Startup section – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook User Guide

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ProcessBook Preferences dialog box for the first time. The values in
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\PISystem\PI-
ProcessBook\language override the values in PIPC\DAT\<language>
unless an administrator creates Registry entries to override user-specific
settings.

The following is a list and brief explanation of the most significant sections
and keywords in the PROCBOOK.INI file. The settings used are examples
and not necessarily the default values.

Startup Section

Initializations for startup of FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook

Possible entries:

StartupProcessBook

Specifies file (with full path) to be opened on start of the

application. May be blank.

DefaultFileLocation

By default, clicking File > Open displays the local user's My

Documents directory. Specifying a different directory in this entry
changes the File > Open and File > Save commands to start with

a different folder when ProcessBook starts.

ModeBias

R=run-mode.

B=build-mode.

RetainAspectRatio

1=preserve aspect ratio for displays.

0=do not.

Symbol Library

Specifies a workbook that is opened by selecting the Book of
Symbols button from a customized toolbar.

MakeBackupFile

1=make backup files while using ProcessBook.

0=do not make backup files.

Author

Sets the default author for created displays and workbooks

ToolTipsEnabled

Setting this entry equal to Y enables ToolTips on dynamic

symbols. Setting equal to N disables them. The default (if this

entry is not in the .ini file) is Y. This setting has no effect on
toolbar ToolTips.

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