Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 427)

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To assign a value to a tag placeholder in a reference object
1. Right-click the global reference object (or group), and then select Global Object
Parameter Values.
The Global Object Parameter Values dialog box shows the Name and Description of
all tag placeholders defined for the global base object, as shown in the following
illustration.
2. In the Value column, specify a value for each tag placeholder, either by typing in the
box or by clicking Tag to browse for and select a tag.
For details about options in the Global Object Parameter Values dialog box, click Help.
Example: Assigning different values to the same placeholder in
two global reference objects
To assign different values to two global reference objects that are linked to the same base
object, follow these steps:
1. In the global object display, right-click the global base object (or group), and then
select Global Object Parameter Definitions.
2. In the Global Object Parameter Definitions dialog box, provide a tag placeholder
name. For this example, use #1.
3. Type a description for the tag placeholder, that indicates what type of value to assign
to the placeholder.
4. Right-click the global base object, and then select Global Object Defaults.
5. In the Global Object Defaults dialog box, ensure that these options are selected:
 For the LinkAnimation default, select Link with expressions.
If there are no tag placeholders defined for the linked base object, the Global Object
Parameter Values dialog box is not available.
If you select any of the individual objects in a group object, the Global Object Parameter
Definitions dialog box is not available.