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# General tab

General properties of an entity

### Manufacturer

Entity manufacturer

### Year of construction

Entity year of construction

### External variable for [elapsed time](https://github.com/Dataforum-Software/gitbook/blob/master/acron/9.3/en/designer/glossar/laufzeit.md) <a href="#laufzeit" id="laufzeit"></a>

Display of an external variable for the elapsed time counter

Note

If no variable is defined, all the subordinate entities/actions of this type are reliant on input of manual values.

### External variable for [switching cycles](https://github.com/Dataforum-Software/gitbook/blob/master/acron/9.3/en/designer/glossar/laufzeit.md) <a href="#schaltspiele" id="schaltspiele"></a>

Display of an external variable for the switching cycle counter

Note

If no variable is defined, all the subordinate entities/actions of this type are reliant on input of manual values.

### Assigned documents

Display of the number of assigned documents

#### New

Creates a new entry below the current selected entry. Alternatively, you can create a new entry using the Tab key.

#### Delete

Delete the selected entry

#### Execute

Click the 'Execute' button to start the assigned application with which you can edit the document. For this the operating system must have a link to the file type.

#### Up/Down

Moves the selected entry up/down.

### Document

#### Use of a document template

Click the "..." button to open the default path, where the available files are offered for selection. If possible, all used service documents should be stored in this standard path.

A file selected in the default path is displayed with relative path specification. In this case, the file is transferred to the plant path when it is saved, so that it is also available when the plant is accessed via the network or mirrored.

#### Display an assigned document

If you selected a different path, it is automatically displayed as an absolute path and prefixed with a colon.

#### Special syntax with colon ':'

Entering the colon permits manual input of any path or file.

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1. | :                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2. | The directory or program call                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3. | As an option, a program parameter can be entered following the program name                                                                                                                    |
|    | <ul><li><p>\&F</p><p>If the parameter starts with the character string "\&F", ACRON interprets the following characters as a number.</p></li></ul>                                             |
|    | <ul><li><p>n</p><p>n refers to the nth property in the Specification area. In execution the complete parameter is replaced by the content of the 'Value' field of this property.</p></li></ul> |

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<table><thead><tr><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><pre><code>Property    Value
Field1      d:\tmp\TextFile.txt
Field2      ExcelFile.xls
Field3      -ABC
</code></pre></td></tr><tr><td><code>:C:\Program Files\notepad.exe &#x26;F1</code></td></tr><tr><td>This runs <code>C:\Program Files\notepad.exe</code> and opens the file <code>d:\tmp\TextFile.txt</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>:c:\temp\&#x26;F2</code></td></tr><tr><td>This runs <code>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE</code> and opens the file <code>c:\temp\ExcelFile.xls</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>:c\Program Files\...\XYZ.exe &#x26;F3</td></tr><tr><td>Starts program XYZ with parameter -ABC</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

### Description:

Information relating to the entity

### Key 1/2

Keys for filters. In ACRON Service filters can be defined in the functional area based on these keys, and keys can be located using the search function.


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