Scada template

In this window you can define scada templates. Templates are needed to collect typicals. Scada templates are, in combination with scada template types, needed for generating PLC code.

A scada template can contain one scada typical. Additionally it can contain attributes and a value set. You can add a typical, attributes and a value set to the template by drag and drop from detail window 'Library'. If the typical of the scada template (also called 'template typical) contains variables, the connection between de typical variables and Typical Manager attributes will be established here. If you add a typical to the template, and the variables of the typical are available as attributes in Typical Manager, the attributes will be automatically added to the scada template. Per template the variable status is available in detail window 'Variable status'. The variable status is only needed if your template typical contains variables. Also a file viewer is available. You can export the list of scada templates to Excel by clicking Export excel.

Create a new scada template

Click New.
Enter a unique name.
Optionally, enter a group and a subgroup.
If you do not want this scada template to appear in the library, it can be disabled by unchecking the ‘enabled’ check box.

Copy a scada template

Instead of creating a new scada template from scratch, an existing scada template can also be copied.

Select the scada template to copy.
Click Copy.
Enter a new, unique name for the copy.
Optionally change the scada template’s group, subgroup and enable or disable it.

Delete a scada template

Select the template(s) to remove and click Delete.

Notes:

1. A template in use can not be deleted (scada location format or scada location in project).

Add an item to a scada template

(Attributes, scada typical, value set)

Select the item to add to the scada template from the library panel. Selection of multiple items is only possible for attributes.
Drag the item(s) to the desired scada template.
Optionally, change the default value(s) of the items.

Notes:

1. In case multiple items are dragged to a scada template and one or more of these items are already present in the template, the drag action can not be completed.

2. A scada template can only contain one scada typical

Attribute - Read only

Attributes can be put into read only mode, this disables the ability to change the attribute value.

Take over attributes are always read only and can not be modified.
Read only changes do effect already used template attributes.

Remove an item from a scada template

(Attributes, scada typical, value set)

Select the scada template from which an item will be removed.
Click the plus sign (+) left of the template’s name to unfold the item tab.
Select the attribute to remove. Selection of multiple attributes is possible in case more than one should be removed.
Click Delete.
Click OK in the message dialog.
To remove the value set, click on the small 'X' in the value set cell.

Description panel

To store a description or additional information on an scada template, a memo tab is available in the information panel.
Each scada template has its own memo field.