The Point Control Panel provides you with tremendous flexibility in displaying a point's properties.

In addition to the point's Point Properties dialog box, a Point Control Panel (PCP) Point Properties dialog box provides you with a quick read-only summary of point properties and enables you to change runtime point and alarm values.

	Open the PCP Point Properties dialog box.
	Tabs in the PCP Point Properties dialog box.

Open the PCP Point Properties dialog box

1. Select a point in the Point Control Panel.

2. Do one of the following.

Double-click the selected point.

Click the Edit Point Properties button on the Point Control Panel toolbar.

Click Edit>Properties on the Point Control Panel menu bar.

Right-click the point; select Properties on the Popup menu.

Result: The PCP Point Properties dialog box opens when you use any method.

Tabs in the PCP Point Properties dialog box

Tabs in the PCP Point Properties dialog box may include one or more of the following.

	Tab	Available	Description
1	Detail	For every point.	Quick read-only summary of the point's properties Setpoint access, if the point allows set points.
2	Alarm	If alarm limits are configured (except for On Update limits).	Change the alarm limits for a selected point. This tab is available only if alarm limits (except On Update limits) are configured for the point.
3	Array	If the point is an array point.	View and set the values of elements in an array, if the array point allows set points.

More information

    About the Point Control Panel.

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