Jump to Priority

The Jump to Priority button is a flexible Display Layout Item that displays the color of the highest priority alarm and also jumps directly to that alarm.

To add Jump to Priority to a Display Layout, follow the steps below.

  1. In Project Explorer, double-click the Display Layout to edit or right-click to Add a new one.
  2. Drag and drop the Jump to Priority from the Toolbox into the work area.
  3. To change the text on the Jump to Priority, change the text in the Caption Property.

Once Jump to Priority has been added, you can use it as a Workflow trigger.

Use Jump to Priority to Trigger a Workflow

You can use Jump to Priority being clicked as a trigger for a Workflow. This is useful when you do not require a singular Command to be run.

To use Jump to Priority to trigger a Workflow, follow the steps below.

  1. In Project Explorer, double-click the Workflow to edit, or right-click Interactive or Background Workflows to Add one.
  2. Double-click the Start block to open the Triggers dialog box. Click Add.
  3. In the Trigger Browser, navigate to Display Layouts > Display Layout. Expand the Layout containing the Jump to Priority, then select it.
  4. In the Events pane, select one of the triggers:
    • On Click Left — Fires when the Jump to Priority is left-clicked.
      Note: On a touchscreen, On Click Left fires when the object is touched.
    • On Click Right — Fires when the Jump to Priority is right-clicked.
  5. Click OK to set the trigger.