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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Solutions Manager</h1>

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Introduction to the Solutions Manager

The platform is designed for creating real-time data applications, structured into Solutionssolutions. A Solution solution includes configurations for various functional Modulesmodules, such as Tag tag definitions, Alarmsalarms, Communicationcommunication, and Displaysdisplays.

The Solutions Manager is the central hub for organizing and managing your Solutionssolutions. It enables you to create, open, and edit Solutions locally or remotely, using the Designer for configurations. Additionally, you can run Solutions solutions from your computer or remote devices, facilitating efficient workflow and productivity.

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Solution File / Solution Name

The configuration of an application (

Solution

solution) is saved is a file with extension .dbSln. All modules settings are stored in that file. The

Solution Name

solution name matches the name of the configuration file.

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Project File

In order to facilitate distinction with legacy product versions, Project File, refer to files with extension .tProj, a legacy configuration.



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Understanding the Solutions Manager

The Solutions Manager interface is the main hub for managing and organizing your Solutions. From this interface, you can create new Solutions, edit existing ones, and and run Solutions located in your computer or remote onessolutions.

Some very unique and powerful features about Solution management tools include:

  • The platform creates a file for each Solutionsolution. All configurationconfigurations, including tag definitiondefinitions, displays drawingdisplay drawings, images, and report templates is , are stored in a single file — an file—an encrypted SQL database with the extension .dbsln — for —for easy management.

  • You can open multiple Solutions at the same time solutions simultaneously or allow multiple engineers to work on each Solution.solution.

  • You can access solution files located on your computer or on remote devices with the Platform Services enabled. When accessing remote devices, you can use a pure HTML5 interface without needing any local installation.

  • To In order to enable multiple users to work concurrently on the same Solutionsolution, follow the procedure described at in the section section Multi-User Collaboration.

Navigating the User Interface

The User Interface is composed by the following sections:

  • The

    Right side is Help

    right side contains help-only information

    ,

    ; you can close that section

    ,

    if you

    want

    wish.

     

  • The

    Main Area is for the selection of Solutions and to execute commands on the Selected solution

    middle box, called the Solution List, displays a list of solutions on your computer or on a previously set remote computer.

  • The left side provides summary information and navigation for additional content. It includes:

    The Left side, has summary information and allows Navigation for the children pages with additional contents.
    • Server Information:  select folders, view and manage connected server (or local computer).
    • Licensing And Activation:  show See and modify the license on the connected server (or local computer).
    • Product Information: show Displays the current version and list of installed drivers.

Selecting a Solution

The main area

on

in the Solution Manager is where you can select a

Solution

solution and

 execute

execute commands on the selected solution

,

or create a new

Solution

solution.

The middle box is , called the Solution List and , shows a list of Solutions solutions on your computer or on a previously set remote computer set previously. Click "Refresh" to update the Solutions solutions list is in case external applications or uses users modify the contents of the folders.

Each item in the Solution solution list is represents a complete Solution with the configuration for an application. Each image is , with each image corresponding to an independent Solutionsolution. The image used for the Solution solution preview is the contents content of the display named "MainPage" in that Solutionsolution.

On In the top right corner, you can select List, Cards, or Table view. 



List View

Projects exhibited in list

Card View

Projects exhibited as cards

Table View

Projects exhibited in a table

Working with Solutions 

Create, Edit or Run Solutions

The buttons on the top of Solutions List allow to manage the select solution

,

or

to

create a new one.

Got to Creating and Managing Solutions for information on those commands.

Image Added New:  go to Creating a New Solution

Image Added Edit: Open the Designer software, to configure the selected solution

Image Added View: Open the Designer software, in Read-Only mode, which is useful if you simply want to check its configuration.

Image Added Run: Starts the execution of the selected solution. It will start in Production mode using guest credentials. For more options on starting, you can use the Manage Button. 

Image Added Manage: navigates to the Solution Manager page, allowing to perform various actions with the selected solution. 

Solution Configuration File

The configuration for the entire Solutionsolution, is stored in single file with the extension .dbsln. That file is an encrypted embedded SQL database, with the configuration tables of the various modules, like Tags, Alarms, Scripts and Displays. 

You can move, rename, duplicate, backup back up, and restore the Solution solution files, working directly on in the computer folders, just as you 'd do would with any other file. When moving files directly on in the computer folders, you need to press the "Refresh" button to update the list contentscontent.

Other files extension for Solutions are created, when using the Publish feature, as described in the chapter Runtime - Build and Publish.

Warning
titleRenaming or Deleting Solution Files

Be extreme extremely careful when renaming Solution solution files (or Solution Namessolution names). There are macros and properties with the Solution that can be used inside the Solution, in order to create Database solution name that may have been used to create database files, configuration files, or any other application-specific implementationimplementations.  When renaming a Solution solution that is already in production, it is necessary to address any specific configuration, configurations or external connections , that might have been created using that specific name.

If you want to Delete a Solution, you just need to Delete the <solutionName>.dbsln file that cantatas the solution configuration. The folder named <solutionName>-Designer contains users settings and temporary files and it can be deleted anytime. When the solution runs, it may create databases files, text files, that are application-specific implementation, and those files should be traced and deleted, similarly when you are renaming solutions.


Upgrade from Legacy Projects 

When a file with the extension .tProj is found, it shows on appears in the Solution list, List with the prefix "Project." Only projects from versions 9.1 and 9.2 can be upgraded directly. For older project files, you must first use the 9.1 or 9.2 product to upgrade them to that versionthose versions. 

When a legacy project is selected,  the the "Upgrade Version" command button is enabled. 

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In order to Edit a legacy Projectproject, you need to use the tools for the specific version of that Project. The Solutions Manager will only handle upgrades for that project to the current Solution solution features. 

For further details on the Upgrade process to to the page Migrating Legacy Projects.

Access Solutions on Remote Computers

By default, the system will display solutions from your local computer first. You can modify the list of visible solutions by going to the Solution Server page. At that page, you can select to show the solution files from the Local Computer for from a Remote Computer. 

For Remote Computers: If the remote computer has the Web Server enabled and you are using a Windows computer, you can view the solutions on the remote computer via the URL.

Select the Desired Solution: You can use the search box or modify the visualization options to find and select the solution you need.

Requirements

The Solutions Manager can access configuration files from other computers and devices through two methods: connecting to a Remote Server via Server Information or using a URL to open an interface.

Both methods require that the connected server has TWebServices running and that the necessary firewall ports are open. On Windows computers, you can set up TWebServices by opening a local instance of the Solutions Manager on the target server and configuring TWebServices on the Server Information page. For Linux and other operating systems, you need to configure TWebServices to run on startup using the OS's tools. By default, TWebServices uses port 10108.

When multiple users open the same solution from the Server, it allows  Multi-User Collaboration on the solution development.

Connecting to a Remote Solution Server 

On the Server Information page, simply enter the IP address or domain name of the server you want to connect to and press the Connect button.

→ Read more about the Server Information page.

Using the Solution Manager Web UI 

It is possible to access solutions on a remote server without installing the product on your local computer.

Just open browser and use the url:  http://<Server IP or Name>:10108/solutions. Example: http://192.169.1.1:10108/solutions

The requirements are that the remote device has TWebServices running. If the device has a security AccessKey defined, the URL shall be:

http://<ServerIPorName>:10108/solutions?accesskey=<key>

Using the Designer in Click-Once Mode

When you are using the Solutions Manager WebUI and open a solution for editing, it is not necessary to have the Designer pre-installed on your computer. The system will use ClickOnce technology (if supported by the browser) to open a Designer window, retrieving the necessary files from the remote computer. Most common browsers allow ClickOnce; check the browser's technical information to confirm ClickOnce compatibility.

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