Change Release Mode Confirm Dialog Boxes - Johnson Controls - Metasys - LIT-12011147 - Software Application - Controller Configuration Tool - 16.0

Controller Tool Help
Product
Controls > Control Tools > Controller Configuration Tool
Document type
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12011147
Version
16.0
Revision date
2023-10-02

The following table provides a description of the different confirm dialog boxes that appear when changing Release modes. Table 1 appears when changing Release modes using the command on the Settings menu. The dialog boxes that correspond to Table 2 and Table 3 appear when opening CAFs created in a release that differs from the current Release mode.

See Release Modes, Changing Release Modes, and Opening a Controller Application File.

Table 1. Change Release Mode Confirm Dialog Box (Settings Menu)
Field Description
Yes Changes to the selected Release mode.
No Closes the dialog box without switching the Release mode.
Do not show this dialog again Configures dialog box to not show again upon switching Release modes.
Opens the help system.
Table 2. Change Release Mode (Opening File Created in an Earlier Release Compatible Mode)
Field Description
Open for Editing List

Select Open for Editing and click Continue to switch the exact mode needed for CAF editing.

Select Upgrade to 10.X and click Continue to switch to the 10.X Release mode and upgrade the CAF.

Select Open read-only in 10.X and click Continue to open a CAF version that cannot be edited, except for default values.
Additional Information Links Opens the help system to context-sensitive locations—providing additional information about upgrading CAFs and release-to-release compatibility content.
Continue Executes the Upgrade or Open command and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without opening the file.
Opens the help system.
Table 3. Change Release Mode (Opening File Created in an Incompatible Release Mode)
Field Description
Switch to List

Select Open for Editing and click Continue to switch the exact mode needed for CAF editing.

Select Upgrade to 10.X and click Continue to switch to the 10.X Release mode and upgrade the CAF.
Additional Information Links Opens the help system to context-sensitive locations—providing additional information about upgrading CAFs and release-to-release compatibility content.
Continue Executes the Switch selection and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without opening the file.
Opens the help system.