Configuring String (PvssString)

The following provides the detailed configuration of the String DPE type.

  1. In the Details expander, specify the following:
  • Type: Select PvssString (default value).
  • Description: Enter the text you want to view in the various applications for the point instances (for example, SNMP String Description).
  • Activate the Display configuration and select the Icons library and the Icon (if needed; for example, choose an icon from the Icons library belonging to the Global_Base_HQ_1 library).
  • Define the behavior of the Status flag and the corresponding Normal value (for example, select the Disp. off-normal only option to display the property only if off-normal, that is, when its Normal value is different from Normal).
  1. In the Alarm Configuration expander, check that the alarm configuration is disabled (the corresponding Valid option must be unselected).
    NOTE: The Alarm Configuration settings cannot be used for String DPE types as String properties cannot generate events.