Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 132)

7–11 Creating Messages
Publication 2706-817
Sorting messages
1. Select Sort on the Edit menu to open the Sort Messages dialog.
2. To specify which attribute of the messages in the Message List to
sort on, select one of the radio buttons under the Sort On
command.
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Message Number arranges messages in numerical order.
Each message keeps its own message number in a Sort, so you
can restore the original list by Sorting on Message Number.
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Trigger arranges messages in order of the address of their bit
triggers. Messages without bit triggers appear first in the list in
their original order.
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Text arranges messages in order by the initial item. Priority goes
in order to:
– a variable
– a space
– a number
– a letter.
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Topic places messages with the same topic together.
Note: If you want messages to be sorted within the topic, do a
preliminary Sort on the other attribute(s) before sorting on Topic.
3. Select Master List to retain this sort as a default when the
application is closed and reopened.
If Master List is not enabled, the Sort is used temporarily while
editing. In fact, a number of Table Views can be displayed at the
same time with different sort orders for their Message Lists.
4. Select OK to perform the Sort. Messages are rearranged in the
Message List according to the option chosen.