Add a group

Add a group to contain data items and set the update rate for the group. The update rate in
FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client
 checks whether the values of data items in the group have changed.
TIP:
To improve the performance of
FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client
 and reduce unnecessary network traffic, make active only those groups of data items being monitored.
To add a group
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client
     select
    Group
     >
    Add Group
    .
  2. In
    Name
    , enter a name for the group, up to 15 characters long. Names longer than 15 characters are truncated when displayed.
  3. In
    Update Rate
    , enter the rate in milliseconds.
    For best performance, enter an update rate of 250 milliseconds or more.
  4. Select an
    Active
     setting, then select
    OK
    .
    • Checked
       - data item values will be updated once per group update rate
    • Unchecked
       - data item values are not updated
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