Chapter 3 - User Interface Navigation Overview
User Interface after Logon
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fter a successful logon, the Application Area will either be blank or loaded with the
“Default.fnl” graphic file loaded in a Graphics View application tab. See the
FINlite
Graphics Tool
section for more information about the default graphic.
Device/Points Navigation Tree When you click the Device/Points application bar, a navigation tree displays that
includes a
search box
and a list of panels.
Search Box
The Device/Points search box allows searching for points by name. Type any part of
the desired point name into the search box and a list of matching point names will
display. Click the desired point name to access the point.
Panel List
Panels that are not grayed out are Web Server-enabled panels that are communicating
properly.
Panels that
are
grayed out are either not Web Server-enabled, or are Web Server-
enabled panels but are not communicating properly.
1. Hover over a panel name to view panel information. Click the arrow next to a Web
Server-enabled panel name to expand and display folders for local points and
available applications.
2. Click the arrow to expand the Local option and display the local points, categorized
by point type. Clicking a point name will start the Point Commander application.
3. Click the arrow to expand the Trends option to see the Trend Log objects on the
panel. Clicking a Trend Log object name will start the Trend View application.
4. Click the arrow to expand the Schedules option to see the Schedule, Command,
and Calendar objects on the panel. Clicking a Schedule object name will start the
Schedule View application.
NOTE: The Command and Calendar object names are inactive.