workbench-PropertySheet
The property sheet views display all of the user visible properties of the selected component. You can change any properties that you have permissions to change. The property sheet views apply to a component of a running station or a component in a bog file. To see properties of components in a PropertySheet, expand each component.
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Property Sheet view
An HTML5 property sheet view, shown here, which provides functionality such as interactive field editors and action commands, graphical web gauge display for points, and slot sheet details. Property changes that you make in this view are saved automatically.
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AX Property Sheet view
The default property sheet view for the Niagara 4 releases.
In the AX Property Sheet view, if you want to enter a URL, copy the value and paste it into the property sheet. When you change any property, its symbol will become red until you click Save.
AX Property Sheet Menus
The Workbench main menu functions are available. If you right-click any component in the AX Property Sheet, you can choose from the following:
| Item | Description |
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| Views |
Opens the views for the selected
component
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| Actions |
Provide one or more actions to
perform on the component.
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| New |
Creates a standard item, such as a
folder, text block, NumericWritable, etc.
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| Edit Tags |
Opens the Edit Tags window, permitting
you to add or remove tags on a component.
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| Make Template |
Creates a template from the
selected root component, collects all associated Px and graphic files,
and invokes the Template view, allowing you to configure the template
for deployment.
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| Cut |
Copies to clipboard and after pasting
the copy, deletes the cut item.
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| Copy |
Copies the selected item to clipboard
where it remains.
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| Paste |
Pastes the copied item from the clipboard
into the current cursor location.
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| Duplicate |
Makes a copy in the same location
as the selected item.
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| Delete |
Removes the selected item.
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| Find |
Opens the Component Finder window
so you can search for a component.
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| Link Mark |
Sets up a selected component in
your popup menu, making it temporarily available for linking-from
or linking-to other points.
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| Link From |
Links to a selected component
from another component that has been marked, using Link
Mark from the popup menu.
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| Link To |
Links from a selected component
to another component that has been marked, using Link Mark from the popup menu.
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| Relation Mark |
Sets up a selected component
in your popup menu, making it temporarily available for relating-from
or relating-to other points.
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| Relate From |
Adds a relation from a selected
component to another component that has been marked using Relation Mark from the popup menu.
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| Relate To |
Adds a relation to a selected
component from another component that has been marked using Relation Mark from the popup menu.
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| Rename |
Opens the Rename window for changing the slot name of the selected component as it
appears in the ORD. You can only rename one component at a time.
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| Set Display Name |
Creates a display name for
the selected component as it appears in a Nav tree, Wire
Sheet, and Property Sheet views.
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| Reorder |
Opens the Reorder Points window, which provides the following commands for reordering points
within the selected parent component:
Move Up moves the item higher in the list. Move Down moves the item lower in the list. Sort by Name sorts the list by name. Sort by Type sorts the list by type of component. Reset returns the list to its default setting. |
| Composite |
Opens the Composite
Editor window, which manages the visible slots.
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| Export |
Exports a selected component in
the oBix .xml format.
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| Config Flags |
Assigns or removed a permissions
flag on a component. This is available on properties in the AX Property Sheet view. Right-click a property to open
the Config Flags window.
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Property Sheet Toolbar
The Workbench toolbar contains navigation and editing buttons.
| Icon | Description |
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 Back | Hyperlinks back to last displayed URL. |
 Forward | Hyperlinks forward to the URL selected by the Back command. |
 Up Level | Jumps to the parent of current page. |
 Side Bars | Displays the Side Bars list. |
 Recent Ords | Displays a recent ORDs list. |
 Home | Jumps to the home URL (Workbench splash screen). |
 Refresh | Refreshes the current page. |
 Refresh Tabs | Refreshes all open tabs. |
 Session Info | Provides information on the current connection. |
 Open | Displays the Open list. |
 Save( Ctrl + S) | Saves the changes to the current component. |
 Save Bog | Saves changes to the bog file. |
 Bog File Protection | Enters, changes, or adds a bog file passphrase. |
 Export | Exports the current view or object. |
 Cut (Ctrl + X) | Cuts the selected item and places it on the clipboard. |
 Copy (Ctrl + C) | Copies the selected item and places it on the clipboard. |
 Paste (Ctrl + V) | Pastes the items on the clipboard into the current location. |
 Duplicate (Ctrl + D) | Copies and pastes to duplicate the item. |
 Delete | Deletes the current selection. |
 Undo (Ctrl + Z) | Reverses the previous command/action. |
 Redo (Ctrl + Alt + Z) | Restores a command/action after the Undo command removed it. |
BQL is one Scheme used to Query in the Niagara Framework. An Ord is made up of one or more Queries. A Query includes a Scheme and a body. The bql Scheme has a body with one of the following formats:
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BQL expression
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Select projection FROM extent Where predicate
You can create the Ord Qualifier, Select, FROM and Where portions of a Query.
Ord Qualifier
In the left window, you can select an Ord to use as the qualifier. It will immediately be placed in the BQL statement at the top when you select it.
If you select the history Scheme, your options will vary from those shown here.
workbench:ProjectionBuilder
To build the projection for a BQL request instead of typing it, use the ProjectionBuilder in Bql Builder. You can select an item from the center window to use with the select statement. Press the 
right arrow to add each one to the projection.
workbench:ExtentBuilder
An extent can be one or more of the following:
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"*" all available from the target
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all property slots
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all methods that return non-void and take zero parameters
In order to build the Extent for a BQL request instead of typing it, you can use the ExtentBuilder in Bql Builder. You can select the Restrict Type and choose the module and item to use with the FROM clause. It will immediately appear in the BQL statement at the top.
This also changes the items that are available in the projection.
If you choose a history Scheme, the ExtendBuilder will provide different selections. The extent for a History typically can be one of the following:
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"from /demo/Float" where demo is the station name
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"from !Float" where "!" signifies the current station
workbench:QualifierBuilder
To build the Qualifier for a BQL request, type the request in the QualifierBuilder of the Bql Builder. The text you type immediately appears in the BQL statement at the top.
Edit Facets
Edit Facets allows for the viewing and editing of facets. To change facets, use the button to the right of the facets. It opens the Edit Facets window.
From here you can Add, Remove or select the Enum Range window.
Add
Add adds a Key and Type.
Remove
Remove deletes facets.
Enum Range window
To view or set the range of values for a Enum, use the 
button. It opens the Enum Range window.
You can enter one of the standard Enumerations in the field under the Use Enum Type in Range (module:name).
Click the Use Enum Type in Range (module:name) to use the Enumeration that you entered. To enter or change an Enumeration, enter the Ordinal in the field above the Add button. Next, enter the new value for the Tag and click Modify. ClickOK to complete the procedure.