Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Hi all

I would like to understand one thing. I looked at the EPICS dbd file of bi record and i found these

   field(ZSV,DBF_MENU) {

                prompt("Zero Error Severity")

                promptgroup(GUI_ALARMS)

                pp(TRUE)

                interest(1)

                menu(menuAlarmSevr)

        }

        field(OSV,DBF_MENU) {

                prompt("One Error Severity")

                promptgroup(GUI_BITS1)

                pp(TRUE)

                interest(1)

                menu(menuAlarmSevr)

        }

        field(COSV,DBF_MENU) {

                prompt("Change of State Svr")

                promptgroup(GUI_BITS2)

                pp(TRUE)

                interest(1)

                menu(menuAlarmSevr)

        }

        field(ZNAM,DBF_STRING) {

                prompt("Zero Name")

                promptgroup(GUI_CALC)

                pp(TRUE)

                interest(1)

                size(26)

        }

        field(ONAM,DBF_STRING) {

                prompt("One Name")

                promptgroup(GUI_CLOCK)

                pp(TRUE)

                interest(1)

                size(26)

        }

So my question is why OSV and COSV are not part of GUI_ALARM and why ZNAM and ONAM are not in the same promptgroup, why one is in GUI_CALC, and the other one in GUI_CLOCK

Note that the mbbi/mbbo record types have for XXVL adn XXST promptgroup set GUI_BITS. Also XXSV are in GUI_BITS and not GUI_ALARM

Thanks for clarification, the reason is wanted to group the different fields: the promptgroup was a good start but sometimes quite hard to follow.

Lana