Module Status and History views

The contents of Status views are real-time contents, while the History views contents are read from the central database.

The table layout and displayed information are often customizable to some extent.

If field entries are too long for display due to the current field size, they are displayed as tool tips.

If the view is visible in a floating pane, its header information includes the type and configuration name of the module it belongs to.

Tip - If the amount of data to be displayed is very large, it may happen that the view comes up with the text string "Loading data, please wait" for some time, until the view is populated with the data.

The following commands and actions may be available:

Choose Columns (a shortcut menu command)

Opens the Columns to Display chooser view. It lets you select the columns to be displayed from a list of all parameters available in the database for this specific view.

Sorting columns (a drag and drop function)

To customize the order of the columns drag a column to its new position. Note the big red arrows that help you identifying the new position of the moving column.

Sorting rows (a keyboard function)

• To sort the order of rows according to the values of a column, click the column header once or twice (for changing the sorting direction). Note the small arrows in the header display wether values are sorted ascending or descending.
• For sorting rows by two columns, click the column header of the first column to be sorted by, then press the Shift key and click (or click twice) the next column. For multiple-column sorting, keep the Shift key pressed.

Properties (a shortcut menu command)

If a module view can be adapted by specifying view-related settings, these properties show up in the Properties view. The properties appear, if you do one of the following:

• If the Properties view is already displayed (either docked to the main window or floating): Set the focus onto the module view name.
• If the Properties view has not been opened yet: Right-click into the module-view area to open its shortcut menu, then select Properties. The Properties view appears.

Data Retrieval properties (only available for History views)

The contents of all history views is derived from the central database. You can specify data retrieval properties using the settings of the Data Retrieval category.

Update rate: Specifies the time used to update the view with entries from the database.

Retrieve data by: The Data Retrieval category further contains the settings that let you select how many database items are displayed at most. Use the Retrieve data by setting to select the limitation type for the display. Further settings depend on the selected limitation type. See the table for possible limitation types and corresponding settings.