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o
$D
Similar to
$U
but moves down to the next sibling.
o
$M1
Moves to the sub-menu of the current menu item. This token is
currently only meaningful on menu items, since only they can
have a sub-menu.
o
$Ix
Similar to
$M
, but moves to the x
th
menu item of the current
menu. Since a menu may have more than one item, the desired
item number must be specified. The first item is referenced by
$I1. This token is only meaningful on a menu object.
o
$Px
Similar to
$M
, but moves to the x
th
page of the current menu
item. This token is only meaningful on a menu item.
o
${bxfy}
Where
x
is a digit between 1 and 4 and
y
is a digit >= 1. This
token is valid when the action is defined in a template. It will
be replaced by the specified component of a data point base
folder path during template instantiation. See section 9.15.8 for
detailed information about data point path placeholder tags. It
can be used to create page links which change dynamically,
based on the paths assigned to the template instance.
Direct Link:
This link type references a certain target page by its object ID, as
shown on the
General
property page. A direct link can be set easily by dropping
the desired page onto the action object.
Note that on the property page of the action, there is a button to convert between a direct
link and an internal link. This can be useful for beginners, to find out how a relative link to
a certain page could be built. Drag the desired target page onto the action to set the direct
link, and then convert it to a relative path.
Here are a few examples of possible relative page links:
../$P1
Move to the first page of the current menu item.
../../$I2/$P1
Move to the first page of the second menu item in the current
menu. Note: The menu is two levels up from the page.
../Floorplan
Move to the page called
Floorplan
in the current menu item.
../$D/$P1
The first page of the next menu item in this menu.
../${b2}
Move to the page with the same name as the rightmost folder name
of the second data point base path assigned to the template
instance which contains the show page action.
9.10 Collections
A collection object works like a folder on a file system. It helps the user to organize objects
in groups. Collections can be placed on pages to group objects together and manipulate
them as one unit. It is also possible to create nested collections to build complex macro
blocks which consist out of a number of smaller building blocks.
Following the root menu of the main tree view is a collection called
Global Objects
, where
objects can be collected which work invisibly in the background, without a graphical
representation on the screen and without a direct relation to any object on the screen, for
example alarm generators, data point connectors, or mathematical objects. However, it is
recommended to keep all objects which are required for a specific control or control group
