User variables - configuration dialog box

Editing of all objects in the process D2000 CNF is being performed in the configuration dialog box, a specific part of which is common for all editable objects and another part depends on the type of edited object.

Configuration dialog box of user variables consists of following parts (tabs), which contain the similar parameters.

General properties
Groups
Parameters

General properties

Description

A text string describing the user variable. Maximum: 128 characters.
Possibility to use the Dictionary (to open press CTRL+L).

Status text

Defines a status text for the given user variable. Status allows to redefine labels of individual user variable values.

Transformation palette

Selection of an index to transformation palette. See the topic Transformation palette.

Value type

Selection of a user variable type. Admissible value types are listed in the following table.

Technical units

Technical units of the user variable. Maximum: 12 characters.

Limits

Technological limits may be defined for user variables of the types Int-Integer, Re-Real a TmR-Time interval. There are defined four limits: VHL, HL, LL a VLL. Limit can be defined either directly - by the value entry into the input field, or its value can be determined by a system object (dynamic limit) - the button placed right to the input field.

Values of the individual limits determine the state of the object value according to its value. The relation user variable value - limits gives 6 possible states.