earth_america
user_standard Log on
action_search_stroke
earth_america
Log on to rate and give feedback 1 2 3 4 5 Log on to rate
0
User Interface

User Interface


Products: AS-B, Edge Server, Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, AS-P, WorkStation, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: Alarms, Basic Functionality, Engineering, Import/Export, Schedules, Trends
Product version: 2023, 2024
12/17/2022

Search Results List Context Menu

Use the Search Results List context menu to perform a number of operations on the selected object or objects.

Note:

The Search View context menu is context sensitive. This means that it displays commands proper for the selected objects or properties. Some commands are only displayed for properties.

 
action_zoom_plus_stroke Search results list context menu
Figure: Search results list context menu

Table: Search Results List Context Menu

Command

Description

New

​Click to open the New submenu where you create new objects. For more information, see File Menu – New Submenu .

Open

Click to open an object.

Open in new tab

​Click to open the selected object in a new tab in the work area.

Show in folder

Click to display the object in its location in the System Tree folder structure.

View

Use the View menu to open a report, trend chart, trend log list, or add a value to the Watch pane. For more information, see Actions Menu – View Submenu .

Custom types

Click to access Custom Types submenu and handle custom types. For more information, see Actions Menu – Types Submenu .

Value transfer settings...

Click to open the Value Transfer Settings dialog box where you can configure the transfer interval for values between objects in the database. For more information, see Value Transfer Settings .

Select unit...

Click to open the Select Unit dialog box. For more information, see Select Unit Dialog Box .

Select retain level...

Click to open the Select Retain Level dialog box to configure the retain level to control what happens to values when different system events occurs. For more information, see Retain Level .

Refresh

​Click to cancel the latest command.

Cut

​Click to cut the selected objects. The objects are placed on the clipboard.

Copy

​Click to copy the selected objects. The objects are placed on the clipboard.

Paste

​Click to paste a copied or cut object.

Paste as shortcut

Pastes a shortcut to a (copied) folder or object into the selected folder or EcoStruxure BMS server root.

Paste special

Pastes with the all external references intact. For more information, see Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Move, Rename, and Delete .

Duplicate

Click to create a configurable number of copies of an object. For more information, see Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Move, Rename, and Delete .

Move

Click to move an object to another location. For more information, see Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Move, Rename, and Delete .

Delete

​Click to open the Confirm delete dialog box where you delete the selected object. For more information, see Confirm Delete Dialog Box .

Rename

Click to rename the selected object.

Create shortcut

Creates a new shortcut to a selected folder or object into the same folder as the target.

Properties

Click to open the Properties dialog box where you inspect or change properties for the selected object. For more information, see General Information Properties – Basic Tab .

Search View settings

Click to access Add/Remove Column dialog box where you can change the colums that are displayed in the Search Results list.

  • Search Overview
  • Search View
  • Value Transfer Settings
  • Retain Level
  • Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Move, Rename, and Delete
  • File Menu – New Submenu
  • Actions Menu – View Submenu
  • Actions Menu – Types Submenu
  • Select Unit Dialog Box
  • Confirm Delete Dialog Box
  • General Information Properties – Basic Tab
  • List View Context Menu - List View Settings Submenu