Defines up to nine prompts to use at the time of module insertion. You can specify the prompt number and the accompanying text, or you can remove prompts.
Find
Command entry:
AEPLCDB
Click the New Module or Module Specifications button, then click the Module Prompts button.
You can define up to nine different prompts at insertion time.
- To assign a prompt, select the prompt number from the list, enter the prompt text in the edit box, and click Change.
- To modify a prompt, select the prompt number from the list, modify the text in the edit box, and click Change.
- To remove a prompt, select the prompt number from the list and click the Remove Selected Prompt button.
Example
If you assigned RACK NUMBER to the prompt %%1 and SLOT NUMBER to the prompt %%2. At insertion time, the I/O Point dialog box opens. Enter values for the RACK NUMBER and SLOT NUMBER fields right before the module is built. The value you enter in the RACK NUMBER edit box is temporarily saved in memory under the variable name %%1. The SLOT NUMBER value is saved under the %%2 variable name.
Use these prompts in the attribute grid to fill in attribute values or partial attribute values at module insertion time.