FFB Type Selection Dialog box

Structure of the properties dialog box

In the Function Input Assistant dialog box: FFB type selection you can select a function type or function block type in this tab.

Function Input Assistant: FFB Type Selection

Elements of the Function and Function Block Types dialog box:

Element	Description
Text box	The selected function or function block types are displayed in this text box.
Help On Type	Use this button to open the help for the function block types shown. Note: Alternatively, you can also hold down Alt+F1 and then click on the function block type for which you want to access Help.
button	Clicking on this button updates the display corresponding to the filter term defined in the Name field.
button	Clicking on this button opens the Filtering data dialog box where you can define the conditions for the individual attributes.
Name	The name of the function type or function block type to search for can be entered in this text box. You can also use the joker * and ?.
button	Clicking on this button inverts the filter. The button changes from = to <> and vice versa.
EF	When you enable this check box, Elementary Function types (EFs) are displayed.
EFB	When you enable this checkbox, Elementary Function Block types (EFBs) are displayed.
DFB	When you activate this checkbox, Derived Function Blocks (DFBs) are displayed.
Libraries/Families	The scope of the displayed function types and function block types is selected in this column: To display all function types and function block types used in the project, select <Application> . To display all function types and function block types of a library independently of the library assignment, select <Libset>. To display all function types and function block types of a library, select the desired library. To display all function types and function block types of a family, select the desired family.
Name	This column displays the names of the function types and function block types and their formal parameters (inputs, outputs).
no.	This column displays the order number of the formal parameters.
Type	This column displays the types of the function types and function block types and the data types of their formal parameters (inputs, outputs).
Value	This column displays the initial value of the formal parameters.
Comment	This column displays comments about the function types and function block types and their formal parameters (inputs, outputs).
R/W Rights of Referenced Variable	This column displays the access rights when the formal parameter is a Reference data type.