RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

• • • • •RSVIEW SUPERVISORY EDITION USER’S GUIDECreating stand-alone applicationsStand-alone applications consist of the application root area, one HMI server, and ifneeded, one or more data servers. Once you have created the application, use editors in theExplorer window to create components, such as graphic displays.To create a stand-alone application1. On the Windows ® Start menu, select Programs, Rockwell Software, RSViewEnterprise, and then click RSView Studio.2. In the Product Type Selection dialog, select SE Stand-alone, and then click Continue.If RSView Studio is the first FactoryTalk-enabled software you are running, afterinstalling RSView or restarting the computer, you will be prompted to log on to theLocal Directory. For more information, see “Logging on to FactoryTalk” on page 1-9.3. In the New/Open SE Stand-alone Application dialog box, click the New tab.4. Type a name and description for the application, select an application language, andthen click Create.The application icon and name are displayed in the Explorer window, beneath theLocal Directory icon. In a stand-alone application, the HMI server has the same nameas the application.Importing a project into a new applicationYou can create a new stand-alone application by importing a project from RSView32 ,RSView Supervisory Edition, or RSView Machine Edition . For details about importingprojects, see Help. You cannot import a project into an existing application.After you have copied a project into the new application, changes made to the originalproject do not affect the copy, or vice versa.Adding a data serverA stand-alone application can contain multiple OPC data servers, but only one RSLinxEnterprise server.To add an RSLinx Enterprise server1. In the Explorer window, right-click the application name, click New Data Server, andthen click RSLinx Enterprise.2. Provide a name and description for the server.6-4