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Generating user dialogs
1.1 Scope of functions
Overview
The "Generate user dialogs" function offers an open structure and enables the user to develop
customer-specific and application-specific user interfaces in SINUMERIK Operate.
The control system offers an XML-based script language for generating user dialogs.
This script language makes it possible to display machine-specific menus and dialog forms in
the <CUSTOM> operating area in SINUMERIK Operate.
All dialog forms can be designed on a language-neutral basis. In such cases, the system reads
out the texts to be displayed from the accompanying language database.
Use
The defined XML instructions offer the following properties:
1. Display dialogs containing the following elements:
– Softkeys
– Variables
– Texts and Help texts
– Graphics and Help displays
2. Call dialogs by:
– Pressing the (start) softkeys
3. Restructure dialogs dynamically:
– Edit and delete softkeys
– Define and design variable fields
– Insert, exchange, and delete display texts (language-dependent or language-neutral)
– Insert, exchange, and delete graphics
4. Initiate operations in response to the following actions:
– Displaying dialogs
– Inputting values (variables)
– Selecting a softkey
– Exiting dialogs
5. Data exchange between dialogs
Easy XML
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