Enter Manual Data
If you have been granted the appropriate privilege, you may enter manual data for an equipment process in the event that data transmissions from the equipment has ceased due to a communications problem. This operation can be accomplished using the shortcut menu.
To enter manual data for a tag:
1. Right-click the graphic object representing the equipment process. The shortcut menu opens and displays the options available for the selected object.
2. Select the Manual Data option from the shortcut menu. (Note: If you have not been granted the appropriate user privileges, the Manual Data option is disabled.) The Manual Data dialog opens and displays the Manual Data field for the tag and its related equipment process.
3. Enter a value into the Manual Data field.
4. Click the OK button. An Operational Change Pending dialog may display briefly while the data is being updated. Do not click the Cancel button; rather wait for the dialog to close.
The Manual Data value is saved, and is automatically
propagated to all workstations running the application. The existence of a
manual data setting on an object is signaled by a blinking exclamation
point: 
Note: Use the "Manual Data" option with caution. Once a manual data value has been entered for a tag, the tag no longer reports the incoming values from the physical equipment until the Manual Data field is cleared.