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Duplicate Opens the Duplicate Data Point dialog where you can create a copy of the
selected data point (if it is a dynamic type) that has the same configuration
and driver properties as the source. See Creating a Duplicate Dynamic Data
Point in this chapter for more information.
Delete Removes the data point from its functional block. If the SmartServer is
synchronized with an OpenLNS network database, this also deletes the data
point from the OpenLNS network database.
Rename Opens the Enter Name dialog where you can enter a new name for the data
point.
Create External
NV This option is only available in the OpenLNS tree when there are no remote
SmartServers on the LAN. Adds the network variable and its parent
channel, device, and functional block to the local SmartServer tree (if the
local SmartServer is synchronized with the OpenLNS database in which the
objects are stored). After the objects are added to the local SmartServer tree,
they can be managed with the local SmartServer.
You must use this option (or the Copy External NV and Paste External
options) in order to use the SmartServer’s built-in applications to monitor
and control the data points of external devices that are managed with
OpenLNS CT or other OpenLNS application.
Copy External NV This option is only available in the OpenLNS tree when there are one or
more remote SmartServers on the LAN. Copies the data point and its parent
channel, device, and functional block. The copied objects can then be
pasted to a target SmartServer using the Paste External shortcut command
on any network object in the target SmartServer tree (if the target
SmartServer is synchronized with the OpenLNS database in which the
copied objects are stored). After the copied objects are pasted to the
SmartServer tree, they can be managed with the target SmartServer.
You must use this option (or the Create External NV option) in order to use
the SmartServer’s built-in applications to monitor and control the data points
of external devices that are managed with OpenLNS CT or other OpenLNS
application.
Paste External This option is only available in the SmartServer tree, and it only appears
after you have used the Copy External <object> on an object in the
OpenLNS tree. Adds an object copied from the OpenLNS tree and all of its
parent and child objects to the network tree of the target SmartServer.
For example, you can copy a functional block and paste it to a device branch
in a SmartServer tree. The functional block, its parent channel and device
(if different than the selected device and its parent channel), and its data
points are added to the network tree. You can then use the target
SmartServer to manage the objects.
Note: The target SmartServer must be synchronized with the OpenLNS
network database in which the copied object is stored in order to perform
this operation.
Add Connection Opens the Configure – Web Connection Web page where you can bind the
selected data point to one or more target data points in the Web Connection
Destination frame to the right. In the SmartServer tree, you can use this
option to create Web connections. In the OpenLNS tree, you can use this
option to create L
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Show Value Opens a dialog showing the name, status, and current value of the data point.
Synchronize with Transmits changes made to the data point in the SmartServer tree to the