Menu items:
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Activate the cell mode (F4): Toggles the variable list table from row mode to cell mode. In the cell mode, individual cells of the table can be selected and edited. For more information about row and cell mode, see
Basic control of the variable list. This menu option is visible only if the table is in the row mode.
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Deactivate the cell mode (F4): Toggles the variable list table from cell mode to row mode. In the row mode, only entire rows of the table can be selected. For more information about row and cell mode, see
Basic control of the variable list. This menu option is visible only if the table is in the cell mode.
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Export into the CSV file ...: Opens the "
Data export to CSV text file" configuration window. If the row filter other than
$all is active, then only the currently visible rows will be exported, otherwise all rows will be exported.
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Import from the XML file ...: Opens the "
Data import from XML text file" configuration window. After setting the import parameters, the variables from the selected XML file will be imported into the variable list.
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Import from the CSV file ...: Opens the "
Data import from CSV text file" configuration window. After setting the import parameters, the variables from the selected CSV file will be imported into the variable list.
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Import from the OPC server ...: Opens the "
Viewing the OPC server address space" configuration window. Multiple variables can be selected in this window (using the
Ctrl or
Shift keys), which will then be imported into the variable list. This menu option is only visible on the "
Data" tab in the
PmaOpcDaClientGroup object.
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Maximize tab (F11): Maximizes the variable list tab to the entire development environment. In the maximized state, the
Pma objects tree and other tabs of the active
Pma object are not displayed. This menu option is visible only if the variable list tab is not in the maximized state.
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Cancel tab maximization (F11): Cancels the maximization of the variable list tab and displays the
Pma objects tree and other tabs of the active
Pma object. This menu option is visible only if the variable list tab is in the maximized state.
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Sort variables: Sorts variables in the alphabetical order by the variable name. The order of variables is changed.
Be careful in cases when variables are accessed not by the name but by index (by the order).
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Data extensions ...: Opens the "
List of data extensions" configuration window, displaying a list of all found
data extensions (defined anywhere in the application), designed for this specific target object (see the "
Target object" configurator in the corresponding data extension).