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A. NAVIGATION TABS: contains tabs to view Sites, Floors, Equips, Points, Connectors, and Tuning Policy data
B. RECORD SELECTION STATUS: shows how many records are selected
C. PAGE TOOLS: includes tools to add records, edit records, view the DB Builder Tools menu, and download records
D. DATA WINDOW: displays list of selected data
E. RECORD COUNT: displays numbers of records found

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  • Select the level to be viewed. Blue text indicates the active level; text for inactive levels is gray.
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    A list with the items in the level is displayed in the data window. 

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  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the Add button (+).
    The Property Editor is displayed.
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  3. Select ADD to add property fields to the record.
  4. To enter information into a field, place the cursor in the related text box and begin typing.
    Once a record is changed, the APPLY button is displayed in the row of buttons. 
  5. Select APPLY to create the record.

Edit a Record

To edit a record:

  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the record to edit.
  3. Select the Edit button.
  4. Choose the Edit option.
    The PROPERTY EDITOR is displayed.
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  5. To add a field to the existing record, select ADD.
  6. To modify a field, place the cursor in the related text box and begin typing.
    Once a record is changed, the modified field is updated and the APPLY button is displayed in the row of buttons. 
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  7. To apply the changes to the record, select APPLY.

Duplicate a Record

To duplicate a record:

  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the record to be duplicated.
  3. Select the Edit button.
  4. Choose the Duplicate option.
    The new record is displayed with a duplicate name followed by the word 'Copy'. For example, the duplicate of 'Utility' would display as 'Utility Copy'.

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  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the record to be deleted.
  3. Select the Edit button.
  4. Choose the Delete option.
    The Confirm Action window is displayed.
  5. To permanently delete the record, select OK.

Display Tools

To display Tools:

  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the record to be edited.
  3. Select the Tools button.
    A context-sensitive list of tools is displayed. For detailed information about the
    tools available for each navigation level, see /wiki/spaces/~347758801/pages/727449646available tools go to DB Builder Tools.

Download a Record

To download a record for use offline:

  1. Select the level to be edited. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.


  2. Select the Download button.
    A file format menu is displayed.
  3. Select a file format from the menu.
  4. The file is downloaded to your computer's Download folder.

Filter Data

Use the Filter to sort records by components. To filter data:

  1. Select the level to be viewed. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.
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  2. Select the Filter button.
    A drop-down list of filterable components is displayed. 
  3. Select the check boxes of the filters to be used.
    In the example, the points will be filtered by writable points.
  4. Select OK.


The following example sorts data with the Write filter. The Filter button is blue, indicating that a filter is in use.
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Adjust Number of Records Per Page 

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  1. Select the level to be viewed. Blue text indicates the active level; the text for inactive levels is gray.

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  2. Select the More (...) button at the bottom of the page.
    A window opens, indicating the number of records listed on each page and the number of maximum results for each query.
  3. Use the up and down arrows to adjust the numbers or type the number in the text box.
    The data window adjusts dynamically.

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Equip Tree Navigation: Available Trees View

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A. ESSENTIALS: includes the Site or Equip Name, location, and weather tag
B. PAGE TOOLS: links to the Property Editor and the /wiki/spaces/~347758801/pages/727449646the DB Builder Tools menu
C. MARKER TAGS: shows marker tags
D. PROPERTY TAGS: shows point property tags

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When a Point is selected in the Available Trees menu, the Essentials tab contains more information than a Site or Equip Essentials tab. The Point Essentials tab contains the following sections:

A. ESSENTIALS: includes navName, type of point, point kind, if the point is local or connected, and other details
B. PAGE TOOLS: includes basic and advanced tools
C. READ: provides read data 
D. WRITE: provides write data
E. SCHEDULE: provides schedule data
F.  HISTORY: provides a graphical preview of the point's history
G. MARKER TAGS: shows marker tags
H. PROPERTY TAGS: shows point property tags

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  1. Choose the point's read, write, schedule or history property section. In the example below, READ status will be modified for the JB Tower Vav-01 AirFlow point.


  2. Select the toggle switch to start or to stop data collection. A blue toggle switch indicates that status data is being collected; a black toggle indicates that status data is not being collected.
  3. Select SAVE.

Grid View

The grid view provides an alternate way for users to view, examine, and edit data. The name of the grid tab contains a context-specific label built from the Site, Equip, and Point. (In the example below, the Site level is City Center, however the Equip level is labeled City Center AHU-1). 

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  1. Select the Grid Settings button.
    The COLUMN PROPERTIES menu will be displayed.


  2. Select SHOW to display or hide the column. When blue SHOW button indicates that the column will be displayed; a black SHOW button indicates that the column is hidden.
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  3. Select OK.
    The column view will be updated to show the selected columns.
  4. To monitor values in real time, select the LIVE button. When LIVE is blue, the live view will be displayed. In the example below, the current value column (curVal) changes each second, showing the point's fluctuating current values.
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