Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 217)

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Set up display navigation
This chapter describes:
 What display navigation is.
 Develop a hierarchy of displays.
 Test display navigation.
 Use graphic objects to navigate.
 Control display changes remotely.
This chapter describes methods for navigating between graphic displays. For information
about navigating between objects in a graphic display, see page 21-7.
About display navigation
The term display navigation refers to the way the operator moves between the graphic
displays that make up an application.
Use these methods to set up display navigation for your application:
 Develop a hierarchy of graphic displays, to chart how users will navigate the
application.
 Determine which users will have access to which parts of the application.
 Create graphic objects that the operator can use to navigate the application.
 Use the Remote Display Number connection to automatically control display changes.
The use of this connection is optional. Assign it in the Global Connections editor.
 In the Startup editor, specify the graphic display to open when the application starts.
 Set up security so that only authorized users have access to the application or parts of
the application.
For information about setting up security, see Chapter 11.
Develope a hierarchy of displays
A display hierarchy is a series of graphic displays that provide progressively more detail
as users move through them. Design your display hierarchy to meet the needs of the
various users, including managers, supervisors, and operators.
If you plan to use security, determine which groups of users need access to which
displays, and decide where in the hierarchy to locate login, logout, password, and
shutdown buttons. For information about setting up security, see Chapter 11.