submenu which is identical to the Objects menu.

In the Type group, select String.
Type a unique name and an optional description.
Check the Name and Value boxes to show this information along with the object symbol.
Click OK. The string object properties dialog box appears.
On the String Object tab, type the Maximum Length of the string, and in the String box, type the message itself.
Click the Data Management Definitions tab to define how you want to collect and log data.

$images\CHICLET.gif$ How?

Click the Display tab to define what you want to show along with the symbol.

$images\CHICLET.gif$ How?

Click the Edit Mapping tab to define the PLC addressing.

Alarm texts are not relevant for string objects, so the settings in the Alarm Details group are greyed. The external type for a string object is automatically set to STRING.

$images\CHICLET.gif$ How?

Click the Attributes of Rectangle or Symbol Definition tab to specify the graphical display of the object.

$images\CHICLET.gif$ How?

If you chose a standard descriptor , its properties are set by right-clicking the object, then selecting Descriptor Properties in the pop-up menu.

Click OK to save the object.

The symbol and the object caption appears. If you used the right-click menu, the symbol appears at the position where you clicked, otherwise the symbol appears in the upper left corner of the diagram.

Position the descriptor and object caption.