wildcarding a page call

I would like to call a page from a button of a faceplate, where the name of the page is the name of the module + some custom text.

Here's an example of what I mean:

I have a PLM called 1001_PLM. There's already 2 faceplates associated with it: the standard FP and the Detail FP. Both are called using the module name by the "internal" faceplate call.

I would like to add a button that would call a configuration faceplate, that would be named 1001_PLM_CONFIG.grf, but I would like that button to be "wildcarded", meaning the faceplate with that button could be used with all PLM.

The page call would look something like: "C:\deltav\Bla_Bla_Bla\@mod@+"_CONFIG.grf" which would concatenate to "c`\... \1001_PLM_CONFIG.grf.

What we currently do is create a custom detail faceplate for each PLM and add our configuration data there. But our sequences are getting more complex, with more and more config params, and I would like to get those config params separated on a different "faceplate". If I add a button to call a custom config page from a faceplate, that faceplate has to be unique because of that button. I don't want to end-up with a zillion custom faceplates. We currently have over a dozen PLM.

Is there a way to do that, or am I getting my hopes way too high?

Or is someone having a better/simpler/wiser solution?

Thanx.

Pierre.

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  • Well, without getting into all the specifics, the functionality your looking for in DeltaV is called "Tag Groups", if you do a search in books online you'll probably find everything you need. Otherwise feel free to reply and I'll try to give some more specific information. Thanks!