Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 591)

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Unsupported settings and controls
This section describes PanelBuilder settings and controls that are not used in FactoryTalk
View.
Settings and controls for alarms
FactoryTalk View does not use these PanelBuilder features and settings to manage alarms:
 Ack setting for alarm messages; in FactoryTalk View, all alarms can be acknowledged
 Bit alarm acknowledgement
FactoryTalk View does not use these PanelBuilder controls to manage alarms:
 Remote Ack All Handshake Tag
 Remote Clear All Alarm Tag
 Remote Clear All Alarm Handshake Tag
Invalid characters in screen names and tag names
Characters in PanelBuilder screen names and tag names that are not supported in
FactoryTalk View are replaced with the underscore character.
Time and date
PanelBuilder time and date formats are not converted. For details about FactoryTalk View
time and date formats, see page 21-15.
External fonts
PanelBuilder external fonts are not converted. When you convert your application you can
specify the font to use instead. For details, see Help for the Machine Edition Import
Wizard.
Screen security settings
PanelBuilder screen security settings are not converted, because FactoryTalk View uses a
different method to assign security to graphic displays. For information about setting up
security in FactoryTalk View, see Chapter 11.
Power-up options
These PanelBuilder power-up options are not imported into FactoryTalk View:
 Write Last Terminal State to Controller
 Display Last User Screen
 Use Terminal Presets