Introduction to Solution manager
Framework is a powerful platform for developing and delivering applications that handle real-time data. Applications created using this platform are structured into Solutions.
A Solution encompasses the configuration for different functional Modules, which can include Tag definitions, Alarms, Communication, Displays, and more.
The tool utilized for selecting and opening a Solution is known as Solutions Management.
By using the Solutions Management interface, you can easily organize your various FactoryStudio Solutions, from local your local computer or remote devices, to streamline your workflow and increase productivity.
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Solutions Manager User Interface
The Solutions Manager interface is the main hub for managing and organizing your FactoryStudio Solutions. From this interface, you can create new Solutions, edit existing ones, and and run Solutions located in your computer or remote ones.
Some very unique and powerful features about Solution management tools include:
- This interface is product version agnostic. You can manage and open Solutions created with different product versions without upgrading the Solution in the field or switching the engineering tool in your computer.
- The platform creates a file for each Solution. All configuration, including tag definition, displays drawing, images and report templates is stored in a single file — an encrypted SQL database with extension .tproj — for easy management.
- You can open multiple Solutions at the same time or allow multiple engineers to work on each Solution.
- In order to enable multiple users to work concurrently on the same Solution, follow the procedure described at the section Multi-user Collaboration.
Solution Management | ||
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Field | Type | Description |
Your license | Dynamic text box | Displays the license information. |
License Management | Shortcut | Click to go to the License Management page. |
Find Solutions | Dynamic text box | Displays the Solution Server information. |
Solution Server | Shortcut | Click to go to the Solution Server settings page. |
Language | Combo box | Selects the user interface language. |
Solution List | View Selector | The Solution List allow the selection of a Solution to perform actions on it. |
Refresh | Icon | Refreshes the Solution list. |
Notifications | Icon | Opens the notifications box. |
Help | Text box | Shows useful tips. |
Search Solution | Search box | Searches Solution in the Solution List. |
New | Command button | Opens the New Solution wizard. See Creating New Solutions. |
Edit | Command button | Opens selected Solution for edition. See Editing or Viewing Solutions |
View | Command button | Opens selected Solution in read-only mode. See Editing or Viewing Solutions. |
Run | Command button | Starts selected Solution in startup production mode. See Running Solutions. |
Solution List
The middle box is called Solution List and shows a list of Solutions on your computer or on a remote computer set previously. Click Refresh to update the Solutions list.
Each item in the Solution selector is a complete Solution with the configuration for an application.
Each image below is an independent Solution. On the top right corner, you can select List, Cards or Table view.
The image used for the Solution preview is the contents of the display named MainPage in that Solution.
List View
Card View
Table View
Your License
Your License presents information about the software license. There are flexible options for licensing according to each business' needs.
Clicking on the License Management shortcut will take you to the License Management page where you can manage your license and view your license details.
Solution Server
The Solutions Server section displays information about the computer and folders upon the list of presented list Solutions is build.
Clicking Solution Server allows managing the Solution Server Service settings. There are two options for Solution Server: Localhost or Remote. If you select Remote, you will need to set it up.
Help
Clicking the Help button (blue question mark icon) opens the Are you new here? dialog box which contains some suggestions to get started. It also contain links to our, documentation and forum pages.
Notifications
The bell icon located in the bottom right corner opens the Notifications box.
Working with Solutions
For information on how to create, edit, view, run and upgrade Solutions, see Working with Solutions.
The Solution Configuration file
The configuration for the entire Solution, is stored in single file with the extension TPROJ.
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 and restore the Solution files, working directly on the computer folders, as you'd do with any other file.
The moving or adding TProj files directly on the computer folders, you need to press the Refresh button, so the list will update the content of the folders.
Other files extension for Solutions are created, when using the Publish feature, as described in the chapter Build and Publish.
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