The Browser provides a summary of all network accessible objects in the project.
To open the Browser, click View > Browser. The Browser pane will appear at the bottom of the screen:
The Browser is divided into sub tabs for each of the network accessible object types. Clicking a tab lists all objects of that type in the current project. Depending on the tab selected, some or all the following columns are available:
▪Name: displays the name of the object.
▪Direction: displays the direction of the network variable as Input or Output.
▪Index: displays the index number assigned to the programming block.
▪Change Type: allows the SNVT assigned to the object to be changed. Applicable only to those object types which have an associated SNVT.
▪Type: displays the type of programming block.
▪Configure: displays the configuration dialog for the program block.
▪Locate: locates and highlights the object on the page.
▪Value: displays the current value for the program block during debugging.
▪Current State, Next State, and Time to Next State: displays the respective states for a Schedule object