Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

The Development Environment
Database Spy
The Database Spy window is a debugging tool that allows you to: monitor and force values to project tags;
execute and test functions; and execute and test math expressions.
The window contains the following elements:
Sample Database Spy window
• For each item that you want to monitor during runtime:
• Tag/Expression: Specify a project tag, system tag, or expression that you want to monitor.
• Value: Displays the value returned by the tag/expression.
• Quality: Displays the quality (GOOD or BAD) of the value returned by the tag/expression.
• Continuous: Select this option to have the project continuously evaluate the tag/expression.
• DB tabs: The windows is divided into multiple sheets, so that you can keep your items organized.
• Scroll bars: Use to view areas of the Database Spy that are obscured from view because of the window size
or the size of the current sheet.
Tip: The Database Spy is dockable, which means you can move it to another location in the
development environment. Click on the titlebar and drag it to a new location. Release the mouse
button to attach or dock the window to its new location.
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