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User Guide Version 3.0
A6V10415471
Building Technologies
2017-11-30
Components of Manage Logo Dialog Box
Description
Select logo to upload
Displays selected image file path.
Browse
Opens the Windows Open dialog box.
Upload
Adds a new Logo to the Available Logos list.
NOTE: The Upload button remains unavailable until a valid path and file
name is selected.
Thumbnail
Displays the thumbnail view of an image.
Logo name
Saves as Logo name. The Logo name must be unique.
Delete
Deletes selected logos.
NOTE: The Delete button remains unavailable until a logo is selected.
Close
Closes the Manage Logo dialog box.
Form Controls Group Box
Form controls are controls that you can edit in Run mode. There are four form
controls - Editable Field, Custom Text Selection, Text Group Selection, and
Comments Table. These controls are accessed from the Form Controls group box
within the Insert group box in the Home tab of Reports.
The Editable Field control displays a watermark text that enables you to perform
the required action. You can change this text if you want the control to display a
different text when the report is executed. These controls can also be used to
provide event treatment related information in reports for operating procedures.
Following is an overview of the form controls:
Editable Field
Use the Editable Field control, to enter text in Run mode. This field does not
support keywords.
Custom Text Selection
The Custom Text Selection control provides a drop-down list that enables you to
add, modify, and delete text entries in Edit mode and select entries in Run mode.
You can add text in any of the languages configured in the system. In Run mode,
this control displays text using the logged-in language of the user.
Components of the Custom Text Selection Control
Name
Description
Add
Adds the text entered to the control.
NOTE: Available only when some text is entered.
Update
Modifies an existing entry.
NOTE: Available only when you change an existing entry.
Flag
Allows you to enter text for all languages configured in the
system.
Figure 23: Custom Text Selection Control
Text Group Selection
The Text Group Selection control provides a drop-down list with entries from a text
group in Run mode. You can drag-and-drop a text group to this control in Edit
mode and the values display in Run mode. However, you can add only one text
group to the control. If more than one text group is added, the existing group is