2. Expression View in CimEdit/CimView

CimEdit provides you with two invaluable View tools, Expression View and the Point View .

Two major benefits are that they:

  • Eliminate guessing about what Point IDs or expressions you are using on your screen and with what items they are associated.
  • Speed up editing time by letting you access any item's Properties dialog box with one easy click.
2.1 Open the Expression View window.
2.2 Review the Expression View tree.
2.3 Display associated expressions and objects.
2.4 Make Changes through Expression View
2.5 Copy expressions to the Windows clipboard.
Note:
  • The behaviour of expression view for variables is different in CimEdit and CimView. In CimView the expressions with invalid variables are treated as invalid. In CimEdit the variables are not substitute with values and hence, the expressions with invalid variables are also treated as valid.

    Example:

    Expression 1: {ValidVar} + 5 ; CimEdit: Valid & CimView: Valid

    Expression 2: {InvalidVar} + 5; CimEdit: Valid & CimView: Invalid

  • If the point is configured but project is not running, then the expression containing the point is treated as invalid expression in expression view.

    Example:

    Expression 1: AGoodPoint;

    Here "AGoodPoint" is point id which is configured but project is not running. In the above case the expression is treated as invalid in both CimEdit and CimView.