VPIV - Create an Informative Table Panel

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Overview An Informative Table Panel/Widget will allow the user to show an image(s) or text. These panels/widgets are most commonly used to display information on the plant floor. Examples would be Safety Message, Holiday Message or Company Photo. There are many different uses for the Informative Panel/Widget, this is one example. NOTE - The instructions below apply to both a Panel & a Widget. Both are created exactly the same.

Requirements See Requirements Here 1. The VT3000 Core Software installed and running on your system. 2. VPIV - Virtual Panels IV software installed and running on your system. 3. If you plan on showing an image on the panel, ensure you have uploaded to VPIV.

Requirements See Requirements Here 1. Tags - Not Available. 2. Widgets - Not Available. 3. URL - Not Available. 4. Real-Time Reports - Not Available.

Example

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Step 1. Open the VT3000 web interface - select VPIV button from the welcome page.

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Step 2. Select either the Panels or Widgets icon depending on which type you want to create.

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Step 3. Select page 2 on the Add New menu.

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Step 4. Select the Informative Table Panel/Widget icon in the list.

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Step 5. Select the Properties tab at the top of the screen.

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Step 6. Enter a name for the panel/widget in the Panel/Widget Name field under the Properties tab. Leave the Refresh Interval at 5.

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Step 7. After entering a name for the Panel/Wdiget, select the Layout Tab at the top of the page.

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Step 8. For this example we will be placing a text field above an image. For this setup, 2 Rows will be required. Use the Add Rows button, at the top left corner of the table, to add a Row to the layout.

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Step 9. Select the R1, C1 cell by clicking in it so that it is highlighted.

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Step 10. This first row will be for our Text. At the bottom left of the table, select the down arrow in the Type Field. Select the Text option from the drop down menu.

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Step 11. Click in the Content field next to the Type field. Enter Happy Holidays in the field using your keyboard.

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Step 12. Below the Content field and to the Right, ther is a Back color swatch. This is used to set the Background color of the cell selected, by default this will be black. Click on the Back color swatch.

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Step 13. A colors menu will pop up on the screen. For this example, select the Red color swatch on the 4th row of the menu. Click on the OK button once it is selected.

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Step 14. To the right of the Back color swatch there is a Fore color swatch. This is used to set the Text Color, by default this will be white. Click on the Fore color swatch.

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Step 15. The colors menu will pop upi again on the screen. For this example, select the Green color swatch on the 1st row of the menu. Click on the OK button once it is selected.

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Step 16. For the next Cell/Row the example will contain a preloaded image. Click on the R2, C2 cell so that it is highlighted.

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Step 17. At the bottom left of the table, click on the down arrow for the Type field. Select Image from the drop down menu.

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Step 18. Click on the down arrow on the Content field, next to the Type field you selected previously. Select an image from the list, for our example we will select Snowman.

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Step 19. Click on the down arrow on the Content field, next to the Type field you selected previously. Select an image from the list, for our example we will select Snowman.

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Step 20. Your table should look similar to the image below.

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Step 21. In the top right corner of the screen, click on the Save & Exit button.

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