Changing the name of a point
Changing the default values of lexicon keys in the Lexicon Editor customizes the user interface. This procedure documents
how to update the value of lexicon keys and how lexicon keys appear in the action menu.
Prerequisites: Workbench and station should be running.
All points have default names. This procedure explains how to override the default value by showing an example of changing
the name of a Boolean point using the lexicon keys.
Perform the following steps:
- Click .The Lexicon Tool view opens.
- Do one of the following:
- From the View Selector menu in the upper right corner, select Lexicon Editor.
- From the View Selector menu, select Lexicon Report. select a Lexicon language, locate a module in the table and double-click it.
The Lexicon editor view opens with a list of existing keys.
For example, to change the display name of a Boolean point, select the Lexicon and select the
controlModule. Scroll to find theBooleanPoint.displayNamekeyin the Lexicon Editor view. - In the
Valueproperty, enter a name for the Boolean point, for example,Fan switchand click Update Value.The red dot next to the key changes to green.
- Click the save icon (
) in the toolbar.This creates (or updates) thecontrol.lexiconfile under your!lexicon/enfolder. - Restart
The new value replaces the old default value.