Create a button that runs an automated rule.
Step 1 Select Quick Launch Editor from the Events & Alarms menu in the Monitoring submenu.
Step 2 In the resulting Quick Launch Editor window, click on the Add button for the row and column where the new button will appear in the Quick Launch window.
Step 3 In the resulting Select Widget Type dialog, select Device Command from the Type drop-down list, and click OK.
Step 4 On
the resulting Device Command page of the Add Device Command Widget window,
click the Choose button to the
right of the Single device radio
button.
Step 5 In the resulting Choose Device dialog, select the Automation Driver from the Hardware - Tree view, and click OK.
Step 6 Back in the Device Command page of the Add Device Command Widget window, click the Choose button to the right of the Command field.
Step 7 Select Invoke Automation Rule and click OK.
Step 8 Back in the Device Command page of the Add Device Command Widget window, click the Choose button to the right of the Parameters field.
Step 9 Select a parameter from the list and click OK.
Step 10 Back in the Add Device Command Widget window, switch to the Location page, and specify the desired position for this new button.
Step 11 Switch to the Appearance page, and specify the text label and icon image that will appear on the button for this device command.
Step 12 Click OK to save the changes and close the window.
See Configuring Global I/O Automated Rules for more information.
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