Below is the entire collection of pre-assembled (or "pre-wired") actions of X Vision¸ For each action, a description of the function, a description of the specific parameters provided, and any annotations are reported.




Ack Alarm



Acknowledges the alarm relative to the item specified.


Parameters


Item Name

Name of the item to acknowledge the alarm


Beeper



Enables or disables the audible alarm for


Parameters


Enable

Enable the beeper:


0

Turn off the beeper

1

Enable the beeper

Not filled

Toggle

 


Logger Configurator



Activate the Data Logger Configurator


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Schedule Configurator



Activate the Scheduler Configurator


Parameters


Parameters

Possible command line. For information on the activation parameters, refer to the Scheduler Help.

 


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Exit Windows



Ends the current Windows session, stopping the processor.


Parameters


-



Exit XView



Closes the display module (X View).


Note: The closing is also carried out if the manual closing in the display configuration has been disabled (see the "Configuring the Viewer" isection of the Basic System Guide)


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Exit XVision



Stop the supervisor XVision. 


Note: Terminate all X Vision processes.


Parameters


-



Hyperlink



Start the Internet Explorer browser and open the URL provided.


Parameters


URL

Address / URL

Item: Copy expression



Sets an item with the current value of the specified expression. If the expression consists of only one item, the function allows you to copy the value from one item to another.


Parameters


Sorce expression 

Item or expression from which to copy the value


destination Item

Name of the item to which to set the value


Remarks


Since the source value is an expression, any numeric values ​​must be entered using as a decimal point ("."), regardless of the locale of the system, unlike for the Item: Set Value action.


Item: Generate Impulse



Sets and keeps the value of an item to 1 for the specified time, then returns it to 0.


Parameters


Item

Name of the item on which to generate the pulse


Duration

Pulse duration in milliseconds


Item: Set Value



Set the value of an item (or a Local Variable that can be modified).


Parameters


Item

Item Name (or local variable) to set the value


Value

Value to be set


Item: Increase Value



Increases the value of an Item (or a Local Variable that is allowed to change), a specified quantity (positive or negative) 


Parameters


Item

Name of the item (or Local Variable) to increase the value


Increase

Increment (positive or negative)


Item: Invert value



It inverts the value of an item (typically of the Digital type) or of a Local Variable whose modification is allowed.


Parameters


Item

Item Name (or local variable) to be inverted


Item: Set / reset value



Set the item value to 1 on the activation, and reset it to 0 on release.


Parameters


Item

Name the Item on which to act 


Remarks


Available exclusively to actions on Animation or on Keyboard Event.


Language



Change the language in real time


Parameters


Language N. 

Index 1..16 of the language to be set


Remarks


Not supported for Schedules (input / output time slot)



Action List



Allows you to configure the execution of a list of actions in place of a single action.


Parameters


List actions

To edit the action list click on the "..." button for this field.


Listbox: Previous



Select the previous row in the specified ListBox animation.
It allows to manage the scroll of the list with external buttons; it is particularly useful in the presence of TouchScreen


Parameters


ID Listbox

Object ID of the controlled ListBox animation (e.g. ListBox0). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Listbox: Next



Select the next row in the specified ListBox animation.
It allows to manage the scroll of the list with external buttons; it is particularly useful in the presence of TouchScreen.


Parameters


ID Listbox

Object ID of the controlled ListBox animation (e.g. ListBox0). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



AlmLst: Ack Alarm



Perform the Ack (acknowledgment) of the currently selected alarm in the specified Alarm List.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Ack All



Avknoweledges all the alarms displayed in the specified Alarm List.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



AlmLst: Annotation



Displays the annotation associated with the alarm selected in the specified Alarms / Events List and allows its modification (for further information, refer to the chapter "Alarm Management"). 


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Configuration



Displays the configuration window for the specified Alarm / Event List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.




AlmLst: Signal group filter



Lets select the Signal Group.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst Help



Displays the help file associated with the alarm selected in the specified Alarm / Event List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Previous



Select the previous line in the specified Alarm / Event List animation.
It allows to manage the scroll of the list with external buttons; it is particularly useful in the presence of TouchScreen.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Reset Alarm



Reset the currently selected alarm in the specified Alarm List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Reset All



Resets all the returned to normal and acknowledged alarms displayed in the specified Alarm List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



AlmLst: Run / Pause



Stops / resumes the update of the specified Alarm / Event List animation. For further information, refer to the chapter "Alarm Management".


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Run0 | Pause1

Activation: 


0

Stop updating

1

Start updating

Not filled

Toggle

 


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.

 


AlmLst: Next



Select the next line in the specified Alarm / Event List animation.
It allows to manage the scroll of the list with external buttons; it is particularly useful in the presence of TouchScreen.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Beeper



Temporarily disable or re-enable the beeper.

This action is equivalent to the Beeper action (v.), But requires reference to an Alarm / Event List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Enable

Specifies enabling the beeper: 


0

Turn off the beeper

1

Enable the beeper

Not filled

Toggle

 


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Silence



Mute the beeper until the next alarm.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


AlmLst: Go to page



Forces the display of the page associated with the alarm or event selected in the indicated Alarm / Event List animation.


Parameters


ID List

Object ID of the Animation List of Alarms / Events to which the command refers. The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Menu



Displays a menu.


Parameters


File Menu

Name the file menu to display


Remarks


Not supported for Action on Event Schedules and Events from Keyboard.

It cannot be added to an Action List.



Page: Open



Opens (as page background) the specified page.


Parameters


Page

Page to open


Substitution

Optionl substitution name


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Page: Open Popup



Opens the specified page as a popup.


Parameters


Page

Page to open


Substitution

Optionl substitution name


Type

Specifies the type of popup: 

Modal popup

Modeless popup 


Left

Horizontal position of the upper left corner of the window. If omitted, use the property configured for the page


Top

Vertical position of the upper left corner of the window. If omitted, use the property configured for the page


Width

Change the horizontal size of the page. If omitted, use the size configured for the page.


Height

Change the vertical size of the page. If omitted, use the size configured for the page.


Resizable

Specifies whether the popup window is resizable.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Page: Close Popup



Closes a popup page.


Parameters


Page

Page to close. If omitted, closes the page containing the command object (only if opened as a popup)


Parameters



-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Page: Home



Opens (as a background page) the page configured as a initial page.





Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



Page: Previous        Currently not supported.



It allows you to return to the previously viewed page. The action is relative to the background page.


Parameters


-




Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Page: Print



Prints the current page.


Note: prints only the visible part.


Parameters


(Flag)

Flag that specifies whether to display the Print dialog box:


0

Print directly

1

Display the Print dialog

Not filled

Print directly

 


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



Page: Next        Currently not supported.



It allows you to return to the page displayed before a Page: Previous command was executed


Parameters


-




Remarks


Not supported for actions on and Event Schedules 




Run Program



Run the specified program.


Parameters


Program

Name of the program to be launched (with full path if different from the X Vision path).


Parameters

Activation parameters (command line)


Recipes: Configuration



Opne the Recipes Configurator. 


Parameters


Parameters

Any configuration parameters (command line), as described in paragraph Command line arguments of Guide Recipes.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Recipes: Download



Sends the specified recipe (download).


Parameters


File Recipes

Name of the recipe to be sent.
If specified without path, the standard path of the recipes of the current project will be assumed, on the local station.
For correct use with network support, the recipe file must instead be specified as a network location.


Recipes: Upload



Performs the update of the specified recipe (upload).


Parameters


File Recipes

Name of the recipe to update. 

If specified without path, the standard path of the recipes of the current project will be assumed, on the local station.
For correct use with network support, the recipe file must instead be specified as a network location.


Events history



Start the Event History Log Viewer (History).


Parameters


Parameters

Any configuration parameters (command line), as described in Historical Events (History) à Activation parametersIn the chapter Alarm Management of this Guide.


Script



Runs a Basic script .


Parameters


Script

To define the code of the script click on the "..." button for this field.


Parameters

Possible command line for parameterizing the script.
The command line passed can be queried within the script with the CommandLine() function.


Remarks


This option is not selectable for actions associated with an animation: for animations, in fact, specific properties allow to define the script procedures for the management of events. This management takes place in parallel with the execution of the predefined actions.




Sound: Play



Plays a sound file.


Parameters


Sound

Name of the sound file to be executed (without path and extension). The sound file must be in the  Messages folder in the the project folder.


Sound: Break



Stops the execution of a sound.


Parameters


-



Silence Beeper



Silences the beeper (the beeper is deactivated until a new alarm occurs).


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for actions on and Event Schedules 



TRD: Enable



Activate (or re-enable) automatic updating of the graph. Available only for dynamic trends. Reverse command to TRD: Stop.


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Grid



Displays or hides the specified trend object grid.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Enable

Enabling the grid:
specifying 0 the command hides the grid;
specifying 1 the command shows the grid;
by not specifying any value, the command works as toggle, alternately displaying and hiding the grid at each activation.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Set Timespan



Sets the display period (Timespan) of the specified Trend object.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Period [sec]

Period to be set in seconds.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Reset Zoom



Performs the zoom reset (display shows the scale 1:1 ) for the specified Trend object.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Scroll Forward



Scrolls the display of a trend object forward: the trend display window is moved forward on the time scale of a period equal to the percentage of the specified period of view (timespan).


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Period [%]

Scroll percentage


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



TRD: Scroll Back



Scrolls the display of a trend object backward: the trend display window is moved forward on the time scale of a period equal to the percentage of the specified period of view (timespan).


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Period [%]

Scroll percentage


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Select single pen



It only activates the selected pen, activating the corresponding scale and hiding all the other pens in the specified Trend object.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Pen [1 .. 16]

Index Pen (1 .. 16) to make active exclusively.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.



TRD: select pen



Makes the selected pen active in the specified Trend object. The corresponding scale is automatically displayed.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Pen [1 .. 16]

Index of the pen to be activated


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Print



Print the selected trend object.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Freeze



Stops the automatic update of the specified Trend object (e.g. to allow zooming or using the cursor). Available only for Dynamic Trends.
Reverse command to TRD: Activate.


Note: Stopping the graph update does not cause sampling to stop.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Go to Date



Moves the time window of the specified Trend object to a specific date / time (displays a popup for defining the destination date / time).


Note: Stopping the graph update does not cause sampling to stop.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Go to the current date



Returns the time window of a Trend object to the current date / time, canceling the effect of the TRD commands: Scroll Forward, TRD: Scroll Back and TRD: Go to the date.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows..


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Show Pen



Show or hide the specified index pen within a Trend object.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Pen [1 .. 16]

Index 1..16 of the pen to manage the display.
Generally the command works like Toggle, hiding and showing the indicated pen alternately with each activation; it is possible to modify its function by inserting a flag that specifies its visibility after the pen index, expressed as 1 or 0. The pen index and the visibility code must in this case be separated with a space.
If the visibility flag is set to 0, the command always acts concealing the pen; if set to 1 the command always acts making it visible.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


TRD: Zoom



Enable the zoom function for the left mouse button: this allows you to draw the zoom rectangle with the left (main) mouse button instead of the right mouse button.
This allows for example the use of the zoom function with TouchScreen or with pointing devices equipped with a single button.


Parameters


Trend ID

Object ID of the Trend animation to which the command refers (e.g. "Trend31"). The identifier of an animation can be checked in the Properties or Page Explorer windows.


Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Users: Change Password



Displays the password change window for the current user.


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Users: Configuration



Activate the window for users run-time configuration.


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Users: LogIn



LogIn of a user (See chapter "Security Management"in Base System Guide).


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


Users: LogOut



LogOut of a user (see chapter "Security Management"in Base System Guide).


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


XView: Disable Closing



Enables manual closing of X View (temporarily inhibits the effect of the "Disable Closing" flag set in the XView Parameters window, or cancels the effect of the XView: Disable Closing action).


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


XView: Enable Task Switch



Enables or re-enables the Windows® task-switching (temporarily inhibits the effect of the "Disable TaskSwitch" flag set in the XView Parameters window, or cancels the effect of the XView : Disable TaskSwitch action).


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.

Taskswitching may be disaled only for Windows XP.


XView: Disable closure



Disable manual closing of X View. This temporary setting is prevalent with respect to the "Disable Closing" flag that can be set in the XView Parameters window.
It also cancels the effect of a previous XView: Enable Closing action.


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.


XView: Disable Task Switch



Disable manual closing of X View. This temporary setting is prevalent with respect to the "Disable Task Switching" flag that can be set in the XView Parameters window.
It also cancels the effect of a previous XView: Enable Closing action.


Parameters


-



Remarks


Not supported for Actions on Event and Schedules.
Available only with Windows XP