Preparing to Create Controls to Command Objects

Scenario

You have created a graphic and want to add an element or command symbol on the canvas that allows you to send commands from within the graphic.

To configure a button, command control element, or a custom command symbol that allows you to send commands from within a graphic, information about the targeted data point is required.

In order to enable element commanding, the following object model information from the Models and Functions application is required for configuring a command control:

• Property of the object to be commanded
• Command name
• (Optionally) Names and values of the command parameters.
• For overall background information, see Command Control Configuration.
• For Command Control and Navigation properties, see Command Control Properties and Command and Navigation Properties.
• For symbols background support when creating command control symbols, see Symbol Property Substitution.

For related procedures, see the following:

• Creating a Multi-Parameter Button
• Creating a Stand-Alone Command Button
• Creating a Toggle Button

For related workflows, see the following:

• Creating a Grouped Command Control
• Creating a Numeric Control
• Creating a Password Control
• Creating a Rotator Control
• Creating a Slider Control
• Creating a String Command Control

Prerequisites

• System Manager is in Engineering mode.

Overview