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Specify Actions on Panels

To specify actions on selected panels, pull down the Panel menu and click the menu item you want. The Panel menu lets you:

Open panels

You open a panel either to view it for modifications or to connect it to a node for displaying real-time data.

Click the panel name to select a panel. Pull down the Panel menu and click the Open menu item. Performance Manager displays the selected panel.

You can also open a panel by double-clicking on the panel name.

Rename panels

Specifies a panel name change.

Create panels

Click the Create menu item from the Panel menu and Performance Manager displays the Panel Name dialog, as shown in the following screen:

Type a panel name and click the OK button.

When you enter a panel name, the Panel Name dialog is removed and the name you specified is listed in the Instrument Panel Directory of the Panel Manager.

Copy panels

Click a panel name to select a panel. Pull down the Panel menu and click the Copy menu item. The Copy Panel dialog is displayed, as shown in the following screen:

Type the new panel name and click the OK button.

Delete panels

Click a panel name to select a panel. Pull down the Panel menu and click the Delete menu item. The following message box is displayed, as shown in the following screen:

If you click OK, that panel is deleted.

Auto Startup

Enable or disable a panel to startup automatically. When you enable automatic startup for a panel, it will be displayed and an attempt to connect will be made when you invoke the Real-time Display software. You can have several panels set for automatic startup.

To enable a panel to startup automatically

1. Select a panel from the Instrument Panel Directory in the Panel Manager by clicking on the panel name.
2. Choose Enable from the Auto Startup menu.

   The Instrument Panel Directory is updated. The label /auto_startup is appended to the panel name.

To disable a panel from starting automatically

1. Select a panel from the Instrument Panel Directory in the Panel Manager by clicking on the panel name.
2. Choose Disable from the Auto Startup menu.

   The Instrument Panel Directory is updated. The label /auto_startup appended to the panel name is removed.

Auto Connect

Enable or disable a panel to connect automatically. When you enable automatic connection for a panel, it will to connect when you open the panel. You can have several panels set for automatic connection.

To enable a panel to connect automatically

1. Select a panel from the Instrument Panel Directory in the Panel Manager by clicking on the panel name.
2. Choose Enable from the Auto Connect menu.

   The Instrument Panel Directory is updated. The label /auto_connect is appended to the panel name.

To disable a panel from connecting automatically

1. Select a panel from the Instrument Panel Directory in the Panel Manager by clicking on the panel name.
2. Choose Disable from the Auto Connect menu.

   The Instrument Panel Directory is updated. The label /auto_connect appended to the panel name is removed.