Multi-state symbols – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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There are major tick marks for each digital state, if the string value for the
digital states fits in the width of the bar. There are no minor tick marks for
digital tags.

Format Appearance

To change the appearance of the bar symbol, right-click the bar.

Click Format Font to change the font for the bar symbol.

Click Format Color to change the color of the bar symbol.

The color for the tick marks and values is the same as the bar’s line
color.

Click Format Line Style to change the style of line for the bar
symbol.

Multi-State Symbols

Some symbols support a multi-state configuration, which allows their
colors to be altered based on a dynamic data value. Colors are assigned to
ranges of values to create conditional formatting states. Any symbol except
a trend, XY Plot, graphic, button, or OLE object can have a Multi-State
configuration . String and timestamp data cannot be used to configure
multi-state behavior.

You determine the number of value ranges, the maximum for each range,
and the colors assigned to each range. As the value of the tag changes, the
Multi-State symbol changes color to reflect the current value state. You
can make a symbol seem to disappear by setting a state color to the
background color or to a color of none. For alarms or other purposes, you
can set a state color to blink.

For example, you may have a symbol showing two states. State 1 has a
value range from 0 to 50 and a color of blue assigned to it. State 2 may
have a range from 50 to 100 and have red assigned to it. When the reading

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