Using Actions Associated with Crystal Reports

ClearSCADA supports a wide variety of operator-driven or automated actions and controls. When performed by an operator, the actions are typically selected from a context-sensitive pop-up menu (see Object Menu). When accessed via context-sensitive menus in ViewX or WebX, such actions and controls are known as 'pick actions'. Many of these pick actions are only displayed if the associated database item is In Service and has valid configuration. Additionally, your User Account has to be assigned the relevant security permissions for the database item—the relevant permission that applies to each pick action is mentioned alongside the description of that pick action in the ClearSCADA documentation.

Most pick actions exist as 'methods' (specifically 'action methods') in the database. The pick actions that are available in ViewX and WebX represent just some of the methods that are available in ClearSCADA. (Methods that are designed only to be used programmatically are not made available as pick actions.) For more information about the methods that are available for each type of database item, please refer to the Database Schema (see Working with the Database Schema). The Database Schema provides details about the name and arguments that are associated with each method, so that you can call the methods from your own programs or scripts.