Field Properties

To edit any of the fields in Acquire:

Double click on the field to open the field properties window:

Field	Description
Title	This is the field title
Field	This is the field name. This is selected from the scrolling list below. As letters are typed into the field dialogue box, the alphabetical list of fields is re-ordered so only fields that match the entered text are shown. The list of fields can be searched for a key word by entering that key word in the field box and clicking the red search button to the right of the box. The field list will then list all the fields that contain that key word. Alternatively, the user can click on the field in the scrolling area to select it. If you know the field number of the modbus address you can type it straight in to the 'Field' box. Ensure that the 'Show All Fields' radio button is selected otherwise you may not find the field that you are looking for.
Enterable/Not Enterable	Indicates if entering a new value in the sidebar can change the field value. The field will only be enterable if the user has the necessary security levels assigned. By default Acquire™ honours the security settings of the flowcomputer, but these can be overridden in the Edit Fields screen.
Show on Chart	Indicates if the field is charted. If ticked the colour block to the right indicates the colour of the line plot for that field on the chart. To change the colour, click on the colour block; keep the mouse button down while selecting the new colour from the revealed palette. To select, release the mouse button. Tip: If six chart items have already been selected but the user wants to replace one of them, unclick the chart item that is to be removed before adding the new chart item.
Format	The format for the display of the field data. To select a new format: Click the 'Select' button.
Units	The units that apply to the field data
Security	Shows the security level for the field as set in the flowcomputer.
Show field for this stream only	Displays fields for the currently selected stream only in the scrolling list. By default only the streams for the currently selected stream are displayed (to narrow down your selection).
Show all fields	Provides access to the full list of fields in the modbus map for the station. This will also introduce a menu that will allow a field to be selected from any flowcomputer on the system.

To remove the field:

Click the 'Delete' button.

To disregard any changes you have made and return to the previous screen:

Click the 'Cancel' button.

To save any changes you have made and return to the previous screen:

Click the 'Save' button.

Note: If the server has multiple languages installed, then Acquire™ will show the 'Quick Translate' button next to the field. Clicking on this button will allow the translation to be entered for the phrase.

To quickly add phrases into the phrase book:

Click to show the list of possible translations for that field.

The ticks indicate that the phrase is already in the phrase book. No tick indicates that the phrase is not currently in the phrase book. To edit one of the current phrases or create a new entry:

• Click on the phrase required phrase.

Show On Chart

The 'Show On Chart' check box is to the right, checking the on chart box will include that field on the ten minute snapshot graph or the chart. When the 'Show On Chart' check box is checked, a coloured box appears to the right. The colour of this box is the colour of the line on the graph that will be plotting this fields values. To change the colour, click on the coloured box, holding down the left hand mouse key. With the mouse button held down, move the mouse over another colour on the colour palette that has appeared. When the mouse is over the required colour, release the mouse button. The palette will disappear and the colour box will change to the selected colour.

Tip: If six chart items have already been selected but the user wants to replace one of them, unclick the chart item that is to be removed before adding the new chart item.

Editable Values

Below the Enterable icon are three headings: format, units and security these are the attributes of the selected field. To edit these values for the field (not just the current screen), click 'Edit Field'.