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customers.
Stand-alone Configurations – Users from the same customer will be able to
readily interchange hardware keys without the inconvenience of having to
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Commutable Network Configurations – The Actix customer who uses the
Analyzer in a commutable network configuration will now have more flexibility
in configuring the use of licenses to support usage in the office and in the
field.
As with any Windows application, you can start Analyzer in several ways.
When you install Analyzer, a folder is created from the Start button that
contains a shortcut for Analyzer.
Start Button
Main Menu
Toolbar
Workspace
Current Layers
Layer Options
5. In the Layer Control dialog, click Add to open the Open Layer
dialog.
6. Select or type in the name of a MapInfo Map (*.tab) file, then click
Open. In class, the map file we will open is Maesseh.tab, which can
be found in:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\MapFiles\Maesse
9. Pan the map viewing area to the new map by right-clicking in the map
area, then choosing Zoom → Go to Layer and selecting the map layer
you just added.
10. Reorder the map layers using the Up and Down buttons on the Map
Layer dialog to improve the appearance of the map
11. Right-click on the map and choose Zoom → Zoom In from the pop-
up menu or click on the Zoom In button on the Map toolbar.
12. Click and drag a rectangle around a small area of interest on the map.
Return the cursor to the passive mode by clicking on the Select
button.
13. To return to the previous view, right-click on the map and choose
Zoom →Previous View.
14. For some detailed layers, like the street layers, you can control at
what degree of magnification they become visible. This helps to
eliminate cluttered map displays.
In the case of the highway layer, you can control the point at which the
highway names and highway numbers become visible on the map. In
the Map Layers, select the highway layer, and use the Properties
Display dialog to set the Display within Zoom levels 0-10 miles. For
the highway numbers, use the Properties Labels to set the visible
range to 0-3 miles. Investigate the impact of your changes.
By default, site and cell labels will be displayed on the map. You
can leave the labels as they are, modify the way they are
displayed, or turn them off entirely. The site labels are displayed
independently of cell labels. This allows you to display Site Name
or Site ID in addition to or instead of BCCH, Azimuth, or
Beamwidth.
In Analyzer, “sectors” are called “cells” based on the European
terminology.
The following instructions specify first site labeling, then cell
labeling:
1. In the Layer Control dialog box, select the site layer (named
GSM_Site-Site_Name)
2. Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press
the Labels button.
The Site Labels have been formatted. Next, format the Cell Labels:
1. In the Layer Control dialog box, select the cell layer, which is named
GSM_Cell-BCCH-Beamwidth
2. Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press
the Labels button
3. The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Verify that each
of the following boxes is checked:
Show
Allow overlapped text (recommended)
Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)
4. In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to
determine the label format to display. All GSM_Cell parameters are
available as options for labeling. BCCH is a popular labeling option,
as it allows you to quickly identify the BCCH frequency on each
sector.
5. If you want to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the
options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog.
6. If you want to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style
button in the Properties dialog.
Note that the sector need not be colored and labelled by the same parameter.
The figure below shows sectors colored by Sector_ID and labelled with the
BCCH. Use the Layer Control dialog to adjust labelling as desired.
Now that you are more familiar with the Analyzer environment, we will move
on to some of the basic viewing options for drive test data.
1. Load the following drive test files by selecting File → Open Logfile or by
clicking the Open Logfile icon: . These files are located in the
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Actix\Analyzer\DataFiles directory:
Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1
TEMS Investigation 1.log
2. Expand the file tree in the workspace and select the NemoGSM (0) stream
from the Nemo Drive Test 1 file.
3. Expand the layers under the NemoGSM (0) stream, then expand the GSM
node and examine each data group and parameter, as shown in Figure 7.
The Data Testing node in a GPRS or EDGE handset stream provides data
parameters that are not specific to the air interface. Under the Data Testing
node, the following groups may be found:
Application Measurements – Find instantaneous application layer
throughput here. This is the value that most closely approximates the end
user’s experience.
Protocol Measurements – This group contains throughput values for
each layer in the IP stack. This group contains statistics for the IP, PPP,
TCP, ICMP and RLP2 layers.
Right-click on several of the parameters under each group and note that they
can be displayed on tables, maps, charts, and in workbooks.
Note that under the Scanner data group, several groups have been created to
help you easily drill down into the data.
Independent Node Data in Analyzer
1. From the main toolbar, select Tools → Find Attribute. The search panel
will open as part of the Workspace Explorer window.
2. In the Find What field, type some text that is part of the required attribute.
3. Select the Stream in which to search for the attribute. The default is set to
<All Streams>.
4. Select either of the Settings options – if desired.
5. Select the Direction in which to search.
6. Click Find Next or Find All.
7. When finished, click Done. The search panel will close. However, all of
the results will remain visible in the Search Results tab.
The Favorites Group
Favorites Tab
Sharing Favorites
1. Display the serving cell signal level for the handset stream NemoGSM (0)
on the map from the file Nemo Drive Test 1. First, select Downlink
Measurements → ServRxLevSub. Then right-click and select Display
on Map.
Visibility
Check Boxes
RxQual Stream
RxLev Stream
4. A third dimension can be added to the plot. You can set the symbol
type to denote the value of the third parameter.
5. Drag the ServBCCH from the Serving Cell Parameters group onto
the map.
Lines to
Neighbor Cells
4. Select the All datapoints option for the Lines draw mode.
5. For the Color lines with, choose ServBCCH.
6. For Label lines with, choose None.
Visibility
Show – Controls whether or not the labels appear on the map.
Allow Overlapped Text – Use this option to draw all labels, even if they
overlap partially or fully.
Hide adjacent duplicate text – Controls whether each adjacent bin with
the same data value has a label displayed. Disable this feature for
Styles
Label style – This button opens the Text Style box. From this box you can
modify the font face, size, background color, and text effects for the label
text.
Figure 25 - Map with Labels Displayed and Formatted For RxLev and
ServBCCH
Direction button
Directional
arrows
Region Filtering
The Region Filter can be used to filter data displayed on maps. It can
be very helpful when trying to isolate data in one geographical area.
1. From the Map Toolbar, click the Region Filter button. Three
additional options will now appear on the map toolbar; including a
Polygon drawing tool. The cursor will now appear as a cross-hair on
the map.
2. Draw the polygon over a certain map area by clicking on a series of
points. The first click on the map starts the polygon. Drag the cursor
The recommended method is the Quick Print. The Quick Print option
bypasses the Map Layout Designer and prints the map with a legend in
a fixed position.
To print a map using the Quick Print option:
1. Display data on a map in the workspace.
2. Select the Print button from the map toolbar.
3. Select the paper source, page orientation, and margin sizes.
4. Use the Options button in the lower left hand corner of the Print
Setup dialog to adjust map size, content, legend visibility, and
scale.
5. In the Print Setup dialog, select OK to print the map.
The Map Layout Designer may be used to arrange the map and legend
on the page, add a title, and preview the output. To print a map using the
Map Layout Designer:
1. Open a map with data in the workspace.
2. Select the Layout button from the toolbar.
3. Choose the page layout for the map and select OK to
bring up the Map Layout Designer.
4. Double-click on the Label box to change the title of the
map.
5. Move the label box and the map so that they are not
overlapping. Resize the text box as necessary. With the
Label Box selected, choose Properties from the Toolbar
to change the label font.
Note that RxQual appears on a separate axis from the RxLev values.
Multiple values can be dragged onto a single chart. When parameters are
expressed in different units they will appear on separate y axes.
7. Drag and drop a few events onto this chart. The events will appear
on the chart as vertical lines.
2. Click on the Histogram tab to see the ranges and their counts. The
ranges on the Histogram tab are determined by the ranges set in the
map legend.
3. Click on the Statistics tab to view the automatically calculated
statistics.
4. Add RxLev to the table by right-clicking on the RxLevSub parameter
in the workspace and dragging it onto the table.
5. Display the dropped call event on a map. Click on the dropped calls
to synch the map with the table.
As with the maps and charts, the Protocol Stack Browser synchronizes with
other data views. To try this out, display a parameter, such as
ServRxLevSub on a map. Click on a point on the map and watch as the
Protocol Stack Browser scrolls to highlight the message in the top pane and
display the complete message contents in the bottom pane.
The delta value is calculated by subtracting the “After” stream from the
“Before” stream. Once the delta plot has been created, a map will appear
containing the two original streams and the delta value between the two
streams.
It is also possible to display the results of the binned delta analysis on a chart,
table or workbook. To do this, right-click on the binned delta analysis and
select the desired data view.
5. Making sure that the NemoGSM (0) stream is selected in the replay
tool, select a point on the map, near the beginning of the drive.
6. Click on the Step Forward button to move to the next point on the
drive.
7. Notice that the selection box on the map moves to the next data point
in the drive. The table has also updated by highlighting the relevant
data.
8. Experiment with the remaining buttons to see how they interact with
the rest of the views.
View the GSM Current Channel form for the Nemo Drive Test 1 sample file:
1. Right-click on the stream name NemoGSM(0) in the workspace and
choose Display Form → GSM Current Channel. Forms can also be
selected from the View → Forms option on the main menu.
2. In general, when selecting a form, make sure that the form that you
have selected applies to the type of data you want to analyze. For
example, do not select the GSM CW Scan chart for a logfile containing
handset data.
Stream Selector
Figure 40: GSM Current Channel Form with Stream Selector Visible
4. Forms with measurement views like the GSM Current Channel form
or the GSM Call Events form may be best viewed when docked on the
side of the screen as seen in the figure below:
To dock a form at the bottom of the workspace, bring up the form and
use the docking button (to the left of the minimize button) to dock it next
the Workspace Browser. Then, making sure that the right border of the
form does not stretch past the midpoint of the entire Analyzer viewing
platform, drag the thin gray line of the form to the bottom right side of the
screen so that it is completely on the left half of the viewing platform.
Once docked like in the view above, you can adjust the top border to
allow for more viewing space in the platform.
The preconfigured forms available for GPRS drive test data are:
The preconfigured forms available for EGPRS drive test data are:
Sheet Selector/
File Options
Toolbar
Figure 43 - The StateForms Editor with Sheet Selector and Options Toolbar Visible
StateForms Design
ToolBar
Attribute Window
The buttons on the StateForms toolbar are, from left to right, Delete, Cut,
Copy, Paste, Toggle Design Mode, Select, Label, Attribute Value, Array
Attribute Value, Line Chart, Scan Chart, and Group Box.
Delete – Removes an object from the form. Using the delete key on
your keyboard will not work.
Cut – Removes an object from the form and puts it on the clipboard.
Several sample StateForms are provided by Actix. You can also design
your own forms from scratch, or modify an existing form to better meet
your needs. You can start a new StateForms file or you can add a sheet to
an existing file. We will create a new file for this example.
Our form will look like this:
Call trace data may be opened in Analyzer using the same method as opening
drive test files. Simply use the Open Logfile button and browse to find the files of
interest.
1. Load the following call trace files into the Analyzer workspace. The logfiles
can be found in the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\DataFiles folder.
Ericsson MTR 1.txt
Ericsson MTR 2.txt
2. Expand the Ericsson MTR 1 data file and explore the contents. Display a
parameter on a table. Notice that the file includes downlink and uplink
parameter values, but does not contain location data for each parameter.
3. Display the parameter ULRxQualFull from the Uplink Measurements group
on a chart. Though it is easy to see when the areas of poor uplink RxQual
occurred, there is no way to know where in the network these areas are
located.
Assume you were asked to combine four logfiles representing a day’s worth
of driving by four different engineers. We will create a network image to
consolidate the data into one reasonably sized file:
1. Create a network image by selecting Network Image → Create Network
Image from the main Analyzer menu.
2. For the name, enter ‘Cluster Level Data’.
3. Select the GSM → Handset → Location Binned (5 sec) Image, then
click OK. This will create a network image of the data sets that is binned
based on location with a grid size of three arc seconds.
Saving multiple files into one Network Image will allow a significantly faster
load time than when loading each file individually. Demonstrate the faster
load time by starting a new workspace and attaching the network image.
1
If you plan to include any Queries in your custom Network Image template, ensure that the
Queries are available in the workspace before beginning this procedure.
o Enter the Device Name and the related Filter that identifies the
stream of interest within the logfile. The Device Name is a label
that has meaning to the user. The software determines whether
data from a stream should be loaded into the Device based on
whether the Filter text matches any text in the data stream
name. In this example, the Filter 1) uniquely identifies the
handset stream in the file, while using an identifier that is
common to many types of logfiles. If the Filter field is left empty,
data from all streams will be loaded into the Device.
o Click OK to add the Device to the Device List.
o A Network Image template may contain multiple devices. Once
all the Devices have been entered, click Next to continue.
All custom analyses can be saved for future use through the Analysis
Manager:
Select Tools → Analysis Manager
In the Analysis Manager, select the Existing Analysis tab
Select any queries to save and click the Export button
Browse to a folder that you wish to save your query in. Analyzer’s
default structure provides the C:\Program
Files\Actix\Analyzer\Queries folder for an easy place to store
queries.
Name the *.aqf file Training_Class_Queries. All queries created
during training may be stored in the same file.
To import the queries into a new Analyzer session, go to the
Existing Analysis tab of the Analysis Manager and select the Import
button. Open the saved *.aqf query file.
7. Click OK to create the filter. Analyzer will automatically apply the filter to
any information already displayed in the workspace.
8. Confirm that the query was created by going to Tools → Analysis
Manager and clicking on the Existing Analyses tab. The filter should be
under the Filters category.
Investigate the AND and OR operators when using these two filters. What is
indicated by good signal strength and poor call quality? The following figure
shows the BCCH parameter from the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream
with both the Poor RxQual and the Good RxLev filters applied.
You can also use the filter function to determine which locations are being
served by distant cells. We will use a threshold of 6000 meters for this filter.
The parameter we are interested in for this analysis is Independent → Site
Data Node → ServingCellDistance. The Filter Wizard screen should look
like this:
The Binned Query allows you to define a new parameter based on existing
parameters, using functions and inequalities. The results of a binned query
can be displayed on a map, chart, table, or workbook.
ServingCellDistance in Miles
By default, Analyzer displays the serving cell distance in meters. A simple, yet
very useful example of a binned query is the conversion of the serving cell
distance from meters to miles.
Create the ServingCellDistance in Miles query using the Analysis Manager:
1. Select Tools → Analysis Manager.
2. Select the Binned Query icon in the dialog and click on New.
3. For the Description, enter ‘ServingCellDistance in Miles’.
6. Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the query.
Be sure to save the Sort by Site and Sector crosstab query, in addition to the
other queries you’ve created, in your Training_Class_Queries.aqf file.
Run the crosstab query on the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream.
3. For the Trigger Selection, use the attribute picker to select GSM →
Event Data → EventCallDropped. The parameter will show up in the
triggering window.
Figure 70 - Defining the Name, Dimensions, and Statistics For the Query
9. Choose the Edit button below the line that reads “Enter the
expression that should be calculated in your statistic:”.
10. The Expression Builder will launch. Inside the top portion of the
window, type State(). This State() function is required to ensure that
the last valid value of the parameter persists.
11. Click inside the parentheses of the State() function. In the Parameters
area of the Expression Builder, expand the Independent → Site Data
Node tree. Double-click on the ServingCellId parameter to insert it
into the expression.
12. Click OK to exit the Expression Builder.
13. In the Statistic window, select the method to calculate the statistic. In
this case, select Last Value. Click OK when finished with the Statistic
window.
14. Repeat steps 7 through 13 above to define the following statistics
(choose an appropriate name for each one). The statistics that do not
require the use of the State() function can be picked using the
Attribute Chooser instead of the Expression Builder.
15. Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the
query.
To point the Analyzer to the file you wish to populate with the new cell site
data, use the File Location line in the Tools → Preferences dialog. See the
section on Loading Cell Site Data on page 19 for more details.
The Network Explorer display consists of two panels. The left panel contains
a tree view of the network element data. The right panel shows details about
relevant parameters for the current selection. If you have pointed Analyzer to
a cellrefs file containing only header information, you will not see any cell site
data at this time.
2. On the toolbar select Import → Import From New Template to open the
Import dialog.
3. Select the appropriate network data file and click Open to display the
Import Settings dialog.
8. Expand the GSM_Site data node. Click in the Column field next to the
Site_Name parameter. Select the parameter name from your site
database that corresponds to the Site_Name parameter. Repeat for each
of the required fields in the GSM_Site data node, based on the table
below:
Field Mapping required for proper operation?
Site_Name Optional, but this field is frequently used for
the site label.
SiteID Required, and this field must be unique for
each site in the database.
Latitude Required
Longitude Required
9. Expand the GSM_Cell data node. Click in the Column field next to the
Sector_ID parameter. Select the parameter name from your site
database that corresponds to the Sector_ID parameter. Repeat for each
of the required fields in the GSM_Cell data node, based on the table
below:
Field Required for proper operation?
Sector_ID Required
Azimuth Required
Beamwidth Required
EIRP Optional
BCCH Required
10. Click Finish when all the columns have been assigned. If the current
workspace contains existing site data, you will be asked whether you want
to remove existing data before importing new data. Select Yes to
overwrite existing data. Select No to append to existing data.
11. If any errors occur during the import, a pop-up message will indicate that
an error log has been created. The error log specifies the cause of each
error encountered and can be found in:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\ImportErrors.log
Once Automatic Import is configured, any changes to the Automatic Import Input
File will be detected, and will be changed accordingly in your Analyzer cell site
file each time Analyzer is opened.
Cell Explorer
Report Window
Figure 81 - Report Options for the DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
The Analyzer GSM Training Materials come with several pre-defined reports
that can be run according to the steps above. These reports are:
GSM Before and After Network Change – Presents key call statistics
for two different data streams.
GSM Cluster Optimization Report – Designed for use during
integration of a new site or cluster. Compares actual statistics against
pre-defined metrics.
GSM RxLev and RxQual Report – Presents key performance
statistics for RxLev and RxQual, including graphical representations.
7. Select a simple column chart and follow the Wizard prompts and
instructions.
8. Click the Finish button in the chart wizard and a basic chart will be
created.
9. Cut and paste the new chart onto the “Report” sheet in the workbook
or choose to have the chart inserted as an object on the Report sheet.
10. To place the mean and standard deviation statistics in the table in your
report, type “=” in the cell you would like to hold the value on the
Report sheet. Then switch to the Statistic Formatted Data tab and
select the cell containing the data you wish to add to your report. Press
Enter after selecting that cell to create the reference.
11. Add a title to the worksheet, position the histogram on the page, format
a table around the statistics and add any other desired formatting.
4. Select the Nemo Drive Test 2 handset stream and watch the
formatted report regenerate for the new data.
The contents of the Help window can be printed, stored under Favorites, and
resized or minimized to enable side-by-side review as operations are
performed in Analyzer.
The objective of this training session is to provide all attendees with the
knowledge and desire to use Analyzer on returning from the course. To
confirm the training has met your expectations you are invited to complete a
post training survey and highlight any aspect of the course that could be
improved or did not meet your expectations. Unless you specifically decline,
the instructor may contact you within six weeks of this course to follow up and
discuss further any questions you have.
Additional copies of this manual are available from Actix support or from your
instructor
More Advanced Training
Call Dropped For GSM log files that contain air interface messaging, a Call
Dropped event is triggered if the following criteria occur:
• Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call Setup
OK
• Not followed by RR: Channel Release with Cause
= Normal
• Followed by a transition to idle mode
Incoming Call Setup Fail An incoming call setup failure is triggered if the following
sequence of messages occurs:
• CC: Setup
• Followed by CC: Call Confirmed
• Followed by a transition back to idle mode
Outgoing Call Setup Fail An outgoing initiation failure is triggered if the following
sequence of messages occurs:
• CC: Setup
• Not followed by CC: Call Confirmed
• Followed by a transition back to idle mode
GPRS network drive tests must be designed to capture the aspect of the network
of interest. When analyzing GPRS drive test data, the parameters of interest are
different than when analyzing GSM drive test data. This document provides
some suggestions for the design of GPRS drive test scenarios, and describes
areas of interest when analyzing this data with Actix A-Solutions.
Different tests may be designed for testing different aspects of GPRS network
performance:
• Throughput analysis
o The purpose of this test is to determine the GPRS data rate over the
air interface and for the end user application.
o FTP uploads and downloads provide the maximum channel usage
over a continuous time period, providing a good picture of maximum
throughput attainable.
o FTP test files should be large enough to provide a good test case, but
small enough to avoid being affected by uncontrollable variables. Ideal
file sizes are 300 kb for download testing and 100 kb per upload
testing. Zipped files are ideal, as they contain compressed data that
will not be subject to very much extra compression during
transmission.
o The FTP server ideally should be located within the GPRS network on
the Gi interface. Locating the server within the GPRS network
eliminates internet-related variables for testing purposes.
o Stationary testing is preferable over mobile testing to reduce the effect
of cell updates on throughput. Ideally, the test should be conducted in
an area of strong radio coverage.
Once GPRS data has been collected, various parameters can be used to
analyze the performance of the network. Each parameter described here can be
viewed using the Actix Analyzer platform, provided the parameter has been
collected by the collection equipment.
• Timeslot Usage – The more timeslots allocated to a GPRS data session, the
higher the resulting throughput. Timeslots may be allocated based on data
rate requested and network congestion. Check timeslot usage with the
parameters in the GSM → GPRS Data → GPRS RMAC → Dedicated Radio
Link group.
• GPRS Radio Conditions – The best indicators of GPRS radio conditions are
RLC_DL_BLER and RLC_UL_Retransmissions, both of which can be
found in the GSM → GPRS Data → Vendor Specific group. RLC_DL_BLER
indicates the percentage of corrupt blocks received that cannot be decoded
by the mobile. RLC_UL_Retransmissions indicates unacknowledged blocks
sent by the mobile that must be resent. High RCL_DL_BLER or
RLC_UL_Retransmission values typically result in lower throughput.
• Cell Updates – In GPRS networks, cell updates are controlled by the handset
rather than by the network. The handset measures and updates the serving
cell based on local radio conditions. Because the connection with the
abandoned cell is broken before the connection is resumed with the target
cell, there is a 3-5 second break in data transfer during a cell update. Use the
ServCI parameter in the GSM → Serving Cell Parameters group to
determine whether multiple cell updates are affecting GPRS throughput.
• TFI and TBF – Timeslots are shared between GPRS users. Each GPRS user
is granted a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), Temporary Block Flow (TBF) on
the uplink and on the downlink. Each data transmission in a timeslot includes
a TFI indicating to which mobile the data corresponds. During a constant
stream of data (i.e. FTP download), the mobile will keep the same TFI. During
sporadic transmit or receive activity, the mobile will constantly release and be
allocated new TFIs. During sporadic activity, TFIs will be assigned in
consecutive numerical order if no other users are on the cell. TFI numbers will
jump if there are multiple users on the cell. GPRS performance will suffer the
more users share the same resources.
• GPRS Signaling – All GPRS signaling can be accessed via the Analyzer
message browser or Protocol Stack Browser. Knowledge of protocol signaling
can help to identify and pinpoint network-based problems. Protocol analyzer
traces on the Gb link may be used to see whether a problem is more
widespread than just the test mobile.
o RLC-based Protocols provide communication between the mobile
and the PCU. The RLC layer ensures that the mobile has sufficient
resources to communicate on the radio link. RLC messages and
procedures include Channel Request, Immediate Assignment, Acks &
Nacks, and presence messaging.
o LLC-based Protocols provide communication between the mobile
and the SGSN. LLC procedures include mobile attach messaging,
PDP context activation, and acknowledgement of the mobile on the
network.
Sheet Attributes – To access the sheet properties, click on any part of the sheet
that is not occupied by an object.
Attribute Function
Sheet Width Set the width of the StateForms sheet
Sheet Height Set the height of the StateForms sheet
Auto Scale When set to ‘True’ the size of the objects on the sheet will
scale up or down to fill the sheet as the sheet window size is
changed
Background Set the background color of the sheet
Grid Size Set the spacing for the design mode grid of dots
Snap to Grid Set to ‘True’ to automatically align the top left corner of the
object with the design grid
Label Attributes
Attribute Function
Caption The text that will be displayed in the
label
Back Color Background color of the label
Back Color Override Set to ‘True’ to activate the
background color you have selected
Border Line Adds a border around the label
Border Sunken Makes the label appear pressed in
Text Color Select a text color
Font Auto Size Set to ‘True’ to have the font size
change to fill the label area or set to
‘False’ to set the font size yourself
Font Height Select a font size
Font Use Default Set to ‘True’ to keep the font plain, set
to ‘False’ to Activate Bold and Italic
settings
Font Name Select a font face
Font Italic Make the text italicized
Font Bold Make the text bold
Attribute Function
Specify Min+Max Set to ‘True’ to specify the minimum
and maximum values when the
attribute value object is used as an
attribute value bar
Bar Range Min Set the minimum value for the attribute
value bar
Bar Range Max Set the maximum value for the attribute
value bar
Bar Color Set the color that will fill the attribute
bar as the parameter value changes
Use Value Color 0) None – used when you want to
displayed the attribute value as
text without a color behind it.
1) Text – used to display the
parameter value as text rather
than a level bar.
2) Background – used to fill in the
entire attribute value bar in with
the bar color.
3) Value Bar – Use this setting to
fill the attribute value bar in with
the bar color to indicate the level
of the parameter value.
Show Value Text Set to ‘True’ to display the parameter
value as text
Attribute Function
Array Columns Number of columns in the array
attribute value matrix
Array Rows Number of rows in the array attribute
value matrix
Array Base Offset To begin displaying parameter values
starting at a location in the array other
than its beginning, specify the index of
the first array element you would like to
display.
Specify Min+Max Set to ‘True’ to specify the minimum
and maximum values when the
attribute value object is used as an
attribute value bar
Bar Range Min Set the minimum value for the attribute
value bar
Bar Range Max Set the maximum value for the attribute
value bar
Bar Color Set the color that will fill the attribute
bar as the parameter value changes
Use Value Color 1) None – used when you want to
displayed the attribute value as
text without a color behind it.
2) Text – used to display the
parameter value as text rather
than a level bar.
3) Background – used to fill in the
entire attribute value bar in with
the bar color.
4) Value Bar – Use this setting to
fill the attribute value bar in with
the bar color to indicate the level
of the parameter value.
Show Value Text Set to ‘True’ to display the parameter
value as text