Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 220)

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Display type
The display type you use gives you additional control over how the operator navigates
between displays. For example, use the On Top type to keep a graphic display on top at all
times, even when another display has focus. Or use the Replace type if you want a display
to replace all other open displays when it opens.
For more information about display types, see page 19-12.
Goto display buttons
When you set up a Goto display button, specify the graphic display to open when the
operator presses the button at run time.
The specified display doesn’t open if the operator does not have security access for the
display.
You can also assign a parameter file or parameter list that assigns tags to tag placeholders
in the display when the display opens. For more information about parameter files and
lists, see Chapter 25.
For information about setting up Goto display buttons, see Help.
How display types affect the button’s behavior
The Goto display button’s behavior at run time also depends on which types of graphic
displays are already open and which type of display it is opening:
 If the graphic display assigned to the button is a Replace display, it closes any open On
Top or Replace displays. It does not close any On Top displays that use the Cannot Be
Replaced option.
 If the display assigned to the button is already open, but does not have focus, pressing
the button gives the display focus.
The operator cannot use the Goto display button to open Replace displays if display
change is currently controlled remotely (using global connections). But the operator can
still open On Top displays.
Goto configure mode buttons
When the operator presses a goto configure mode button at run time, the current
application stops running and the FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog box opens.
While in configure mode, the operator can use FactoryTalk View ME Station to change
applications, application settings, and terminal settings. The operator can also delete log
files. For more information about the FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog box, see
Chapter 15.