Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 140)

7–19 Creating Messages
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Adding Time or Date to a message
Time and Date displays may be included in messages, but not more
than one of each per message.
To add either time or date to a message:
1. Set the insertion pointer in the Message Edit box where the time
or date display should be placed.
2. Click on the Embedded Variable tool to display a menu of
choices.
Or select the Format menu to display a similar menu.
3. Select Time Display or Date Display.
A placeholder for Time or Date is added to the message at the
insertion point. The placeholder value is an arbitrary time or date
which does not change.
When a message containing a Time or Date variable is displayed by
a MessageView terminal, the terminal continually updates the Time
or Date variable according to its Real Time Clock.
You can change the format in which time or date are displayed on the
terminal. Use the Time/Date tab on the Terminal Setup dialog, see
Page 10–18.
Note: A Time or Date placeholder may be removed using the
Backspace key or the Cut tool or command. It can be pasted only
when the entire message is copied and pasted as described on Page
7–8.
Slave devices
Slave devices support the display of Time and Date variables in
messages. The time and date are updated while the slave message is
actively displayed.