Tooltips
All graphic drawing elements have a Tooltips property that can be customized under the General category in the Property view. When you move your cursor over a visible element, either in the Graphics Editor Runtime mode or in the Graphics Viewer application, the descriptive text entered into the Tooltips Property field displays in the Tooltips text box with a yellow background. If you have a group of elements, the tooltips text box displays for the top-most element in the Z-order.
In addition to the customized tooltip text, the text box also contains the following information:
- Dynamic tooltip information that is the result of a Tooltip evaluation that displays a different tooltip depending on field values.
- Static and Dynamic Link Reference and Link Description
- Data point References - The names of the object and the System Browser view the name is based on. One line entry per object. This information is obtained from the evaluation expressions and the Object References property from the Advanced category.
Data Point References Notes
The Tooltips text box displays the object names of all the element’s data point references. These references are collected from the evaluation expressions and the Object References property.
The following applies to how the object names and data points are listed and displayed in the Tooltips text box:
- Object names and addresses are never converted into another hierarchy. The tooltip displays what was manually entered as the Object Reference.
- Only the last part of the object name is shown. For example, Analog Input 1 instead of System\Removable Applications\BACnet Network #1\Simulator Device #1\Analog Input 1
- The property name or property ID of an object is never shown.
- An object name is only displayed once, even if there are multiple properties associated with the object.
- Tooltips Text Box
| Name | Description |
1 | Static Tooltip | Descriptive text entered into the Tooltip property field that is associated with the General category in the Property Viewer. |
2 | Dynamic Tooltip | Current Tooltip text based on a Tooltip evaluation, if any, and the current field values. Evaluations are created in the Evaluation Editor. |
3 | Static Link Reference and Link Description | The name and description of the file linked to the element as entered in the Link Reference and Link Description fields from the Commands category in the Property Viewer. |
4 | Dynamic Link Reference and Link Description | The name and description of the associated link resulting from any evaluations on the Link Reference and Link Description fields. The text displayed is dependent on the current field values. Evaluations are created in the Evaluation Editor. |
5 | Data Point References | The names of the object and the System Browser view the name is based on. One line entry per object. |