Graphical Block Map

The Graphical Block Map can be accessed by either:

• Clicking Block Map in the Table of Contents, and select the block range of interest under the Graphical Block Map heading.
• Right-clicking on a block, and selecting Go To Block Map. This will automatically take you to the Graphical Block Map Index for the selected Module.
• In the Watch Window, right-clicking on an item in the Block List and selecting Go To Block Map.

The Graphical Block Map is a graphical overview of block usage, showing configuration aspects and issues at a glance. The blocks are presented as a color-coded table indicating whether each block is used, tagged, has a source, and other similar information. Every block in the Graphical Block Map is linked to its Block Index, which lists each place it is referenced in your INFI 90 system.

This same selection in Treeview format will look like this:

Explanation of the Graphical Block Map color legend:

	This block is used.
	This block is used in configuration but the source does not exist (or has not been built.)
	The block is used on a graphic, but not sourced in configuration.
	This block is referenced in a database, but not sourced in configuration.
	This block does not have a source, but is sourced somewhere in the system.
	The block is exported, but not tagged.
	The block is tagged and exported.
	The block is tagged, but unused.
	The block is completely unused.

Ideally, what you want to see for your blocks is this:

This block is green with a black border, indicating that it is tagged, exported and used.

The Graphical Block Map allows you to see where blocks are available for insertion of a large function code. The list of Used and Unused Blocks is complementary. They consist of ranges of blocks, separated by commas, that indicate where gaps exist in block usage. They are designed to be printed on one page for easy reference when inserting logic in a module.

See also

• Going to the source of a value
• Linking to Documents Outside the Watch Window

• Block Index (all uses of block within a module)
• Module:List of Unconfigured Tags
• Module:List of Unused Alarm Tags
• Module: Blocks with No Source Named in Databases
• Module: Blocks with No Source in Configuration
• Module: Blocks with No Source used in Graphics
• Module: List of Unused Blocks
• Module: List of Unused Tags
• Module: List of Used Blocks
• Module Block Index (all blocks used within a module)
• Module Block Map
• Module Header
• Module Indexes and Special Pages: Block, tag, variable indexes, module header, verify file, used/unused tags, blocks with no source, graphical block maps
• Module Reference Index
• Module Tag Index
• Module Variable Index
• Module Verify File
• Reference Index