Being capable of propagating Sources and their InfoSources between station can be time saving, but keeping track of each InfoSource configuration (syncUp, syncDown and inherit) can be tedious and is most certainly a waste of time. To have a clear representation of your InfoSources and their states, you can now use the InfoSource Propagation Browser.

You can find this browser on each InfoSource. You can start from StationInfoSource located beneath the config.

Depending on your station's size, whether it's on a Jace or not, loading the Browser the first time may take a while. Be patient!


You might have noticed that it looks a lot like the Category Browser. It does indeed and works similarly with component inheriting a state from other components.

Let's analyze each column in the table.

Keep in mind that the browser is only a REPRESENTATION of your station at a GIVEN time, changing values/addind components out of it, won't update the browser.
To see the latest changes, reload the browser.
Also, your modifications in the browser will be taken into account only if you save the view.

The Table

Component tree

This is the first column in this browser.

Content

This column displays your InfoSource parent Source and all its descendant Sources. It displays ONLY Sources, the intermediate components between two Sources won't be displayed.

Example: To put it into perspective, let's say that you have a BacnetNetwork with an InfoSource. 


In this Network you have a point which is a source (because it contains an InfoSource)

Here's what the Browser will display

The AHU 01 device and the "Points" folder are NOT displayed because they're NOT Sources.

When you open the browser, it will display the parent component. If it has descendants Sources, the parent component will be expanded and will display its children.

If a component inherits from another, its icon will be grayed.

Interactions

Similarly to the Nav Tree, you can interact with the arrows next to the components to expand them or not.

If the component has no arrow next to it, it means that it has no children Source.

Inherit

The second column in the browser.

Content

This column displays the value of the inherit slot in the InfoSource Advanced Config.

It can display three values:

    • : this component has not the inherit slot (only the Config component).
    • : inherit set to true.
    • empty cell: inherit set to false.

Interactions

Clicking on the cell will set the value to the opposite of the previous value.

  • If the inherit value is set to false, the syncUp and SyncDown columns will display the values in the InfoSource AdvancedConfig.
  • If the inherit value is set to true, the syncUp and SyncDown columns will display the values inherited form the parent Source the InfoSource and from a design point of view, the component icon and the values in the syncUp and syncDown will be grayed.

SyncUp

The third column in the browser.

Content

If the inherit slot is set to false, this column displays the value of the syncUp slot in the InfoSource Advanced Config.

Otherwise, it will display the value inherited from the closest Source Parent which doesn't inherit from another Source.

It can display three values:

    • : SyncUp enabled, comes from the InfoSource Advanced Config (inherit set to false).
    • : SyncUp enabled, inherited from a parent Source.
    • empty cell: SyncUp set to false (whether Inherit is enabled or not).

Interactions

Clicking on the cell will set the value to the opposite of the previous value.


You can even interact with the cell when it's grayed (inherit enabled), it will:

    • set the syncUp value to the opposite of the inherited value.
    • set inherit to false.
    • display the syncDown from the AdvancedConfig, which can be different from the previsouly inherited value.

SyncDown

The fourth column in the browser.

Content

If the inherit slot is set to false, this column displays the value of the syncDown slot in the InfoSource Advanced Config.

Otherwise, it will display the value inherited from the closest Source Parent which doesn't inherit from another Source.

It can display three values:

    • : SyncDown enabled, comes from the InfoSource Advanced Config (inherit set to false).
    • : SyncDown enabled, inherited from a parent Source.
    • empty cell: SyncDown set to false (whether Inherit is enabled or not).

Interactions

Clicking on the cell will set the value to the opposite of the previous value.


You can even interact with the cell when it's grayed (inherit enabled), it will:

    • set the syncDown value to the opposite of the inherited value.
    • set inherit to false.
    • display the syncUp from the AdvancedConfig, which can be different from the previsouly inherited value.

Trigger Actions

You can also trigger Actions on the selected rows.

All the actions you can trigger on an InfoSource are available here:

  • Initialize
  • Clean
  • Disable
  • Synchronize

To trigger them, simply select your targets in the table (you can select one or more rows), and select one action from the toolbar in the bottom.


You can also right click and select your desired action in the context menu.

The right click works a bit like the right click in the Nav tree:

  • If you right click on a row which is already selected, the action target(s) will be the selected row(s).
  • If you right click on a row which wasn't selected, the previous selection will be removed, the row you clicked on will be selected and the action target will be freshly selected row.

Don't forget to save your modifications in the view before triggering an action.