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Global Objects


Global objects can save memory in the Panelview terminal, and development time for your application by using the same object on multiple screens.


For this example, we are going to mark our “Goto Main [F5]” Button for global selection. This will allow us to place the object on any new screen we create.




  1. Double click the object on the Pump Screen. This will take us to the configuration for the object.






  1. On the “Options” tab, choose “Mark for Global Selection”





  1. Now let's create a new screen called “Motor Control” (Right click “Screens” in the application tree to create the new screen) Let's make the grid on this screen 8 x 8 as well.






  1. Next we will access the list of global objects, and we will select the button that gets us back to the main screen from our motor control screen. To access the list of global objects, click Objects | Global Object.




  1. Highlight the TagName of the object you want to use (The only one currently in our list), then choose “Copy To”.





  1. Next, Draw the object on your Motor Control Screen. Don't forget to add a text object to the top to identify the purpose of this screen.




  1. Be sure to add a button to the main screen as well that will allow the operator to access this Motor Control Screen. We'll just use the F4 key for that. You may want to edit the properties of the main screen to allow 8 x 8 resolution as you have for the other screens.