Required PC-based phase methods

The
Initialize
 and
TerminateState
 methods are required for the PC-based phase to function properly.
Initialize
You must invoke the
Initialize
 method in order to create OPC tags and establish the PLI’s scan interval. This is done by calling the
Initialize
 method, and is usually performed in the
Form_Load()
 event. The following is an example of calling the
Initialize
method: 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Charge.Initialize ‘Initialize the control
End Sub
TerminateState
 The
TerminateState
 method is used to terminate the active state. You must call this method if you wish the phase to complete its current state. The five active states are RUNNING, HOLDING, STOPPING, RESTARTING, and ABORTING. For example, calling
TerminateState
 while RUNNING will transition the phase to COMPLETE. The following is an example of calling the
TerminateState
 method:
Const UploadAllReports = 2000
Select Case Agitate.StepIndex
  Case 4:
  ‘ ensure that previous request is complete
    If Agitate.Request = 0 Then
      Agitate.Report(1) = txtAgitateElaspedTime.Text
      If Not Agitate.Owner Then
        ‘ upload all report parameters
          Agitate.Request = UploadAllReports
      End If
      Agitate.StepIndex = 5
    End If
    Exit Sub
  Case 5:
    ‘ ensure that report upload is complete
    If Agitate.Request = 0 Then
      Agitate.TerminateState ‘Terminates the active state
    End If
    Exit Sub
End Select
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