Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 366)

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 A right arrow indicates that the connection sends values to the data source. The
connection is a write connection.
 A left arrow indicates that the data source sends values to the connection. The
connection is a read connection.
 A double arrow indicates that the data flows in both directions. The connection is a
read-write connection.
For more information about using the Property Panel to assign tags and expressions to an
object’s connections, see Help.
For more information about assigning tags and expressions to objects, see page 20-36.
Color objects using the color toolbars
The Foreground Color and Background Color toolbars contain a selection of colors you
can assign to objects’ color properties.
About color properties
The number of color properties an object has depends on the type of object and how you
set it up. For example, a button with states can use up to seven different colors for each
state. When you select colors using the color toolbars, some properties are assigned the
This box describes the
selected connection and
indicates the type of data the
connection uses.
Click for help on the
selected connection. The arrows show the direction in
which data flows between the
connection and the data source.
If the connection is a read
connection (arrow points left),
data flows from the data source
to the object. If the connection is
a write connection (arrow points
right), data flows from the object
to the data source. If the
connection is a read and write
connection (double-headed
arrow), data flows in both
directions.