RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

11 • CREATING ALARMS• • • • •/#1::*or/Area1/#1/Area3::*To display alarm transactions from a specific area for a tag whose name you want tospecify at run time, type:Area::#1To display alarm transactions for all tags in a specific area and folder, type:Area::Folder/#1/*In the example shown above, the placeholder #1 allows you to substitute a folder name atrun time.11 • PlaceholderResolving tag placeholders at run timeIf you use tag placeholders, at run time you must specify the tag or folder name eachplaceholder represents, either by using a parameter file or by specifying the tag or foldernames as parameters to the Display command. If you use a parameter file, it can containwildcard characters.Example: Using a parameter file to replace tag placeholdersThe parameter file called Beans specifies which tags to use for the placeholders in adisplay:#1 = bean_weight#2 = bean_level#3 = bean_tempTo run the display called Canning with the Beans parameter file, type:Display Canning /PBeansFor more information, see:• “Replacing tag placeholders using a parameter file” on page 16-29• “Replacing tag placeholders using parameters with the Display command” onpage 16-29.11-35