Creating New Tags

You create tags with the WindowMaker Tagname Dictionary. Before you start, analyze your plant process to determine the tags that you need to create in your InTouch application.

To create a new tag

1. Open the InTouch application in WindowMaker.

2. On the Home menu, in the Tags group, click Tag Dictionary.

   The first time you open the Tagname Dictionary, the definition for the $AccessLevel system tag appears in the Tagname box. After saving a new tag, the Tagname Dictionary shows the most recently saved tag definition.

3. Do the following:

   1. select New. The Tagname box clears.

   2. Enter a name for the new tag. For more information about tag naming requirements, see Tag name conventions.

   3. Optionally, type a comment about the new tag in the Comment box.

4. Click Type. The Tag Types dialog box appears with a list of supported InTouch tag types.

   

5. Select a type of tag from the list and click OK. The Tagname Dictionary reappears and shows the type of tag you selected.

6. If needed, click Details to see the additional Tagname Dictionary options for the selected tag type.

7. Specify further tag options in the Tagname Dictionary dialog box.

   For more information about specifying tag properties, see Configuring Tag Properties.

8. Click Save. Click Close to close the Tagname Dictionary dialog box.