Click Assign

The Click Assign functionality in Crestron Studio® provides an efficient method to automatically assign joins to multiple controls at a time, by clicking on the desired Smart Graphics®controls (including pages and subpages). The Click Assign function enables you to assign join numbers to any number of Smart Graphics®controls you click.

To activate Click Assign Mode:

1. Point to the Editmenu, select the Joins sub-menu and then choose Click Assign Joins:
   
   
   

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click the Click Assign icon from the (Standard) toolbar of Touch Screen Designer.

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press .

2. The Click Assign Joins dialog opens:
   
   
   
   
3. Make the desired selection for:

• • Join Type - Choose if you wish to assign join numbers to Digital, Analog, or Serial joins, or to assign Smart Object IDs (to Smart objects).
    The type of join you select initially will be remembered and used as the default join type in any further Click Assign operations which you perform in the same Crestron Studio® session.
    

  • Join Name (not available for Smart Objects) - Choose the specific join name from the list of all join names used in your project , for example: DigitalPressDigitalJoin, DigitalEnableDigitalJoin, VisibilityDigitalVisibilityJoin, AnalogTouch FeedbackAnalog Join, Indirect Text SerialJoin, etc. The available join names differ depending on the Smart Graphics® controls used in your project.
    
    
    For digital joins,the DigitalPressDigitalJoin is pre-selected as the default join name the first time you use the Click Assign operation.
    

  • Click Assign Action:

  • • Start at the First Unused Join - Join assignment will begin with the first unused join number of this type and will continue with the next available join number(s). Note that when using this click assign method, the join numbers assigned are often non-sequential. The number of the first join that will be assigned is displayed (but the join number cannot be modified) in the Starting Join field at the bottom of the Click Assign action pane:
      
      
      
      For example:If you wish to assign Digital Press Joins to three buttons where the first two buttons have already the join numbers six and seven assigned and the third button has no join number assigned, i.e. it's Digital Press Joins equals zero. In click assign mode (when you choose the Replace), when clicking on:
      Button 1: its join goes from 6 to 8; Join 6 becomes unused
      
      Button 2: its join goes from 7 to 6; Join 7 becomes unused
      
      Button 3: its join goes from 0 to 7.
      
      

    • Start at the First Unused Join Greater than Largest Used - Join assignment starts with the first unused join after the largest join used in the project. The number of the first join that will be assigned is displayed (but the join number cannot be modified) in the Starting Join field at the bottom of the Click Assign action pane.
      
      

    • Start at the Selected Join - Join assignment starts at the join number selected in the Starting Join field (at the bottom of the Click Assign action pane).
      
      
      
      To select a different join number than the one displayed:

• press the increment join icon to increment the displayed default join number by 1, till you reach the desired number
  
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• press the clear join icon to set the starting join number to 0
  
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• click the expand button to open the join dialog and then select the desired join number.
  
  
  
  
  

• Always Use Selected Join - Join number selected in the Starting Join field is assigned to every clicked Smart Graphics® control. Note that this option is disabled when the selected Join Type is Smart Object, since each Smart Object must have a unique Smart Object ID!

4. Press OK

Assigning Joins in Click Assign Mode

Once in Click Assign Mode the mouse cursor changes to a hand pointer icon. Simply position the hand over each Smart Graphics® control (either in the Workspace, Design Explorer) and click to apply the settings selected in the Click Assign Joins dialog.

After a successful Click Assign operation, the following message is displayed: and the join assignment is reflected in the Property Grid:

In case the 'clicked' Smart Graphics® control already has a join assigned, you will be presented with a dialog requesting how to proceed:

If you choose not to make a selection or press to dismiss the dialog, the default action is 'Replace'.

Note that if you check “Do not ask me this again” check box, the selected course of action will apply to the entire Crestron Studio® session and not just the current Click-Assign operation.

Clicking on an object that does not support the selected join type, will trigger the following message .

To Exit Click Assign Mode:

Press the key.

Alternatively, point to the Editmenu, select the Joins sub-menu and then choose Click Assign Joins Off