ISISComputingGroup/IBEX

GUI: Synoptics - add a "local" checkbox when adding PVs

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#8,630 opened on Jan 16, 2025

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Description

As a user I would like to not have to type the full PV address, including the PV prefix, when adding a PV to a synoptic. We should handle these like we do elsewhere ie. when creating a block, where we have a "local" checkbox that prepends the PV prefix ie. IN:ZOOM: to the PV. This will likely require blockserver changes to make it "portable" ie. so you can copy a synoptic properly to a different instrument when copying components and the PV will be local to the copied instrument as well.

Acceptance criteria

  • GUI is modified to add a checkbox for whether or not a synoptic PV is local
  • blockserver is modified to store this flag

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Research direction
Examine the existing block creation UI for the 'local' checkbox pattern, then extend the synoptic PV editor to include a similar checkbox. Modify the blockserver to store the local flag in the synoptic configuration. Ensure that when copying a synoptic to another instrument, the PV prefix is replaced correctly.
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3
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