Status Bar

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Status Bar

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Description

The status bar consists of 5 panels that display status information on the software and the MPEM document being viewed.

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The table below describes the content of the 5 status bar panels starting from the leftmost:

 

Panel name

 Content

Date

 Your local computer date.

Dealer number

 Your dealer number as entered during the installation of B.U.D.S..

Heartbeat

 MPI® and Module connection status.  Moving the cursor over the module icon indicates which module is present.

Messages

 Miscellaneous software messages.

Update

 Update indicator.  The icon appears to indicate that there is an update available for the connected module.

Faults

 Active faults indicator.  The LED blinks to indicate the presence of at least one active fault in the module.

To hide or show the status bar

Toggle the Status Bar command from the View menu.