Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 651)

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Commands that run wherever they are issued
These commands run wherever they are issued. For example, if one of these commands is
issued at the FactoryTalk View SE Client, it runs at the client.
If you are using Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista or Windows Server
2008, the AppStart command should not be used with interactive actions that
use Events.
Using absolute and relative references
You can specify several command parameters using either absolute or relative references.
Relative references work like file names. Absolute references work like file paths.
A relative reference is a reference to an application component, excluding its path. The
component’s path is determined from the context in which the component’s name is
specified.
An absolute reference is a reference to an application component, including its path.
For example:
 /MixingArea::IngredientDisplay is an absolute reference to a graphic display
called IngredientDisplay in the area called MixingArea.
 IngredientDisplay is a relative reference to a graphic display called
IngredientDisplay in the current area.
In local applications you only need to use relative references.
How relative references are resolved
You only need to understand how relative references are resolved when you are creating
network distributed applications. If you are creating network station or local station
applications, you can skip this section.
Before FactoryTalk View can perform an action on a component that is specified using a
relative reference, the relative reference must be resolved. To do this FactoryTalk View
converts the relative reference to an absolute reference.
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AlarmLogRemark DDEExecute Remark
AppAbort If Set
AppActivate Pause Toggle
AppStart PlayWave