Configuration
4.18 Data points
CP 1243-8 IRC
Operating Instructions, 02/2018, C79000-G8976-C385-03
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Note
Assignment of parameter values to PLC tags
The mechanisms described here also apply when you need to assign the value of a
parameter to a PLC tag. The input boxes fro the PLC tag (e.g.: PLC tag for partner status
support the functions described here for selecting the PLC tag.
Arranging and copying objects
As with many other programs in the data point or message editor you can also arrange the
columns, sort the table according to your requirements and copy and insert objects.
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Arrange columns
If you click on a column header with the left mouse button pressed, you can move the
column.
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Sorting objects
If you click briefly with the left mouse button on a column header, you can sort the objects
of the table in ascending or descending order according to the entries in this column. The
sorting is indicated by an arrow in the column header.
After sorting in descending order of a column the sorting can be turned off by clicking on
the column header again.
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Adapting the column width
You can reach this function with the following actions:
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Using the shortcut menu that opens when you click on a column header with the right
mouse key.
"Optimize width", "Optimize width of all columns"
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If you move the cursor close to the limit of a column header, the following symbol
appears:
When it does, click immediately on the column header. The column width adapts itself
to the broadest entry in this column.
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Showing / hiding columns
You call this function using the shortcut menu that opens when you click on a column
header with the right mouse key.
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Copying, pasting, cutting and deleting objects
If you click in a parameter box of an object in the table with the right mouse key, you can
use the functions named with the shortcut menu (copy, paste, cut, delete).
You can paste cut or copied objects within the table or in the first free row below the
table.
