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New Parameters

The following parameters are new in version 7.0. For a complete list of the system parameters, refer to the Parametershelp file.

Alarm Parameters:

[Alarm.ClusterName.ServerName]Clusters

Sets which clusters this Alarm Server process connects to at startup

[Alarm.ClusterName.ServerName]CPU

Sets the CPU that the Alarm Server process is assigned to

[Alarm.ClusterName.ServerName]Events

The list of events that this Alarm Server process enables

[Alarm.ClusterName.ServerName]ShutdownCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when Alarm Server process shuts down

[Alarm.ClusterName.ServerName]StartupCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when Alarm Server process starts up

Note: The default alarm property write behavior was to write the new value to DBF/RDB. This has changed in version 7.0 onwards. Refer to the parameter [Alarm]UseConfigLimits.

Backup Parameters:

[Backup]SaveiniFiles

Determines whether the "Save ini files" checkbox is checked by default during Backup.

Client Parameters:

[Client]Clusters

Selects which clusters the client is connected to at startup.

[Client]ComputerRole

Specifies the role of the computer

[Client]Events

Sets the events to be enabled on the client.

[Client]ForceClient

Starts only the client process, and connects to a configured Citect servers using a network connection.

[Client]FullLicense

Specifies that a Control Client will use a full license

[Client]ShutdownCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when DisplayClient component shuts down.

[Client]StartupCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when DisplayClient component starts up.

[Client]WaitForConnectAtStartup

Specifies that connection to a server will wait until it can establish a connection to the server processes before starting up.

CtCicode Parameters:

[CtCicode]FastFormat

Controls whether fast formatting is used in the Cicode Editor

CtEdit Parameters:

[CtEdit]Config

The directory where the CitectSCADA configuration files such as citect.ini are located.

[CtEdit]Logs

The directory where the CitectSCADA log files are located.

Dial Parameters:

[Dial]MissedScheduleTolerance

Specifies how many consecutive scheduled dial attempts can be missed before the cache becomes stale

Driver Parameters:

[<DriverName>]OverriderOSProtection

Determines whether to override the protection mechanism built-in to the I/O Server for drivers that may not be compatible with Windows Vista.

General Parameters:

[General]Multiprocess

Determines whether CitectSCADA runs as a multi-process or single-process application.

IOServer Parameters:

[IOServer.ClusterName.ServerName]Clusters

Sets the clusters that the I/O Server process will connect to at startup

[IOServer.ClusterName.ServerName]CPU

Sets the CPU that the I/O Server process is assigned to

[IOServer.ClusterName.ServerName ]Events

The list of events that this I/O Server process enables

[IOServer.ClusterName.ServerName]ShutdownCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when I/O Server process shuts down

[IOServer.ClusterName.ServerName]StartupCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when I/O Server process starts up

Report Parameters:

[Report.ClusterName.ServerName]Clusters

Sets the clusters this Reports Server process will connect to at startup

[Report.ClusterName.ServerName]CPU

Sets the CPU that this Reports Server process is assigned to

[Report.ClusterName.ServerName]Events

The list of events that this Reports Server process enables

[Report.ClusterName.ServerName]ShutdownCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when this Reports Server process shuts down

[Report.ClusterName.ServerName]StartupCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when this Reports Server process starts up

Trend Parameters:

[Trend.ClusterName.ServerName]Clusters

Sets the clusters this Trends Server process will connect to at startup

[Trend.ClusterName.ServerName]CPU

Sets the CPU that the Trends Server process is assigned to

[Trend.ClusterName.ServerName]Events

The list of events that this Trends Server process enables

[Trend.ClusterName.ServerName]ShutdownCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when Trends Server process shuts down

[Trend.ClusterName.ServerName]StartupCode

Determines the Cicode function to run when Trends Server process starts up