In an Element shape in Visio I already have Parameter set to 207|Show;ALARM which is working as intended, and is visible when parameter 207 is in alarm.
However if Parameter 204 is in alarm I want that to ovveride the above and make sure it is always hidden when 204 is in alarm, regardless of parameter 207, Originally I thought something like this: 207|Show;ALARM;204|Hide;ALARM; however the dataminer help as linked below states “SHOW and HIDE conditions cannot be combined in one single Alarm field.”
What would be the best practice way to achieve this in visio?
https://help.dataminer.services/dataminer/#t=DataMinerUserGuide%2Fpart_2%2Fvisio%2FLinking_a_shape_to_an_alarm.htm%23XREF_46131_11_2_4_Linking_a&rhsearch=parameter%20visio&rhsyns=%20
Hi Sam, I would recommend to use the extended conditional manipulations actions, as described in DataMiner Help.
This will allow you to define that the shape should only be shown if both the 207 and 204 are into an alarm state, by making use of the AND condition.
The extended conditional manipulation actions should indeed cover this. Do note that this is not supported in system display (I saw your previous question mentioned system display).
Completely missed this “Visual Overview” course full of Visio – thank you for pointing this one out!
You’re welcome, Sam! And it is much easier to comprehend when you see it just happening on the screen.
Hi Sam,
This should be achievable by using multiple layers of Shape.
- Create Shape A (for parameter 207 with shape data Show).
- Create Shape B (for parameter 204 with shape data Show) and position over Shape A.
Please let us know if it works for your use case.
Thank you for the insight of this different approach.
Had a play with that but it didn’t quite work in this scenario
Can change Shape B based on parameter 204, but if 204 is in alarm I need Shape A to also disappear irrespective of parameter 207.
However your suggestion did help me sort out something else I was working on – so thank you for that one!
Maybe adding also that our course on Visio does also cover the extended conditions in following videos: https://community.dataminer.services/lessons/shape-conditions/