Textual Viewer displays the details for one or more objects in the building control system. For example, after you select one object from System Browser, Textual Viewer displays properties in tabular form.

For procedures or workflows, see the step-by-step section.

You can sort the columns by selecting , which displays the Customize Columns dialog. In the Customize Columns dialog, you are able to:

  • Hide or unhide a column
  • Reorder columns

 

Textual Viewer Workspace

Textual Viewer Workspace

 

Name

Description

1

Object Names

Displays a list of children objects in the parent node.

2

Heading Path

Displays the location of the object in the building control system.

3

Customize Columns

Displays the Customize Columns dialog box for customizing views.

Customize Columns Dialog

 

Name

Description

1

Selection handle

Allows you to drag and drop to alter column order

2

Switch on

Displays a column

3

Switch off

Hides a column

About Primary Selections

Making a new primary selection in Textual Viewer is an efficient alternative to manually scrolling through the System Browser tree to look for an item. It is also quicker than performing a formal search for an object using the Search feature.