800xA: "default view" for faceplates: unable to change faceplate settings in the "AdvantMasterObjectTypes" library

I want the "default view" size for all faceplates in my system to be "faceplate" instead of "reduced", but I'm unable to change this setting for faceplates in the AdvantMasterObjectTypes library.

Is this possible somehow? (Preferrably without copying the faceplates and making my own)

I attached some screenshots.

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janedoe89 Rank: 844

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Hello,

if a library is "open" then you should be able to modify aspects.

I think your user has wrong settings.

Is your user synchronized with Windows, and is it included in OperateITUser/Admin ?

Local admin ?

Very often we have this kind of problem when users restore a copy from site and will work at the office with a copy.

/Ronny

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by janedoe89 Rank: 844 on 11/14/2016 7:18:12 AM | Like (0) | Report

I'm using "800xAService". It is synchronized with Windows. It is a member of the IndustrialITAdmin and IndustrialITUser groups. In 800xA it is a member of System/application engineers, Operators, Application managers, Administrators (ABB\IndustrialITAdmin) and Everyone (ABB\IndustrialITUser). Also I'm having this issue on two separate systems.

by Ronny Lindström AKS expert

Rank: 18 on 11/14/2016 7:29:32 AM | Like (0) | Report

If you right click on Faceplate aspect, Details, Aspect Info, which Aspect Key(s) do you see ?
The other way, In Library Structure/Libraries/AdvantMasterObjectTypes, do you have more than one library ?
/Ronny

by Ronny Lindström AKS expert

Rank: 18 on 11/14/2016 7:33:37 AM | Like (0) | Report

Now I see your other text with Software Developers !
Isn't it possible to right click on Faceplate aspect and choose Override ?
/Ronny

by janedoe89 Rank: 844 on 11/14/2016 7:36:29 AM | Like (0) | Report

There is one aspect key listed in the aspect info for the faceplate aspect: "AdvantMasterObjectTypesPG2Ext 1.2-0_LibId".

There is only one library under Object Types-Control System, and it is this library (AdvantMasterObjectTypes 1.2-0)

by janedoe89 Rank: 844 on 11/14/2016 7:40:32 AM | Like (0) | Report

No, the "Override" selection is grey in the Object Type Structure. (It's possible in the control structure, but then I'd have to change it on every instance, which would be really bad.)

by Ronny Lindström AKS expert

Rank: 18 on 11/14/2016 7:46:45 AM | Like (0) | Report

In my system, a xA 5.1 RevE system, the AdvantMasterObjectTypesPG2Ext is located under Library Structure/Libraries and is OPEN.
Do you have 6.0 ?
/Ronny

by Ronny Lindström AKS expert

Rank: 18 on 11/14/2016 7:51:13 AM | Like (0) | Report

So you cannot change the "PG2Ext" library from Closed to Open, and after that do whatever you want to do ?
/Ronny

by janedoe89 Rank: 844 on 11/14/2016 7:56:46 AM | Like (0) | Report

Solved by opening the PG2Ext library in the library structure. Thank you!

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Ronny Lindström AKS expert

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Answered 2 years ago

I made the 800xAService user a member of "Software Developers". Now the "Default view" faceplate setting is no longer grey, but when I try to change it, I get the following error:

"Operation failed to execute! [Error] Changes on 'MB300 AI:Faceplate' are not allowed. Library 'AdvantMasterObjectTypesPG2Ext 1.2-0' is not open".

See the attached screenshot.

But as you can tell from the screenshot in my original question, the library is open!

(I'm well aware that adding a user to the "Software Developers" group is not recommended. I'm doing this on a test installation of 800xA only.)

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janedoe89 Rank: 844

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