Use client keys

A client key is a keyboard key, such as F1 or uppercase A, whose operation you can redefine by assigning a
FactoryTalk View
 command or macro to it. When the key is used at runtime, it triggers the client key action you specified for it. You can define separate actions that will occur when a key is pressed, held down, or released.
The keys for which you can do this include the function keys F1 through F12, the uppercase letters A through Z, and other keys such as Shift and Enter. The list is available in the Client Keys editor. You can use these keys alone or in combination with Control or Shift, or both.
Client keys, like object and display keys, let the operator interact with the system at runtime to do things like change displays or set tag values. Object and display keys are defined in the Graphics editor. They are active only when the object or display they are associated with, is active. Object and display keys take precedence over client keys.
Client keys are defined for an application in the Client Keys editor. They are available whenever the application is running on a
FactoryTalk View SE
 Client.
  • To start a client key file when a client opens, you can specify the file name as the
    Initial client key file
    , in the SE
    Components
    dialog box of the FactoryTalk View SE Client wizard.
  • To stop client keys from running, execute the command
    Key /r
     in the logout macro, or from a button on a graphic display.
  • If you run
    Key
    <
    component
    > and a file is already running, the active file is replaced by the specified file.
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