Metrohm tiamo 1.0 Manual - Manual (Page 682)

658 Configuration
6.8 Subwindow Common Variables
6.8.1 General
Subwindow common variables
The subwindow Common Variables contains the table with the configured common
variables. It can be shown in a separate window in the program part Configura-
tion as a part of the configuration view or (if not present on the desktop) with
View, Quick access . The subwindow can be enlarged and diminished as required; it
can also be maximized.
Use of common variables
Common variables are method-embracing variables that are stored per client and
can be used in formulas under the name
'CV.Name' . They are either entered
manually in the configuration or assigned in the method sequence by a CALC
command.
6.8.2 Table of common variables
Contents
In the table of common variables the following information about the common
variables is shown as standard:
Name
Name of common variable.
Type
Type of common variable ( Number , Text or Date/Time ).
Value
Value of common variable.
Unit
Unit of common variable.
Assignment date
Date of the last value assignment to common variable.
Assignment method
Name of the method used to assign the value.
User
Short name of the user logged in during value assignment.
Next assignment
Date on which the next value assignment is to be carried out. If monitoring
the common variable is switched on and the set date is before the current
date (i.e. the value assignment has not yet been carried out) then the date
will be shown in red.
With the menu item Edit, Column display... further columns can be shown from the
Properties of the common variable.