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Overview

The Designer home page is the entry point when you design a solution using the software platform. It provides interface for the folioingYou can navigate back to that page using the HOME icon in the top-left area.

It provides an interface for the following actions:

  • User Login: some Some configuration features my may be protected according to the the user.
  • Solution Information: Summary of key information about your solution solution.
  • User Preferences: Allow Allows customization of the IDE, like such as themes and Help help messages. 
  • Recent Changes: Show Information Displays information about the last objects monied modified in the solution.
  • Help Quick Links: On the Left right side, some information for new users , on where to Startstart. 

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User Login

By default, the current user when opening a solution is GUEST, which on who, in a new solution have , has privileges to edit all documents. Using the Security Module, it is possible to restrain restrict which parts of the Solution Configuration can access, in that case, be accessed. In such cases, it is necessary to Login log in with the proper credentialcredentials. For more information on Security to go

Read more at Security Module.

Solution Information

The Solution Information provides details about the solution. It specifies the "ProductName," which is determined based on the Product Family it belongs to, and the "TagQuantity," which varies according to the Product Series. It also describes solution compatibility, informing indicating which target - framework the solution is based on. Additionally, it features a "Tags Counter" to distinguish between tags sourced locally from the user's computer and those obtained externally from tag providers.

Solution Information

Target

ProductName (ProductFamily based).

TagQuantity (Product Series based).

TargetFramework (.NET 4.8 or .NET 2.0).

Tags

counter

Counter

Local: from local computer

and

.

External: from external TagProviders

 sources

sources.


Solution Explorer Preferences

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Filtering Options (1) and (3)

That configuration allows

to

selective

filter out some

filtering of

the

items in the Solution Explorer

. Allowing

, helping new users

not be over welcome by the execs

avoid being overwhelmed by an excess of options. It also

can assist or

assists with larger applications by enabling users to focus on the parts of the

Solution your

solution they are working on at a

give

given time.

The filter options are:

  • All Modules and Modules
  • Basic Features:
    • only
  • Only the typically used functions on simple solutions. 
  • Unified Namespace
    • and
  • : Asset Tree, Tags, DataTemplates, Enumerations, TagProviders
  • Process Modules:
    • Tags,
  • Devices, Alarms and Historian modules.
  • Application Modules: Datasets, Reports, Scripts, Security and Displays.


Solution Explorer Style (2)

This option allows the define if the Navigation

Allows you to define the navigation style for the Solution Explorer on the

Left

left side. The options are:

  • Accordion:
    •  Automaticaly
  •  Automatically keeps only the section in use.
  • Tree: Each Section is kept Open or Close according the user usage. 

Designer User Preferences

The Designer Users Preferences allow users to customize their workspace by setting local preferences. 

Designer Local Settings Options

Theme

Changes the platform color scheme to Sky, Dark, Navy and more.

Switch at

Enables switching from a light to a dark theme based on the configured schedule. The following time options are available to select on the drop-down menu:

  • 5 pm

  • 6 pm

  • 7 pm

  • 8 pm

  • 9 pm

The "Switch at" option in the Designer workspace automatically switches to the dark version of the selected theme when opening a solution after the specified time. For example:

  • Sky switches to Navy

  • Steel switches to Graphite

  • Light switches to Dark

  • Pearl switches to Indigo

  • Gold switches to Coffee

If you enable this checkbox already using a night version theme (e.g., Dark, Navy, Graphite), it will only activate at the defined time. To use a dark theme as default, this checkbox must be unchecked.

Show Quick Help

Setup if

Set whether the Quick Help Expander, in all configurations, is open by default.

Collapse Menu on Draw

When enabled, it automatically collapses the Solution Explorer

automatically

when accessing the Draw environment.

Auto-save

Enables or disables the auto-save feature.

Also, the

The drop-down list also contains options

about how

for setting the auto-save frequency (When Closing Documents, or Every 5, 10, or 15 minutes).

Automatically Export Changes

Setup

Set up to export all configuration changes to CSV or JSON files

at

in the GIT sub-folder.


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