Attachment of objects to the layers of interactive map is performed with the use of Map editor utility.

To attach objects to the layers of interactive map do the following:

1. Activate dialog window New object of Map editor utility with one of the three possible ways:
   
   1. Execute instruction of the main menu Objects operations -> New object.
   2. Click button on the tools panel.
   3. Execute instruction of the context menu New object (is activate with the right mouse click upon any graphical area).
      

2. Select the required object in the objects tree of the New object dialog box (1)

   In case when objects tree is to be refreshed, click the Refresh tree button (2).

   Objects added to some layer of a map will be put in bold in the objects tree when pressing the Set (3) button. When selecting the object in the tree of Position drop-down list, all maps and layers on which the selected object will be added will display (4).

3. In result of operation in the field Name, name of the selected object  is automatically displayed (5).

4. Set the dimensions of object’s symbol: fields Width (symbol’s width) and Height (symbol’s height) – See 4. Symbol’s dimensions are expressed in pixels.

   When value "o" is set in the fields Width and Height, object’s symbol is displayed in its original size.

5. Set the required checkboxes checked in the Type of display group (7). If several types are selected, then several icons of the selected object will be added to the map. These icons can then be removed and edited independently of one another.

   Position of switch Type of display	Type of object’s symbol display	Usage
   Image	Object’s schematic view	Objects of main configuration
   Image and indicator	Object’s schematic view  and indicator of object’s state	Objects  SCADA
   Text	Object name and text defined by script (see the Examples of scripts in JScript language section of the Programming Guide (JScript)).	Objects  SCADA
   Line	Objects’ images in the form of straight line or polyline	SCADA objects

   Object’s symbol is automatically displayed in the field Preview in accordance with selected type of display (8)

6. Set additional information about the object if necessary in the field  Comment (9).
7. Click Paste button to attach object to the layer of interactive map (10).
8. Repeat steps2-7  for all the required objects.
9. Click Close button to close New object dialog window (11).

Attachment of objects to the layers of interactive map is over.