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.
Define Cross Invocation strings
  1. Open
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
     and sign into the
    FactoryTalk
     Network Directory.
  2. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , do one of the following:
    • For a new
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server, right-click the application or the area name and select
      Add New Server
      FactoryTalk Batch Server
      .
    • For an existing
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server, expand the application or the area name, right-click the server, and select
      Properties
      .
  3. In the
    FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
     dialog, select the
    Descriptors and Defaults
     tab.
  4. In the
    Cross Invocation descriptors and defaults
     area,
    Resource types
     dropdown list, select the appropriate type (
    Phase
    ,
    Process Cell
    ,
    Resource
    , or
    Unit
    ).
  5. In the
    Descriptors
     area, enter up to five string labels for the selected
    Resource type
    .
  6. In the
    Default values
     area, enter the default string value associated with each defined
    Descriptor
    .
  7. Select
    Apply
     to save the data in the
    Descriptors and Defaults
     tab.
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