Set up connections for a signature button (Connections tab)

In the Connections tab you can specify tags or expressions to be used to set the value of the button's properties that are listed in the Connections table.
The Value property can set a tag value or have its value set by the specified tag. It is bound in a read/write relationship to the tag.
To set up a connection for a signature button connection:
  1. In the
    FactoryTalk View SE Signature Button Properties
     dialog box, in the
    Connections
     tab, click the
    Tag/Expression
     column for a connection.
  2. Type the name of a tag or click the Tag browse button to open the tag browser and navigate to a tag, click the expression button(...) to open the
    Expression
     editor and create an expression that will provide a value for the connection.
The tab includes the following options:
  • BackColor
    Use this property to set the background color for text and graphics in an object.
  • ForeColor
    Use this property to set the foreground color for text and graphics in an object.
  • Enabled
    Use this to set a value (true or false) that determines whether the button can respond to user-generated events.
  • MinValue
    Use this property to set the minimum value that can be entered in the Signature dialog for the Set Numeric Value operation.
  • MaxValue
    Use this property to set the maximum value that can be entered in the Signature dialog for the Set Numeric Value operation.
  • Value
    Specify a tag that this property will be bound to so that the tag can read from or write to the property.
    This property is used when the operation selected is Set Numeric Value, Set String Value, or Set True/False Value.
  • Caption
    Use this property to set the text displayed in the button.
  • Command
    Use this to specify the FactoryTalk View command that will be issued when the Operation is Send Command.
  • EnforceClientUser
    Use this property to turn on a runtime check to verify that the Performer user name is the same as the logged-in SE Client user name.
  • DatePart
    Specify a tag that this property will be bound to so that the tag can read from or write to the property.
    This property is used when the operation selected is Set Date/Time Value.
  • TimePart
    Specify a tag that this property will be .bound to so that the tag can read from or write to the property.
    This property is used when the operation selected is Set Date/Time Value.
  • DateTimeString
    Specify a tag that this property will be bound to so that the tag can read from or write to the property. At runtime, the tag is shown by following the
    short date
     and
    long time
     formats of Region and Language settings of your computer.
    This property is used when the operation selected is Set Date/Time Value.
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