Viewing Points in the Point Editor SECTION 3 Points
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3-3-1 Filtering the Points in the View by Group
Points are separated into groups. To select a group, pick an entry from the
Group field.
All points can be displayed by selecting <All Groups> from this list.
3-3-2 Filtering the Points in the View by Point Type
A selection of points can be displayed based on the point type. Selection of the
All Points button displays points of all types.
The Boolean Points button only displays points of a Boolean type. The Integer
Points button, the Real Points button and Text Points button, once selected,
react in the same way.
3-3-3 Sorting the Points in the View by I/O Type
Points can also be filtered by I/O type. Respectively, these buttons display All
Points, Memory Points, Input Points, Output Points or Input/Output Points.
3-3-4 Sorting the Points in the View
Individual listed points are sorted, based on a designated field type: name,
type, input/output type or description. By clicking on the Name button, the
points are sorted alphanumerically by name.
The Type button, the I/O Type button, the Address button and Description
button, once selected, react in the same way. In the previous Point Editor
example the list is sorted by Name.
The widths of the point fields can be widened or narrowed as required using
the mouse to drag the column boundaries:
A double click the text boundaries causes the column to autosize.
3-3-5 Changing the Viewing Mode
Click the button to configure which columns of information are displayed in
the Point Editor.
Click the button to view details with large icons.
Click the button to view details with normal icons.
Click the button to view details as a list.
Select the button to view details as a list including name, type, I/O type,
address and description information. The details can be sorted in ascending
order by clicking once or in descending order by clicking twice, in the
appropriate field.
3-3-6 Summary of Point Information
A summary of point information is available by selecting the button. The
resultant Point Information dialog box shows an overall summary, a
breakdown on the number of points per type and the input/output type. To exit
the dialog box, click the Close button. The Point Information dialog box is
shown as follows: