Standard Tag Menu

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Introduction

The Standard Tag Menu provides access to the key features of a database tag. For example:

Standard tag menu

The menu entries available in the Standard Tag Menu are dependent on:

Menu Contents and Order

The general order of entries in the menu is:

The Standard Tag Menu has two parameters:

ParameterDescription
TagNameThe full name of the tag used to build the menu.
MenuOptions A comma separated list of keywords defining which options to include in the menu. If MenuOptions is an empty string, all menu options are included.

The following keywords are supported in the MenuOptions parameter:

KeywordDescription
TagFileCommandsInclude tag file commands. For example, View Trend.
TagShowOptionsInclude show menu commands. For example, Show Events.
TagCommandsInclude the tag commands. For example, Write Value.

Using the Standard Tag Menu

The standard tag menu can be accessed from:

LocationDescription
Configuration Tool Tag Window The Tag Window menu includes the options in the Standard Tag menu. This provides a convenient place to test the configuration of a tag.
StandardTagMenu Function The StandardTagMenu Function could be called from an Operator Action. An Operator Action can be run from any of the following:
RowMenu Column Alias The RowMenu column alias on an SQL list enables the Standard Tag Menu. Once enabled, a user clicking on a row of an SQL list will open the Standard Tag Menu.

Further Information

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