Global editing makes it possible to change the properties of all selected I/O’s simultaneously with the same action; this can range from setting the reload delay to turning the events on or off.
Click on the shortcut or go to Edit – Grid editor. The following window will then be displayed:
In the left column at “Kind of I/O” all I/O’s are displayed per kind, more specifically switched (bistable and timer functions), dimmers, shutters, thermostats, ventilation and other I/O’s.
The second tab is the tab “Location”. Locations and rooms can be added here by means of the - and + buttons at the top of the list. By clicking on an I/O or location, they can also be dragged to another location.
In this way it is possible to assign all I/O’s of an installation to their respective location, and to organize these spaces via a tree structure. It is perfectly possible to build an installation from this global edit screen.
By clicking on a group of I/O’s of the same type, the main screen will display all these I/O’s and their common properties.
If you now want to change the switch-on delay of a few I/O’s, you can do this one by one or you can select and adjust the relevant I/O’s as explained and illustrated below:
Step 1: Select the I/O’s to be changed (bathroom, kitchen, office)
Step 2: Click on the “Overall edit” button, this button will now turn red.
Step 3: Now change the relevant parameters at the top of the gray title bar.
Note: if several I/O’s are changed at the same time, this change will be carried out immediately. It is not possible to go back to the previous setting.
If you want to change all I/O’s displayed in the main screen at the same time, the check box under “I/O’s: On/Off” in the gray title bar must be checked.
By clicking on the “Read values” button located in the top right corner, the status of all I/O’s in the main screen can be read. In the column “Counter” the number of hours that each I/O has been active, is shown.
Note: all I/O’s must be reset before using the counter. A complete reset of all I/O’s in the main screen can be done by clicking the Reset button in the gray title bar.
Below you will find an overview of the options that can be adjusted for each type of I/O
Bistable I/O
Timer 1/2/3
Timer 4/5
Dimmer
Blinds
Thermostat
Ventilation
Special
This menu option also makes it possible to quickly change the names of I/Os (in group).
This can be interesting if your configuration contains many similar spaces that you add one by one to your existing configuration via import qdb.
The “Find and replace” button opens the following screen:
At the top you can set whether the replacement should be applied to ALL I/Os, to the current group (here the Switched outputs) or to the selected I/Os.
The search term that should be replaced by another text can be entered here.
When “Start” is selected, it will only perform the replacement if the name of the I/O starts with the search term.
When “Part” is selected, it will replace ALL search terms found in the name of the I/O with the text to be replaced.
If “Case sensitive” is checked, the search term must appear exactly as it was typed. If not checked, lowercase and uppercase letters are considered equal.
The “Search and Replace” button immediately shows the number of I/Os, short names, atmosphere names, clock time names, logic, locations and modules to which the replacement can be applied.
ATTENTION: When clicked, the action is executed immediately!