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Newworkspace
Thisdialogappearswhentheuserwantstocreateanewworkspace. Oncethe“OK”buttonisclickedtheworkspacewillbecreated.
| Field | Description |
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Workspacename | Thenameofthenewworkspaceistobefilledinhere.Thisnamewillalsobeusedtocreateanewfolderinthe“Workspaces”directoryoftheprogramdirectory.Thereforenospecialcharacterslike“:”,“/”,orsimilarareallowed. |
Pagesize | Thesizeofthestandardpageisdefinedhere.Allnewlycreatedpageswillhavethissizeatstart.Thesizeofeachpagecanbealteredafterwardsatanytime.Thisstandardsizecanbedefinedbyselectingadefinedsizeoffofthedropdownlistorbyadjustingauserdefinedformatmanually. |
| Font set | Determines which font is used for the workspace. |
Workspaceconfiguration
The tab General is structured as follows:
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| Field | Description |
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| Font set | Determines which font is used for the workspace. |
| Default font | Determines which default font is used for the elements of the workspace. |
| Tool tips | Determines what message should appear when a cursor is positioned over a visualization's element.
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| Border | Show item quality – Displays a red border around the controls that have Server Items with an invalid (e.g. BAD, UNCERTAIN, ...) item quality. |
| Grid | Show grid in editor mode. |
| Grid size | Determines the size of the grid. |
| Auto Backup | Will backup the current state of the workspace automatically and keep them fully in sync. |
| Autosave interval | The interval between auto backups. |
System configuration
System specific parameters can be changed within this dialog. These parameters do not have just workspace wide impact but affect the whole NETx Visualization Editor.
| Field | Description |
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| Auto reconnect | If it is enabled a lost connection to the server will be automatically reestablished if possible. |
| Language | This shows the possible languages available. After selecting a different language, the NETx Visualization Editor has to be restarted to apply the change. |
| Auto scale controls | After placing a control and putting a Server Item onto it by Drag & Drop the scaling of the axis or value will be adjusted according to the properties of the Server Item. If the maximum value is 100 or 360 the scale factor will be set to 1 and the maximum value of the control will be set accordingly. Should the maximum be 255 the value will be scaled by 1/2.55 and the control’s maximum be set to 100. In case the minimum value of the Server Item is -128 and its maximum 127 the scale factor 1/2.54 is applied and the boarders are set to -50 to 50. |
Page configuration
Page specific parameters can be changed in this dialog.
| Field | Description |
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| Name | This name will be displayed in the title bar of the application in editor or visualization mode (not full screen). It also is the name under which the page appears in the drop down list in the tool bar. |
| Homepage | This determines whether this page is declared to be the homepage or not. One page must be homepage at any time. When the waiting time has elapsed without any user interaction the program will switch to the homepage. |
| Standby page | Standby page is the page the NETx Visualization Editor will switch to when the virtual standby time has elapsed. Is a waiting time set for the homepage this one will elapse first whereupon the timer for the standby page will run. If 2 minutes are set for the homepage timer and 3 minutes are set for the standby page then the standby page will be reached 5 minutes after the last user interaction. Only one page can be standby page. Homepage and standby page cannot be one and the same. The check box Log off user determines whether the user will be logged off when switching to the standby page or not. |
| Is master page | If enabled this page functions as a template for all pages deriving from it. |
| Page color | By clicking onto the pipette the user is able to select a color from anywhere on the screen and use it as color for the page canvas. |
| Page size | The standard drop down list allows the user to select a page size from predefined sizes. Width and height determine the size of the page while switching landscape and portrait also exchanges width and height with each other. |
| Use master page | Pages where the this option is set derive directly from the master page. Several properties are directly taken over. In addition to the page background and color, controls shown on the master page are displayed and will function exactly like defined on there. |
Connection configuration
The NETx Visualization Editor can connect to any server which runs NETx BMS Core Server. It is also possible to connect to a second server in case the first one is not available. This feature allows not just a higher flexibility.
| Field | Description |
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| Hostname or IP Address | Hostname or IP Address of the NETx BMS Core Server to connect to. If left empty a connection to a server on the local machine is established. |
| Port | VNET communication port. Port is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default port is 14532. |
| Password | Visualization Editor's password for TLS communication. Password is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default password is "1234". |
| PIN | Visualization Editor's PIN for TLS communication. PIN is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default PIN is "1234". |
| Use Backup | Enable to configure a backup server. If activated and the connection to the server fails, the backup server is contacted. |
| Backup Hostname or IP Address | Hostname or IP Address of the backup NETx BMS Core Server to connect to. |
Login
After establishing the connection to the server Visualization Editor required the user login information. Super Administrator or admin permissions are required in order to login to visualization edit mode. Default admin user has (username: admin, Password: changeme)
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