Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 223)

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How display types affect the selector’s behavior
The display list selector’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 selected graphic display is a Replace display, it closes any open On Top and
Replace displays. It does not close On Top displays that use the Cannot Be Replaced
option.
 If the selected display is an On Top display, it opens on top of the current display. The
current display does not close.
The operator cannot use the display list selector to open Replace displays if display
change is currently controlled remotely. But the operator can still open On Top displays
(with or without the Cannot Be Replaced option).
Select the display to open
The operator can scroll through the list and select displays using the key button graphic
objects, or, if the list has the input focus, by using the arrow keys and Enter key on a
keypad or external keyboard.
You can link key buttons to a specific display list selector, or set up the buttons to work
with whichever object is selected in the graphic display.
For information about input focus, see page 21-8. For information about linking buttons to
the display list selector, see page 21-9.
Shutdown buttons
When the operator presses the shutdown button at run time, the application stops and
FactoryTalk View ME Station closes.
To prevent an unauthorized user from stopping the application, assign visibility animation
to the shutdown button. For details, see page 11-15. Or, place the button in a display that
only authorized users have access to.
For information about setting up shutdown buttons, see Help.
Control display changes remotely
To control display changes remotely, you can set up the data source to open graphic
displays using global connections.
Global connections are connections that apply to your entire run-time application. Global
connections allow the data source to control or interact with your application at run time.
For example, the Remote Display Number connection is a global connection that you can
use to control display changes from the data source. You can also use global connections