How the diagnostics list works at runtime

At runtime, the
Diagnostics
 list shows information about system activity, with a different icon for each type of message.
Open the diagnostics list display
There are two ways to open the display containing the
Diagnostics
 list:
  • In the
    Diagnostics Setup
     editor, select one or more
    Open display automatically when
     options to make the application open the display whenever a new message appears. You can use the default [diagnostics] display or specify a graphic display you have created that contains a
    Diagnostics
     list.
  • In a graphic display, create a goto display button that the operator can press to open the display containing the
    Diagnostics
     list.
The default display opens on top of the current display.
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If you are using your own graphic display containing the diagnostics list, in the
Display Settings
 dialog box, make it an On Top display, and select the
Cannot Be Replaced
option. This means that, when a message occurs, your display will open on top of the current display, and will remain open until you close it.
Use buttons with the diagnostics list
The application creates a default graphic display called [diagnostics] that contains a
Diagnostics
 list and these buttons:
  • Clear
    - clears the selected message. You can create this button in your own display using the
    Clear diagnostics
    button.
    If the button's Send press to property is set to Object With Focus, and the current object with focus is not a diagnostics list, the button press will have no effect.
    If the button's Send press to property is set to Linked Object, pressing the button will not change input focus to the linked diagnostics list. Whatever object has input focus on the display will continue to have input focus.
  • Clear All
     - clears all messages. You can create this button in your own display using the
    Clear All Diagnostics
     button.
  • Move Up
    - scrolls up in the list. You can create this button in your own display using the
    Move Up
     button.
  • Move Down
    - scrolls down in the list. You can create this button in your own display using the
    Move Down
     button.
  • Close
    - closes the graphic display containing the list. You can create this button in your own display using the
    Close Display
     button.
If you modify the default display or create your own graphic display containing a diagnostics list, the display might contain different buttons.
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