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Version: 24.2 (stable)

Linear Flow Module

About​

A single component inside of a Linear Flow. It can represent a part of a machine or a processing step. Let your imagination run wild.

Example: Module with three Magic Output, an image and a solid Outlet that also communicates its status.

Anatomy​

  1. Module

  2. Module Children

  3. Module Image

  4. Outlet

Guiding Design Principles of the Linear Flow​

Clarity and guidance over physical accuracy

In many HMIs, we see a detailed display of machines with many options. While this may work well for the machine manufacturer, it may not be the best way to view and operate a machine. Because to operators the machine is mostly a black box. Seeing all the details of the inner workings can be overwhelming.

Operators usually only need the most important information about the machine modules they care about.

That’s why the Linear Flow gives you an overview of the most important elements of a machine, or a data flow with the most important

Let horizontal swiping and scroll snapping work their magic – no need to worry if it doesn't fit correctly

Getting this linear view to fit perfectly on every single screen size out there? Trust us, it's more trouble than it's worth. Instead, let it expand to meet the full width at first. If it gets too wide, no worries - users can just swipe through it. It works like a charm, especially on touch devices. Plus, HELIO ensures everything snaps into place just right.

Read only first – manipulation can be handled in overlays

Adding interactive elements to a detailed view like this will only make it more visually cluttered. To simplify the view, highlight only the most important figures and statuses. Place any interactive elements on separate pages that can be shown as a layer over the main content using the Open Page as Overlay Action

Properties​

General

Label

The label of the linear flow module.

Description

The description of the linear flow module. Will be displayed less prominent than the label.

On click

Triggered once the user has clicks/touches the whole module.

Is Collapsible

Determine wether or not a module should be collapsible. This will not automatically set the module to be collapsed if true. Use the Toggle Linear Flow Collapsible action to switch between collapsed and expanded stated for all collapsible modules.

Apply Status

From Value with Ranges

If the displayed value includes a status, you can use the "Apply Status From Value with Ranges" option to visually indicate the value’s status as either "Good", "Warning", "Critical" or "Accent".

Manually

Determine manually which status should be displayed by the element.

Module with `Critical` status applied

Minimal Width

Set the minimal width for this Linear Flow Module in device independent CSS pixels. For more information see Why does HELIO use the "px" unit?

Visualization

Choose whether to use an image or an icon to visualize this Linear Flow Module.

Image

The asset that should be used for this module. Will be displayed at the bottom of the module.

To make it easier to create images with consistent scaling, use the same height for all modules when creating the images in your favorite image editor.

Example of the Modules Image

Image Scale

Will scale the image up or down. Default scale is at 100%.

Outlet

Style

Adjusts the visual style of the outlet that will feed into the following module.

Solid
Dashed
Dotted
None

Status

Apply colors to this outlet using ranges.

Default
Okay
Warning
Critical

Display Condition

Condition

Determines whether an element or page should be visible or hidden to the current user. The condition can be set to different types of Dynamic Property – as long as the the type returns true or false you're good to go.

Elements

Linear Flow