Disable Access to Objects

Graphics Builder > Graphics Objects > Edit Common Object Properties > Disable Access to Objects

If you need to, you can disable access to objects.

To disable access to an object:

Double-click the object.
Click the Access tab.
Click the Disable tab.
Specify the condition which will disable the object as well as the appearance of the object when disabled.
Click OK.

Disable Access Properties

Objects and groups have the following access (disable) properties

Property	Description
Disable when	The object/group will be disabled whenever the expression entered here (128 characters maximum) is true. If the object/group is disabled, the operator will not be able to use any form of input, such as sliders, touch commands, keyboard commands and so on. To insert a tag or a function, click the Wizard button to the right of this field. This button displays two options: Insert Tag and Insert Function. Note: You can also insert Equipment.item references into expression fields using the insert tag option; however if no equipment has been configured in your system the list will be empty. You will need to configure equipment to populate the list with available tags. There are three ways of indicating a disabled object/group: Embossed, Grayed, and Hidden.
[Disable when] Disable on insufficient area or privilege	The object/group will be disabled if an operator does not meet the area and privilege right defined in the Access.
Disable style:	Embossed - When disabled, the object/group will look as if it has been embossed on the graphics page. Grayed - When disabled, the object/group will be grayed out (all color detail will be removed). Hidden - When disabled, the object/group will be entirely hidden from view. Note: If a group is disabled, objects in that group are also disabled. The disabled style of the group is applied to all the objects within the group. When the group is enabled, each object uses the disabled style of itself.

Property

Description

Disable when

The object/group will be disabled whenever the expression entered here (128 characters maximum) is true. If the object/group is disabled, the operator will not be able to use any form of input, such as sliders, touch commands, keyboard commands and so on.

To insert a tag or a function, click the Wizard button to the right of this field. This button displays two options: Insert Tag and Insert Function.

Note: You can also insert Equipment.item references into expression fields using the insert tag option; however if no equipment has been configured in your system the list will be empty. You will need to configure equipment to populate the list with available tags.

There are three ways of indicating a disabled object/group: Embossed, Grayed, and Hidden.

[Disable when] Disable on insufficient area or privilege

The object/group will be disabled if an operator does not meet the area and privilege right defined in the Access.

Disable style:

Embossed - When disabled, the object/group will look as if it has been embossed on the graphics page.

Grayed - When disabled, the object/group will be grayed out (all color detail will be removed).

Hidden - When disabled, the object/group will be entirely hidden from view.

Note: If a group is disabled, objects in that group are also disabled. The disabled style of the group is applied to all the objects within the group. When the group is enabled, each object uses the disabled style of itself.