How to use repeated values in a ring text control? There are another similar control?

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

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@Chuckero wrote:

The benefits of a ring is to group constants of same family, like, parameters of instrument, parameters of process, general parameters, etc.

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And having a global variable file for each group will accomplish the same thing.  Plug each parameter will be able to be its own data type.

[Dennis_Knutson]

I used a cluster of locals/globals for each group. That also permitted different data types.

[Chuckero]

Hi crossrulz,

If I use a global variable file and a I have to change or insert one element, I have to search for all points where I used the control and update it manualy or is it auto-update? There are an auto-update control? How about type defs?

[crossrulz]

It isn't really updating a ring control.  A global variable node is linked to a specific global variable file.  So if you add an item to that file, then everywhere you have a global linked to that file can use that value.

[Chuckero]

I did a test right now, and using global variable files, one for each family of variable,  really meets my needs!

Thanks again!