Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 463)

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Test animation
To test the animation you have set up in a graphic display, use the Test Display tool to
switch to test mode. When you are finished testing, switch back to edit mode to continue
editing.
To switch between test and edit modes
 On the View menu, click Test Display or Edit Display, or click the Test Display and
Edit Display tools.
Use tag names and tag placeholders
When setting up animation for objects, you are linking objects to tags. You can specify a
tag name or use tag placeholder.
You can use HMI tags or data server tags that already exist, or you can use a new tag
name.
Tag placeholders allow you to create displays that can be used with different tags.
You can use tag placeholders in:
 The graphic display that opens when the application is first run.
 Graphic displays that are opened using a Goto display button.
 Graphic displays that are opened using a display list selector.
 The graphic display that opens when the logout button is pressed.
 The graphic display that opens when auto logout is used.
 Graphic displays that are opened using the Remote Display Number global
connection.
Use parameter files or parameter lists to specify which tags or folders to substitute for
which placeholders. For global objects, you can specify the tags or folders of tags using
global object parameters. For more information about using parameter files, parameter
lists, and global object parameters, see Chapter 25.
The tag placeholder can replace any part of a tag name, including folder names. For
example, you could create a parameter file specifying that the tag placeholder
#1=Folder1. You could assign the folder and a tag name to a graphic object’s connection:
#1\Tag1.
Test mode is not the same as running the display. Test mode does not change the
appearance or position of the display as set up in the Display Settings dialog box.
Test Display tool
Edit Display tool