FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties dialog—Descriptors and Defaults tab
In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, use the
Descriptors and Defaults
tab to configure Cross Invocation
strings and hyperlinks.Cross Invocation descriptors and defaults
Cross Invocation is the means by which
FactoryTalk®
Batch View™
HMI Controls passes data to, and activates, an
automation server such as an HMI or Visual Basic program. The data is specific to an
equipment resource type within an area model.Each time a selection changes in
FactoryTalk Batch View
and HMI Controls, the system retrieves the Cross Invocation strings
associated with the equipment resource from the FactoryTalk Batch
Server and evaluates them.You can define up to five Cross Invocation strings per resource type.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Resource types | Shows the resource type for the Cross Invocation strings that you
define. Select one of the following from the list:
|
Descriptors | Shows the Cross Invocation string labels for the selected
resource type. These labels appear in FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor ().This field has a maximum length of 128 characters. |
Default values | Shows the default Cross Invocation string values for the selected
resource type. Information in the string can include a shortcut
menu item and subitems, the caption for a shortcut menu item,
and the data to pass to the automation server. The label in Descriptors box
1 corresponds to the Cross Invocation
string in Default values box
1 .This field has a maximum length of 128 characters. |
Hyperlink descriptors and defaults
Hyperlinks are the means by which
FactoryTalk Batch View
can map equipment to the appropriate FactoryTalk Batch View
directory.
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The
Hyperlink descriptors and
defaults
area is only accessible if, from the
General
tab, you selected the Enable
FactoryTalk eProcedure
option. Refer to the for more hyperlink information.You can define up to five hyperlinks per resource type.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Resource types | Shows the resource type for the hyperlinks that you define.
Select one of the following from the list:
|
Descriptors | Shows the hyperlink URL labels for the selected resource type.
These labels appear in FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor ().This field has a maximum length of 128 characters. |
Default values | Shows the default hyperlink URLs for the selected resource type.
The label in Descriptors box
1 corresponds to the URL in
Default values box
1 .This field has a maximum length of 128 characters.
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If a hyperlink value is not defined, either as a default or
when you create the specific resource type instance, the
hyperlink label is not visible in e Procedure |
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