Dashboard.AutoSave

Syntax Parameters Return Value
- - Boolean

SVB Example

Data Entry Example 9: Adding a MAS dashboard:

Sub Main

    'The following example assumes that you have MAS licensed.

    Dim oOM As ObjectManager
    'Reconnect into Enterprise
    Set oOM = New ObjectManager
    oOM.Reconnect Application

    'Specify the name of the dashboard and where it will be placed.
    Dim dashInfo As New DashboardCreateInfo
    dashInfo.AuditLogReason = "Creating bread dashboard"
    dashInfo.Folder = "/Blake's Materials"
    dashInfo.Name = "Bread Dashboard"

    'Add the dashboard
    Dim breadDashboard As Dashboard
    Set breadDashboard = oOM.Dashboards.AddEx(dashInfo)
    breadDashboard.AutoSave = False

    'Add a description.
    'Here, we will include a list of the bakeries in the description.
    Dim BakeryList As String
    Dim i As Long
    Dim Bakeries As Label
    Set Bakeries = oOM.Labels("Blake's Materials/Bakeries")
    For i = 1 To Bakeries.LabelValueList.Count
        BakeryList = BakeryList & Bakeries.LabelValueList.Item(i) & vbCrLf
    Next
    breadDashboard.Description = "Monitoring of Bread (" & _
        oOM.Tasksets("/Blake's Materials/Bread Review").Description & ")." & _
        vbCrLf & "This includes the following Bakeries:" & vbCrLf & _
        BakeryList
    'Enable it to run
    breadDashboard.InUse = True

    'Add a row of tasksets.
    'Here we are just adding one taskset, which watches grain-level entries.
    Dim ingredientsRow As DashboardRow
    Set ingredientsRow = breadDashboard.Rows.Add("Ingredients Review")
    Dim grainItem As DashboardRowItem
    Set grainItem = ingredientsRow.Add(1, "Grain Review", _
        oOM.Tasksets("/Blake's Materials/Bread Review"), oOM.Tasksets("/Blake's Materials/Bread Review").Tasks(1))
    'Set it to use the QC icon
    grainItem.Icon = oOM.Icons.Item(1)

    'Set the permissions to be the same as the taskset
    For i = 1 To oOM.Tasksets("/Blake's Materials/Bread Review").AccessControlList.Count
        Set permissionItem = oOM.Tasksets("/Blake's Materials/Bread Review").AccessControlList.Item(i)
        If permissionItem.IsUser Then
            breadDashboard.AccessControlList.AddUser(permissionItem.Name, permissionItem.CanEdit)
        Else
            breadDashboard.AccessControlList.AddGroup(permissionItem.Name, permissionItem.CanEdit)
        End If
    Next

    'commit our settings
    Dim updateInfo As New DashboardUpdateInfo
    updateInfo.AuditLogReason = "Setting up bread review dashboard"
    breadDashboard.SaveEx(updateInfo)

    'Now we will have a dashboard reviewing our bread measurements set to run at 6:00PM.
    'Also, we should expect for this dashboard to stop because of an out-of-control sample alarm.

    oOM.Disconnect

End Sub