About forceUpdate

By default, every Obix proxy point has an available “forceUpdate” action, an admin-level action that results in an immediate fetch of the property’s value. If applicable, the forceUpdate also reflects any R2 configuration changes to the parent object’s display-related property (“units”, “activeInactiveText”, etc.).

Figure 25. Each Obix proxy point has forceUpdate action available by default

However, sometimes you may wish to hide the forceUpdate action slot, working from the slot sheet view of the Obix proxy point. This is especially true if the proxy point has R2 object command actions that are “hidden,” or have other config flag changes. Otherwise, invoking forceUpdate causes config flag changes to those actions to be overwritten with defaults. For example, any R2 command actions previously engineered to be hidden will display, or command actions set to “Operator” will revert to admin level.

NOTE: A “global” forceUpdate action is on the Points extension of an R2ObixClient. Although seldom exposed on a PxPage, know that it effectively invokes a forceUpdate to all Obix proxy points for an R2ObixClient. Even for just Workbench access, you may wish to hide this action slot (if not already hidden).

About forceUpdate

Figure 25. Each Obix proxy point has forceUpdate action available by default

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