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Control HMI User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................9
Revision Information.......................................................................................10
Related Documents........................................................................................10
Related Wonderware Documents ..............................................................10
Related Foxboro DCS Control Software Documents.................................... 11
Related Foxboro DCS Control Core Services Documents............................ 11
Schneider Electric Products Mentioned in this Document .................................. 11
Global Customer Support ............................................................................... 11
We Welcome Your Comments.........................................................................12
Chapter 1: Introduction to Control HMI........................................................13
Control Core Services Hardware .....................................................................14
Multi-monitor Workstations..............................................................................14
Monitor Resolutions........................................................................................15
Startup Control HMI........................................................................................15
Configurators .................................................................................................16
WindowMaker ..........................................................................................16
Framer ....................................................................................................16
Printer Setup..................................................................................................16
Read-Only Mode............................................................................................17
Control HMI and FoxView Running on the Same Workstation ............................17
Using Control HMI..........................................................................................18
Chapter 2 : Main Window and Menus .........................................................20
Control HMI Main Window ..............................................................................20
Chapter 3: Using Control HMI.......................................................................24
File Menu ......................................................................................................24
Logon ......................................................................................................24
Favorites .................................................................................................27
Accessing Recent Windows ......................................................................30
Using Browse...........................................................................................31
Using Print Screen....................................................................................32
Shutting Down and Rebooting the Workstation ...........................................33
Restarting the Application .........................................................................33
Exiting the Application...............................................................................33
View Menu.....................................................................................................33
Using the Process and System Alarm Panels .............................................34
Device Condition Panel.............................................................................35
Alarm DB Panel........................................................................................35
Watch Panel ............................................................................................36
ScratchPad Trends ...................................................................................36
Preferences .............................................................................................52
Restore Window Position ..........................................................................53
Select Point .............................................................................................53
Show Taskbar ..........................................................................................53
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Tools Menu ....................................................................................................54

Using the Help Menu ......................................................................................55
Runtime Help ...........................................................................................56
Window Construction Help ........................................................................56
Quick Keys ..............................................................................................56
About ......................................................................................................57
Quick Block Editor (QBE)................................................................................58
Launching QBE from the Control HMI Tag Bar ............................................58
Launching QBE Using InTouch Scripts .......................................................59
Launching QBE Using the Graphic Command ............................................59
Launching QBE Using the Perf Command ..................................................59
Window Menu ................................................................................................60
General ...................................................................................................60
Using Horizontal Pane Navigation Within Panels.........................................61
Using Vertical Navigation Panels ...............................................................63
Navigating Alarms ....................................................................................63
Advanced Communications Icon .....................................................................63
Disabling Advanced Communications ........................................................63
Recovering Data by Resetting Platforms ....................................................63
Redirecting Monitors ......................................................................................64
Using the Tag Bar...........................................................................................65
Tagname Field .........................................................................................66
Previously Used Drop-Down List ...............................................................66
Using the Faceplate Map ..........................................................................66
Using the Source Button ...........................................................................67
Process and System Alarm Bar Areas .............................................................67
Detail Displays ...............................................................................................68
ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays .............................................................69
Control HMI SmartSymbol Detail Displays ..................................................75
Smart Symbol Detail Display Types ...........................................................89
Foxboro DCS Control HMI SmartSymbols........................................................99
Foxboro DCS Control HMI SmartSymbol Properties.................................. 100
Foxboro DCS Control HMI Smart Symbol Right-Click Menu....................... 100
Foxboro DCS Control HMI Smart Symbol Fill Bars .................................... 101
Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels ............................................................ 102
Upgrading from Pre-Control Software v7.2 Systems ....................................... 102
Alarm Queries.............................................................................................. 103
Alarm Bars .................................................................................................. 104
Alarm Status Indicators ........................................................................... 105
Alarm Button Functionality ...................................................................... 106
Runtime Alarm Panels .................................................................................. 107
Action Selection Bar ............................................................................... 108
Tools Action Bar ..................................................................................... 108
Filter Action Bar...................................................................................... 110
Acknowledge Action Bar ......................................................................... 113
Hide Action Bar ...................................................................................... 114
Unhide Action Bar................................................................................... 115
Horns Action Bar .................................................................................... 116
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Shelve Action Bar ................................................................................... 117

Status Indication Bar............................................................................... 117
Tool Bar ................................................................................................. 118
Query and Filter Dialog ........................................................................... 120
Filter & Query Treeview........................................................................... 122
Alarm Records ....................................................................................... 124
Historical Alarm DB Panel............................................................................. 125
Action Selection Bar ............................................................................... 126
Time Range Selection Bar....................................................................... 126
Filter Action Bar...................................................................................... 128
Server Action Bar ................................................................................... 129
Status Indication Bar............................................................................... 129
Tool Bar ................................................................................................. 130
Filter & Query Treeview........................................................................... 131
Alarm DB Records.................................................................................. 131
Queries ....................................................................................................... 132
Alarm Provider Format ............................................................................ 133
Alarm Query Format ............................................................................... 133
Filters.......................................................................................................... 133
Wildcards .................................................................................................... 134
Alarm Provider Format ............................................................................ 134
Alarm Query and Filter Format................................................................. 134
Alarm Recovery and Redundancy ................................................................. 134
Chapter 5: Block Select ............................................................................... 136
Station View ................................................................................................ 136
Stations in the Database ......................................................................... 136
Expanded Station ................................................................................... 137
Block View................................................................................................... 139
Report Views ............................................................................................... 141
Interfacing with Foxboro DCS Control HMI ..................................................... 142
Block Select Window .................................................................................... 142
Menu Bar............................................................................................... 143
Options Menu......................................................................................... 143
Compound Menu.................................................................................... 144
View Menu............................................................................................. 144
Help Menu ............................................................................................. 145
Station and Block View Tabs.................................................................... 145
Status Bar.............................................................................................. 145
Toolbar .................................................................................................. 146
Compound Toolbar ................................................................................. 146
Touchscreen Toolbar .............................................................................. 147
Understand the Dialog Boxes........................................................................ 148
Find Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 148
Configure Report Dialog Box ................................................................... 150
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box....................................................... 151
Block Select Print Dialog Box .................................................................. 153
Control Menu ......................................................................................... 153
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Using Foxboro DCS Control HMI Block Select................................................ 153

Invoking/Exiting Block Select................................................................... 153
Operating on Compounds and Blocks ...................................................... 154
Configuring Report Views........................................................................ 157
Moving/Resizing a Window ..................................................................... 159
Accessing Windows................................................................................ 160
Chapter 6: States View ................................................................................ 162
Basic Operations.......................................................................................... 163
Navigation ............................................................................................. 163
Value Quality Colors ............................................................................... 164
Device Information ................................................................................. 165
Control HMI Actions................................................................................ 165
Grid Columns ......................................................................................... 166
Filtering Data and Values ........................................................................ 166
Sorting Data and Values.......................................................................... 168
Export.................................................................................................... 169
States View Panel Details ............................................................................. 171
States View Ribbon and Command Bar.................................................... 171
Navigation ............................................................................................. 174
Sort and Filter Datasource Pane .............................................................. 181
Device Values Pane................................................................................ 184
Status Bar.............................................................................................. 184
Main Grid Area ....................................................................................... 185
Performance Consideration .......................................................................... 186
Deployed Data Size Recommendations ................................................... 186
Page Size Reduction to Improve Performance.......................................... 187
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................................... 188
Appendix B: Troubleshooting...................................................................... 189
Recovering from Unexpected Foxboro DCS Control HMI Restart ..................... 189
NAD Client Stations Not Being Notified of Changes from NAD Master .............. 190
Font Resize Issues....................................................................................... 190
Application Window Does Not Appear Full Screen on Startup .......................... 191
Windows with Historian Trend Control Takes Too Long to Open for the First
Time............................................................................................................ 192
Solution 1: Disable an Internet Explorer Security Option ............................ 192
Solution 2: Modify the WindowViewer Configuration File............................ 193
Process Alarm Button Is Not Updating with New Alarms.................................. 194
Workaround ........................................................................................... 195
Index ............................................................................................................... 196
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Important Safety Instructions Control HMI User’s Guide
Important Safety Instructions

Read these instructions carefully and look at the equipment to become familiar with it
before trying to install, operate, service, or maintain it. The following safety messages
might appear throughout this manual or on the equipment to warn of potential hazards
or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a procedure.
The addition of this symbol to a “Danger” or “Warning” safety message

indicates that an electrical hazard exists that results in personal injury if
the instructions are not followed.
This safety alert symbol that lets you know about potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety messages with this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or
equipment damage.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury or equipment damage.
NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.
Please Note
Electrical equipment should only be installed, operated, serviced, and maintained by
qualified personnel. No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any
consequences arising out of the use of this material.
A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction,
installation, and operation of electrical equipment and has received safety training to
recognize and avoid the hazards involved.
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Preface Control HMI User’s Guide
Preface
This document describes EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Control HMI (hereinafter
referred to as Control HMI), the user interface to process displays. This software is
included as part of the Foxboro™ DCS Control Software (hereinafter referred to as the
Control software).
This document also describes Block Select software, the user interface for accessing
control compounds and blocks, trend usage, and alarm monitoring.
This document applies to Foxboro DCS Control HMI version 7.2 and above. For
earlier versions of Control HMI, please refer to an earlier revision of this document.
References
Because Foxboro DCS Control Software is based on the ArchestrA® architecture and
incorporates several Wonderware® products, much of the documentation written by
Wonderware is relevant. In addition to this, there are documents that describe
features that are specific to the Control software. Below is a list of documents that can
provide additional information that is beyond the scope of this document.
These documents can be accessed through the Global Customer Support at https://
pasupport.se.com (registration required).
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Revision Information
This revision of the document includes these changes:
Chapter 3 • Updated View Menu, page 33.

• Added Quick Block Editor (QBE), page 58.
• Added Launching QBE from the Control HMI Tag Bar, page 58.
• Added Launching QBE Using InTouch Scripts, page 59.
• Added Launching QBE Using the Graphic Command, page 59.
• Launching QBE Using the Perf Command, page 59.
Chapter 4 • Added Alarm Recovery and Redundancy, page 134.
• Added .
Chapter 6 Added Chapter 6: States View, page 162.
Related Documents
Related Aveva Documents
The following documents can be viewed from Start > Programs > Wonderware >
Books. Some of these documents can also be found at the above Web site or
corresponding Wonderware Product CD.
• Application Server Scripting Guide
• Application Server User’s Guide
• Creating and Using ArchestrA Graphics
• Galaxy Database Manager User’s Guide
• Historian Client User's Guide
• InTouch Alarm and Events Guide
• InTouch Application Management and Extension Guide
• InTouch ArchestrA Integration Guide
• InTouch Concepts and Capabilities Guide
• InTouch Data Management Guide
• InTouch Documentation Guide
• InTouch IT ModernApp Guide
• InTouch HMI Documentation Addendum
• InTouch Protocol Guide
• InTouch Scripting and Logic Guide
• InTouch Smart Symbols Guide
• InTouch Supplementary Components User’s Guide
• InTouch Visualization Guide
• InTouch XML Importer User Guide
• InTouch Tag Viewer
• Object Viewer User’s Guide
• Platform Manager User’s Guide
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Related Foxboro DCS Control Software Documents

During the Control software component installation, the documents associated with
the software components being installed are also installed. These documents can be
viewed from the Start > Foxboro DCS Documentation menu.
• EcoStruxure Foxboro Access Manager User’s Guide (B0750AD)
• EcoStruxure Foxboro System Manager (B0750AP)
• EcoStruxure Foxboro Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR)
• EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS)
• EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Control Software Deployment Guide (B0750BA)
• Implementing a DeviceNet Network (B0750CH)
• System Auditor/Alarm Shelving Utility Release Notes (B0750SK)
Related Foxboro DCS Control Core Services Documents

Control Core Services system documentation can be found on the Foxboro DCS
Electronic Documentation media (K0174MA).
• Alarm Shelving Tool (AST) Software Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ)
• HART Communication Interface Modules User's Guide (B0400FF)
These documents can also be accessed through Global Customer Support at https://
pasupport.se.com (registration required).
Schneider Electric Products Mentioned in this Document

EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Control HMI
EcoStruxure ™ Foxboro™ DCS Control Core Services (“Control Core Services”)
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Control Editors
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Control Software
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS FoxView/ FoxDraw
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Fieldbus Modules
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Historian
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS System Manager
H92 EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Standard Workstation
Global Customer Support

For support, visit https://pasupport.se.com (registration required).
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We Welcome Your Comments

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Control HMI Control HMI User’s Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction to Control HMI

This chapter introduces EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Control HMI and discusses the
applications and configurators accessible from Control HMI, as well as multiple
monitor support and printer setup.
Control HMI is a managed InTouch Application that is maintained and deployed from
the ArchestrA engineering environment. There is no loss of functionality when moving
from a Standalone to Managed application. However, there are differences in how the
application is maintained and managed. This section outlines the differences between
a managed and a standalone Control HMI application.
The key workflow and functional differences are:
• To edit the managed application, the $ControlHMI template can only be opened
and edited from the ArchestrA IDE.
• For operator runtime, instances of the $ControlHMI application are created and
deployed to ViewApp Engines on each station.
• Changes to the $ControlHMI Template can be tested before deploying changes
to operator workstations. Press the WindowMaker Runtime button to test the
changes locally in the runtime environment. This does not require deployment.
• Once changes to the $ControlHMI application are tested and checked in,
operator workstations are updated by redeploying the Control HMI instances on
each workstation.
• The Managed Control HMI Application supports the use of ArchestrA Graphics
and Situational Awareness (SA) Libraries.
• InTouch WindowMaker need not convert the application resolution when opened
in different resolutions. If the application is opened in a different resolution, select
‘No’ when asked whether to convert the application.
• To reduce application size, the managed application contains three sets of Detail
Displays. The five sets of Detail Displays that are not a part of the default set are
available in the workstation and can be imported back into the HMI application.
• The managed application and Framer support the Device Condition Message
panel and configurations for viewing Asset Management messages from devices.
Control HMI provides you an interface to the process.
From Control HMI, you can interact with any or all of the real-time plant, field, and
process data available in the Control Core Services, as well as ArchestrA Data
Access Servers and data from Application Objects running in Control HMI.
Control HMI provides:
• Direct access to dynamic process windows
• Access to Wonderware Historian historical data
• Service and display of process and system alarms, using the Alarm Panels
• Service and display of Device Condition Message Panels (managed application
only)
• Block Select, which provides an overview of the Control Core Services
compounds and blocks in the control database, and access to detail displays
• Access to the Trend window that presents and allows you to manage data to view
various trending selections.
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• Access to other applications (if permitted), such as:

◦ EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS System Manager for interacting with the Control
Core Services hardware - described in System Manager User’s Guide
(B0750AP)
◦ InTouch WindowMaker™ for building and configuring dynamic user graphics,
described in Window Construction User's Guide (B0750AS). WindowMaker
can be accessed only from the standalone Control HMI runtime
◦ EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Control Editors for configuring the Control Core
Services control database, as well as ArchestrA application objects, as
described in Control Database Deployment User's Guide (B0750AJ).
◦ ArchestrA System Management Console for viewing ArchestrA logging
messages, described in LogViewer User’s Guide.
• Connections to Control Core Services via a specific DI object (IADI)
• Built in support for the Control Core Services Alarm Shelving Tool (AST) and
Alarm Shelving Utility (ASU) is available when Control HMI detects that AST is
installed
• Support for READ-ONLY mode
• Support for running FoxView™ and Control HMI on the same workstation
◦ Alarming managed by FoxView or Control HMI Alarm Manager
NOTE: Versions 4.x or earlier of this product are referred to as the
“Foxboro™Control Software (FCS) InTouch® Application”. Versions 5.x, 6.
x, and 7.x are referred to as “Foxboro Evo Control Software HMI”.
Versions starting from version 7.2 are referred to as “Foxboro DCS Control
HMI”.
Control Core Services Hardware

Your Control Core Services system can include these hardware items:
• Foxboro Fieldbus modules, fieldbus processors, and power modules
• Legacy modular industrial workstations
• Personal workstations (PWs, not laptops)
• Application workstations
• Multi-monitor workstations
• Pointing devices, including mice, trackballs, or touchscreens
• Printers
• Annunciator keyboards
• Data storage devices
Workstations can support:
• Four annunciator keyboards
• Four annunciator keyboard horns
• Two console horns
Multi-monitor Workstations
A Control Core Services workstation can support multiple monitors. The Control HMI
supports one, two, or four monitor setups. See the “Configuring Multi-Monitor Layouts”
section in Framer and Alarm Management User Guide (B0750AR).
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When configured for multi-monitor operation, standard (non-touchscreen) monitors

share a single keyboard and pointing device, and the cursor moves from one screen
to the other screen.
Monitor Resolutions
Control HMI supports two monitor resolution settings - 1280x1024 or 1920x1080.
Monitors with 1920x1080 resolution have a larger display than monitors with
1280x1024 resolution. The 1920x1080 resolution monitors require Framer to be
configured for better definition of what is displayed on the screen.
Control HMI supports two different resolutions. This is accomplished through the
definition of Station Styles. All workstations and remote terminals have to be assigned
to a style. By default, all stations belong to the default style of the installed application.
No additional configuration is needed. Stations that are not using the default style are
the only stations that need to be configured.
See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for details on
configuring Styles and StyleGroups.
Control HMI application has a default station style of “Widescreen”.
Key Station Style Features:
• Place 4:3 formatted windows on each monitor
• Customize Menu Extensions and Function Bars for each monitor
• Define Detail Display locations
• Add custom features to Station Styles
Control HMI also supports migrated windows from Legacy 4:3 applications as well as
the ability to display widescreen formatted windows. All windows need to be assigned
to a window style. By default, all windows belong to the default style of the application.
Windows that are not using the default style are the only windows that need to be
configured. See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for details
on configuring WinStyles and Window Assignments.
Key Window Style Features:
• Automatic placement of 4:3 formatted windows on each monitor
• Automatic user notification when viewing 16:9 windows on 4:3 stations
• Add custom features to Window Styles
Startup Control HMI

Control HMI runs only on Control Core Services workstations with Control Core
Services v9.1 or later installed. Control HMI starts automatically when the Control
Core Services workstation reboots. Click Restart Application on the File menu to
restart it.
When Control HMI starts, both WindowViewer™ and the Foxboro DCS Alarm Server
applications start running. The WindowViewer application displays the visible graphic
interface.The Alarm Server application monitors alarm conditions, turning on the lights
on the Process and System buttons. Both applications need to be running for Control
HMI to be fully functional. If the system is secure with OS User or OS Group
authentication, Control HMI automatically logs in users using their OS Login
credentials.
If Control HMI needs to be started manually:
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• For Windows 7/Server 2008, open it from the Start menu by clicking Foxboro
DCS > Control Software > Control HMI > View and Alarm Server.
• For Windows 10/Server 2016, open it from the Start menu by clicking Foxboro
DCS Control Software > Control HMI > View and Alarm Server.
Configurators
The configurators are:
• WindowMaker™
• Framer
WindowMaker
WindowMaker software is the window builder/configurator used to create and
maintain graphic windows for viewing process dynamics.
Use WindowMaker drawing tools to:
• Create process windows representing the plant, a process area, or a portion of
the process
• Connect graphical objects to process variables and operator picks, providing
dynamic updates as a method of interacting with the process
For more information, see the WindowMaker help or the InTouch documentation.
Framer
Framer is used to:
• Configure the hierarchical structure of process graphic windows. This tree defines
the up/down/right/left relationships among InTouch windows. This hierarchy can
be up to three levels deep.
• Assign windows and alarm tags to hardware annunciator keys and to the
navigation hierarchy.
• Configure common alarm queries and other InTouch properties.
• Configure Control HMI runtime properties such as text message, monitor layouts
and quality displays.
• Configure user role permissions for access to Control HMI runtime features.
• Define station and window styles.
• Assign stations to station styles.
• Assign windows to window styles.
Printer Setup
The default graphics printer is the default workstation printer.
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Read-Only Mode
Control Software contains a Read-Only View Engine. Instances of Control HMI that
are deployed to this View Engine will run in Read-Only mode. When in Read-Only
mode:
• There is no access to the Tools menus and applications such as BlockSelect and
PLB Monitor.
• Users cannot acknowledge alarm or silence and mute horns.
• Alarm Panel actions for managing alarm states are disabled.
• Writing to all external connections are disabled.
• All permissions related to Alarm Management, writing data, or accessing tools are
overwritten and set to false.
• Custom alarm queries, filters, and scratchpad setups are disabled.
To create and setup a Read-Only Control HMI, see the Read-Only sections in
“Managed Control HMI Application” in Control Software Deployment Guide
(B0750BA).
Control HMI and FoxView Running on the Same Workstation

You can configure Control HMI and FoxView on the same workstation. However, a
workstation can run only one alarm subsystem. Decide which alarm management
subsystem to use and configure the system by using the Common Configurator. For
more information, see EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Control Software Installation Guide
(B0750RA).
These Control HMI features are affected when the FoxView alarm system is
configured to run:
• Alarm panels will no longer show alarms receive by the local workstation. The
Alarm Panel queries can be configured in Framer to view alarms received by
other stations. Please note that the Process and System button alarm states are
connected to the local station and may not be in sync with alarms shown in the
alarm panel.
• Control HMI Framer cannot be used to configure Horns and Annunciator panels.
You need to use FoxView tools and utilities to configure Horns and Annunciators.
Annunciator panels and horns will be managed at runtime through FoxView and
the Alarm Manager displays.
• Control HMI Framer cannot be used to configure InTouch windows associated
with alarms. This feature is used in Annunciator panel configuration and when
selecting an alarm in the Alarm Panels to open the associated user display.
• Remote Desktop Server Clients (or Thin Clients) have to use the same
configured alarm subsystem as the Server station.
• Control HMI System and Process Alarm indicators will continue to show current
alarm states.
• ITCMD and DMCMD OM (Object Manager) variables are used to send supported
commands between FoxView and Control HMI. For instance, a button in FoxView
can be configured to open Control HMI windows in the WindowViewer. The
following command will open “MyWindow” and then opens an AIN Detail Display
faceplate for “MY.AIN” in the Control HMI InTouch application:
ITCMD = “showwin MyWindow; stddisp MY.AIN AIN”
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Using Control HMI

Control HMI provides features to allow you to perform these tasks.
Table 1 - Control HMI Tasks
Navigating Displays
Browsing windows and See Window Menu, page 60.
Window Panels
Window Redirection See Redirecting Monitors, page 64.
Opening Faceplates Use the faceplate map to open a faceplate in one of
eight predefined locations. See Detail Displays, page
68.
Using Block Select See Chapter 5: Block Select, page 136.
Alarming
Alarm identification on main window See “Process Alarm Area” and “System
Alarm Area” in Control HMI Main
Window, page 20.
Alarm Panel Access from the Menu bar as described
in Control HMI Main Window, page 20.
See Using the Process and System
Alarm Panels, page 34.
Configuring the System

WindowMaker Access from the Tools menu.
WindowMaker can be used only from
Standalone Control HMI. For more
information on WindowMaker, see the
InTouch documentation.
Framer See Framer and Alarm Management
User’s Guide (B0750AR).
READ-ONLY See Read-Only Mode, page 17. Also
see Tools Menu, page 54.
Printer See File Menu, page 24, Using Print
Screen, page 32, Using Trends, page
39, and Printing a Block List, page 156.
FoxView Coexistence See Control HMI and FoxView Running
on the Same Workstation, page 17.
Security
Login and Framer Security Mode See Logon, page 24.
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Data Acquisition
Advanced communication See “Configuring Process Graphic
Windows” in Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR)
for instructions on how to map Galaxy
tags to Control HMI windows.
Relation with ArchestrA Device The Process Alarm Query includes an
Integration (DI) object. Alarm Provider query for the list of the
Operator Actions reported by the local
ArchestrA Device Integration (DI) object.
The Device Integration object is the
interface between the Foxboro DCS
Controllers and the InTouch subsystem.
For configuring DI Objects, see Control
Software Deployment Guide (B0750BA).
Relation with Trends Control HMI provides access to the
Trend window and Scratchpad trends
described in ScratchPad Trends, page
36.
To access Wonderware Historian Client
trends, see Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR).
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Control HMI User’s Guide Chapter 2 : Main Window and Menus
Chapter 2 : Main Window and Menus

This chapter explains the functionality of Control HMI’s main window and gives a
general explanation of its menus.
Control HMI Main Window

Control HMI window includes the features in the table below.
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A Title bar: Displays the following items:
•
- Application area: Displays the application name.
• - Station and logged in user ID: Displays

the station name, the logged in user ID, and the remote
session number, if Control HMI is running on a remote
client of a terminal server machine. For example, “AWHI02
- 3”, where 3 is the session number.
• - Toggles between:
◦ Click DEV to open the current window in the
WindowMaker editor. Clicking this button closes all
runtime windows and menus.
◦ Click RUN to reopen Control HMI’s menu bars after
returning to the application from the WindowMaker
application.
B
Open Faceplate icon: Accesses the Faceplate Map
feature (See Using the Faceplate Map, page 66).
C
Show Sink/Source Toolbar icon: Accesses the Sink/
Source toolbar.
D
Block Alarm Shelve icon: Shelves the selected control
block alarm.
E Galaxy Platform Advanced Communications Setting icon:
Indicates that the Galaxy Advanced

Communications is enabled. Disable this setting and restart all
the platforms to display the control block parameter values
correctly on the screen. For instructions on how to disable
advanced communications, see Disabling Advanced
Communications, page 63.
F Process and System Alarm Bar Area: Shows the status of the
Process and System alarm state. It also provides access to
different features for addressing alarms.
Accesses the System Manager window. See

EcoStruxure Foxboro System Manager (B0750AP).
Opens the User Display associated with the

highest priority alarm in the Alarm Server database. If the
highest priority alarm is a control block alarm and does not have
a window associated with it, the detail display for the alarm is
displayed.
Process Alarm Area: Displays the alarm in the top

line from the Alarm Panel. The Process button indicates
process health. Click this button to open the Alarm Panel –
Process window, where you can acknowledge alarms, respond
to alarm conditions, and review current and previous alarms.
Use the up/down arrows to the right to scroll through the list.
System Alarm Area: Indicates system equipment

health. Click this button to open the Alarm Panel – System
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window where you can view system alarm messages. Use the
up/down arrows to the right to scroll through the list.
G Process and System Alarm Bar Area: Shows the status of the
Process and System alarm state. It also the most recent Alarm
or System Event message.
H Help About Dialog: Shows Information about the installed
system.
I Version Information: This section of the Help About dialog
displays the version information for Control Software, Control
HMI, and Control Core Services.
J Quick Fix Information: This section of the Help About dialog
displays the relevant information about the installed Quick fixes.
K Status bar: Displays the Area, Cell and Unit, Date, Time and XY
coordinates of a display that is being dragged within the main
window. The status bar displays “Read-Only License” when
using a Read-Only License.
L Process graphic area: Displays the Detail Displays, Alarm
Panels, Watch Panel, Trend windows and the process windows
that appear when you are using the program.
M Detail Display faceplate: Shows detail information about
Compounds and Blocks running in Control Processors.
N Tag bar: Displays the name of the currently selected tag or
control block, or control block parameter and provides a
selectable list of previously used tags. To add a tag to this list:
• Select a block from Block Select
• Select a parameter on a detail display
• Or enter a name for the name of a control block
NOTE: Control Core Services parameter names do not
contain “:” (colon) when displayed within Control HMI.
The “:” separating the compound and block is replaced
with a “.” (period).
O Menu bar: Provides access to Control HMI features, including
access to the Alarm Panel, Trends and Detail Displays.
Also includes redirect feature - When you are in a multi-monitor
environment, use this function to redirect a window to another
monitor. See Redirecting Monitors, page 64.
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A Menu Extension (Widescreen Only): This is a customizable area

that extends the menus and toolbars.
B Function bar (Widescreen Only): This is a customizable area
that spans the width of the monitor. It appears just above the
status bar.
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Control HMI User’s Guide Chapter 3: Using Control HMI
Chapter 3: Using Control HMI

This chapter contains the various procedures for use of this product. You may not
have permission to access all the application menu entries. Menu access permissions
are configured with the Framer application.
File Menu
The File menu consists of:
Logon Logs on/off of the system. See Logon, page 24.

Favorites Configures and access favorites. See Favorites, page
27.
Recent Accesses the most recent windows used. See
Accessing Recent Windows, page 30.
Browse Opens the Window Browser dialog to browse and
open recently accessed user-built displays. See Using
Browse, page 31.
Print Screen Send a screen capture to the default printer. See
Using Print Screen, page 32.
Shutdown Workstation Provides a drop-down list of Workstation Shutdown
actions. In the Tools Menu section, the following items
are listed:
Shutdown Workstation
Reboot Workstation
Abort
See Shutting Down and Rebooting the Workstation,
page 33 for more information.
I/A Series (Control Core Services) Startup option
For more information on this Startup option, see the
Control Core Services v9.x Release Notes included
with your system.
Restart Application Restarts the WindowViewer application. See
Restarting the Application, page 33.
Exit Application Exits the application. See Exiting the Application,
page 33.
Control HMI includes a redirection feature which enables multi-monitor systems to

redirect an opened window to appear on a specific monitor. For more information, see
Redirecting Monitors, page 64.
Logon
You can log on, log off or change your security password with the Security Logon
dialog.
NOTE: Galaxy Security has to be enabled and configured prior to logins being
available.
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1. Galaxy Security has to be configured in the Foxboro DCS Control Editors before
a user can login.
2. Framer Enable Security and Security Authentication settings have to be set.
3. Framer Role permission has to be configured for each role in Galaxy Security.
Logging On
1. Click Listed User on the title bar or click File > Logon.
The Security Logon dialog appears.
2. Enter a user name and password. Based on the configured security model, enter
the appropriate domain name in the Domain field, if needed.
3. Click OK.
If the Security authentication mode is set to OS User or OS Group, click the OS
Login button to log in with the current user. Other users will still be able to log into
the Application server if they enter the name and password into the Username
and Password fields and then press the Login button. If another user is logged
in already and you click the OS Login button, that other user is logged out and
you log in as the OS User.
The Password field goes blank if an invalid user or password is used to login.
A message also appears at the top of the Security Logon dialog and another
message is sent to the SMC Logger. A tooltip message on the Message helps
provide instructions on how to resolve the issue.
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There are two other system messages that can appear above the dialog:
• “Framer Security Mode is not set” appears if Framer “Security Enabled” is set
but the “Security Authentication Mode” is not set. This will also disable the
login buttons.
• “Security not Enabled” appears if the Framer “Security Enabled” is not set.
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Login is only allowed if Security has been enabled in the Galaxy database and
the Framer Security and Authentication settings are configured.
After a successful logon, the user name appears in the title bar.
NOTICE
POTENTIAL RISK OF APPLICATION FAILURE
When using ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication, do not enter a Domain name.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.
NOTE: When using ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication, do not enter the

Domain name. Entering an incorrect Domain name causes InTouch to crash.
Changing Passwords
The Change Password button is only enabled when ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication
is used. To change the OS User or OS Group password, use the workstation’s OS
Users configuration or contact your system administrator.
1. On the Security Logon dialog, click Change Password.
The Change Password dialog appears.
NOTE: If Galaxy Security has been configured in the IDE, remember that
passwords needs to be 14 characters or less.
2. Enter the Old Password, New Password, enter the new password in Verify
Password, and click OK.
Logging Off
1. Click the Listed User in the title bar, or click File > Logon.
The Security Logon dialog appears.
2. Click Log Out.
Control HMI remains open but the user is logged out of the Application Server. All
secured actions and features are disabled.
Favorites
Use Favorites to assign process graphic windows to a Favorites list. Users currently
logged on have their own Favorites list.
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Accessing the Favorites List

This list shows the Favorites configured in Favorites Configuration.
1. Click File > Favorites.
The list appears.
2. Click an item on the list to open the window.
Configuring Favorites: Method 1

You can configure a Favorites list, containing up to 10 windows. Entries can be added
and deleted from the list using the Configuration dialog. The windows in the Favorites
list can also be accessed through the keyboard using the Shift 1-0 key sequence.
NOTE: The Favorites Menu cannot be modified with a read-only license. The
Assign button is disabled.
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1. Click File > Favorites > Configure.

The Configuration dialog appears.
2. Click Browse.
The Window Browser dialog appears.
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3. Enter a string in the Filter field, and click Refresh to see a list of windows, if
needed.
The field goes blank, if you use an invalid entry or don't have correct user
permissions.
4. Click an item and it appears in Select.
5. Click Assign to assign it to the Favorites list for use.
6. Click Open and it appears in the application.
Configuring Favorites: Method 2

1. Click File > Favorites > Configure.
The Configuration dialog appears.
2. Select the Favorite location.
3. Select the Favorite window name field and enter the name of the window to be
assigned to the Favorite location.
To move a Favorite assignment to a new location, use the keyboard shortcuts to
copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) to copy and paste window names into different
locations through the Configuration dialog.
Accessing Recent Windows

Click the Recent menu command to access a list of the 10 most recently accessed
windows and to recall a window from the list. The windows in this list can also be
accessed through the keyboard using the Ctrl/1-0 key sequence.
NOTE: Not all windows will be included in the Recent list. Windows need to be
specifically configured to be included in this list as described in the section
“Common Scripting Configuration” in Window Construction User’s Guide
(B0750AS).
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1. Click File > Recent and the list appears.
2. Click the item on the list.

The selected window appears.
Using Browse
The Browse menu command opens the Window Browser dialog to access user-built
displays in the main window.
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1. If desired, enter a filter to show only the windows that match your filter.
The filter syntax is:
• The default filter of “*” shows all windows.
• A filter of “A*” shows all window names that begin with the letter ‘A’.
2. After a new filter has been entered, click Refresh to see the new list of windows
for which the filter sorts.
Depending on the number of windows, the update can take several seconds to
complete.
The field goes blank if you use an invalid entry or don't have correct user
permissions.
3. Click an item.
The item appears in Select.
4. Click Open
The window appears in the application.
Using Print Screen

Click File > Print Screen to send a screen capture to the default printer.
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Shutting Down and Rebooting the Workstation

Use this submenu to reboot or shutdown the workstation after a 30-second delay. If
you unintentionally selected the window, click Abort within 30 seconds.
To reboot a Click File > Shutdown Workstation > Reboot Workstation.

workstation
A confirmation dialog appears.
To reboot a Click Reboot Now
workstation
immediately
To shut down a Click File > Shutdown Workstation > Shutdown Workstation
workstation and a confirmation dialog appears.
The workstation automatically shuts down in 30 seconds.
To shut down a Click Shutdown Now.
workstation
immediately
Restarting the Application

To restart the WindowViewer application, click File > Restart Application.
The Application and Alarm Server restart without confirmation.
Exiting the Application

Exiting the WindowViewer application will shut down Alarm Server and turn off all
alarm indications: annunciator LEDs, console and workstation horns, and external
horns.
To close Control HMI and the Alarm Server, click File > Exit Application.
NOTE: Some control systems may need the Alarm Server to keep running at all
times. You can use the general configuration property KeepAlarmServerRunning
in the Framer application to help prevent the Alarm Server from shutting down
when you close the WindowViewer application.
View Menu
The View menu consists of:
Process Alarm Panel Accesses the Process Alarm Panel with alarm
functionality. See Using the Process and System
System Alarm Panel Accesses the System Alarm Panel with alarm
functionality. See Using the Process and System
Device Condition Panel Accesses the Device Condition Panel to view Asset
Management device condition messages. See Device
Condition Panel, page 35.
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Alarm DB Panel Accesses the Alarm DB Panel. See Alarm DB Panel,

page 35.
Watch Panel Accesses the Watch Panel. See Watch Panel, page
36.
States View Panel Accesses the States View Panel. See Chapter 6:
States View, page 162.
ScratchPad Trends Accesses the Wonderware Historian trend windows.
See ScratchPad Trends, page 36.
Preferences Sets the data entry and navigation preferences:
Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry
Chooses between the data entry type needed. See
Enabling Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry,
page 52.
Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation
Chooses between presenting data windows in
horizontal or vertical form. See Enabling Horizontal
Navigation/Vertical Navigation, page 53.
Restore Window Position Realigns menu bars and overlays that are misaligned
during minimizing and maximizing operations. See
Restore Window Position, page 53.
Select Point Allows the RClick SmartSymbol context menu to be
accessed through a left-click action. For use with
touchscreens. See Select Point, page 53.
Show Taskbar In multi-monitor operation mode, the Windows task
bar is not displayed automatically. This selection will
show the taskbar if you have permission. See Show
Taskbar, page 53.
For more information on alarm concepts, alarm handling, and the operator interface
with alarms, see the InTouch User's Guide.
Using the Process and System Alarm Panels

The Process and System Alarm Panels provide the operator a view of Process Alarms
and most recent System Alarm and Event messages. From the Process Alarm Panel
operators can:
• Acknowledge and suppress alarm messages.
• Silence and mute alarm horns.
• View user displays or detail displays associated with alarms.
• Shelve alarms if the Alarm Shelving Tool or System Auditor’s Alarm Shelving
Utility is installed.
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To access an Alarm Panel, click View > Process Alarm Panel or View > System
Alarm Panel.
You can also access Alarm Panels by clicking the System or Process button in the
System and Process Alarm Bars in the toolbar
For more information about the Alarm Shelving Tool, see Alarm Shelving Tool (AST)
Configuration and Administration Guide (B0700CZ).
For more information about the System Auditor Alarm Shelving Utility, see System
Auditor/Alarm Shelving Utility Release Notes (B0750SK) or Alarming Shelving Utility
User's Guide (B0750HC).
Device Condition Panel

The Device Condition panel provides the operator an interface to view the device
condition messages coming from the Fieldbus Alarm Provider. The Device panel has
its own Alarm Query configuration in Framer.
These are the features of the Device Condition panel:
• Device Messages can be acknowledged and suppressed.
• Device Messages can be sorted.
• Message severity and color defaults does not match Process and System
priorities and colors.
To access the Device Condition Panel, click View > Device Condition Panel.
See Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels, page 102 for information about Control HMI
Alarm Panels.
Alarm DB Panel
The Alarm DB Panel provides the operator access to historical alarm and event
messages that are stored in an SQL database. From this window, you can:
• View messages stored in the Alarm Database.
• Create filter queries for viewing the database.
To access the Alarm DB Panel, click View > Alarm DB Panel.

See Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels, page 102.
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Watch Panel
This panel displays the current value of user-assigned parameters in a tabular form.
Each line in the window displays the name of the parameter along with the current
value. Up to 27 parameters – three columns of nine lines each – are available. The
values of settable points can also be modified from this panel. Control Core Services,
Galaxy or InTouch Memory tags can be assigned to the Watch Panel.
Watch window connections are retained, if the watch overlay is closed.
You can select/assign parameters to the watch window. The system detects the data
type and an indicator is shown next to the tag name. The indicators and data types
are:
• D - Discrete
• I - Integer - no decimal points in the Value field.
• M - Message
• R - Real Floating Point - Floating point precision will automatically update based
on Decimal precision configuration settings for the WindowViewer application.
To access the Watch Panel, click View > Watch Panel.
To configure an Click in the Tagname field and enter a control block tagname or
item on the ArchestrA string, and press Enter.
panel
• Control Core Services Point Format - COMPOUND.
BLOCK.PARAMETER
Galaxy and Local DI Object name will be added
automatically.
◦ ArchestrA Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute
◦ InTouch Format - InTouch:Tagname
To assign a point Click on a data field so that the tag string appears in the Tag bar,
from a faceplate then click on one of the Watch Panel's A button to assign it.
To delete an item Click its associated Del button and it is deleted without
confirmation
To change a Click in the Value field next to the point, enter the new value,
point value and press Enter.
The point will not change if it is secured or the operator does not
have proper security clearance.
To change Select the “.” indicator next to the point to toggle through the
floating point available decimal settings.
precision view
ScratchPad Trends
Data entry boxes clamp to the configured high and low scale of a selected point when
using the Click and Assign buttons on Control HMI faceplates and SmartSymbols. The
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ScratchPad Trends menu command calls in trend windows to view historical data from
the Wonderware Historian. Only points being historized can be added to these trends.
Up to four ScratchPad trends can be shown at the same time. There are four window
sizes to select from which can be shown in several different locations:
• Small - 1/6 the screen in the:
◦ Upper left or right of the program window
◦ Middle left or right of the program window
◦ Lower left or right of the program window
• Medium - 1/3 screen in the top, middle or bottom of the window
• Large - 2/3 screen in the top or bottom of the window
• Full window
You can create named sets of points to be displayed within the trend. For more
information on Wonderware Historian trending functionality, see the Wonderware
Historian Client Help accessible through the Start menu.
Using Scratchpad and Historian Client Trends for the First Time
After you install Control HMI, and open any window with a Wonderware Historian
Client Control for the first time, a system message appears. For example, if you open
a ScratchPad Trend or Historian Client Application for the first time, a message may
appear informing you that you do not have permission to load the required support
entities.
The application properly configures the support entities only if you log in with SQL
administrator privileges. Once configured, SQL administrator privileges are not
required.
When a Wonderware Historian Client application or control connects to a Wonderware
Historian Server, it validates the presence of required client control support in the
Runtime database (for example, stored procedures and tables). If the supporting
entities are not found, the user must log into the Historian Server with an account that
has SQL administrator privileges. This can be done from the Scratchpad Trend control
or the Historian Client Trend application.
1. Right-click the Trend Control and from the context menu, select Tools >
Servers.
The Server List Configuration dialog appears.
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2. Select or Add the Historian Server Name.

3. Switch the Login mode from Windows Integrated to SQL Login.
4. Enter the SQL Administrator credentials.
5. Click Update to update the Server configuration.
6. Press the LogOn button to connect the server and install the required
components.
7. Verify that the trend connects to the server and tags can be seen.
Once the initial setup is complete, SQL administrator privileges are no longer
required.
Removing the SQL Administrator Login

1. Re-open the Server List Configurator.
2. Select the server in the server list and click LogOff
3. Change the Login back to Windows Integrated
4. Click Update to save the changes.
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5. Select the server in the server list and click LogOn

NOTE: It may take 1-2 minutes to complete this initialization process when a
Wonderware Historian Client control window is opened for the first time after
a system reboot. There are no initialization delays in opening subsequent
control windows after the first window is opened. To improve first time call up,
see Appendix B: Troubleshooting, page 189.
During migration, if your legacy application uses a Wonderware Historian Client
control that only uses a user login (for example, through a script), and the
Wonderware Historian Client server-side support has not yet been configured for
the historian database, it is possible that no administrative logon prompt appears
after you migrate the application to a newer version. Therefore, verify that you
have logged into the Wonderware Historian Server at least once as administrator
using an application, such as Wonderware Historian Client Trend.
Using Trends
1. Click View > ScratchPad Trends.
If a previous ScratchPad trend was saved, it will appear in the trend file list.
Select a previously saved trend from the list, and click Open.
If the trend does not appear on the list, complete the remaining steps.
2. Select a Trend Size radio button.
The Trend Position view will change to match the size of the trend selected.
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3. Select an available trend position and click Open The trend appears.
Click buttons from left to right to
show the window at 1/6, 1/3, 2/3, or full screen
sized.
When the small window is used there is insufficient area to display all actions.
Therefore, a popup window is accessed by clicking Trend Action. All actions are
the same as those found on the larger trend windows.
This table explains the icons found on the Scratchpad Trend and Tool windows:
Item Description
File Options
Click to print to the computer's default
printer. If there is no default printer, a
dialog appears and assists you in
Print Graph
configuration.
Opens the InSQL File Browser dialog.
See Saving Wonderware Historian Server
Trends, page 44 and Loading Saved
Save and Load Dialog
Wonderware Historian Server Trends,
page 45.
Trend Update Options
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Item Description
Pan the trend to the left or right.
Pan Left/Pan Right

Starts or pauses live updates to the trend.
Enable or Disable Live Replay

Mode
Refreshes the trend's data one time.
Refresh
Trend X-Axis Options
Toggles the Time toolbar on/off.
Show Time Toolbar
Toggles the trend's time format between
Date/Time and Relative Time format.
ShowTimeStamp or Relative Time
Zooms the window in/out on the time axis.
See Trend Properties, page 45.
Zoom In On Time Axis/Zoom Out
On Time Axis
Trend Y-Axis Options
Shows the scale for each configured tag,
next to the trend graph.
Show Multi Scales
Configures the chart to show a single
value scale along the value axis. If the
chart includes multiple tags, the scale of
Show Select Scale
the currently selected tag in the chart is
shown along the value axis. The scale
label color matches the pen color of the
selected tag. As you scroll through tags in
the chart, the value axis always shows the
scale of the selected tag. The labels along
the value axis are shown even, if the
current tag is hidden. How a chart looks
when a single scale is applied depends on
the number of tags in the chart and
whether the chart is in stacked mode.
Shows the value of each tag of the trend,
on the left side of the trend. The values are
from the point at which the cursor
Show Values at Cursor
intersects the data.
Trend View Options
Shows the selected Tag as a single line
trend, hiding all other tags.
Single Tag
Changes the trend view to multiple trends,
one for each point, and stacks them.
Stack Graph
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Item Description
Toggles the X-axis cursor on/off.
Show X-Axis Cursor

Show Y-Axis Cursor Toggles the Y-axis cursor on/off.
Item Description
Pen Assignment Options
Assigns the selected tag that appears in
the HMI Tag bar. The point will only be
added, if it is being historized.
Assign Tag from Menu
Open the Tag Browser dialog as a stand
alone. See Using the Tag Browser/Tag
Picker, page 46.
Show Tag Browser Dialog
Shows the trend's Tag Picker inset on the
left side of the Trend window. See Using
the Tag Browser/Tag Picker, page 46.
Show Tag Browser
Pen Deletion Options
Removes and deletes the tag from the
Trend window.
Delete Tag
Removes and deletes all tags from the
Trend window.
Delete All Tags
Pen Properties
Remove the pen line from the graph. It
does not delete the pen.
Hide Pen
Opens the standard Windows Color
dialog to associate the selected pen with a
color.
Select Pen Color
Highlights the trend line of the selected
tag.
Highlight Tag
Item Description
Pen Scale Options for Selected Tag
Automatically scales the value axis range
to reflect the actual data currently being
displayed for the trend. For example, if the
Autoscale Tag
default value axis range is 0 to 3000, and
the data ranged from 1827 to 2059, the
scale might be automatically adjusted to a
range of 1800 to 2100. The adjusted scale
does not exactly match the actual
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minimum and maximum data values for

the chart. The calculation rounds the
values so as to make the chart easier to
read. Also, a percentage allocation is
added to the final values so that the
adjusted scale fits within the boundaries of
the trend chart. Therefore, the adjusted
scale will be a round number slightly
above the actual data values. You can
automatically scale a single tag or all of
the tags in a trend. For information on
resetting scale back to the original default,
see Returning Tags to Their Original
Scale. Autoscaling is not performed
continually for a trend. Also, if the trended
data includes points outside of the scale
region, an indicator ( ) is displayed to
remind you to perform a second autoscale
operation.
Scales the selected tag up. It doubles the
tag's scale. For example, if the scale is 0
to 20, it becomes 0 to 40.
Move Tag Up
Scales the selected tag down. It halves the
tag's scale. For example, if the scale is 0
to 20, it becomes 0 to 10.
Move Tag Down
Enable or disable rubber band scaling for
the selected tag (s). Use rubber band
scaling so that an area of the trend chart
Enable/Disable Rubberband
can be dragged with the mouse to
Scale for Tag
automatically adjust the time axis scale
based on the area selected.
The Rubber Band Zoom increases the
view of the selected area up to 500% of its
default size.
Item Description
Pen Scale Options for All Tags
Same as for Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Autoscale Tag
Same as Selected Tag except that it is
Scale All Tags Up
Scale All Tags Down
Enable/Disable Rubberband
Scale for Tag
Uses one scale for all assigned pens. A
dialog will open to assign the upper and
lower scale limits.
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Select One Scale for All Tags

Miscellaneous Options
Opens the Trend Properties dialog. See
Trend Properties, page 45.
Trend Properties
Causes the previous or next tag to be
selected.
Select Previous/Next Tag
This button only appears on Medium and
Large size trends. It hides all selected tag
actions and shows actions that are applied
Toggle Between All and Current
to all tags.
Example: Delete Selected Tag becomes
Delete All Tags
These buttons will change the location of
the Tag List from the side to the bottom of
the panel. These buttons are only
available on the Large and Full size
windows.
This is the Time toolbar:
Using the Time Toolbar

The Time toolbar is used to select the start and end times for a query. This function
then filters the Trend window data presentation for the selected tag.
1. Click the Time toolbar icon , if the toolbar is not already present.
2. Configure the time range, either by:
a. Clicking the down arrow for the Custom pull-down list and selecting the
duration from the drop-down list.
or
a. Entering a From and To range in the boxes provided and clicking Apply.
Saving Wonderware Historian Server Trends
1. Click the Save and Load icon .

The InSQL File Browser appears.
2. Enter a file name by typing name in the File Name field or by selecting a name
from the list.
3. Click Save.
For an existing file, you will be asked to confirm overwriting the file.
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Loading Saved Wonderware Historian Server Trends
1. Click the Save and Load icon .

The InSQL File Browser appears.
2. Enter a file name by typing name in the File Name field or by selecting a name
from the list.
3. Click Load.
Trend Properties
Use this window to configure the properties for the Trend window and files as a whole.
The trend file properties are saved with the trend file. Settable trend properties
include:
• General Properties
• Color Properties
• Axes Properties
• Limits Properties
• Summarized Data Properties
• Annotation Properties
The property dialog boxes shown are described in the Wonderware Historian Client
Help, which you can access through the Start menu.
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• Trend Properties - General and Colors Tabs
• Trend Properties - Axes and Limits Tabs
• Trend Properties - Summarized Data and Annotations Tabs
Using the Tag Browser/Tag Picker

Use the Tag Picker to find tags in the Wonderware Historian Server database(s) for
inclusion in your trend. The Tag Picker displays all of the system objects, such as
tags, that are visible to the particular client in accordance with the permissions for the
user that is currently logged on. Each object in the database is listed as an item in the
Tag Picker.
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Each ScratchPad Trend has access to an embedded Tag Browser or a separate Tag
Browser dialog. On smaller trends, there is not much space for displaying this
embedded control so a separate dialog is provided.
NOTE: Framer includes settings to automatically fill in the Tag Picker dialog and
log onto the configured server.
Opening the Tag Browser Dialog
Click the Tag Browser button . The Tag Browser will automatically connect
to the Wonderware Historian Server and open to the Tag Picker dialog, if the
following Framer InSQL settings are properly configured:
• Server name
• Login name
• Password
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If the Tag Browser cannot log into the Server, right-click on the server in the Servers
list, and click LogOn. The Connect Server dialog opens, showing the server name
that is being connected to and the Login ID and password being used to login. If any
of these fields are wrong, you must update settings in Framer. Do not select Use
Integrated security checkbox.
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Server Name
Do not check
this box
Login ID
Password
The Server Name is not editable from this dialog. Enter a valid Login ID and Password
for the selected server. If the login settings configured with Framer are incorrect, this
dialog will appear each time the Tag Browser dialog is opened. To help prevent this
dialog from opening, specify valid login information through Framer. The operator may
retype new values to login but if the default values are wrong, the operator will need to
login each time the Tag Browser dialog is opened until the settings in Framer are
updated.
The values in the “Timeouts in seconds” field in the dialog has to be set to your
desired values. The default timeout for queries is two minutes. The WindowViewer
application collects data from the server every cycle. If the server is busy or it
disconnects, WindowViewer will try to reestablish communications with the server for
two minutes before timing out. All other window updates and actions will be
suspended until the two minutes timeout expires.
• Connection is the connection timeout in seconds between 1 and 600.
• Query is the query timeout in seconds between 1 and 600.
CAUTION
RISK OF OPERATOR CONTROL LOSS
The WindowViewer application will freeze if the Historian Server is not connected
and a window with a Historian Client Control is opened or is opening. The
WindowViewer application will freeze until this timeout setting expires, or the
Historian Server is connected. When configuring timeout settings, it is
recommended that you set the range to 5-20 seconds to minimize the duration of
timeouts when the connection to the Historian Server is broken.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in operator control loss.
Wonderware Historian Client Help accessible through the Start menu contains
detailed information about standard login procedures and settings.
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Displaying the Embedded Tag Browser
1. Click Tag Browser .

The embedded dialog appears and automatically finds all available Wonderware
Historian Servers.
If the server is not connected, you can manually login. The embedded Tag
Browser will retain the logged in user.
2. Right-click on the server name.
3. Click Log On.
The Connect Server dialog opens.
4. Enter your Login ID and password.
5. Click OK.
Adding Tags to Trends

Either the Tag Browser dialog or the embedded Tag Browser can add tags to Trend
windows. Both browsers operate in the same manner.
1. Click the “+” for the server and the Tags area is populated.
2. Add a tag to the Trend window and to the Tag Name dialog inset either by:
• Double-clicking a tag or
• Selecting a tag and dragging it to the Trend or Tag Name dialog
Filtering the Tag Picker Dialog

Use the Filter pane to reduce the tags displayed in the Tags pane according to criteria
that you specify. You can filter the tags according to name, description, and I/O
address.
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Additionally, the series of buttons below the Tags pane filters tag shown by:
• Analog - Analog tags only
• Discrete - Discrete tags only
• String - String tags only
• Event - Events only
• All - Returns all tag to the Tags list
This table lists wildcard characters for use as part of the filter criteria:
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Wildcard Filter Function

% Any string of zero or more characters.
_ Any single character.
[] Any single character within the specified
range or set. For example:
[a-f]
[abcdef]
Any single character not within the Any single character not within the specified
specified range or set. For example: range or set. For example:
• [â - f] • [â - f]
• [âbcdef] • [âbcdef]
For example, to find all tagnames ending with level, enter %level.
When the:
• Servers pane and the Filter pane are both visible, the filter conditions apply to
the selected group in the Servers pane.
• Servers pane is hidden, the filter applies to all of the tags for the selected
Wonderware Historian Server.
The filter criteria is not case-sensitive.
1. In the Server box, specify or verify the server.
If the Servers pane is visible, this box is not available.
2. In Tag name, enter the string to match for the tagname.
3. In the Description, enter the string to match for the description.
4. In the I/O Address, enter the string to match for the I/O address.
5. Select Exact match to search for tags that exactly match the entire string (and no
more) provided for the tagname and/or description options.
For example, if you specify level as the tagname and Exact match is not
selected, any tagname that contains the string level appears. For example,
ReactLevel, ProdLevel, and AccessLevel.
The Exact match option does not apply to the I/O address.
6. Click Apply to apply the filter criteria.
Preferences
Sets the keyboard and navigation preferences for:
• Enabling Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry, page 52
• Enabling Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation, page 53
Enabling Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry

Softkey Data Entry enables the use of the touch screen keyboard. Keyboard Data
Entry enables the use of the regular keyboard. Only one of these menu commands
can be active at anytime.
To select either:
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1. Select Preferences.
The drop-down appears.
2. Select either Softkey Data Entry or Keyboard Data Entry.
Enabling Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation

Toggles you between horizontal and vertical navigation.
1. Select Preferences.
The drop-down appears.
2. Select either Horizontal Navigation or Vertical Navigation.
Restore Window Position

This option realigns menu bars and overlays that were misaligned during minimizing
and maximizing operations.
Select Point
This menu command allows the RClick set of Control Edition SmartSymbols context
menu to be accessed through a left-click action. This feature only works with the
RClick set of SmartSymbols and provides access to right-click menus from touch
screens.
These SmartSymbols are discussed in Window Construction User’s Guide
(B0750AS).
Show Taskbar
This menu command displays the taskbar when the application is running in multi-
monitor operation and you have permission to access the Taskbar. The user
permissions are set in Framer, which is discussed in Framer and Alarm Management
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Tools Menu
All Tool menu items, except for PLB Monitor, are disabled when using a Read Only
License. When Control HMI is running in Read-Only mode, the PLB Monitor menu
item will open the PLB Monitor application in View-Only mode. The PLB Monitor menu
item is only available when Exceed is installed on the station. If Exceed is not
installed, the PLB Monitor menu item is disabled and greyed out. Exceed is part of an
optional Control Core Services package.
The Tools menu consists of:
Block Select Accesses the Block Select dialog to access

control databases. For more information, see
Block Select Window, page 142.
PLB Monitor Accesses the PLB Monitor to interact with PLB
ladder logic blocks.
WindowMaker Accesses the WindowMaker application where
Control HMI is configured. WindowMaker can be
used only from Standalone Control HMI. For more
information on WindowMaker, see the InTouch
documentation.
ArchestrA IDE Opens the Connect to Galaxy dialog to access
the ArchestrA Integrated Engineering
Environment tool to configure ArchestrA objects
and the control database. For more information,
see Control Software Deployment Guide
(B0750BA) and the ArchestrA Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) User’s Guide.
System Management Accesses the System Management Console for
Console performing a wide range of database and system
configuration services. For more information, see
the LogViewer User’s Guide.
Configure Modbus Opens the Modbus Device Configurator window
Device to configure the program to meet plant modbus
specifications. For more information, see Modbus
Communication Interface Module (B0400FK).
Modbus Port Opens the Modbus Port Configurator window to
configure the program to meet plant modbus
specifications. For more information, see Modbus
Communication Interface Module (B0400FK).
Profibus Port Opens the FBM Port Configuration window to
configure the program to meet plant profibus
specifications. For more information, see
PROFIBUS-DP Communication Interface Module
(B0400FE).
Profibus Opens the FBM Port Configuration window to
Slave configure the program to meet plant profibus
specifications. For more information, see
PROFIBUS-DP Communication Interface Module
(B0400FE).
Calibrate Calibrates the touchscreen. See the
Touchscreen touchscreen’s manufacturer’s documentation for
details.
Windows Explorer Opens File Explorer.
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Alarm Shelving Utility(a) Opens the System Advisor Alarm Shelving

Utility (ASU).
ASU replaces the Alarm Shelving Tool
functionality when it is installed and enabled. For
more information, see System Auditor/Alarm
Shelving Utility Release Notes (B0750SK) or
Alarm Shelving Utility User’s Guide (B0750HC)
Configure(b) Opens the Alarm Shelving Tool (AST)
configuration interface used to configure the AST
software. You need to be logged in as an AST
Engineer to access this option. For more
information, see Alarm Shelving Tool (AST)
Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ).
Tag Search Opens the AST Tag Search interface used to
search all compound blocks on the control
network for potential shelving/unshelving targets.
For more information see Alarm Shelving Tool
(AST) Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ).
Summary Opens the AST Summary Statistics interface
used to provide a quick look at the resources
dedicated to alarm shelving. For more
information, see Alarm Shelving Tool (AST)
Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ).
Shelved Opens the AST Currently Shelved Alarms
Alarms display used to view all shelved alarms on the
control network. For more information see Alarm
Shelving Tool (AST) Configuration and
Administration Guide (B0700CZ).
(a) Alarm Shelving Utility is only available as a Tools menu option if it is installed
and configured.
(b) The Alarm Shelving options in the Tools menu are only available if the Alarm
Shelving Tool has been installed.
Using the Help Menu

Use the Help menu to view the following:
• Runtime Help: access the runtime help file, or to search for assistance on
particular runtime issues
• Window Construction Help: access the window construction help file, or to
search for assistance on particular window construction issues
• QuickKeys - access a list of available shortcuts keys and actions.
• The About dialog - as discussed in About, page 57
The Help files allow you to search for assistance on particular issues and to access
information about the current version of software (listed on the About Control HMI
dialog).
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Runtime Help
Control HMI Runtime Help displays the contents of this document in a help viewer.
Window Construction Help

Control HMI Window Construction Help displays the contents of Window Construction
User’s Guide (B0750AS).
Quick Keys
The Quick Keys dialog shows a list of available shortcut keys and actions.
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About
Use this dialog to access information about the version and the installed quick fixes
for:
• Control Software
• Control HMI
• Control Core Services
The dialog shows “Read-Only License” across the top of the dialog when using a
Read-Only License.
To access the About dialog, click Help > About.
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Quick Block Editor (QBE)
The Quick Block Editor (QBE) feature is part of the Control HMI application. Clicking
Edit Block from CHMI launches the Control Editor of the selected block in the IDE for
Control Software. This helps eliminate the need to manually search for the Controller,
Compound, or Strategy containing the block in the IDE to launch its editor.
If you have IDE permission configured in Framer, you can access Quick Block Editor
through one of these methods:
• CHMI Tag Bar
• InTouch Scripts
• Graphic Commands
• Pref Commands
When you invoke Quick Block Editor it:
• Launches the IDE if not already launched.
• Brings the IDE to the foreground if it is running in the background.
• Maximizes the IDE if the IDE is minimized.
Quick Block Editor always opens the editor for the selected block in the Blocks tab of
the Strategy Editor of the IDE.
NOTE: You might need to enter a valid username and password when using QBE,
depending on your security settings.
Launching QBE from the Control HMI Tag Bar

1. In the Control HMI window, enter a valid DCS tag in the Tag Bar and press Enter.
If you selected a valid DCS tag and the deployed block exists, the Edit Block
menu Item is enabled.
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2. Click Edit Block to launch the IDE with the editor of the selected block.
These are valid string formats that you can enter in the Tag bar to launch Quick
Block Editor:
• Compound:Block.[Parameter]
• Compound:Block.[Parameter]#Ext
• Compound:Block
• Compound.Block.[Parameter]
• Compound.Block.[Parameter]#Ext
• Compound.Block
Launching QBE Using InTouch Scripts

You can invoke Quick Block Editor using this command in the InTouch scripts:
Call hmiBlockEditor(“Args”)
These are the valid arguments that you can pass to the command to launch QBE:
• Compound:Block
• Compound.Block
Launching QBE Using the Graphic Command

You can invoke Quick Block Editor using this command in the ArchestrA Graphics:
Blockedit <Args>
• Compound:Block
• Compound.Block
Launching QBE Using the Perf Command

You can invoke Quick Block Editor using this Perf command in a command prompt
launched with administrative privileges:
C:\ Pref -<HostName> ITCMD “blockedit <Args>”
• Compound:Block
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• Compound.Block
Window Menu
The Window menu opens the Navigation Panel in vertical or horizontal format,
depending on which navigation preference is set, as discussed in Preferences, page
52. Navigation Panels can be used to easily navigate to any configured window.
These panels can identify any windows that are in a configured alarm state.
The Navigation Panels are divided into 3 levels: Areas, Cells, and Units. There are
12 Areas at the top level. Each Area has its own set of 12 Cells and each Cell has its
own set of 12 Units. Every Area, Cell or Unit can be assigned a window and alarm
using the Framer. All active alarms propagate up to their parent level, which enables
the operator to find and identify windows in alarm easier.
Additional information on the navigation hierarchy is available in Framer and Alarm
The window panels will be shown in vertical or horizontal format depending on
preferences set in the View > Preferences menu. This is discussed in Enabling
Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation, page 53.
General
Each pane in the a Navigation Panel can indicate the presence of alarms, and if other
panels are associated with it, as follows:
Item Description
Horizontal
Selection or Current Navigation Location.
Highlighted
A window is assigned to this key.
Light Gray
No window is assigned to this key but a
window has been assigned to one of it sub-
units.
Dark Gray
No window or sub-unit is assigned.
Subdued
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub-units has an active unacknowledged
alarm.
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Item Description
Red Flashing
sub-units has an active alarm that has been
acknowledged.
Red Solid
sub-units has an unacknowledged alarm that
is no longer active.
Green Flashing
This key has been selected.
Current Navigation Location (not selected).
Vertical
Selection or Current navigation location.
No window is assigned.
A window is assigned.

sub-units has an active unacknowledged
alarm.
Flashing
sub units has an active alarm that has been
acknowledged.
Solid
sub units has an unacknowledged alarm that
is no longer active.
Flashing
Using Horizontal Pane Navigation Within Panels

Select panes in a horizontal Navigation Panel using:
• Mouse
• Ctrl+arrow keys
• Ctrl+function keys
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Selecting Panes with a Mouse

1. Click Window to open the navigation panel.
• Select an Area to view the list of Cells that are assigned to the Area.
• Select a Cell to view the list of Units that are assigned to the Cell.
• Select a Unit to view the assigned window.
• Click any assigned Area or Cell to move back to any previous level.
Selecting Panes with Ctrl and Arrow Keys

The Navigation Panel does not have to be open to use these key combinations.
• Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to view assigned Cells of each Area.
• Use Ctrl+Down to select the Area.
• Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to view assigned Units of each Cell.
• Use Ctrl+Down to select the Cell.
• Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to move the cursor to a Unit.
• Use Ctrl+Down to open the window.
• Use Ctrl+Up to navigate back to any previous level.
Selecting Panes with Ctrl and Function Keys

• Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select AREA 1 through 12.
• Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select CELL 1 through 12.
• Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select and open the window assigned to UNIT 1
through 12.
• Use Ctrl+Up to navigate back to previous level.
Opening Windows Assigned to an Area or Cell

Use Ctrl+A to show an Area window, and use Ctrl+G to show a Cell window.
Alternatively:
2. Select an AREA, then a CELL, and then a UNIT.
The Area and Cell assignments are shown on the left side of the Navigation
Panel.
3. Select the Area or Cell listing on the left to open the window.
Opening the Site Window

Use Ctrl+Home to open a site window.
Alternatively, click Window to open the navigation panel, and then click on the label
that appears in the navigation panel title bar.
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Using Vertical Navigation Panels

• Move mouse over the list of Areas to open a list of assigned Cells.
• Move mouse over the Cells to open a third list of assigned Units.
• Click on any Area, Cell, or Unit list item to open the assigned window.
Navigating Alarms
In this example, an alarm is assigned to a window assigned to AREA2 - CELL6 -
UNIT1. When this alarm is activated, the Window menu will flash.
To navigate to a configured window alarm:
1. Click Window to open the Navigation Panel.
2. AREA2 will be flashing - Select AREA2 to view assigned cells.
3. CELL6 will be flashing - Select CELL6 to view assigned units.
4. UNIT1 will be flashing - Select UNIT1 to open the window.
The window assigned to UNIT1 appears in Control HMI.
Advanced Communications Icon

The Galaxy Platform Advanced Communications icon indicates that the Galaxy
Advanced Communications feature is enabled. As a result, the control block
parameter values do not appear correctly on the screen. You need to disable it and
restart all platforms to display the Control Core Services parameter values correctly
on the screen.
Disabling Advanced Communications

Use the Configure Communications Management dialog to disable the Galaxy
Platform Advanced Communications indicator.
1. Click Tools > ArchestrA IDE.
The ArchestrA IDE window appears.
2. Click Galaxy > Configure > Communications Management.
The Configure Communications Management dialog appears.
3. Uncheck the Enable advanced communications management checkbox.
4. Click OK.
Recovering Data by Resetting Platforms

Restart all platforms to display control block parameter values correctly on the screen.
1. Click Tools > System Management Console.
The ArchestrA System Management Console appears.
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2. Expand Platform Manager.

The Galaxies and the platforms in the Platform Manager appear.
3. Right-click a platform and click Stop Platform.
Wait for the platform to fully stop.
4. Right-click the platform again and click Start Platform
The Startup Platform dialog appears.
5. Click On Scan, and then click OK.
6. Right-click an engine and click Set Engine On Scan.
7. Repeat step 6 to set all engines of the selected platform to On Scan.
Restart all platforms by repeating steps 3 through 7.
Redirecting Monitors
Use redirection to override the default redirect action one time or repeatedly. If
windows are typically shown on monitor 1, they can be redirected to appear on
another monitor. This menu's appearance will change based on the number of
monitors available and are configured in Framer. The possible monitor configurations
are:
• Single
• 2 vertical
• 2 horizontal
1. Select the redirection location.
2. Click Redirect on the menu bar.
3. Check the Redirect Once checkbox to only redirect the next window to open or
uncheck it to open all windows in the redirected location.
NOTE: If you uncheck the redirect once box, you need to re-check the box to
return redirection back to its default state.
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4. Open a window using the Window Browser, Block Select, Recent or Favorite
Lists, or any other means of opening a window.
NOTE: The window's window scripts need to be properly configured for

redirection to work. This is discussed in Window Construction User’s Guide
(B0750AS).
Using the Tag Bar

The Tag bar allows the operator to select a configured I/O point and perform a variety
of actions such as:
• Show a detail display of a control block tag
• Find sink and source paths of a control block tag
• Shelve selected control block compound block alarms if the ASU (System
Advisor) or Alarm Shelving Tool is installed
NOTE: For more information about the legacy Alarm Shelving Tool, see
Alarm Shelving Tool (AST) Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ). The System Advisor is discussed in the appropriate EcoStruxure
procotol manual.
ArchestrA and control block tags that appear in the Tagname field can also be
assigned to Real-time Trends and Watch Panels.
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A Tagname Field
B Previously Used Drop-Down List
C Faceplate Grid
D Source Button
E Shelve Block Alarm
Tagname Field
To manually enter a control block tag, type the COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER in
the Tagname field and press Enter.
To manually enter an ArchestrA tag, type the Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute in the
Tagname field and press Enter.
If the entered point is a control block tag, the Faceplate Map and Source buttons will
become active.
Previously Used Drop-Down List

This is a list of tags that have been used to open a faceplate or assigned to the Watch
Panel.
Using the Faceplate Map

Use the detail display map to open a detail display in one of eight predefined
locations. The detail displays available are limited to the current control block
compound and block shown in the Tag bar.
1. Click the faceplate map icon .

The faceplate map appears.
2. Click a map location and the detail display appears there.
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Using the Source Button

The Source button opens a Source toolbar for control block tags. It shows from where
a tag’s value is derived (Source) and to where it is going (Sink).
Sink Button Source Button
Tag Name Status Type Tag Name Status Type
• The Sink and Source buttons will open a faceplate for the associated tag name.
• Tagname is the name of the COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER.
• Status Field shows the status of the tag.
• Type Field shows the Block Type of the tag.
Process and System Alarm Bar Areas

The Alarm bar area of each monitor can display alarm information. The alarm bar
areas may include:
• Process and System Alarm Status Buttons that show the status of alarms and
can be used to show alarm panels.
• Latest alarms for process and/or system alarms and messages.
• System Manager and Top Priority Display buttons.
A Show Top Priority: Provides one click access to the configured

window with the Top Priority Alarm
B Process Alarm Status Button: Shows current state of Process Alarms
and provides one click access to the Process Alarm Panel.
C Single Process Alarm Bar: Shows most recent Process Alarm
message.
D Show System Manager: Provides one click access to System
Manager.
E System Alarm Status Button: Shows current state of System Alarms
and provides one click access to the System Alarm Panel.
F Single System Alarm Bar: Shows most recent System Alarm and
Event message.
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For more information about Control HMI Alarm Bars, see Chapter 3: Using Control
HMI, page 24.
Detail Displays
A Detail Display is a Control HMI overlay window that contains a single faceplate style
symbol connected to a single block in the controller. Up to eight Detail Displays can be
opened at one time. By default, only three are available in the Control HMI Template.
To add more, see Window Construction Users Guide (B0750AS).
There are a number of ways to call in a Detail Display for a specified block.
• Select a compound or block from Block Select. See Chapter 5: Block Select,
page 136.
• Select an alarm in an alarm panel and use the Show Detail Display option in the
alarm panel toolbar. See Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels, page 102.
• Use a Control HMI stddisp command from an Intouch or ArchestrA Graphic
action.
InTouch:ZHMI_Command = “stddisp CMP.BLK TYPE”;
• Open a CMD window and use pref to execute a stddisp DMCMD command.
• Perform these Control HMI actions and use the Control HMI Tag bar Grid selector
to open a Detail Display. See Using the Tag Bar, page 65.
◦ Enter the full COMPOUND.BLOCK in the Tag field of the Control HMI Tag bar.
◦ Select an updating field within a Detail Display or other display object that
uses the Control HMI ArchestrA Graphic or InTouch Smart Symbols.
◦ Select an alarm from the Alarm Panel.
◦ Select a tag from the Tag bar drop-down list of previously used tags.
There are a number of ways in which detail displays are automatically closed.
• Press Ctrl-End to close all window and reset Detail Display settings.
• Press Ctrl-Home to return to the Initial Display, will close all Detail displays.
• When using the Control HMI Tag bar and Faceplate Grid Selector, to open a
Detail Display in a specific location, if a Detail Display is already opened in that
location, the previous Detail Display is closed, and the new Detail Display
appears. The previous window will close even if it has been moved from its
original position.
• Opening (replace) base windows, on a monitor, will close all Detail Displays that
are open on the same monitor.
NOTE: ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays functionality is different than the
Smart Symbol Detail Display windows.
◦ Graphic windows are closed if the position they were opened in, is on the
same monitor as the base window. It will close even if it is currently on
another monitor.
◦ Use the PIN option to keep it open.
Detail Display Types and Releases:
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Prior to the Control Software v7.3, all supported block Detail Displays were built Smart
Symbols and placed into Control HMI windows.
The Control Software v7.3, adds support for ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays.
ArchestrA Graphic Detail Display are not windows in the Control HMI. They are
ArchestrA Graphic Toolbox symbols that are directly shown, as windows, by the
Control HMI.
ArchestrA Graphic Supported Block Types:
• ECB300, ECB301, and ECB310
InTouch Smart Symbol Supported Block Types:
• All Blocks not listed under ArchestrA Graphics, and are supported by the
FCP270, FCP280, or FDC280.
• See the Block to Symbol Mapping table in Chapter 10 of the Window
Construction Users Guide.
ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays

There are several notable differences between the ArchestrA Graphic and Smart
Symbol Detail Displays. The most notable difference is when looking at Detail Views
from the main Detail Display symbol.
• ArchestrA Graphic Detail Views open next to the main Detail Display window.
They do not open in place of the main symbol.
• ArchestrA Graphic Detail are larger, more readable, and easier to navigate.
General Features
These features are only available with ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays.
• Auto positioning of the Detail View.
Control HMI will show the Detail View window on the same monitor as the main
window. The Detail View window will open on the right side of the main window
unless it is too close to the right edge of the monitor. If too close, the Detail View
appears on the left side of the main view
• The Mode options include an option to pin the Detail Displays open while
changing base windows.
• Closing the Main window will automatically close the Detail View window.
• After moving the main window, clicking the main window’s Detail View option will
reposition the Detail View window next to the new main window location.
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• A view, on the Detail View window, may have multiple pages of information. The
multiple pages will be accessible via tabs in the main view.
For example, the Module and Channel Status view of the ECB300 Detail view
is divided into four tabs of Channel Status information.
• The larger window size allows for more descriptive text and labels. If string values
are still too long, the symbol will automatically clip the string to fit the window and
provide a tool tip with the full string value.
Layout
When opening a Detail Display, the window that is initially shown is the Main faceplate
window. The layout and functionality is similar to the Control HMI Smart Symbol Detail
Display.
Figure 1 - Detail Display Main Faceplate View
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A Title Bar Area

B Operation Button Area
C Mode Buttons
D Block Values and Information Area
The Detail View window is opened from the main window and contains detail
information about the block. The layout is the same as the main window but has a
larger area for showing Block values and information.
Figure 2 - Detail Display Detail View
A Title Bar Area

B Operation Button Area
C Mode Buttons
D Block Values Information Area
Title Bar Area

The Title Bar area includes:
Top:
• The window title bar
• The window name <block type><grid location> <Compound.Block>
• The window Close option
Bottom:
• Block Value Label as configured in Framer
• Block Value as configured in Framer
◦ DESCRP, LOOPID, Compound, Block, or Compound.Block
◦ Click on the label to cycle through the different values
• BlockType
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Operational Button Area

The information in this area changes as the user navigates around and selects
different items. It may contain different sets of operational options such as, but not
limited to:
• Parameter Operations options if the select parameter is settable
RAMP, TOGGLE, SET, ACK, etc.
• Block Operation Mode options
MA, LR, HOLD, Refresh, etc.
• Detail View Navigation (Detail View Window-Only)
Block Values and Information Area

This section of the Main Detail Display shows the initial key values for the block type.
The content here will be different for other block types. For other block content
examples, see the Control HMI SmartSymbol Detail Displays, page 75.
The block value area of ECB Detail Displays typically have, but not limited to:
• ECB operation status information
• FBM, or Device status information
• Device configuration values such as Device ID, Hardware and Software type
Mode Options
The available Mode options are used to show the different types of action options are
available to the user. They are also used to open the Detail View window and pin the
window open.
Different blocks may have different sets of options, such as:
• Show Detail View
• Show Available Detail views
• Pin the display open
• Show Block Actions
• Parameter Actions
• Show Trend
Mode Button – Pin

To keep a Detail Display open, while changing base windows, click the Pin mode
option.
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The Pin will appear vertical when the display is pinned.
Mode Button – Show Detail View

To open the Detail View window, click the magnifier glass mode option, in the lower
right corner of the Main window.
Detail Views Mode Button – Show Available Detail Views

To see, or switch to other views, clicking the magnifier glass mode option, in the lower
right corner of the Detail View window. This will show buttons in the operation option
area for each available view.
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Special Functionality
Some Detail Displays have unique features and functionality. This section will
describe these unique features.
ECB300 Module and Status Navigation

The Module and Channel Status view is the main view that appears when opening
the ECB300 Detail view. This view is grouped into four tabular views for displaying the
status information of the eight possible modules and sixteen channels.
Each tab contains four channels and the status of the relative set of modules.
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• If any of the eight modules are in an abnormal state, a status icon appears on the
module status bar. Click the Show all option to show all modules in a single view.
Click the Show All option a second time to close this view and return to the
Channel Tab views.
• If any channel, on any of the tabs is in an abnormal state, a status icon appears
on the tab where the channel is assigned.
From any channel tab, the user can select a channel to show that channels
configuration information.
The user can use the page options to switch between channels, or use the close
button (Top Right), to return the main view.
Control HMI SmartSymbol Detail Displays

Properties
This image shows the major components of a Detail Display using a PID as an
example.
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A Block State Area

B Operation Buttons
C Faceplate Navigation Buttons
D Process Values Area
E Process Display Area
F Alarm Area
G Title Bar
This table highlights general Detail Display features. Not every Detail Display contains
all features.
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Table 2 - General Detail Display Features
Item Description
This button switches the button view from
Paging buttons to Action buttons. It appears
only when in paging mode.
Perform an Action
This button opens a real time trend of the
blocks most essential parameters.
Trend
This button switches the button view from
Action buttons to Paging buttons. It appears
only when in action mode.
Detail View
This area has two labels which can be
configured in Framer, an Exit button, and the
Block type.
This area also includes a Block Type and
Version Indicator.
• Block Type and Version:
◦ Block type label appears in lower
right corner
◦ If enabled, the Block type will include
an “*” when the faceplate is not at the
latest revision - such as PID*
• Configurable labels views include:
◦ Description
◦ LoopID
◦ COMPOUND.BLOCK
◦ COMPOUND
◦ BLOCK
◦ [Empty]
• Selecting the top label will assign the
COMPOUND BLOCK to the HMI Tag
bar:
◦ Holding the top label Selection will
allow the operator to move the
faceplate.
◦ When a faceplate has been moved, a
Restore button appears next to the
Exit button.
◦ Click Restore to return moved
faceplates to their original location.
• Selecting the bottom label will cycle the
bottom label through the different label
views.
• Click Exit to close the faceplate.
Click this icon, which appears in the upper
right corner of the detail display, to return the
faceplate to its previous location.
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Table 2 - General Detail Display Features (Continued)
Item Description
• - allows permitted operators to

acknowledge blocks alarms from the
faceplate.
Colors depend on how alarm priorities
are configured in Framer. When an
alarm is unacknowledged, the indicator
will fill with the assigned priority color.
When an alarm is acknowledged but is
still active. The fill will change to light
gray with a border of the assigned
priority color.
• - Flashes for an unacknowledged

alarm.
• - Indicates an alarm is inhibited.
• - Indicates the alarm priority.
• - Indicates the alarm type,

such as HIABS.
Displays single-letter indications of the block
state. For example, A for Auto.
Click to display the Detail View Page

buttons. For example:
• CNTRL - Opens the Control detail
display
• ALARMS - Opens the Alarms detail
display
• TUNE - Opens the Tuning detail display
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Item Description
A graphical representation of block values.
This area may contain other indicators such
as Alarm Limits, Clamping Values and Data
Quality.
Detail View Page buttons appear on the

bottom of each Detail View that has more
than one page of information. Clicking one of
these buttons will switch the current Detail
View page to the selected page.
Selecting a settable parameter in the

faceplate will open a set of buttons for
ramping or toggling depending on the data
type of the selected parameter.
NOTE: The six buttons are shown when
a settable analog parameter is selected.
• Click or to ramp a
value by 5% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
• Click or to ramp a
value by 1% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
• Click Ramp Value to enter

ramp value.
• Toggle between Percent of Scale and
Absolute EU ramping modes.
◦ Percent of Scale -
calculates a ramping value from the
High and Low Scale of the
parameter.
◦ Absolute EU - Uses a
fixed value for ramping - 1 unit is
equal to either 1 or .1 depending on
the parameter scale.
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Item Description
Toggle - Toggles a selected boolean on/off
for Boolean blocks, such as CALCA. Click in
any Boolean field and this button appears.
NOTE: The Toggle button is shown when
a settable Boolean parameter is
selected.
Adjust process variables in this area. Areas
with a:
• Light grey backgrounds indicate
adjustable fields.
• Dark grey backgrounds indicate display
only fields.
Toggles the block between Auto and Manual.
Toggles the block between Local and

Remote control.
Toggles the block lock on/off.
Toggles the block between Run and Hold.
This figure shows a graphical representation of a PID block’s primary parameters.
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Meas 6 5
2 SPT
RSP
SPT ramp target (PIDA)
3
Clamps
OUT OUT HI and
LO Alarms
4
1 Indicates a HiHi Alarm Limit and its value. It will flash, if its alarm
is active.
2 Indicates Lo and Hi Alarm Limits and their value.The range
indicated by the yellow is the range between the LoLo and HiHi.
The red range is the range beyond the configured HiHi value. It
will flash, if its alarm is active.
3 Indicates a LoLo Alarm Limit and its value. It will flash, if its
alarm is active.
4 Indicates the Output percentage. It will flash, if its alarm is
active.
5 Indicates the percentage of the configured SPT (on the left) and
the percentage of the RSP (on the right).
The clamps will change to white, if value is being clamped.
The SPT Target will flash when setpoint ramping is active (PIDA
only).
6 Indicates a deviation alarm is configured, along with it limit.
This appears only on a Detail View.
Data Quality Indication

The background color of updating text fields indicates the quality of the data. In
addition, a single character text indicator, located to the right of the value, provides a
non-color indication of the data quality. Certain quality states will cause the value field
to be displayed as all asterisks in place of the bad values. For non-text fields, the fill
color or color of a surrounding rectangle indicate the data quality.
Data quality includes not only data quality from the Control Processor, but also Galaxy
quality states and local DI Object status.
This table shows the text and color indicators that appear on detail displays during
operation.
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Text
Meaning Indicator Character Color Example
Data value is ***** ^ Cyan
unavailable to Control
HMI, i.e. the
DAServer is not
available.
Connection to ***** ~ Cyan
DAServer is OK, but
no data from I/A, i.e.
invalid tagname
Internal Control HMI 123.45 ? White
data quality pending,
i.e. a write operation
has
not completed
Internal Control HMI 123.45 $ White
data quality security,
i.e. tried to write value
without authorization
Data value is out-of- 123.45 * Cyan
service or has
transitioned to
unavailable on the
Control Core Services
network
Data value has a Bad 123.45 ! Red
status
Data value has an 123.45 # Green

Error status
Data is low limited in 123.45 < Light Blue

the controller
Data is low limited in 123.45 > Light Blue

the controller
Data is in a constant 123.45 = Light Blue

limit state
Detail View Navigation

The features in this PID faceplate are a typical representation of most common
features found in most block faceplates.
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For more information about a block, click Detail to show the available Detail
Views listed on the right side of the detail display.
Detail View
Buttons
Clicking any of the Detail View buttons will open a new view of the block. This figure
shows that the IO-1 View was selected (its button is highlighted on the right side of the
overlay). It also shows that there are 3 detail pages to this view, MEAS, SPT and OUT,
and that MEAS is the current page (this button is highlighted on the bottom of the
overlay).
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Detail Page
Buttons
Clicking the highlighted View button will close the Detail View and return to the main
detail display view. Clicking any other Detail View or Page button will display a new
set of data for the block.
This figure shows a typical Alarm View with four Alarm Pages.
The CNFG views typically hold Block Setting, Override and State parameters. This
figure shows the PID Configuration View.
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These figures show various tune pages for PID Blocks. Tune pages change based on
the type of PID Block - PID, PIDA, PIDX, PIDE or PIDXE.
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Detail Displays Trends

This section describes the operations of the trend overlay accessed from any of the
detail displays by clicking Trend.
This figure shows the display for the PID detail display. Once you click Trend, a Trend
window appears on top of the faceplates current location. The trend can be moved by
clicking and dragging the title bar of the Trend window.
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Scrolls up
and down
through the
pens.
The Trend window will always open with a predetermined set of parameters
depending on the block type. To add parameters to this instance of the trend, click the
Trend Properties icon (lower left).
Adding a Pen (Method 1)
1. Click the icon in the trend to open the Trend Properties panel.
2. Select one of the 16 pens.
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3. Select the Name field and enter an ArchestrA or control block Tag name to trend:
• Archestra Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute
• Control block Format - COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER
4. Click Apply (upper right).
Adding a Pen (Method 2)
1. Select an active process variable so that the tag name appears in the HMI Tab
bar.
2. Select a pen on the Properties page.
3. Click Assign .
4. Click Apply (upper right).
Restoring a Pen
This button restores the Properties page to its original state or to the last time the
Apply button was clicked. After you click Apply, all old settings are overwritten.
1. Click the Restore Selected Pen icon .

The pen is restored/deleted from the Trend window.
Clearing a Pen
1. Select a pen.
2. Click the Clear Pen icon .

The pen is cleared from the Trend window.
Smart Symbol Detail Display Types

There are many block types, some of which have unique features. These examples
highlight various features:
• AIN, page 89
• Logic Blocks Basic Overlays, page 90
• CHARC, page 92
• Station, page 93
• MCIN, page 95
• Sequence Blocks - DEP, EXC, IND, MON, page 96
For general information about detail displays, see Properties, page 75.
AIN
This figure shows an example of an AIN block connected to an ECB. This AIN CNFG
View shows the IOM Option and ID. Click on the IOM_ID of any faceplate will show
detail information about the IOM.
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Logic Blocks Basic Overlays

This section discusses items unique to the logic type blocks (CALC, CALCA, MATH,
and LOGIC), using the CALCA block as a typical representation.
This CALCA faceplate is typical of any logic type block. This figure shows an example
of multiple fill bars for multiple I/O points. The bars from left to right are related to the
parameters listed on the right, from top to bottom. In this case the left most fill bar is
connected to RI01 and the right most fill bar is RI08.
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Logic Step Panel

This figure shows the Detail Views available for a CALC block.
Step Code
Button
All logic blocks have a STEPS View button, which will open the Logic Steps panel.
Figure 3 - Logic Steps Panel for CALC Block
Block Type Name Description
Step 01-50 Code Comment Indicator “;”
The panel’s features are:

• Block Type - Type of Logic Block currently selected
• Name - Name of the Selected Compound Block
• Description - The Compound Blocks (DESCRP) description
• Step Code - Logic Code
• Comment - Indicates that there is a comment on this line of code
Each Step Code statement has a tooltip. These tooltips show the entire line of code
that exists in the control processor which includes the code and any comments. When
a comment exists on a Step, the “;” indicator will be shown on the end of the Step
Code area.
CHARC
This figure shows the CHARC block’s configured X/Y coordinates. These points are
plotted on a graph using the input and output scales as the X and Y axis. The green
plot indicator is the current input and output value of the block.
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Station
This figure is the main faceplate for a STA block. The STA faceplate has a lot of
information about the workstation's loading, device groups and supervisory settings
shown below.
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MCIN
This figure shows the main faceplates for a MCIN block. This illustration demonstrates
how Packed Integer Bits can be shown. The MCIN's PAKCIN parameter is a packed
long integer. Each bit of the integer is displayed on the faceplate from left to right, top
to bottom. The most significant bit, bit 31, at the top left and its least significant bit, bit
00, is at the bottom right.
How the bits are labeled can be set in Framer. Bit labels can be displayed in native
Integer bit value 31 to 00, or they can be displayed in control block Channel number
format 1 to 32. Both formats are displayed in these figures.
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Sequence Blocks - DEP, EXC, IND, MON

This figure shows the Detail Views for a Sequence type block. There are 2 views on
the bottom for SEQ and SFC.
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SEQ Code
SFC Code
If the sequence code was configured using the Sequential Function Chart Editor
(SFC) and the SFC source code is available on the local workstation, the SFC button
will be active. Clicking this button will open the SFC editor.
If the code was configured using the standard HLBL editor and the source code is
available on the local workstation, then the SEQ button will be active. Clicking this
button will open the Sequence Code panel, shown in this figure.
Type Name Description Resize Buttons
STEP Code Format Main Faceplate Values SOURCE and STEP

and Buttons Code Buttons
The panel’s features are:

• Type: Type of Sequence Block currently selected.
• Name: Name of the Selected Compound Block.
• Description: The Compound Blocks (DESCRP) description.
• Resize - Resizes the Sequence Code panel between 1/3 and 2/3 screen height.
• STEP Code: When the STEP CODE button is selected, the code will be shown in
STEP Format. The sequence code's .r file needs to exist on the local
workstation.
• SOURCE Code: When the SOURCE CODE button is selected, the panel will be
show the source code. The sequence code's.s file needs to exist on the local
workstation.
• Faceplate Values and Buttons: These buttons and values are same as found of
the main detail display. These are added so operator does not need to move back
and forth between the panel and the faceplate.
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STEP Code Format STEP Code Button
FOUNDATION fieldbus Blocks - AI, AO, DI, DO

This figure shows the Detail Views for a FOUNDATION™ fieldbus block.
Block mode can be changed through the side bar buttons on any Page. A full image of
the Block Mode Switch can be found on the State Detail Overlay as shown in this
figure.
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The block's IO values, settings and status can be found on the IO Detail Overlays as
shown in this figure.
Foxboro DCS Control HMI SmartSymbols

Control HMI includes a set of SmartSymbols that may be used in custom built
windows. These symbols have several optional settings that allow each symbol to
have different features, such as:
• Open a right-click menu
• Assign the connected tag to the Tag bar
• Set a value
• Show an Alarm State
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Foxboro DCS Control HMI SmartSymbol Properties

This figure shows a sample of Control HMI SmartSymbols.
Left- and Right-Click Zone
Data Entry Button
Left- and
Right-Click
Zone
Data Quality Indicator
The data entry symbols has three options that effect the way the symbol functions.
• Settable - If the symbol is settable, then the Pencil button will appear on the right
side of the symbol. Clicking this button will open the data entry box or keypad.
• Left-Click - If the symbol has Left-Click enabled, the operator can left click on the
value field to pass the assigned tag to the Menu Tag bar.
• Right-Click - If the symbol has Right-Click enabled, the operator can right click on
the value field to open a menu with additional options.
Foxboro DCS Control HMI Smart Symbol Right-Click Menu

The default right-click menu has three options:
• Tag String - Assigns tag to Menu Tag bar
• Open Faceplate - Opens the Faceplate for the assigned tag
• Show Tag Source - Opens the Tag Source bar for the assigned tag
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Foxboro DCS Control HMI Smart Symbol Fill Bars

The two fill bar symbols also has a tooltip which shows the current value when the
mouse is moved over the bar.
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Control HMI User’s Guide Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels
Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels

The CHMI application comes with a set of menus, toolbars and windows that allow
users to interact with alarms. The default setting for the primary monitor is to show the
Process and System alarm buttons as well as the Process and System single line
alarm bars. The secondary monitors on multi-monitor stations are configured to show
just the Process and System alarm buttons.
The Process and System buttons show the current Process and System alarm state.
The Process and System buttons are in the top center of each monitor. Pressing
either button shows the assigned alarm panel in the bottom of the monitor.
Upgrading from Pre-Control Software v7.2 Systems

The CHMI ArchestrA Graphic alarm panels replace the legacy CHMI ActiveX alarm
panels. The ArchestrA Graphic alarm panels have different runtime features than
earlier Control HMI releases.
• There are no longer resize buttons for 1/3, 2/3, and full size alarm panels.
• Alarm panels are resizable.
• Alarm panels open to the full width of the monitor.
• Alarm Filters, on all columns, can be created and saved at runtime.
• Alarm panels support up to four sort settings. Each setting has its own sort
direction.
• Alarms can be sorted based on urgency by using InAlarm and AckState options.
• Alarms can appear with different foreground and background colors to represent
different alarm states and priorities.
• Multiple instances of the same alarm panel can be shown on each monitor.
• Each alarm panel type has its own set of alarm queries and filters.
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Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels Control HMI User’s Guide
For detailed configuration options and workflows, see Window Construction User’s
Guide (B0750AS).
Alarm Queries
Alarm panels use a query that collects a set of records from an alarm source. Each
type of alarm panel has its own set of alarm queries. The alarm queries are logically
assigned to the different alarm panels based on what is in the query. For example, the
Device Condition Alarm panel is designed to view alarm records provided by the
Fieldbus Alarm Provider. Any alarm query that collects alarms from the Fieldbus
Alarm provider are assigned to the Device Condition Alarm Panel.
The alarm panels also have the ability to view different types of alarm messages.
When the alarm panel is in Summary mode, the alarm panel shows alarms that are
currently active. When in Historical or Event mode, the alarm panels show a limited list
of the most recent event or alarm messages that have been received by the Alarm
Provider. Default alarm queries that are configured in Framer include the type of
messages to be shown. The type of message also determines where a query is
assigned. For example, any default query that is configured for Historical messages
will be assigned to the System alarm panel.
The alarm query can contain one or more alarm provider queries, each separated by a
space. The format of a query is:
\\Node:0\Provider1\Group \\Node:0\Provider2\Group
\\Node:0\Provider3\Group
• Node is the name of the station where the alarm provider and must include the
‘:0’ suffix
• Provider is the name of the Alarm Provider that is collecting alarm messages.
• Group is the name of the Area or Group of alarms to be shown.
Queries that are defined in Framer or saved at runtime can be selected at runtime in
each alarm panel. Each alarm panel shows the list of queries that is appropriate for
that panel. The criteria for determining which queries are presented with each alarm
panel are listed in this table.
Table 3 - Assignment of Queries to Alarm Panels
Panel Mode
Type Setting Type of Query Default Query
Process Summa- Queries that do not \\Node:0\IASeries!
Alarm ry reference $System
Panel FieldbusAlarmPro-
vider \\Node:0\IASeries!IASMGT
\\Node:0\Galaxy!<LBUG>_
IADI
System Histori- Any \\Node:0\IASeries!IASMGT
Alarm cal
Panel
Device Summa- Queries that \\Node:0
Alarm ry or reference the \FieldbusAlarmProvider!
Panel Histori- FieldbusAlarmPro- $System
cal vider
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Alarm Bars
The Alarm bar area appears in the top center of each monitor. This area can be
customized on all monitors. Options include:
• Show/Hide Process Alarm button
• Show/Hide System Alarm button
• Show/Hide Process Alarm bar
◦ If System Alarm Bar is not enabled, the Process Alarm Bar will show multiple
lines.
• Show/Hide System Alarm bar
◦ If Process Alarm bar is not enabled, the System Alarm bar will show multiple
lines
A Process Alarm buttons

B System Alarm buttons
C Single Process Alarm bar
D Single System Alarm bar
A Multiline Process Alarm bar
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A Multiline System Alarm bar
A No Alarm Records are shown
See Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS) for detailed configuration options
and workflows.
Alarm Status Indicators

The Process and System buttons show the alarm status of the process and system.
There are tooltips assigned to all status icons that describe the status. The Icon and
Color states are the same for both System and Process Alarm Indicators.
Table 4 - Process Buttons
Rotating wait icon and The CHMI and Alarm

Grey borders Server are starting up and
initilalizing
Flashing ‘?’ icon with The CHMI has completed
Cyan borders start up but cannot
communicate with the
Alarm Server
Green Borders with no There are no Active or
Alarm Symbol Unacknowledged alarms.
The horn icon, right side,
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Table 4 - Process Buttons (Continued)
indicators that horns are

not muted.
Green Borders with a There is an
flashing Alarm Symbol unacknowledged alarm
that has returned to a
normal state. The horn
icon, right side, indicators
that horns are not muted.
Right side Horn icon is The horn icon, right side,
crossed out indicators that horns are
muted
Flashing Red ‘!’ icon and There are Active alarms
red border that have not been
acknowledged. The horn
Red ‘!’ icon is not flashing There are active alarms.
All alarms have been
acknowledged. The horn
Right side Horn icon is The horn icon, right side,
crossed out indicators that horns are
muted.
Alarm Button Functionality

The Process and System buttons show the current alarm state of the configured
system. The buttons also include a secondary button.
Top Priority Opens the configured display for the

current, top most priority, alarm. If no
display is configured for the alarm. The
detail display will be shown if the
operator has permission to view detail
displays.
Process Alarm Opens the configured Process Alarm
Panel Graphic. The panel is opened in
the bottom of the monitor where the
button was pressed. If configured, the
button will also execute the configured
alarm command. The default command
is to silence active horns when the
button is pressed.
System Manager Opens the CCS System Manager.
System Panel Opens the configured System Alarm
Panel Graphic. The panel is opened in
the bottom of the monitor where the
button was pressed.
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See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for detailed
instructions on configuring the alarm display.
Runtime Alarm Panels

The alarm panels provide the operator an interface to the alarm subsystem. The
CHMI provides three types of runtime alarm panels and one historical alarm panel for
reviewing different types of alarms, messages, and events. Many of the details
explained in this section applies to both, runtime and historical, alarm panels.
• Process Alarm Panel – can be accessed from the Process Button or the View
drop down menu. It is used for reviewing current process alarms.
• System Alarm Panel – can be accessed from the System Button or the View drop
down menu. It is used for reviewing recent system and process alarm messages
and events.
• Device Condition Panel – can be accessed from the View drop down menu. This
panel is used to review device condition messages that come from configured
Fieldbus Alarm Providers. Several runtime features are not available on this
panel.
• Alarm DB Panel – can be accessed from the View drop down menu. This panel is
used for reviewing historical alarm messages and system events. See Historical
Alarm DB Panel, page 125 for specific differences.
The different panel types can be individually customized to have different Columns,
Colors, Settings and Queries. The different panel types have the same basic layout.
The available actions and menus depend on the type of panel. The basic panel layout
is shown in this figure.
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A Tool bar: Provides quick access to common actions such as Pause, Show
Alarm Display, Save, and Ack Selected.
B Status Indicator bar: Shows key information related to what is shown in the
alarm record area.
C Action bar: Operator actions are shown in this area. The type of actions is
determined from the Action Selection Bar.
D Action Selection bar: Operator uses these buttons to show different actions
in the Action Bar.
E Alarm Records: Shows all messages returned from the Query and Filter
query.
F Filter & Query Treeview: Show all configured Queries and Filters. Operator
can change the query or enable and disable filters from these views.
See Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS) for instructions on how to

customize Alarm Panels.
Action Selection Bar

The Action Selection bar is in the top right corner of the panel. It contains a set of
buttons for user actions that are available to the alarm panel. Selecting any button will
highlight the button and display the requested actions below.
Tools Action Bar

When Tools is selected, the Action bar area will display Query related actions. It will
also show all toolbar actions in the toolbar. When Tools is not selected, the toolbar will
show common operator actions. The Query Action bar shows the active Alarm
provider queries and the priority range values. The query and priority ranges can be
modified and applied to the alarm panel. Operations can make temporary changes to
the current selected alarm query. Modified queries can also be saved and recalled the
next time this operator opens the alarm panel.
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A Alarm Query String: This is the current alarm query used to show alarms.
B Modify Query: Press to enable editing the alarm query string.
C Restore Default Queries: Press to reload the original Framer, and User
saved, queries and filters.
D Save Query: Save the current query string as a new query. This query is only
available on this alarm panel for the operator that created it.
E Priority Form: Use to set the minimum priority range value
F Priority To: Use to set the maximum priority range value.
G Apply Priority Range: Use to apply priority range changes to the alarm query.
Alarm Provider Query

This field shows the current alarm query.
The Alarm Provider Query string may contain one or more Alarm Provider queries.
Each query is separated by a space and has three required fields
Node Name of the station where the alarm provider is located.

Provider Name of the provider that creates the alarm. Typical
provider names include, but not limited to: IASeries, Galaxy,
InTouch, or FieldbusAlarmProvider.
Group Name of the Area or Alarm Group that the alarm belongs to.
Use $System to retrieve all alarms from the provider. For
ArchestrA Alarms, use the name of the Area object where
the application objects are assigned.
The complete alarm provider query must have the following format:
\\Node:0\Provider!Group
Modify Query
Clicking Modify Query will change the appearance of the Action bar and allow the
operator to temporarily change the current alarm query string.
A Edit Field
B Apply Changes
C Cancel Edits
Use the edit field to modify the query. Changes are not applied to the alarm panel until
the Apply Change button is clicked. Use the Cancel button to close the view and not
modify the query.
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Restore Default Queries

Use this button to undo all temporary modifications to existing queries. When clicked,
the Default Framer and User runtime queries and filters are restored.
Saving Queries
Save Query adds and saves the current alarm query string to the list of available
runtime queries. To save the modified query string:
1. Press the Save button to open the Save Query interface. The Alarm Provider
Query is displayed on the left and cannot be modified.
2. Enter the name of the Query. The name must not already exist. The Enter Name
field will be highlighted if the name already exists. The Save button will not be
enabled until a valid name is entered.
3. Select the field again and enter a new name.

4. Click Save to create and save the query, or click Cancel to return to the default
actions. The new query name will be added to the Query and Filter treeview.
Alarm Priority Range

Use the Priority To and Priority From fields to set which alarm priorities to view.
The priority range settings can be set and then applied to the Alarm records by
clicking Apply. The Priority From value must always be Less than or equal to the
Priority To value. The interface will automatically adjust the values if not set correctly.
To show a priority range of 1 value, set both fields to the same range value and click
Apply.
Filter Action Bar

When Filters are selected, the Filter Action bar is displayed below the Action
Selection bar. The Filter action bar allows users to quickly create temporary filters and
activate them. The Filter action bar contains these features:
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A Column Selector
B Condition Selector
C Filter Value
D Create Filter
Column Selector
Choose the column to create a filter on.
The dropdown list contains the configured list of columns that users can filter. The
items in the list can be modified or removed from the Framer configuration tool. For
detailed instructions on customizing Alarm Panel Filters, see Framer and Alarm
Condition Selector
Choose the match condition for the filter.
This dropdown list contains the available match conditions for the selected column.
Each column may have different allowed match conditions such as: =, !=, Like, Not
Like, etc… When using wildcards in the filter, use the Like and Not Like conditions.
Filter Value
Enter the value that you want to match in the column.
This entry field is used to set the match value. When using the Like or Not Like
condition, the filter will support wildcards. For example, to find all tags that contain
“CV123” the settings would be: Tagname such as %CV123%
For more information on the usage of wild cards in filters and queries, see Queries,
page 132.
Create Filter Button

Click this button to create and activate the temporary filter.
This button creates and activates the filter. It also adds the quick filter to the Query
and Filter treeview. The name of the filter is based on the selected filter information.
For example, the filter for “Tagname”, “Like”, “%CV123%”, will appear in the treeview
as “qf_Name_Like_%CV123%”.
Quick filters are intended to be temporary. They are not remembered when the panel
is closed and reopened. Quick filters are also not saved when the user saves their
runtime queries and filters. They can be saved by changing the name of the filter. Use
the Query and Filter Favorites dialog to modify, create, or rename filters.
Renaming a Filter
1. Right-Click in the alarm record area to show the right-click context menu.
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2. Select Queries and Filters to open the dialog.
3. Click “…” next to the filter that you want to modify. This opens the Modify Query
or Filter dialog.
4. Modify the name in the top entry field. Make sure to remove the “qf_” prefix. The
“qf_” prefix is what is used to identify temporary filters.
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5. Click OK on each dialog box to save and close the edit dialog boxes.
See the Wonderware ArchestrA Alarm Control Guide (aaAlarmClientControl.pdf)
for instructions on how to create and configure alarm queries and filters.
Instructions are in the Filter Alarm section of Chapter 2, Configure the Alarm
Control.
Acknowledge Action Bar

When Ack is selected, the Acknowledge Action bar is displayed below the Selection
bar. This action bar includes multiple Acknowledgement Actions. Each button includes
a tooltip that displays what it does.
Action Button Enabled When Action

Selected User has permission Acknowledge all selected
alarms.
User has selected 1 or more
Alarm
Visible User has permission Acknowledge all alarm that are
currently visible in the panel.
Alarms appear in the Alarm This does not include alarms
Panel that are not in the current
viewing range.
The alarm record status bar
shows the total number of
alarms and how many are
visible.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150
alarms.
This action will acknowledge
alarms 1 to 25.
Priority User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same priority as the selected
User has selected 1 or more alarm.
Alarm
Group User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same group as the selected
User has selected 1 or more alarm.
Alarm
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Tags User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same tag name as the
User has selected 1 or more selected alarm.
Alarm
All User has permission Acknowledge all alarm that are
listed in the panel. This
Alarms appear in the Alarm includes alarms that are not in
Panel the current viewing range.
The alarm record status bar
shows the total number of
alarms and how many are
visible.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150
alarms.
This action will acknowledge
all 150 alarms.
Hide Action Bar

When Hides is selected, the Hides Action bar is displayed below the Selection bar.
This action bar includes multiple actions for hiding alarms. Each button includes a
tooltip that displays what it does.

Selected User has permission Hides all selected alarms.
Alarm
Visible User has permission Hides all alarms that are currently
visible in the panel. This does not
Alarms appear in the Alarm include alarms that are not in the
Panel current viewing range.
The alarm record status bar shows
the total number of alarms and how
many are visible.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150 alarms.
This action will hide alarms 1 to 25.
Priority User has permission Hides alarms with the same priority
as the selected alarm.
Alarm
Group User has permission Hides alarms with the same group
as the selected alarm.
Alarm
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Tags User has permission Hides alarms with the same tag
name as the selected alarm.
Alarm
All User has permission Hides all alarm that are listed in the
panel. This includes alarms that
Alarms appear in the Alarm are not in the current viewing
Panel range.
The alarm record status bar shows
the total number of alarms and how
many are visible.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150 alarms.
This action will hide all 150 alarms.
Unhide Action Bar

When Unhide is selected, the Unhide Action bar is displayed below the Selection bar.
This action bar has two Unhide Alarm Actions. Each button includes a tooltip that
displays what it does.

Unhide All User has permission to Unhides all alarms
unhide alarms
Alarms are hidden. The
alarm panel Status
Indicators show the
number of hidden alarms.
Review Hidden User has permission to Opens a dialog that lists
unhide alarms. all hidden alarms. From
this dialog, users can
Alarms are hidden. The select and unhide alarms.
alarm panel Status
Indicators show the
number of hidden alarms
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NOTE: Hide and Unhide functionality is not available when the alarm panel is paused.
Horns Action Bar

When Horns is selected, the Horns Action bar is displayed below the Selection bar.
This action bar includes multiple Horn actions. Each button includes a tooltip that
displays what it does.

Silence User has permission Disables the current alarm
horn until a new alarm is
generated.
Mute User has permission Disables the alarm horns
until the horns are
unmuted.
Mute CAG User has permission Disables the alarm horns
in the Current Alarm
Groups until the CAG
horns are unmuted.
Unmute User has permission Enables the local alarm
horn.
Unmute CAG User has permission Enables alarm horns in
the Current Alarm Group.
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Shelve Action Bar

When Shelve is selected, the Shelve action bar is displayed below the Selection bar.
This action bar has two Shelving actions. Each button includes a tooltip that displays
what it does.

Shelve Selected Alarms User has permission Shelves the selected
alarm using the
Alarm Shelving Tool configured shelving
(AST) is installed or Alarm application.
Shelving Utility (ASU) is
installed and enabled.
Review Shelved Alarms User has permission Opens the configured
shelving application to
AST is Installed or ASU is review shelved alarms
installed and enabled.
The Shelving actions on this bar work with external shelving utilities. When installed
and configured properly, these buttons will work with the AST or the ASU. To Shelve
ArchestrA App Object Alarms use the right-click context menu from the alarm record
area.
• See Alarm Shelving Tool (AST) Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ) for more information about the legacy Alarm Shelving Tool.
• See Alarming Shelving Utility User's Guide (B0700HC) for more information
about the System Auditor Alarm Shelving Utility.
• See Framer and Alarm Management Guide (B0750AR) for more information
about enabling and configuring ASU or AST.
Status Indication Bar

The Status Indication bar provides easier access to key information about the state of
the alarm panel. Each status includes a tooltip that displays what it is. It is important to
highlight certain conditions to the user, especially when all active runtime alarms are
not visible. The Status Indicator bar highlights these special states when active.
Button Description
Paused When the alarm panel is frozen, or paused, the
PAUSED status indicator appears. The Pause button
is highlighted to the user. When paused, the alarm
record does not update and new alarms are not
shown until un-paused.
Filtered The Filter indicator appears when there are active
filter is applied to the alarms. The Filter indicator is
highlighted to the user because active alarms may be
filtered out of the view.
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Button Description
Alarm Client Mode The alarm control can operate in different modes. This
indicator shows what mode is active.
• Active - This indicator is shown when the alarm
control is showing current alarms.
• Events - This indicator is shown when viewing
recent event message. This indicator is
highlighted as a reminder that active alarms are
not in view.
Selected This indicator shows the number of alarms that the
operator has selected. The tooltip for this indicator
shows the name of the first tag name in the selection.
Only the first tag is used when performing actions like,
Show Alarm Display or Show Detail Display.
Hidden Shows the number of alarms that were hidden. This
indicator is highlight when active alarms are hidden.
UNACK Shows the number of unacknowledged alarms in the
current alarm view.
Tool Bar
The Tool bar provides one click access to common actions. Each tool button includes
a tooltip that displays what it does. When no actions are selected, the toolbar displays
a basic tool bar. Select Tools in the Action selection bar to show all toolbar buttons.
Basic Tool bar:
Full Tool bar:
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A Play
B Pause
C Show Sort
D Reset Sort
E Current Alarm Mode
F Recent Message Mode
G Show Alarm Display
H Show Detail Display
I Show Query and Filter Dialog
J Save current Query and Filters
K Acknowledge selected alarms
From left to right, the actions are:

• Play/Pause: These buttons toggle the alarm panels paused and running state.
When paused, the alarm records will not update. New alarm records will not
appear. The status indicator bar will highlight when paused.
• Sort dialog: Displays the alarm control’s sort dialog. From this dialog, the sort
columns and orders can be modified.
Sorting is typically done alphabetically. Special sort options, InAlarm and

AckState, can be used to sort alarm by their urgency, instead of alphabetically.
Used InAlarm to move all active alarms to the top of the alarm records. Return to
normal alarms will be moved to the bottom of the records. Then use the AckState
to move unacknowledge alarms to the top of each group.
• Alarm Urgency Sort Order:
Unacknowledged - Active
Acknowledged - Active
Unacknowledged - Not active - Returned to Normal
• Sort Reset: When pressed, the alarm control’s sort options will be reset to the
default configured state.
• Current Alarm Mode: Places the alarm control into Current Active Alarm mode.
The Status Indicator bar will show ACTIVE.
• Recent Message Mode: Places the alarm control into Recent Alarm and Event
Message mode. The Status Indicator bar will show EVENT.
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• Show Alarm Display: Shows the configured alarm display for the first alarm that
is currently selected. If no alarm display was configured in Framer for this alarm,
the Detail Display for this Compound Block will be shown if the operator has
viewing permission. See Framer and Alarm Management User's Guide
(B0750AR) for instructions on configuring and assigning alarms to displays.
• Show Detail Display: Shows the Detail Display for the first alarm tag that is
currently selected.
• Query and Filters Dialog: Opens the Query and Filter dialog. From this dialog,
operators can choose different queries, activate and deactivate filters, or create
new queries and filters. Changes done to Framer configured queries will not be
saved. New Queries and Filters, or modification to the users’s runtime queries
and filters, can be save by using the alarm panel’s Save Queries and Filters
button on the toolbar.
• Save Queries and Filters: This action will save customized user queries and
filters. When the user logs into the HMI, any saved user queries and filters will be
restored. Customized queries and filters that are not saved will be discarded.
• Acknowledge Selected Alarms: This action button provides the operator a
quick way to acknowledge selected alarms. The button is only active when
alarms are selected and the operator has permission to acknowledge selected
alarms.
Query and Filter Dialog

The following is a quick overview of using the Query and Filter dialog to create a
filter. For how to create and configure alarm queries and filters, see Wonderware
ArchestrA Alarm Control Guide (aaAlarmClientControl.pdf). Instructions are in the
“Filter Alarm” section of Chapter 2, Configure the Alarm Control.
• Open the Query and Filter Favorites dialog from the toolbar or from the Alarm
panel context menu.
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Queries are listed in the top list and only one query can be active at a time. Filters are
listed in the bottom list and any number of filters can be active at the same time.
• To change the active query, check the desired query and click OK.
• To change active filters, check or uncheck the desired filters and click OK.
To create new queries or filters click the + button that is above the list of Queries or
Filters. This opens the Add Query or Filter dialog.
Creating a Query or Filter

1. Enter a unique name.
2. Select one or more column names in the left side list.
3. Press the center arrow button to add them to the query.
4. Add or remove columns if desired.
5. From the center pane, select each column name, one at a time, and configure
them.
6. Use the right-side options to configure each column.
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7. Click OK to save and close out each dialog
NOTE: Node, Provider and Group column names are required when creating Queries.
Filter & Query Treeview

The Filter & Query Treeview provides easy access to configured Alarm Queries and
Filters. It is in the bottom right corner of the Alarm panel and can be either collapsed
or expanded. Use the Expand/Collapse button to show or hide the treeview.
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A and D Expand/Collapse View: Press this button to show or hide the Query
and Filter Treeview.
Opening the View will automatically refresh the list of queries and
filters. The alarm panel is resizable. At a certain size, this side pane will
automatically close and become disable. It will remain disabled until the
panel size is wide enough to support it.
B Query List: Shows the list of available queries. Activate a query by
checking the box next to the desired query. Only one query can be
enabled at a time.
C Filter List: Shows the list of available filters. Activate any number of
filters by checking or unchecking the boxes next to the desired filters.
E Refresh Query Filter List
G and F Increase/Decrease Size: Press these buttons to change the width of
the side pane. The side pane only supports 3 sizes, 200, 400, and 600
pixels wide. When resizing the panel to a smaller width, the side pane
size will be recalculated. It should never consume more than half the
panel size.
Alarm Records
The alarm record area shows all alarm records that match the current alarm panel
settings, query, and filters.
Operators can execute actions on the records in the alarm areas. This can be done
via the Tool bar, Action Bars, or right-click Context menus.
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When selecting alarms for ArchestrA Application Objects, the context menu will
include ArchestrA Object Shelving options.
The bottom status bar includes some additional information that may also be useful.
See Wonderware ArchestrA Alarm Control Guide (aaAlarmClientControl.pdf) for

detailed information about the ArchestrA Alarm Client Control.
Historical Alarm DB Panel

The historical alarm panels provide the operator an interface to the alarm records that
have been stored in a SQL database by the InTouch Alarm DB Logger application.
See Wonderware InTouch HMI Alarms and Events Guide for detailed information
about the Alarm DB Logger.
The historical alarm panel has the same basic layout and functional areas:
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A Tool bar: Provides quick access to common actions such as Pause, Show
Alarm Display, Save, and Ack Selected.
B Status Indicator bar: Shows key information related to what is shown in the
alarm record area.
C Action bar: Operator actions are shown in this area. The type of actions is
determined from the Action Selection bar.
D Action Selection bar: Operator uses these buttons to show different actions
in the Action bar.
E Alarm Records: Shows all messages returned from the Query and Filter
query.
F Filter & Query Treeview: Show all configured Queries and Filters. Operator
can change the query or enable and disable filters from these views.
See Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS) for instructions on how to

customize Alarm Panels.
Action Selection Bar

The Action Selection bar is in the top right corner of the panel. It contains a set of
buttons for user actions that are available to the alarm panel. Clicking any button will
highlight the button and display the actions below.
Time Range Selection Bar

When Tools is selected, the Action bar area will display the Time Range Selection
action bar. It will also show all toolbar actions in the toolbar. When Tools is not
selected, the toolbar will show common operator actions. This Time Range Selection
bar is used to select the time range of historical alarm and event messages to show in
the alarm area. It can also be used to set the priority range of messages.
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Use Current Time
A Use Current Time Option

B Time Duration Selection
C Start Time Value
D End Time Value
E Priority Range Settings
When using Current Time option, the time range is based on the current time. For
example, selecting Last 1 Month, will update the alarm control to show records
starting one month ago and ending with your current time and date. Time values and
the alarm records are automatically updated when the time duration value is changed.
Use Custom Start and End Time

C Start Time Value
D End Time Value
E Apply Custom Time Value
To look at a custom start and end time. Uncheck Use Current Time and select the
Custom time duration. Set the start and end time values. The time values and the
alarm records are not updated until Apply is clicked.
Use Custom Start or End Time
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C Enable Custom Start Time
D Start Time Value
E Enable Custom End Time
F End Time Value
A time duration from a custom start or end point can also be used. Uncheck Use
Current Time and select a time range value, i.e ‘1 Week’. Check the Use Custom
Start or End Time checkbox then set the time value. Changes to the Time or Time
duration will automatically update the alarm records.
Use Current Time Option Check this box to use time ranges that end with the
current time. Uncheck this box to use custom start or
end times.
Time Duration Selection Select the desired Time Range to view. The dropdown
list of durations is based on the Use Current Time
option.
Use Start Time Option This option is available when not using current time.
When checked, the time duration is starting from the
start time value. For example, 1 week, starting
January 1st.
Use End Time This option is available when not using current time.
When checked, the time duration is ending at the end
time value. For example, 1 week, prior to January 1st.
Start Time Value This is the beginning time value. The alarm records
will show messages starting at, or after this time
value.
Use End Time This is the ending time value. The alarm record will
show messages end at, or prior to this time value.
Apply Changes When using custom Start and End time, click Apply to
update the alarm records.
Alarm Priority Range Use the Priority To and From fields to set which alarm
priorities to view.
Alarm Priority Range

Use the Priority To and From fields to set which alarm priorities to view.
The priority range settings can be set and then applied to the Alarm records by
clicking Apply. The Priority From value must always be Less than or equal to the
Priority To value. The interface will automatically adjust the values if not set correctly.
To show a priority range of 1 value, set both fields to the same range value and click
Apply.
Filter Action Bar

The historical alarm panel uses the same Filter Actions as the runtime alarm panels.
See Filter Action Bar, page 110.
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Server Action Bar

The Server Action bar is used to connect to a historical alarm database. The Server
Action bar contains the follow features:
A Authentication Mode: Choose the authentication mode to connect to the

alarm database.
B Server Name: Set the name of the Server that contains the alarm
database.
C Database Name: Set the name of the alarm database.
D User ID: Set the name of the user authorized to access the alarm
database
E Password: Set the password associated with the user name to connect to
the alarm database.
F Domain: Set the domain name of the user to connect to the alarm
database
G Login: Click this button to connect to the alarm database using the
provided values.
The authentication mode determines which fields are required. Changing the
authentication mode will enable the required fields. The connection is not attempted
until the Login button is clicked.
Framer includes settings for configuring the connection authentication mode. Using
Windows Integrated authentication will automatically connect the panel to the
database, if the database name and server are correctly configured in Framer. See
Framer and Alarm Management User's Guide (B0750AR).
Using SQL Server, or Windows Account authentication modes require a password.
The panel will not connect to the database automatically. The Server Action button
will be highlighted. Open the Server Actions, set the password, and click Login.
Status Indication Bar

The Status Indication Bar provides easier access to key information about the state of
the alarm panel. Each status includes a tooltip that displays what it is. It is important to
highlight certain conditions to the user, especially when connection to the alarm
database is busy or not connected. The Status Indicator Bar will highlight these
special states when active.
Going from left to right, the status indicators are:
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Filtered The Filter indicator appears when there are active

filters applied to the alarms. The Filter indicator is
highlighted to the user because active alarms may be
filtered out of the view.
Alarm Client Mode The alarm control can operate in different modes. This
indicator shows what mode is active.
• Historical Alarms - This indicator is shown when
the alarm control is showing only historical alarm
messages.
• Historical Events - This indicator is shown when
the alarm control is showing only historical event
messages.
• Historical Alarms & Events - This indicator is
shown when the alarm control is showing
historical alarms and event messages.
Connection Status This indicator shows the database connection status
• Connected - The alarm control is connected to
the database.
• In Progress - The connection to the database or
retrieval of alarm records is in progress. This
status is highlighted to inform the user that the
control is busy.
• Not Connected - The alarm control is not
connected to an alarm database. This status is
highlighted to the user that the control is not
connected.
Database Name This field shows the name of the database that the
control is connecting to.
Tool Bar
The Tool Bar provides one click access to common actions. Each tool button includes
a tooltip that displays what it does. When no actions are selected, the toolbar displays
a basic tool bar. Select Tools in the Action selection bar to show all toolbar buttons.
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A Sort Dialog: Displays the alarm control’s Sort dialog. From this dialog, the
sort columns and orders can be modified.
B Reset Sort: When pressed, the alarm control’s sort options will be reset to
the default configured state.
C Records Per Page: This is the number of historical records that are being
displayed in the alarm area. Set the number of record to view per page and
press the apply button. To page to the previous or next page of records,
move the right-side scrollbar to the top or bottom and press the scroll bar's
arrow indicator.
The alarm control status bar also shows the number of records being
shown. For example, if the Records per Page are set to 500, the status bar
would show:
• For Page 1:Displaying 1 to 500 of 20000
• For Page 2:Displaying 501 to 1000 of 20000
D Apply Changes: Use this button to apply changes to the Records per Page
value.
E Show Query and Filter dialog.
F Save Current Query and Filters.
G Show Alarm Messages Only: Places the alarm control into Historical Alarm
Message Mode. When active, historical alarm messages are shown in the
alarm area.
H Show Event Messages Only: Places the alarm control into Historical Event
Message Mode. When active, historical system event messages are shown
in the alarm area.
I Show Event and Alarm Messages: Places the alarm control into Historical
Alarm and Event Message Mode. When active, historical process alarm
and system event messages are shown in the alarm area.
Filter & Query Treeview

The Filter & Query Treeview provides easy access to configured Filters. It is in the
bottom right corner of the Alarm panel and can be either collapsed or expanded. The
historical alarm panel uses the same Filter and Query Treeview as described in the
Runtime Alarm Panels, page 107 and Filter & Query Treeview, page 122.
Alarm DB Records
The alarm record area shows all historical alarm and event records that are within the
select time duration range. Alarm Records may also be filtered via the Query & Filter
Treeview.
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There are several user actions that can be executed from the controls right-click
context menu.
Sort Opens the Sort dialog as described in the section

Runtime Alarm Panels, page 107 and Tool Bar, page
118.
Queries and Filters... Opens the Query and Filters dialog as described in
the section Runtime Alarm Panels, page 107 and Tool
Bar, page 118.
Requery Re-Queries the historical database to refresh the
alarm records in the panel.
Reset Restores the Alarm Control to the configured default
settings.
The bottom status bar includes some additional information that may also be useful.
See Wonderware ArchestrA Alarm Control Guide (aaAlarmClientControl.pdf) for

detailed information about the ArchestrA Alarm Client Control.
Queries
The alarm panel can have only one alarm query active. The query retrieves all
messages from one or more Alarm Providers. The CHMI alarm Panel supports two
ways to create queries in the CHMI Alarm Panels.
• The Tools action bar which uses Alarm Provider format.
• The alarm control's Query and Filter Favorites dialog that uses SQL Alarm
Query format.
Both formats have the same basic requirements. Each provider query must include
Node, Provider, and Group. These fields do not support the usage of wildcards.
Example formats are:
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Alarm Provider Format

• Single alarm provider query string:
• Multiple alarm provider query string:
Alarm Query Format
Alarm Queries support more than just Tagname in the query. They can include any
additional column value:
Filters
One or more filters can be applied to the alarm panel to refine the messages that are
retrieved by the main alarm query. Filters are only applied to the message that are
returned by the main alarm query. Filters do not require a Node, Provider, or Group.
The Alarm Provider Format does not support or show filters. The CHMI alarm panel
supports two workflows for creating Filters:
• The FILTERS action bar which uses SQL Alarm Query format
• The alarm control's Query and Filter Favorites dialog that uses SQL Alarm
Query format
Filters have the same format as Alarm Queries, but do not require Node, Provider, and
Group settings: <ColumnName> <Condition> <Value>
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Wildcards
Alarm Provider Format
When modifying the Alarm Provider String in the Tools Action Bar, only the "*" wildcard
is supported in the beginning or end of the Tagname value. It does not support more
than one wildcard, or the use of wildcards in the middle of the value.
Supported Alarm Provider Strings with Tagname:
• \\AW0001:0\IASeries!$System!CMP.BLK.ALMNAME
• \\AW0001:0\IASeries!$System!C*
• \\AW0001:0\IASeries!$System!*NAME
Alarm Query and Filter Format

There is more flexibility when creating Alarm Queries, or Filters, from the Alarm
Control’s Query and Filter dialog or Filter Action Bar. The Alarm Query Format
supports any number of additional fields, not only Tagname. Each field supports using
the "%" wildcard at the beginning, end, or both ends of the value. It does not support
wildcards in the middle of the value. When using Wildcards, you must use the "Like" or
"Not Like" conditions.
Supported Alarm Provider Strings with Tagname:
• Tagname = ‘CMP.BLK.ALMNAME’
• Tagname Like ‘CMP%’
• Tagname Like ‘%NAME’
• Tagname Like ‘%BLK%’
Alarm Recovery and Redundancy

You can configure alarm provider redundancy for SCD6000 controllers to increase the
availability of the alarm subsystem. Consider enabling this option to allow the backup
alarm provider to recover the alarms database from the main alarm provider during
startup. This helps ensure that the backup alarm provider is always current with the
active alarms database, and ready to act as the main alarm provider if the current
main alarm provider is shut down, rebooted, or encountered a loss of power.
You must configure the SCD6000 controller to deliver alarms to both the Main Alarm
Provider and the Backup Alarm Provider. It helps ensure that alarms are always
delivered to both alarm providers from the source controller. This is required for
redundant alarm providers.
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Chapter 5: Block Select

Block Select (the Compound and Block Overview window) provides a
representation of control databases.
Use Block Select to:
• Bring detail displays into Control HMI.
• Turn ON and OFF compounds and their associated blocks.
• Expand a list of the network’s stations and compounds, revealing the hierarchical
structure of the control database.
• View a list of blocks within all connected stations, and sort the list by different
criteria.
The Block Select window provides two views:
Command Description
Station View A scrollable hierarchical view of stations and
compounds on the left panel and a list of blocks for
the selected compound on the right panel
For more information, see Viewing the Control
Database, page 156.
Block View A scrollable and sortable list of blocks within all
connected stations.
For more information, see Viewing the Block List,
page 156.
The data in Station View and Block View are not updated until you perform a
Refresh operation on the stations.
NOTE: Block Select only provides data that has been downloaded to the Control
Station. It does not include the Strategy hierarchy because strategies are not part
of the Control database.
Station View
The database is organized by stations, compounds, and blocks. The database can be
viewed by placing Block Select in Station View. The stations and compounds
appear on the left panel of the screen, while the blocks for the selected compound
appear on the right panel.
Stations in the Database

When you open the Block Select window for the first time after installation, only the
stations appear. Each station, represented by a station icon, indicates its connection
status.
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Station Icon Connection Status Indicates

Unconnected No attempt was made to connect the
station, or the station has been
marked to be excluded from Refresh
All. An out-of-network station (a
station that is not on /etc/
wpcplns file), when
unconnected, displays the same
icon as that of the connected station,
but deletes all compounds and
blocks from the station view and
block view.
NOTE: A Refresh All does not
change the connection status of
unconnected stations.
Connected Block Select has successfully
retrieved data for the station. Out-of-
network stations are displayed with
a green icon rather than blue.
Failed connection Attempts to connect the station have
failed, rendering the data
unavailable.
Expanded Station
The expanded station displays its compounds on the left panel. Only connected
stations can be expanded.
Each compound displays:
• Status (ON or OFF), indicated by the icon
• Name
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• Highest alarm priority number (if an alarm exists)
These icons indicate a compound’s status:
Icon Compound status

Compound is ON.
Compound is OFF.
When a compound is selected, it displays the blocks in the right panel. For each block
you can view its:
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• Block status, indicated on the block icon

• Block name
• Highest alarm priority number (if an alarm exists)
• Block type
Block View
Block View displays a list of blocks within all connected stations. This list does not
include ECB blocks. For viewing the ECB blocks, select the compound containing
ECB blocks from the Station View. These icons indicate a block’s status:
Icon Block status

Automatic
Manual
No Manual/Auto parameter
Undefined
Error
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Column Description
Block The name of the block. Block state icons.
Status The block’s status.
Alarm The highest alarm priority for the block, if in alarm.
Type The block’s type.
Compound The name of the compound containing the block.
ON Y indicates the compound is ON. N indicates the compound is
OFF.
Station The name of the station containing the block.
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Report Views
You can configure custom report views to display certain information on selected
compounds or blocks in the connected stations that you select. Using search filters,
you can also limit the report to compounds or blocks containing specific characters.
Predefined templates are available to provide information for these control database
conditions:
• Compounds off-scan
• Compounds in-alarm
• Compounds with alarms inhibited
• Blocks off-scan
• Blocks in-alarm
• Blocks with alarms inhibited
• Blocks not in control
• Blocks in manual
• Blocks with bad I/O
This figure shows a sample view of the blocks-in-alarm report for a selected station.
This report lists all the blocks in alarm along with the associated compound,
description, and alarm priority.
This figure shows a sample view of the blocks-in-manual report for a selected station.
This report lists all the blocks in manual along with the associated compound and
description.
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Interfacing with Foxboro DCS Control HMI

Access for turning compounds ON or OFF is based on the current state of Control
HMI. If turning compounds ON and OFF is protected in Control HMI, this capability is
protected in Block Select.
NOTE: If you enable Control HMI access in , you need to restart Block Select to
read the new access information.
Turning compounds ON and OFF is performed by the associated Control HMI. Block
Select sends a message to the associated Control HMI. The Block Select window is
not updated with new ON/OFF status information until all the compounds have been
processed by Control HMI.
Since turning compounds ON and OFF is through Control HMI, these actions are
subject to the logging properties and security of that instance of Control HMI. The
action will be logged by the Platform object for the workstation, if the Platform object
has been configured as an Alarm Provider.
When running multiple Control HMI sessions, be aware that Block Select
communicates with Control HMI from which it was invoked.
For more information on configuring access to Block Select, see Framer and Alarm
Block Select Window

The Block Select window allows you to view the control database and perform the
following functions:
• Call in a detail display to Control HMI.
• Turn ON or turn OFF a compound in the control database.
• Search for a station, compound, or block.
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Menu Bar
Options Menu
Command Description
Refresh Retrieves the current station and compound
information from the selected control stations, which
can be in any state.
Refresh All Retrieves the current station and compound
information from the control station for all connected
stations in the view. Therefore, Refresh All does not
retrieve data for stations that are in unconnected
state.
Exclude from Refresh The icons for excluded stations indicates that they
are Unconnected.
NOTE: Use this option when information is not
needed from certain stations or when you want
to speed up the Refresh All operation.
Multi-Select On Allows selection of more than one station,
compound, or block. Select this command, if you
want to deselect the selected objects. Enables you
to turn multiple Control Core Services compounds
ON or OFF simultaneously, perform a Refresh
operation on more than one station at once, or cycle
through several detail displays by repeating a single
action (touch or click).
NOTE: When selected, you cannot mix stations
and Control Core Services compounds.
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Command Description
Find... Opens the Find dialog, which allows you to search
for stations, Control Core Services compounds, or
blocks in the view or on the network.
Show Detail Display Displays a block, compound, or station detail display
in Control HMI.
Save As... Opens the View Save As dialog for saving the
Block View or any custom report view as a text file (.
txt) or comma separated value (.csv) file in the
\InFusion\View\Select\Reports directory.
Print Block List Opens the Block Select Print dialog for specifying
whether to print all items or only selected items in
the Block View or a custom report view.
Exit Exits from Block Select.
Compound Menu
Command Description
Compound ON Turns the selected Control Core Services
compounds ON.
Compound OFF Turns the selected Control Core Services
compounds OFF.
View Menu
A check mark appears next to selected items in the View menu.
Command Description
Toolbar Displays or hides the buttons that invoke the most
frequently used commands.
Compound Toolbar Displays or hides the buttons for turning the
selected Control Core Services compounds on or
off.
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Command Description
TouchScreen Toolbar Displays or hides the Touchscreen toolbar.
Status Bar Displays or hides the Status Bar at the bottom of the
Block Select window.
TouchScreen Font Toggles the screen to Touchscreen mode with larger
fonts and toolbar buttons.
Always On Top Keeps the Block Select window in front of all the
other windows, unless minimized.
Configure Report Opens the Configure Report dialog for creating
and activating custom reports views.
Help Menu
Command Description
Help Topics Displays the Block Select help screen.
About Block Select Displays the Block Select version and copyright
information.
Station and Block View Tabs

Block Select provides two tabs to view the Station View and the Block View.
Select To display
Station View A hierarchical view of the control database.
Block View A table view of all the blocks (excluding ECB blocks)
in all connected stations.
Status Bar
The following information is displayed in the Block Select Status bar, depending on
the number of items selected:
• Current selection (if one item is selected)
• Number of items (if more than one item is selected)
• Date and time for the last Refresh command
When the mouse is placed over a toolbar icon, a description of the task is displayed in
the status bar.
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Toolbar
Toolbar Button Function

With Control Core Services compounds or blocks
selected, opens the corresponding detail display.
NOTE: Same as the Show Detail Display
command in the Options menu.
Click this button to select multiple stations, Control

Core Services compounds or blocks. Click the
button again to deselect the selected objects.
NOTE: Same as the Multi-Select On command
in the Options menu.
Refreshes the selected stations.

NOTE: Same as the Refresh command in the
Options menu.
Opens the Find dialog, which allows you to search

for stations, Control Core Services compounds, or
blocks in the view or on the network.
NOTE: Same as the Find command in the
Options menu.
Displays Block Select version number and copyright

information.
NOTE: Same as the About Block Select
command in the Help menu.
Compound Toolbar
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Toolbar Button Function

With one or multiple Control Core Services
compounds selected, turns OFF the selected
compounds.
NOTE: Same as the Compound OFF
command in the Compound menu.
With one or multiple Control Core Services

compounds selected, turns ON the selected
compounds.
NOTE: Same as the Compound ON command
in the Compound menu.
Touchscreen Toolbar
Icon Function
Scrolls the selected pane up one page.
Scrolls the selected pane down one page.
Scrolls the selected pane up one line.
Scrolls the selected pane down one line.
Exits Block Select.
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Understand the Dialog Boxes

Find Dialog Box
The Find dialog is invoked by clicking the Find button in the toolbar, or by clicking the
Find command on the Options menu.
Use this dialog box to locate:
• Stations, Control Core Services compounds, and blocks that are in the current
view
• Any station, compound, or compound:block that are on the network
A keyboard is required to use the Find dialog.
Find in View Tab

Select this tab to search for any station, compound or block in the current view.
You have to restrict your search to conform to objects within the right or left panel. For
example, you can search for a station:compound by entering the station and the
compound names in their respective fields, as the stations and Control Core Services
compounds are located in the same panel. However, a compound:block search, or a
station:compound:block search is not feasible, as the stations and compounds are
located in the left panel and the blocks in the right panel.
To perform a compound:block search:
• Select the specific compound, use the Block field to enter the name of the block
to be located within the compound.
To perform a station:compound:block search:
• Select the desired station and compound, use the Block field to enter the name
of the block to be located within the compound.
This table describes the elements of the Find in View tab in the Find dialog.
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Field or Button Description

Station Enter the name of the required station (up to six
characters). Check the Match Whole Word
checkbox to search for an exact match of the
specified station name.
Compound Enter the name of the required compound (up to 12
specified compound.
Block Enter the name of the required block (up to 12
specified block.
Match Whole Word Only available from the Find in View tab. Select this
checkbox to force an exact match.
Find Station Searches for a station that matches the find criteria in
the view. Click this button to locate the next
occurrence. If the multiselect option is set, every
station that meets the criteria remains selected as
you continue to search for the required station.
Note: If the Match Whole Word option is not
checked, this option searches for station names that
contain the specified search string.
Find Compound Searches for a compound that matches the find
criteria in the view. Click this button to locate the next
compound that meets the criteria remains selected
as you continue to search for the required
compound.
You can also enter the station name in the Station
field to find the station:compound.
NOTE: If the Match Whole Word option is not
checked, this option searches for compound
names that contain the specified search string.
Find Block Searches for a block that matches the find criteria in
the view. Click this button to locate the next
block that meets the criteria remains selected as you
continue to search for the required block.
• To search for a compound:block, select the
required compound to and enter the block name
in the Block field.
• To perform a station:compound:block search,
select the required station and compound and
enter the block name in the Block field.
NOTE: If the Match Whole Word option is
not checked, this option searches for block
names that contain the specified search
string.
Done Closes the Find dialog.
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Find in Network Tab

Select this tab to search for any station, compound, or compound:block on the
network. You have to provide the complete name for the search.
This table describes the elements of the Find on Network tab in the Find dialog.

Station Enter the name of the station (up to six characters).
You need to enter a complete name.
Compound Enter the name of the compound (up to 12
characters). You need to enter a complete name.
Block Enter the name of the block (up to 12 characters).
You have to enter a complete name.
Note: To search for a given block, the station and
compound names have to be provided. Find then
searches for the station:compound:block or
compound:block.
Find Station Searches for a station that matches the find criteria.
Find Compound Searches for a compound that matches the find
criteria. You can also enter the complete station
name in the Station field to find a station:compound.
Find Block This field is disabled until the compound name or the
station and compound names are provided. Find
then searches for the compound:block or the station:
compound:block.
Done Closes the Find dialog.
Configure Report Dialog Box

Use the Configure Report dialog to activate or deactivate existing custom report
views and to create new or edit existing custom reports through the NEW/EDIT/COPY
Report dialog. You invoke the Configure Report dialog by clicking Configure Report
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on the View menu. After configuring a custom report, perform a Refresh to view the
report.
This is the Configure Report dialog with two reports, one of which is activated.
This table describes the elements of the Configure Report dialog.

Custom Reports Lists the existing reports that you can edit, activate,
deactivate or delete.
New Opens the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog for
creating a new report.
Edit Opens the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report for editing an
existing report.
Activate Checks the selected report for activation by a
Refresh command.
Deactivate Unchecks the selected report. It is not activated by a
Refresh command.
Delete Deletes the selected report from the configuration.
OK Saves the report configuration changes and closes
the dialog.
Cancel Discards the report configuration changes and
closes the dialog.
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box

Use the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog to configure custom report views for
displaying certain information on selected Control Core Services compounds or
blocks in the connected stations that you select. Using search filters, you can also limit
the report to Control Core Services compounds or blocks containing specific
characters.
The NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog is invoked by clicking New or Edit in the
Configure Report dialog.
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This figure shows the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog with a configured blocks-in-
alarm report type.
This table describes the elements of the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog.

Report Title Enter the title of the report.
Report Type Click a report type from this list of available report
types.
Compound Enter a text string (for example, R110*), to limit the
search to Control Core Services compounds
containing specific characters.
Blocks Enter a text string (for example, P110*), to limit the
search to blocks containing specific characters.
Select All Stations Select this checkbox to search all stations.
Select All Alarms Select this checkbox to search all alarms for blocks.
Available List of stations or alarms available for searching.
Selected List of stations or alarms selected for searching.
Moves selected stations or alarms from the
Available list to the Selected list.
Moves selected stations or alarms from the Selected

list to the Available list.
Save Saves the report configuration and closes the dialog.

Save is active when an existing report configuration
has been edited, but the Report Title field has not
been changed.
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Save As Saves the report as a new report and closes the
dialog. The Save As button becomes active when
the Report Title field is modified.
Cancel Discards the report configuration changes and
closes the dialog.
Block Select Print Dialog Box

Use the Block Select Print dialog to print a block list. The elements of this dialog are
listed in this table.

Print all items Prints the entire block list.
Print only selected items Prints portions of the block list.
OK Saves the selection and closes the dialog.
Cancel Discards any change and closes the dialog.
Control Menu
You can operate on the Block Select window by clicking commands on the Control
menu.
The Control menu commands are described in this table.
Command Description
Restore Restores a maximized window to its previous size.
Move Lets you use arrow keys to move the window.
Pressing Enter maintains the new location.
Size Lets you reduce or enlarge the window by
successively pressing keyboard arrow keys.
Pressing Enter maintains the new size.
Minimize Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar at the
bottom of the screen.
Maximize Enlarges the window to full screen.
Close Exits Block Select.
Using Foxboro DCS Control HMI Block Select

Invoking/Exiting Block Select
1. In Control HMI, click Tools > Block Select.
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Operating on Compounds and Blocks

Expanding a Station
1. Perform one of these actions from the Station View tab:
• Click the + box in front of the connected station.
• Double-click the station icon.
The compound, Equipment Control compound, and all configured control
compounds appear on the left panel of the window.
Viewing Blocks in a Compound

1. In the Station View tab, select a station and expand it.
2. In the list of compounds that appear on the left panel, click the required
compound.
The blocks for the selected compound appear on the right panel of the window.
Searching Connected Stations for a Station, Compound, or Block

You can locate a station, compound, or block using the Find dialog. For more
information on the Find feature, see Find Dialog Box, page 148.
1. Perform one of these actions:
• In the toolbar, click .

• Click Options > Find.
The Find dialog appears.
2. Click the Find in View tab.
3. Enter the station name, compound name, or block name in the appropriate box.
If the complete name is not entered, Block Select locates objects that contain
the specified search string.
4. If you want an exact match against the complete name, select the Match Whole
Word checkboxes.
5. Click Find Station, Find Compound, or Find Block as appropriate.
Block Select attempts to locate the next object name that contains the specified
search string.
6. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 5.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of the
list.
NOTE: If Multi-Select On is selected, each found object name remains
selected.
7. When you are finished, click Done.
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Searching the Network for a Station, Compound, or Block

You can search the entire network to locate a station, compound, or compound:block.
• In the toolbar, click .

• Click Options > Find.
The Find dialog appears.
2. Click the Find on Network tab.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
• In the Station box, enter a complete station name.
• In the Compound box, enter a complete compound name.
• Enter both the compound name and block name in the Compound box and
Block box, respectively.
NOTE: Each box needs a complete name.
To locate a Click
Station Find Station
Compound Find Compound
Compound:Block Find Block
Block Select searches for the next object name that exactly matches the
specified names.
5. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 4.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of the
list.
6. When you are finished, click Done.
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks

You can select multiple stations, compounds or blocks and then perform an action on
them.
1. Click in the toolbar, and select the desired stations, compounds, or blocks.
2. Click Options > Multi-Select On, and click the desired stations, compounds, or
blocks.
The status bar indicates the number of items selected.
Clearing Stations, Compounds, or Blocks
1. Click in the toolbar.

2. Click Options > Multi-Select On.
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Turning Single Compounds ON or OFF

When you turn a compound ON or OFF from Block Select, these changes occur:
• The compound’s icon changes.
The screen refreshes.
Turning OFF a compound stops the control logic performed by that compound.
1. Click the compound.
• Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
• Click or in the compound toolbar.
Turning Multiple Compounds ON or OFF

1. Select the compounds, using the multiselect feature.
• Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
• Click or in the toolbar.

See Interfacing with Foxboro DCS Control HMI, page 142.
Printing a Block List

To print a block list on a Windows-based workstation:
1. Click Options > Print Block List.
The Block Select Print dialog appears.
2. Select the required option:
Select To
Print all items Print the entire block list.
Print only selected items Print the selected items in the block list.
3. Select the printer from the Printer dialog, then click Print.
The block list is printed to the selected printer.
Viewing the Control Database

You can view a scrollable structure that shows the hierarchy among stations and
compounds. The blocks for the selected compound appear in the right panel of the
Block Select window.
To view the control database, click the Station View tab. A list of stations appears.
Viewing the Block List

You can view a list of all the blocks (excluding ECB blocks) within the connected
stations. The list is scrollable and you can sort any column.
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To view the list of blocks, click the Block View tab.

To view the ECB blocks, select the compound that contains the ECB blocks. The block
list appears on the right panel.
Performing a Refresh
The Refresh operation updates:
• Connection status
• Compound information
• ON/OFF status and alarm priority (if it exists) for each compound
• Status (for example, Manual/Automatic) and alarm priority of each block
Block Select automatically performs a Refresh of the station when you turn a
compound ON or OFF.
If you perform a refresh on a station that Block Select cannot access, it tries to
access the station for seven seconds, during which time the application is
unresponsive.
1. Select the required station.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click in the toolbar.

3. Click Options > Refresh.
Performing a Refresh All

Refresh All refreshes the following information for all the connected stations:
• Compound information
ON/OFF status and alarm priority (if it exists) for each compound
Status (for example, Manual/Automatic) and alarm priority of each block
To perform a Refresh All, click Options > Refresh All.
Adjusting the Width of a Column

You can adjust the width of columns on the Block View tab.
To automatically adjust a column’s width:
• At the top row of a column, double-click the vertical rule to the right of the column.
The column’s width resizes to conform to the size of the widest cell in the column.
To manually adjust a column’s width:
• Click a vertical rule and drag it to another position.
Configuring Report Views

You can configure custom reports for display in tabbed pages on the Block Select
window using these dialogs:
• Configuring Report Views, page 157.
• NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box, page 151.
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1. Click View > Configure Report.

The Configure Report dialog appears.
2. Perform the following operations as necessary:
a. To configure a new report, click New to open the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report
dialog, and go to step 3.
b. To edit an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list to
open the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog, and go to step 3.
c. To activate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list,
then click Activate.
d. This selects the checkbox next to the selected report.
e. To deactivate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports
list, then click Deactivate
f. This deselects the checkbox next to the selected report.
g. To delete an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list,
then click Delete.
h. When you have completed configuring reports, click OK to close the
Configure Report dialog.
3. In the Report Title box, enter the title of the report.
4. In the Report Type list, click the desired report type.
5. In the Search Control Station group box, select the stations for the report by
performing one of the following:
• To generate the report for all available stations that are connected, select the
Select All Stations checkbox.
• In the Available list, click the stations for which you want to generate the
report, then click to move them to the Selected list.
Moving Stations from Selected to Available

To move stations from the Selected list to the Available list:
1. Select the stations, then click
2. To select several stations, use the Multi-Select function.

3. In the Select Alarm Filters group box, select the alarms for the report by
performing one of the following:
• To generate the report for all available alarms, select the Select All Alarms
checkbox.
• In the Available list, click the alarms for which you want to generate the
report, then click
to move them to the Selected list.
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4. Move alarms from the Selected list to the Available list, select the alarms, then
click
NOTE: To select several alarms, use the Multi-Select function.

5. In the Search Filter group box, set the search filters:
a. In the Compound box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those
compound names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card, for
example, BOILER* limits searching to only those compounds that start with
BOILER.
b. In the Blocks box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those block
names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card, for example,
TEMP* limits searching to only those blocks that start with TEMP.
6. Click Save, then click Yes to confirm the save operation.
7. Select the custom report and click Activate to activate the custom report.
8. Click OK to save the configuration and close the dialog box.
9. Switch to the custom report tab.
10. Click the Refresh button on the toolbar to populate the report with the defined
configuration.
Moving/Resizing a Window
You can use the window’s handles (corners) to resize the window. You can point the
mouse at the window’s title bar (caption) and drag the window to a different screen
position. Additionally, you can operate on the Block Select window by clicking
commands on the Control menu.
To move or resize the window using the Control menu:
1. Click the Block Select icon in the top left corner of the window.
The Control menu appears.
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2. Select the appropriate command, from the list of commands in the table below.
Command Description
Restore Restores a maximized window to its previous
size.
Move Lets you use arrow keys to move the window.
Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the
window.
Size Lets you reduce or enlarge the window by
successively pressing keyboard arrow keys.
Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the
window.
Minimize Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar at
the bottom of the screen.
Maximize Enlarges the window to full screen.
Close Exits Block Select.
Accessing Windows
Accessing a Station Block Detail Display
A Station Block Detail Display provides information such as the Continuous
Control block processing load, total control load, basic processing cycles and
overruns, amount of dynamic free memory, and number of peer-to-peer connections.
1. Expand the station.
2. Click the Station compound.
3. Click the Station block from the right panel.
a. Click in the toolbar.

b. Double-click the station block.
c. Click Options > Show Detail Display.
Accessing a Compound Detail Display

A Compound Detail Display provides information on the period, compound phasing,
block alarm level inhibit, highest block alarm level within the compound, operational
state of Sequential Control blocks, initialization state, and names of the device
groups to which block alarm information is sent.
1. Expand the station to show its compounds.
2. Click the compound.

b. Double-click the compound.
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Accessing a Block Detail Display

Block Detail Displays allow you to view and control alarms, view trend data, tune
loops, and perform process control tasks such as ramping.
The Block Detail Display contains the block alarm summary, buttons to open various
overlays, the detail display, the contents of the control input/output page, and buttons
for manipulating block parameters and moving from page to page in the display.
1. Click a block.

b. Double-click the block name.
Viewing Multiple Detail Displays

To view multiple detail displays:
1. Select multiple compounds or blocks by performing one of the following steps:
• Click in the toolbar, then click the required items.

• Click an item, then press and hold the keyboard’s Shift key and click another
item. You can select stations or compounds, but not both.
This selects a range of items.
2. In the toolbar, click repeatedly to cycle through the detail displays.

Displays appear in the sequence that the compounds or blocks were selected.
The Block Select status bar identifies the name of the active compound or block.
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Control HMI User’s Guide Chapter 6: States View
Chapter 6: States View

The Control HMI has a window for viewing deployed electrical system devices and
their corresponding live values running in an SCD controller. The States View Panel
has several areas that operators use to navigate the deployed electrical system data,
visualize data and the corresponding live values, as well as export and access
Control HMI features for showing Detail Displays, and assigned user displays.
A Grid Column Selector

B Main Grid Area
C States View Ribbon
D States View Command Bar
E Device Values
F Status Bar
G Sort and Filter Datasource
H Navigation
You can find more information about configuration settings and permission related to
the States View Panel functionality and operations in Framer and Alarm Management
You can find more information about the States View Panel user control and graphic
symbol in Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS).
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Chapter 6: States View Control HMI User’s Guide
Basic Operations
Access the States View Panel from Control HMI by clicking View > States View
Panel.
Navigation
The main grid area is empty when it is first opened. The Navigation pane contains a
hierarchical view of the deployed electrical system database.
Querying the Deployed Data

1. Check nodes in the Navigation pane.
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2. Click Show Results.

The query populates the grid and connects the listed items to live values coming
from the SCD controllers.
The Value, Quality, and Timestamp columns (VQT) are permanent columns.
These columns cannot be hidden. They contain the live values received from the
SCD controller.
Value Quality Colors

The quality of the live value determines the appearance of the VQT values. The
Control Software Galaxy styles are used to format the value. The styles can be
configured in ArchestrA IDE > Galaxy > Configuration > Galaxy Style Library. The
other deployed data columns are static values that are not formatted for quality.
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Device Information
When a row is selected, the data in the row appears in the Device Values pane. This
includes all the columns and live values.
Control HMI Actions

When a row is selected, the selected tag information is sent to the Control HMI tag
bar. This information can be used with the other Control HMI features. The Show
User Display and Show Detail Display buttons are enabled for the connections
when:
• The row has a usable value.
• The operator has permission to use them.
Show Detail Display
Show User Display
The buttons appear in the States View ribbon and the Command Bar.
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Grid Columns
Columns in the grid view can be:
• Rearranged
• Resized
• Pinned to the left or right
• Hidden
Displaying the Columns

Use the Grid Column Selector to show and hide the columns. The Grid Column
Selector is located in the top-left corner of the grid. The available columns are from
the deployed electrical data and they do not include the live VQT columns.
Filtering Data and Values

The States View Panel is a combination of static and live data. When you select
items in the navigation pane, it queries the deployed database. This can result in
multiple pages of information. The live value connections are available only on the
current page. Direct filtering of the grid data and live values is disabled when multiple
pages of data are loaded. Filtering of the returned data can be done from the Sort and
Filter Datasource pane. Create and apply database filters to reduce the size of data
to fit on one page.
NOTE: The Page Size selector on the States View ribbon bar can be used to
increase the page size to a maximum of 1000 rows. For more information, see
States View Ribbon and Command Bar, page 171 and Performance
Consideration, page 186.
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Filtering the Data Source

1. In the Column ID list, select a column name.
2. In the Match list, select the match criteria.
3. In the Filter String cell, type the text to filter by.
4. Check the Include checkboxes on each filter to apply.
5. Click the Apply Filters button.
For more information, see States View Panel Details, page 171.
Grid Column Filters

The grid column filters are available when the data is reduced to fit on one page.
Operators can use the grid filters to create filters on any column including the live VQT
columns.
Use the column’s Filter dropdown to select the different types of filter conditions.
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Custom filters can be created by selecting the Custom option.
Clearing Filters
On the Sort and Filter pane, click Clear. This clears the data source filters.
The States View ribbon and Command Bars have indicators that show the status of
all the active data and grid filters. Click Clear to remove all grid column filters and
custom data filters.
Sorting Data and Values

The States View Panel is a combination of static and live data. When you select
items in the navigation pane, it queries the deployed database. This can result in
multiple pages of information. The live value connections are available only on the
current page. Direct sorting of the grid data and live values is disabled when multiple
pages of data are loaded. Sorting the returned data can be done from the Sort and
Filter Datasource pane. Create and apply database filters to reduce the size of data
to fit on one page.
NOTE: The Page Size selector on the States View ribbon bar can be used to
increase the page size to a maximum of 1000 rows. For more information, see
States View Ribbon and Command Bar, page 171 and Performance
Consideration, page 186.
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Sorting the Data

1. In the Sort list, select a column name.
2. Click Sort A-Z or Sort Z-A to sort the data in the column.
NOTE: The sorting can be cleared by untoggling the Sort A-Z and Sort Z-A
buttons.
The Sort toolbar is only available when there are multiple pages of data. When
the data is reduced to fit on one page, the data source Sort option is disabled.
Click the grid column headers to apply sorting.
Sorting the Grid Column Headers

The grid’s Sort toolbar is only available when there are multiple pages of data. When
the data is reduced to fit on one page, the data source Sort option is disabled. Click
the grid column headers to apply the sort.
1. Click once to apply Sort A to Z.
2. Click twice to apply Sort Z to A.
3. Click three times to clear the sort.
Export
Operators can export the details of the grid view to a file. Only the current page values
are exported. If the grid contains multiple pages, use the Append option to export
different pages to the same file. The Export option is located on the ribbon, and
command bar. It is enabled when the grid contains data.
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Configuring the Default Export Settings

The operator can configure the default export settings from the ribbon Export section.
Click Export. The Verify Export Results dialog with default settings appears. The
default settings can be modified from the dialog.
The top area of the dialog shows this expected outcome when the export is
completed.
• The file will be created, replaced, or appended.
• The file format will be CSV or XML.
• The file will contain the hidden column values or not.
Exporting a File
1. Select a file type, CSV or XML.
2. Select or type in a filename.
3. Select these additional export options:
a. Include values of hidden columns.
b. Append the export data to an existing file.
4. Click Create or Replace to export the data. Or, click Cancel to cancel the export
operation.
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States View Panel Details

States View Ribbon and Command Bar
The header section of the States View contains the ribbon or command bar as
shown. The ribbon bar appears by default. Operators can switch between the ribbon
and command bars by using the collapse and expand buttons.
The header sections are described in these images:
Figure 4 - States View Ribbon Bar
A Show Detail Display

B Show User Display
C Change Navigation View
D Source Data Status
E Data and Grid Status
F Export
G Collapse the Ribbon Bar
H Restore Default Layout
I Delete User Layout
J Load User Layout
K Save User Layout
Figure 5 - States View Command Bar
A Source Data Status

B Change Navigation View
C Show Detail Display
D Data and Grid Filter Status
E Expand the Command Bar
F Export
G Show User Display
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User Layout Actions

The States View panel opens to the default view unless the changes are saved.
When the panel is opened, the States View window looks for the saved settings and
loads them. Custom data filters or layout changes are lost if they are not saved.
Operators can modify the appearance of the States View using these settings:
• Custom data filters
• Showing and hiding different columns
• Rearranging or pinning columns to different locations
• Moving or changing the dock location of the different States View panes
The States View main ribbon bar has a set of user layout action buttons. The user
layout buttons enable the user to save the changes for subsequent opening of the
panel. When the States View panel is reopened, the saved filters, columns and dock
location are restored.
Figure 6 - User Layout Action Buttons
Button Functionality
Save User Layout Save the layout to the user’s CHMI profile
location.
Load User Layout Re-load the user’s saved layout.
Delete User Layout Delete the user’s saved layout.
Restore Default Layout Load the default layout. This does not
delete the user’s saved layout.
Control HMI Actions

Operators can select any row in the main grid area. When a row is selected, the
information is made available to the Control HMI. If the permissions are configured,
the Control HMI action buttons are enabled in the States View ribbon and command
bars.
CHMI Feature Description

Tag Selection When a row is selected, the CMP.BLOCK.PARAM is
automatically sent to the Control HMI tag bar. It can be used
in standard Control HMI, Pick and Assign functions like
assigning the point to the Watch panel or a Scratchpad trend.
Show User If the operator has permission and the selected CMP.BLOCK is
Display assigned to a process window, the operator can show the
window for the CMP.BLOCK.
If the CMP.BLOCK is not assigned to a display but the operator
has permission, the Detail Display opens.
Show Detail If the operator has permission, the Detail Display can be
Display shown for the selected CMP.BLOCK.
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Configuring Key Tag Relationships to User Displays

User displays can have key tags assigned to them from the Control HMI Framer
application. When a tag is assigned, users can quickly navigate to the related user
display. Select the tag from the CHMI Alarm View or States View panels, and click
Show User Display.
• When configuring tag assignments, assign the ‘COMPOUND’, or
‘COMPOUND.BLOCK’, portion of the tag reference. Do not include the parameter
or attribute portion of the tag reference.
• User displays can be assigned with multiple tag references. But, a specific tag
reference can only be assigned to one user display.
• You cannot assign the same tag to multiple user displays.
1. Open the Control HMI Template from ArchestrA IDE.
2. To open the Control HMI Framer, in the WindowMaker menu, select Special >
Framer > Open.
3. In the Configuration Explorer pane, expand Navigation and select a recipe to
configure.
4. The Window Select pane is in the bottom-right of the Navigation page. It

contains the list of user-built InTouch windows. Select a window.
5. Click Alarms. The Tag Assignment dialog appears.
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6. Enter the tag name reference and click OK. This assigns the tag relationship to
the display.
For example:
Enter COMPOUND or enter COMPOUND.BLOCK.
7. Repeat step 5 to assign more tags to the user display.
8. Save and close the Framer.
Navigation
The navigation section contains two settings that control the way:
• The operator navigates the electrical data.
• The amount of data shown in the grid area.
The States View deployed data contains two structured pieces of data that is used to
organize the electrical devices. These pieces of data are used to build two hierarchical
views in the Navigation pane. Operators can select the different views by selecting
from the top drop-down list. This setting is available on the ribbon and command bars.
Figure 7 - States View Ribbon Bar Navigation Drop-down List
Figure 8 - States View Command Bar Navigation Drop-down List
The Electrical Address view is constructed from the values found in the deployed
ORIGIN data column. For example:
ORIGIN: Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / SCD6000 / ATV001
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The IEC Address view is constructed from the values found in the deployed
GATEWAY and IEDNAME data. Using the same device information from the previous
example:
IEDNAME SCD_6K
GATEWAY SCD_6KSCD6K/GGIO3$ST$Ind1$stVal
The IEDNAME is separated from the gateway value and the $ information is removed.
This is used to create the hierarchical view. SCD_6K / SCD6K / GGIO3
The Page Size option allows the operator to change the number of items per page in
the grid. It is only available from the States View ribbon bar.
When working with a very large deployed database, performance can slow down. On
a pristine system with 100k records, the time to change pages, sort or filter, takes 3 to
5 seconds when the page size is at 1000. The operator can use this setting to reduce
the page size if performance has slowed.
This option is also useful if the default page size is configured to 250, and the operator
wants to export 1000 records with live values. The operator can change the setting to
increase the number of live values in the current page.
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Source Data Status: States View Ribbon Bar and Command Bar Indicators
The States View panel connects to the deployed data file when it opens. This header
section shows the status of the connected data. The status indicators are available
from the States View ribbon and command bar headers.
Table 5 - States View Ribbon Bar Source Data Status
The deployed source data is not found or cannot be loaded.
A new deployed data file is available and not loaded yet. The
data in the States View is not current. Reload is enabled
when new data is available.
The deployed source data has been loaded and is current.

The tooltip includes the timestamp of the deployed data file.
Table 6 - States View Command Bar Source Data Status
The deployed source data is not found or cannot be

loaded.
A new deployed data file is available and not loaded yet.

The data in the States View is not current. Reload is
enabled when new data is available.
The deployed source data has been loaded and is
current. The tooltip includes the timestamp of the
deployed data file.
While the States View panel is open, it monitors the deployed data. Reload is
enabled when new data is deployed. Click Reload to clear the States View and load
the new deployed data.
Filter Status
Operators can create multiple data and grid column filters. However, it might not be
clear to the operator that a filter is applied if the column Is out of sight, or if the Data
Filter pane is collapsed. These indicators are always visible on the States View
ribbon or command bar to indicate if there are active grid or data filters. Click Clear to
clear all the data or column filters.
Figure 9 - States View Ribbon Filter Status
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Figure 10 - States View Command Filter Status
Export
Operators can export the content of the grid view to a file. Only the current page
values are exported. If the grid contains multiple pages, use the Append file option to
export different pages to the same file. The Export option is located on the ribbon,
and command bar. It is enabled when the grid contains data.
Exporting a File
1. Click Export. The Export Confirmation dialog opens.

2. In the Export Confirmation dialog, override the default settings from the ribbon
bar Export Area.
3. The Export operation generates a file and saves it.
You can cancel the Export operation during the process.
The default location for export files is c:\users\public\ControlHMI
\StatesView. This setting is configured from the Control HMI Framer.
4. When appending an export to an existing file, it is possible that the new export
includes different columns. A separate data section, for each appended export is
created in the export file. The top section of the export file contains the
information about each export.
XML FORMAT
The XML export file contains two main sections. The <ExportSet> section contains
information about what is exported. The <Taglist> section contains the actual data that
is exported.
Table 7 - Description
ExportTime Time when the export is done. This is used to differentiate among
multiple appended exports to the same file. The TagList data
also contains the time when it is exported
QueryString This informs about what is selected in the Navigation pane.
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Table 7 - Description (Continued)
FilterString This informs about the Grid and Data filters applied.
PageNumber It is the main grid page number that is being exported
The TagList value contains the column and value of the grid cells being exported. The
export time value is the same value as seen in the Export Set when this value is
exported.
In this example, the first and second pages are exported to the same file.
ExportTime QueryString FilterString Page

Number
3/7/2022 (ORIGIN like Substation_38EQI /% ) OR ((SCDNAME NOT LIKE 2
9:55:17 AM (ORIGIN like Substation_38EQI/% ) '<100>'))
3/7/2022 (ORIGIN like Substation_38EQI /% ) OR ((SCDNAME NOT LIKE 1

9:54:56 AM (ORIGIN like Substation_38EQI/% ) '<100>'))
The TagList - export time can be used to see the contents on each page.
ExportTime2 ORIGIN VALUE ENG QUALI- TIMESTAMP

UNIT TY
3/7/2022 9:54:56 Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / True GOOD 3/7/2022 9:54:34.071
AM P5_27 / QA1 AM
3/7/2022 9:54:56 Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / Intermedi- GOOD 9/2/2021
AM P5_27 / QA1 ate 10:34:10.940 AM
3/7/2022 9:54:56 Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / Remote GOOD 3/7/2022 9:54:34.071
AM P5_27 / QA1 AM
3/7/2022 9:54:56 Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / 41.55985 Kw GOOD 3/7/2022 9:54:47.070
AM P5_27 / QA1 AM
3/7/2022 9:54:56 Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / 41.55985 Kw GOOD 3/7/2022 9:54:47.070
AM P5_27 / QA1 AM
Special XML Characters

There are several XML characters that are not directly supported in XML data. When
they are found, these special characters are converted to a supported format.
XML Character Conversion

@ &
“ "
< <
> >
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CSV FORMAT
The CSV export file contains two main sections. The first section contains information
about what is exported. The next sections contain the actual values that are exported.
Export Information:
ExportTime, QueryString, FilterString, PageNo
3/7/2022 10:12:32 AM,(ORIGIN like 'Substation_38EQI /%') OR
(ORIGIN like 'Substation_38EQI/%'),((SCDNAME NOT LIKE
'<100>')),2
3/7/2022 10:12:05 AM,(ORIGIN like 'Substation_38EQI /%') OR

(ORIGIN like 'Substation_38EQI/%'),((SCDNAME NOT LIKE
'<100>')),1
Export Data:
ExportTime,"ORIGIN","DESCRIPTION","VALUE","ENGUNIT","QUALITY","TIMES-
TAMP"
3/7/2022 10:12:05 AM,Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / P5_27 /
QA1,A1 P5_27_P5ALL Protection Trip Conditioning Operate
general,False,,GOOD,3/7/2022 10:11:56.083 AM
3/7/2022 10:12:05 AM,Substation_38EQI / LV_Bench1 / P5_27 /

QA1,A1 P5_27_P5OBJ Switch Controller Position,Intermediate,,
GOOD,9/2/2021 10:34:10.940 AM
When viewed in a spread sheet application, the data appears like this:
Export Time QueryString FilterString Page-

No
3/7/2022 (ORIGIN like ((SCDNAME NOT LIKE 2
9:55:17 AM Substation_38EQI /% '<100>'))
) OR (ORIGIN like
Substation_38EQI/% )
3/7/2022 (ORIGIN like ((SCDNAME NOT LIKE 1

9:54:56 AM Substation_38EQI /% '<100>'))
) OR (ORIGIN like
Substation_38EQI/% )
ExportTime2 ORIGIN VALUE ENG QUAL- TIMESTAMP
UNIT ITY
3/7/2022 Substation_38EQI / LV_ True GOOD 3/7/2022
9:54:56 AM Bench1 / P5_27 / QA1 9:54:34.071 AM
3/7/2022 Substation_38EQI / LV_ Intermediate GOOD 9/2/2021
9:54:56 AM Bench1 / P5_27 / QA1 10:34:10.940 AM
Special CSV Characters

There is only one special character that can impact the exported CSV files. Grid filters
that use the In List option contain one or more commas.
For example:
InList(“SCD100”,”SCD200”,”SCD300”)
These commas are directly used by .csv files to separate column values. When
found, these commas are converted to a special format.
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CSV Filter Character Conversion

, ,
The replacement:
InList(“SCD100” ,”SCD200” ,”SCD300”)
Viewing Items in a Navigation Pane

The Navigation pane is used to select items and view them in the grid.
1. Check items in the tree and click Show Results.
2. To clear all the checked items and the grid, click the Clear Results.
A Auto-hide pane
B Search for item
C Clear checked items and the
grid
D Show chcked items in the grid
E Check items to show
F Expand/collapse nodes
To find a specific device, operators can enter text in the Find box. Use the Next
or Previous buttons to search the text in the tree. Use the Find list to select
previous search values. The list contains the last 10 search values.
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Sort and Filter Datasource Pane

The Sort and Filter Datasource pane has multiple uses:
• Create a data source filter to find a specific item.
• Create data source filters to reduce the amount of items in the grid.
• Sort the data shown in the grid when there is more than 1 page of items.
A Sort column chooser

B Auto-hide pane
C Sort direction
D Column filters
E Apply/clear filters
F Create new filter
Sorting the Data Source

Use the Sort toolbar to sort the deployed data when there are multiple pages of data
in the grid. Data sorting is disabled when the grid data is reduced to a single page of
values.
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1. Use the Column selector to select the column for sorting the data.
2. Toggle the direction button to apply the sort.
3. Toggle the applied direction button again to clear the sort.
Filtering the Data Source

Operators can create custom data filter to reduce the number of values shown in the
grid or to find specific items from the deployed data.
1. Select a row in the list of filters to edit or add a new filter.
2. In the Column ID list, select a column to apply the filter.
A Use the resize handle to increase

the size of the visible list
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3. In the Match list, select the match condition.
4. In the Filter String cell, enter the text to search.
5. Check the Include checkbox for the filter to apply.
Show Devices that are assigned to SCDs whose names end with 100 or 200.
6. Click the Apply to apply the filter.
7. Click the Clear Filter to clear the filter applied.
NOTE: Checking the Include checkbox does not automatically apply the
filter. The same applies for unchecking the Include checkbox.
Wildcards
The filter string value supports the use of % or * wildcards. Wildcards are only allowed
at the beginning or end of the value. Wildcard characters located in the middle of the
text are considered as literal string values.
Supported wildcard syntax:
ABC% Find values that starts with ABC

%XYZ Find values that end with XYZ
%GGCIO% Find values that contain GGCIO
Applying Multiple Data Filters

Multiple filters can be applied to the data source by selecting the checkbox next to
each filter and clicking the Apply button. States View re-queries the deployed data
with the applied filters and reconnects the values.
Multiple filters using the same column name are applied as multiple ‘OR’ statements.
BLOCKTYPE = “AIN” or BLOCKTYPE = “CIN”
Multiple filters using different column names are applied as multiple ‘AND’ statements.
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BLOCKTYPE = “CIN” and SCDNAME = “SCD100”

Complex example:
(BLOCKTYPE = “AIN” or BLOCKTYPE = “CIN”) and (SCDNAME = “%100”
or SCDNAME = “%200”)
Device Values Pane

The Device Values pane show information about what is selected in the grid. It shows
all deployed data about the selected item, and its live values coming from the SCD
controller.
A Group Values
B Auto-hide pane
C Filter the list
D Groups
E Runtime values
F Deployed data values
G Sort values
Status Bar
The status bar shows information about the grid and the results of the most recent
user action. It is divided into three sections.
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• Data Information appears on the left side of the Status bar.
A Total number of items shown in

the grid
B The range of items on this
page
C Total number of items in the
electrical deployed database.
• Quality status of the live values appears on the right side of the Status bar.
• The message showing results of the last action appears at the center.
Main Grid Area

The main grid area shows the device data and values selected by the operator.
Table 8 - Main Grid Key Components
A Column Selector Operators can select the columns to show or hide.

B Column Headers The operator can click on the header to sort the data on a
single page.
These are the three right-click options available on the
header:
• Hide the column.
• Pin the column to the right to keep it visible while
scrolling.
• Pin the column to the left to keep it visible while
scrolling.
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Table 8 - Main Grid Key Components (Continued)
C Filter bar The operator can filter the data and live values on a single
page.
J Selected Row Click on a cell to view its contents. The selected cell is
outlined and the background color of the selected row is
changed to light gray.
These are the two right-click options available on the
selected cell:
• Copy the cell value to the clipboard.
• Copy the row values to the clipboard.
Table 9 - Page Bar Components
D Page info Shows the number of pages and the current page number.
Operators can modify the page number to jump to a specific
page.
E Last Page Opens the last page of data. This button is disabled if the last
page is already open.
F Next Page Opens the page after the current page. This button is disabled if
the last page is the current one.
G Page The Page bar shows 10 Page buttons. The page numbers
shown are based on the current page. The highlighted current
page appears at the center of the page buttons.
H Previous Opens the page before the current page. This button is disabled
Page if the first page is the current page.
I First Page Opens the first page of data. This button is disabled if the first
page is already open.
Performance Consideration
Deployed Data Size Recommendations
The size of the deployed database impacts the performance of the States View panel
and the Control HMI. Actions such as filtering, sorting, and paging slow down for
large deployed databases. With 1000 records per page, the time taken to complete an
action is approximately:
Performance Deployed Data Size Time taken for an Action

Best Performance Less than 10,000 1 - 3 seconds
Moderate Performance Less than 50,000 2 - 5 seconds
Worst Performance Max 100,000 4 - 7 seconds
While executing different user actions, the Control HMI and States View panel is
unresponsive until the action is completed. The Windows Operating System marks
the Control HMI as unresponsive if the action takes longer than 5 seconds.
NOTE: When working with large deployed databases, consider reducing the page
size to improve performance.
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Page Size Reduction to Improve Performance

There are many factors that can impact the performance of a workstation, Control
HMI, or paging through the States View data. This includes network issues in the
controllers, active background tasks such as virus scans, and the size of the States
View deployed data.
When working with large sets of deployed data (tens of thousands), the States View
might slow down while sorting, filtering, and paging through the data. Changing a
page could take 3 to 4 seconds. There are several supported options. The best
performing option is a page size of 250 values.
The default page size is 1000 data records and values. The default page size can be
configured in Control HMI Framer, or it can be modified at runtime by selecting a
small page size from the States View ribbon bar.
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Control HMI User’s Guide Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Function
Function Keys
F1 Help
F12 Horn silence
Navigation
Ctrl+F1-F12 Select Area/Group/Loop, depending on current context.
Ctrl+Home Open the Site level window.
Ctrl+a Open the selected Area window.
Ctrl+g Open the selected Cell window.
Ctrl + arrow keys Navigate up/down/left/right in window hierarchy.
Ctrl+Enter Open the window assigned to the current Navigation cursor
location.
Windows and Lists
Ctrl 1-0 Select window from Recent list.
Shift 1-0 Select window from Favorites list.
Ctrl+End Close all open windows.
Home Close all windows and show the initial window.
Miscellaneous
Ctrl+d Start Development mode.
Ctrl+r Restart Runtime windows after being in Development mode.
Shift+Home Restore the HMI window alignments.
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Appendix B: Troubleshooting Control HMI User’s Guide
Appendix B: Troubleshooting
Recovering from Unexpected Foxboro DCS Control HMI
Restart
If Control HMI exits unexpectedly, the Restart Infusion View dialog appears:
Select Exit InFusion View, if Control HMI need not be restarted.

Select Restart InFusion View, if Control HMI has to be automatically restarted.
Occasionally, Control HMI will not restart as expected, as some additional InTouch
processes have been left running on the workstation. If this need to occur, select the
Terminate InTouch Processes to stop the InTouch processes on the workstation.
Be aware that if the WindowMaker application is running, this dialog appears:
If WindowMaker has to be terminated without saving edits, click Continue.

To save edits before terminating WindowMaker, save work in WindowMaker and exit
from WindowMaker. Then select WindowMaker will be shut down manually and
click Continue.
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Control HMI User’s Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting
Click Cancel to return to the previous dialog.
NAD Client Stations Not Being Notified of Changes from

NAD Master
NAD applications are depreciated solutions. It is preferable to use Managed
applications (using ArchestrA IDE as a repository).
NAD Clients may stop receiving notifications from the Master NAD node. When a
NAD client is configured either for “Prompt User to Restart WindowViewer” or “Prompt
User to Load Changes” and you respond with “NO” to the prompt for the client
notifications made by the server, that NAD client will not receive any further
notifications from the server.
The default behavior can be changed by editing the applications InTouch.ini file. This
file is located in Control HMI folder and can be edited using Notepad.exe.
Open the file using Notepad and locate the “ContinueNADNotification” setting and set
the value to 1. Add a new setting if it is not already there. The setting is only applicable
if the NAD notifications settings are set to “Prompt User to Restart WindowViewer” or
“Prompt User to Load Changes”. When complete, the InTouch.ini file may appear as
follows:
InTouch]
AppMode=2
AppName0=Foxboro Control Software InTouch Application
AppDesc0=Foxboro IA Series InTouch Application
LanguageBase=English (United States)
LanguageBaseID=1033
ContinueNADNotification=1
SnapOn=0
DchLastEdited=28
KysLastEdited=29
CndLastEdited=10
Font Resize Issues

Control HMI does not support the use of ClearType font effects used to smooth edges
of screen fonts. Therefore, in the application, random text object fonts appear smaller
than their actual size.
The Control Core Services use the Standard font effects by default. Use the Standard
font smoothing effects on all workstations, servers, and remote stations.
To apply smoothing effects to window fonts:
1. Right-click your Windows desktop, and click Properties.
The Display Properties dialog appears.
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2. Click the Appearance tab, and then click Effects.

The Effects dialog appears, as shown below.
3. Select the Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts
checkbox, and select Standard from the drop-down list.
4. Click OK to close the Effects dialog.
5. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog.
NOTE: You may need to recompile the application windows for this behavior.
Application Window Does Not Appear Full Screen on

Startup
The WindowViewer can be affected and resized to a smaller screen size if the
WindowMaker application is exited while not in a maximized state. When you start the
WindowViewer application from the Start menu or click in WindowMaker, the
Application window appears full screen by default and then automatically resizes to a
smaller window. Windows and menus do not appear in the correct location and may
not be visible.
To restore the window to full screen, click View > Restore Window Positions.
To solve this problem, verify that the WindowMaker Application window is
maximized before exiting.
To expand the WindowViewer Application window to full screen during startup:
1. Exit Control HMI.
2. Open the WindowMaker application.
3. Click on the title bar to maximize the application window.

4. Exit the WindowMaker application.
5. Restart Control HMI.
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Windows with Historian Trend Control Takes Too Long to

Open for the First Time
Historical trends can take a long time to open on some systems where the Internet is
not connected. Scratchpad trend windows or custom windows that contain a Historian
Trend ActiveX Control takes several minutes to appear when opened for the first time.
This is common on workstations in a secure network with no Internet access. The
ActiveX control cannot validate publisher certificates through the Internet and times
out.
Solution 1: Disable an Internet Explorer Security Option

This is a global solution that applies to all applications that validate publisher
certificates over the Internet.
NOTE: This solution only applies to workstations that are not connected to the
Internet.
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options. The Internet Options dialog appears.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Scroll down to the Security settings.
5. Uncheck the Check for publisher's certificate revocation checkbox.

6. Click OK.
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Solution 2: Modify the WindowViewer Configuration File

This is applicable to specific applications only and need not be used as a global
setting.
1. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the InTouch installation folder D:
\Program Files\Wonderware\InTouch.
2. Open the view.exe.config file in Notepad.
The file appears as shown:
<configuration>
<startup>
<requiredRuntime version="v2.0.50727" safemode="true"/>
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoftcom: asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ArchestrA.QuickScript.
QuickScriptCompiler"
publicKeyToken="23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0" newVersion="1.1.0.0"/
>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ArchestrA.Scripting.
ScriptFx"publicKeyToken=
"23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
<configuration>
<startup>
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoftcom: asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
>
<dependentAssembly>
"23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
3. Add the following line to the <runtime> section:
<generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/>
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4. Add a <runtime> section if it does not exist.

<runtime>
</runtime>
5. Save the modified view.exe.config file.
The modified file appears as shown:
<configuration>
<startup>
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
>
"23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
<configuration>
<startup>
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
>
"23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
Process Alarm Button Is Not Updating with New Alarms

On security enhanced systems with a restored PDCs, the group policies may not be
properly setup. This will help prevent the Alarm Server from creating necessary files
needed for querying the alarm database for new alarms.
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NOTE: Verify that this is the issue causing the problem before implementing the
workaround.
1. Verify that AlarmServer.exe is running in the Task Manager.
a. Open WindowViewer and verify that Control HMI is running.
b. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and select open Task Manger.
c. Check show Processes for all users.
d. Go to Step 2 if the AlarmServer.exe is running.
2. Verify if Alarm Server could not create runtime files.
a. Open Windows Explorer.
b. Browse to c:\program Files(x86)\Invensys\InFusion\View
\AlarmServer.
c. Verify if aaStartup.ini does not exist.
Workaround
Implement workaround if aaStartup.ini does not exist.
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Browse to C:\program Files(x86)\Invensys\InFusion\View
\AlarmServer.
3. Right-click the AlarmServer folder and select Properties.
4. Select the Security Tab.
5. Click the Edit button located in the middle of the dialog.
6. Select “Users” in the “Group or user names:” list.
7. Set Full Control Permission to Checked.
8. Click OK to save.
9. Click OK to Save.
10. Restart the Alarm Server by double-clicking AlarmServer.exe in Windows
Explorer.
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Index effects................................................................ 190
A E
effects ................................................................... 190
Accessing display properties ............................................... 190
Station block detail display .................................. 160 Exit
advanced communications .......................................63 Block Select ....................................................... 153
disable .................................................................63 Control HMI..........................................................33
AIN .........................................................................89 Expanded station detail .......................................... 136
Alarm Panel....................................................... 13, 33 Expanding a station................................................ 153
application window ................................................. 191
full screen .......................................................... 191
ArchestrA System Management Console ...................13
F
Faceplate
B Map .....................................................................66
Faceplate types .......................................................89
Block detail display................................................. 161 Favorites .................................................................27
Block list................................................................ 156 Configuration........................................................27
Block Select.........................................13, 54, 136, 153 List ......................................................................27
Block View.............................................. 136, 139, 145 Find in Network ...................................................... 150
Block View tabs...................................................... 145 Find in Network tab ................................................ 150
Browse feature.........................................................31 Find in View ........................................................... 148
font effects............................................................. 190
ClearType .......................................................... 190
C Standard ............................................................ 190
Change password ....................................................27 font resize.............................................................. 190
CHARC ...................................................................92 issues ................................................................ 190
check for publisher's certificate revocation ............... 192 For blocks.......................................................153, 155
ClearType.............................................................. 190 For compounds...............................................153, 155
font effects ......................................................... 190 For stations.....................................................153, 155
Column width adjustment........................................ 157 Foxboro hardware ....................................................14
Communications Management..................................63 FoxView and Control HMI .........................................17
configure..............................................................63 Framer ....................................................................16
Compound............................................................. 146 full screen.............................................................. 191
Compound toolbar ................................................. 146 application window.............................................. 191
Compounds
Turning on and off ............................................... 142
Configuration ...........................................................27 G
Configurators...........................................................16 Galaxy Platform Advanced Communications ........ 20, 63
configure .................................................................63
Communications Management ..............................63
Configure Report.................................................... 150
Configure Report dialog box.................................... 150
H
Configuring Hardware ................................................................14
Report views ...................................................... 157 Horizontal and vertical ..............................................53
Connect server ........................................................46 Horizontal navigation................................................53
Control database.................................................... 156
Control Editors .........................................................13
Control HMI ....................................................... 13, 33 I
Standalone................................................ 13, 18, 54
Control menu ......................................................... 153 Interfacing with Control HMI .................................... 142
InTouch WindowMaker .............................................13
Invoking Block Select ............................................. 153
D issues ................................................................... 190
font resize .......................................................... 190
Data quality .............................................................81
Detail
Display.................................................................75 K
Dialog box
Configure Report ................................................ 150 Keyboard
disable ....................................................................63 Shortcuts ........................................................... 188
advanced communications ....................................63
display properties................................................... 190
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L Standalone ................................................... 13, 18, 54

Standard ............................................................... 190
List..........................................................................27
font effects ......................................................... 190
Logic blocks.............................................................90
Station .................................................................. 145
Login ID...................................................................46
Station block ............................................................93
Station connection status........................................ 136
Station tabs ........................................................... 145
M Station View .......................................................... 136
Map ........................................................................66 Status bar.............................................................. 145
MCIN ......................................................................95 System Management Console ..................................63
modify ................................................................... 193 System Manager......................................................13
WindowViewer configuration file .......................... 193
Moving a window ................................................... 159
Multi-headed workstations ........................................14 T
Multiple overlays .................................................... 161 Tabs
Block View ......................................................... 145
Find in Network................................................... 150
N Find in View........................................................ 148
Navigation Station ............................................................... 145
Horizontal and vertical...........................................53 Tag browser.............................................................46
Tag picker................................................................46
Tag picker filtering functions ......................................50
O Toolbar .................................................................. 145
Toolbars
Overview of Control HMI...........................................13 Compound ......................................................... 146
Touchscreen....................................................... 147
Tools menu ..............................................................54
P Touchscreen .......................................................... 147
Password .......................................................... 27, 46 Touchscreen toolbar ............................................... 147
PID .........................................................................89 Trend properties.......................................................45
Platform Manager ....................................................63 troubleshooting ...................................................... 189
platforms .................................................................63 Turning Compounds OFF ....................................... 156
restart ..................................................................63 Turning Compounds ON ......................................... 156
Printer setup ............................................................16 Turning compounds on and off ................................ 142
Printing a block list ................................................. 156 Turning Multiple Compounds OFF ........................... 156
Turning Multiple Compounds ON............................. 156
Turning on and off .................................................. 142
Q
Quick Fix Information................................................20 U
Updating information, see Refresh........................... 156
R Use integrated security .............................................46
Recent feature .........................................................30

Refresh ................................................................. 156 V
Refresh All feature ................................................. 157
Report views.......................................................... 157 Version Information ..................................................20
Resizing a window ................................................. 159 Vertical navigation ....................................................53
restart .....................................................................63 View menu ..............................................................33
platforms..............................................................63 Viewing
Restarting Control HMI .............................................33 Block list ............................................................ 156
Control database ................................................ 156
Multiple overlays................................................. 161
S Views .................................................................... 157
ScratchPad trends....................................................36
Searching W
For blocks ...................................................153, 155
For compounds ...........................................153, 155 Window moving and resizing................................... 159
For stations .................................................153, 155 WindowMaker..........................................................16
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks ............... 155 WindowViewer configuration file.............................. 193
Sequence blocks......................................................96 modify................................................................ 193
Shortcuts............................................................... 188 Workstations............................................................14
Shutdown feature.....................................................31 FoxView and Control HMI ......................................17
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Tools Menu ....................................................................................................54

Shelve Action Bar ................................................................................... 117

Using Foxboro DCS Control HMI Block Select................................................ 153

Important Safety Instructions

The addition of this symbol to a “Danger” or “Warning” safety message

Chapter 3 • Updated View Menu, page 33.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Control HMI

• Access to other applications (if permitted), such as:

Control Core Services Hardware

When configured for multi-monitor operation, standard (non-touchscreen) monitors

Startup Control HMI

Control HMI and FoxView Running on the Same Workstation

Using Control HMI

Table 1 - Control HMI Tasks

Configuring the System

Chapter 2 : Main Window and Menus

Control HMI Main Window

A Title bar: Displays the following items:

• - Station and logged in user ID: Displays

Indicates that the Galaxy Advanced

Accesses the System Manager window. See

Opens the User Display associated with the

Process Alarm Area: Displays the alarm in the top

System Alarm Area: Indicates system equipment

A Menu Extension (Widescreen Only): This is a customizable area

Chapter 3: Using Control HMI

Logon Logs on/off of the system. See Logon, page 24.

Control HMI includes a redirection feature which enables multi-monitor systems to

NOTE: When using ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication, do not enter the

Accessing the Favorites List

2. Click an item on the list to open the window.

Configuring Favorites: Method 1

1. Click File > Favorites > Configure.

Configuring Favorites: Method 2

Accessing Recent Windows

1. Click File > Recent and the list appears.

2. Click the item on the list.

Using Print Screen

Shutting Down and Rebooting the Workstation

To reboot a Click File > Shutdown Workstation > Reboot Workstation.

Restarting the Application

Exiting the Application

Alarm DB Panel Accesses the Alarm DB Panel. See Alarm DB Panel,

Using the Process and System Alarm Panels

Device Condition Panel

To access the Alarm DB Panel, click View > Alarm DB Panel.

2. Select or Add the Historian Server Name.

Removing the SQL Administrator Login

5. Select the server in the server list and click LogOn

Pan Left/Pan Right

Enable or Disable Live Replay