Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 221)

13 • Set up display navigation
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Return to display buttons
When the operator presses a return to display button at run time, the graphic display that
the button is on closes and the display that was previously open reopens.
The current display does not close if:
 The display change is currently controlled remotely (using global connections).
 There were no previously opened Replace displays.
 The operator does not have security access for the previous display. This can only
occur if a new user logs in using a login button in the current display.
The return to display button only goes back to the most recent display. It doesn’t go back
through a series of displays.
For information about setting up return to display buttons, see Help.
How display types affect the button’s behavior
Both the current display and the previous display must be Replace displays. When the
operator presses the return to display button:
 If the graphic display that is closing is a Replace display, the display closes and the
previously opened Replace display opens. Any On Top displays that were previously
open with the Replace display are not reopened.
 If the graphic display that is closing is an On Top display, the display closes but no
display is reopened.
We therefore recommend that you use return to display buttons in Replace displays only.
Example: Navigating through displays
This example uses the display hierarchy illustrated on page 13-2, and shows what happens
as the operator navigates through the hierarchy. The graphic displays are all Replace
displays.
1. In the Main Menu display, the operator uses a display list selector to open the Process
Overview display.
2. In the Process Overview display, the operator presses a Goto display button to open
the Process Monitoring 1 display.
3. After viewing the state of the process, the operator presses a return to display button to
close the current display and reopen the Process Overview display.