11 - linking menu and application screens, Chapter objectives, Linking application screens – Rockwell Automation 2707-NP2 MICROVIEW SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter

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Linking Menu and Application Screens

Chapter Objectives

This chapter describes how to link the application screens so that an
operator is presented with a logical flow of information.

Linking Application
Screens

After you have developed all of the screens necessary for an
application, you need to decide how to link them. It is very helpful to
create a flowchart of the screens to use as a map before you begin to
define the links.

The [PREV] and [NEXT] keys of the MicroView use the linking
information to move between screens. Not all links need to have a
“next” and “previous” screen. A screen link may create a two-way or
one-way relationship.

Two-way links utilize a Link function:

One-way links only use a Goto function:

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Linking Application Screens

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Linking Menu Screens

11-2

Screen Linking Guidelines

11-2

Application Screen Linking Function Keys

11-3

Menu and Sub-Menu Linkage Display

11-4

Linking a Menu

11-4

Linking Example

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Screen #20

Screen #30

[NEXT]
selected

[PREV]
selected

Screen #20

Screen #30

[NEXT]
selected

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