Creating a Data Link That Displays Alarms

To create a Data link that displays alarms:

  1. Open or create a picture in the iFIX WorkSpace.
  2. In Classic view, from the Shapes toolbar, click the Data link button.

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In Ribbon view, on the Insert tab, in the Objects/Links group, click Objects/Links, and then click Datalink.

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If the Toolbox is enabled, click the Datalink button on the Toolbox.

The cursor changes to a plus sign.

  1. Click and drag the mouse to define the size of the Data link.
  2. In the Source field, enter the data source you want to use. Use the A_CUALM field name when entering a data source to show the current alarm.
  3. Complete the remainder of the Datalink dialog box.

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