Editing an existing key-value pair in a lexicon module
This procedure shows how to change the
alarm module Priority key value from “Priority” to “Importance”.
- In the Lexicon Report view, select the “
en” lexicon in the left pane, which populates the right pane with the different modules in which you can change or add lexicon keys.NOTE: If the English (en) lexicon is not listed, you can add it by following the procedure for “Editing the default English (en) lexicon” on page 1-8. - Double-click the
alarmmodule, to load a list of existing key-value pairs in the Lexicon Editor view and scroll (or Search) to find thePrioritykey. - In the
Valuefield enter:Importanceand click the Update Value button to replace the previous value. - Click the Save
button on the toolbar.This creates (or updates) thealarm.lexiconfile under your!lexicon/enfolder. - Restart
Importance, replaces the old default value,Priority.
NOTE: If working on a Supervisor (hosting a station), note that following a station restart, such lexicon changes become effective
defaults to web browser clients connecting to the station.Note also that any “display name” changes for slots on a component override any lexicon values, including any modified in this manner. For example, if a BooleanWritable has the Display Name of its
“
active” action slot edited to “Start Pump”, that command text will always appear when issuing this action, whether from client browser access or from