Defining Display Name in the Application

V8.7 allows to define which of the following potential variable name shall be used as Display Name:

  • Name

  • Display Identifier
  • Symbol Link

To select the Display Name, do the following:

  1. In the Variable Explorer, click .

  2. From the drop-down menu, select the Display Name.

    The selected name is shown in the Display Name column.

V8.7 ensures that the Display Name is unique, if necessary the name is extended by a number in round brackets. Additionally a warning icon is shown.

If the Display Identifier or the Symbol Link is not available, the Name is used as Display Name.

The Display Name is used application-wide, i.e. it is shown in instruments and in calculated signals. It is also used when exporting a measure file using a file format which only supports a single name field (e.g. ASCII).

Only the Display Name column is used for the search in the Variable Explorer.