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The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
Database updates are maintained by the system as changes occur within the display.
Beneath the Macros table are three buttons. If a macro is currently highlighted, or there are no macros defined,
then the buttons read Add Macro and Delete Macro . To create a macro, click the Add Macro button.
Adding a macro will create an entry for the next available macro number. A description for the macro may also be
entered. The Macro Editor automatically handles numbering of macros and macro items. If a macro is high-
lighted, and Delete Macro is clicked, the current macro and all of its related items will be deleted. The system
will automatically renumber all macros and items as they are added or deleted. When a macro is created, you can
choose the Confirm feature, which instructs the program to prompt the user for confirmation before executing the
macro. This feature is denoted by a checkbox.
Each item is an actual command that can be issued to a device or group of devices when the macro is performed.
Beneath the Edit Commands box are two buttons to Add and Delete Items. These buttons are used to add a new
item to an existing macro or delete the currently highlighted item. All item entry and configuration is done in the
Edit Commands box in the Assigned Commands area of the form. To edit item commands, highlight the desired
item in the Assigned Commands window (either an existing one or a new just added), and configure the field
settings in the Edit Commands box using the drop down field boxes to make selections.
When a new item is added, it will come up with the default type of Group . Changing the type changes the
information contained in each column of the Assigned Commands window. Each item can be one of two types:
Device and Group . Device represents an individual device (or command to that device), while group represents
a category of devices (all pullstations for example).
If an item is of type Device then the columns two and three display "Device" and "Site" respectively. If an item is of
type Group then columns three and four display "Group" and "Subgroup".
Device
When an item is of type Device the "Device" and "Site" fields need to contain the Device ID and Site of the device
respectively. To edit the "Device" or "Site" fields, select the desired entries from the respective combo boxes or type in
the entry. The "Device" field holds a minimum of 4 characters, the first 3 being a valid Node ID. Any entry with
less than 4 characters or an invalid Node ID will be rejected and a warning box will appear.
The "Site" field is not required, but is recommended because many systems will have the same Node ID at different
sites (which are often of different NION types). The site field is a pulldown list menu of the existing sites on the
system.
A wildcard can be used as the last character in either the "Device" or "Site" fields. The system filters the Device ID
and Site fields of the device table using the "Device" and "Site" fields specified for the item. This is used to determine
what physical device is being addressed.
With type Device , column four displays the configured NION type for the specified Node ID.
Group
The type Group is functionally similar to Device . Editing is performed in the same manner, except that the Group
and Subgroup fields both take descriptions that are filtered using the category and subcategory entries of the device
table. Group type entries can also use wildcard characters.
With type Group , column five is unlocked , allowing the user to double click and specify the device type.
Menu Commands
The fifth column in the Macro Editor is "Menu Command." This specifies what action the device is to carry out
when the macro item is performed. When the Menu Description combo box is opened, the system looks up the
menu commands available that correspond to the chosen device type (based on the device type's plug-in). If menu
items are available for the specified device type, they are displayed in a list for the user to select. If none are found,
the field is locked, preventing the user from editing the information displayed.
If at any point the NION type is changed, the "Menu Command" field is reset to "(No Option)."