Working with the Master Tab

What is the Master tab?

The Master tab allows you to view the Master Layer graphic. The Master Layer graphic appears in the bottom-most layer of all Metasys UI graphics on your site unless you toggle off the Master Layer graphic.

To edit the Master Layer graphic or toggle of the Master Layer graphic, click the pencil button in the upper-right corner of the Master Layer graphic.

What is the Master Layer graphic?

The Master Layer graphic acts as a background layer for all graphics, so that you no longer have to manage separate background for every Metasys UI graphic on your site. The Master Layer graphic typically contains a company logo, background images or colors, and common data, including outdoor air temperature and outdoor air humidity.

How do I create a Master Layer graphic? How do I edit a Master Layer graphic?

By default, the Master tab displays a blank Master Layer graphic.

To create a Master Layer graphic:
  1. Click the pencil button in the upper-right corner of the Master Layer graphic preview. The Master Layer graphic opens in the Graphics Editor.
  2. Click the layer button to open the Layer panel. Add a background image. Add additional layers for any elements, images, or symbols you would like to add to the Master Layer graphic.
  3. Add any elements, images, or symbols.
  4. Click the chain button to bind elements and symbols to explicit points. Binding to aliased points is not supported in the Master Layer graphic.
  5. Click SAVE. The Master Layer graphic preview opens in the Graphics Manager.

To edit an existing Master Layer graphic, follow the same steps.

How do I disable a Master Layer graphic? How do I enable the Master Layer graphic after disabling it?

You can disable a Master Layer graphic for a single Metasys UI graphic. You can also hide the Master Layer graphic. There are two settings for the Master Layer graphic layer in the Layers panel of the Graphics Editor: a toggle to disable the Master Layer graphic and a check box to hide the Master Layer graphic layer.

The following table shows how the settings for the Master Layer graphic affect the Metasys UI graphic it is configured on.
Table 1. Master Layer Graphic Behavior
Setting in Layers Panel for Metasys UI Graphic Graphics Editor Graphics Manager Preview Graphics Widget (Viewer) Graphics Widget Layers Panel
Toggle On

Check box Selected

 displayed displayed displayed displayed
Toggle Off

Check box Deselected

 not displayed not displayed not displayed not displayed
Toggle On

Check box Deselected

 not displayed not displayed not displayed displayed
Toggle Off

Check box Selected

 displayed not displayed not displayed not displayed
To disable a Master Layer graphic (does not appear on any Metasys UI graphic):
  1. In the Graphics tab, select the Metasys UI graphic from the Graphics List.
  2. Click the pencil button in the upper-right corner of the Metasys UI graphic preview.
  3. Click the layer button to open the Layer panel.
  4. Click OFF.
  5. Click SAVE.
To hide the Master Layer graphic (automatically hidden when viewing the Metasys UI graphic in the Graphics Editor, Graphics Manager preview, and the Graphics widget):
  1. In the Graphics tab, select the Metasys UI graphic from the Graphics List.
  2. Click the pencil button in the upper-right corner of the Metasys UI graphic preview.
  3. Click the layer button to open the Layer panel.
  4. Deselect the check box.
  5. Click SAVE.
To enable a Master Layer graphic after disabling it:
  1. In the Graphics tab, select the Metasys UI graphic from the Graphics List.
  2. Click the pencil button in the upper-right corner of the Metasys UI graphic preview.
  3. Click ON.
  4. Click SAVE.

Where is the Master Layer graphic stored when working on the file in the Metasys UI?

When working on the Master Layer graphic in the Metasys UI, the Master Layer graphic is stored in the XMS database. You can only view the Master Layer graphic in the Metasys UI (and the Metasys UI Offline if you upload to the archive).

What happens if I have a Master Layer graphic configured in the Metasys UI and a different Master Layer graphic configured in the Metasys UI Offline and I upload my site?

If you have a different Master Layer graphic configured in the Metasys UI than the Master Layer graphic configured in the Metasys UI Offline, performing an upload of your site to your archive replaces the Master Layer graphic in the Metasys UI Offline with the Master Layer graphic from the Metasys UI.