View" Menu; Process Variables / Measured Value Display (Depends On Device) - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Menus and dialog boxes in SIMATIC PDM

8.4 "View" menu

8.4 "View" menu
The menus and dialog boxes can contain other device-specific menu commands.
If a device is opened twice, for example, by opening the higher-level network and by opening
it directly, device-specific functions are grayed out in the second window and can only be
accessed in the window that was opened first.
Note
Device-specific menu items and help for these menu items are derived from the device
description assigned to the object. You will find device-specific information in the online help
and in the documentation provided by the device manufacturer. The PDF file associated with
this documentation does not contain any device-specific information.
8.4.1

Process variables / Measured value display (depends on device)

General Information
Opens the "Process variables" or "Measured value display" online dialog box.
Structure
The dialog box and its associated help program are structured in a device-specific manner.
The information required for this is derived from the device description assigned to the object.
Therefore, this dialog box cannot be described in detail here.
The device description contains the following information:
● Structure of the individual tabs
● Which values are displayed
● Where and how the values are displayed
● Scope of the message window
● Scope and content of the device-specific help program
Status information
Status icons can be displayed for every value shown in the dialog box. You can find information
on this in the section ""Status" column of the parameter table (Page 63)".
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