Configure Advanced Navigation

A Navigation Item is used to allow operators to navigate between Maps. Selecting a different Map in the Navigation Item will load that Map in a Map Container.

The Navigation Item allows multiple Maps to be accessible without needing to display a separate Map Container for each.

Note: If there are multiple active alarm on another Map, a bubble containing the number of unacknowledged alarms will be displayed. The appearance of this bubble can be customized. While the alarm is active, the navigation button flashes the color of the highest priority alarm which is active on that map.

To setup a Navigation Item using the Advanced Mode, complete the below steps.

  1. Go to Project Explorer and expand Display Layouts. Click the layout you want to edit to open it.
  2. In the Toolbox, drag and drop the Navigation Item to the work area. Designer will show four buttons. Runtime will automatically create as many navigation buttons as there are Maps. Each button will be labelled with the title of the Map it corresponds with.
  3. In Properties, under Navigation, click the ellipsis (...) beside Button Schemes Configuration.
  4. Click Switch to Advanced Mode.
  5. Select the Workstations to apply this navigation layout to. Click Next.
  6. In the Button Schemes pane, either select a scheme to edit, or Add a new one.
  7. In the Origin Maps pane, select the Maps which you want to have the Destination Maps available from. When viewing one of the Origin Maps, Runtime will display buttons for the Destination Maps.
  8. In the Destination Maps pane, select the Maps which you want to be accessible from the Origin Maps.
  9. Click Next. Set the Profile Name for the navigation layout, and any additional Notes. Click Finish.
  10. If there is more than one Map Container on the Display Layout, go to Properties > Map Container and select the Map Container to link to this Navigation Item.