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Predefined Templates

The following templates are provided in various styles. Most of these templates are completely configured; you can create pages with little (or no) customization of the templates.

Template Name

Description

Normal

A template for basic graphics display pages. This template contains buttons for basic page control (such as displaying alarm and menu pages) and a large blank area for drawing plant layouts, control buttons, etc.

Blank

A completely blank template. Use this template to configure an entire page.

PageMenu

A template to create a simple menu page. CitectSCADA automatically generates a menu page (based on this template) as you develop your project. You can modify the menu page to suit your specific requirements.

Book1Menu . .
Book5Menu

Templates to create alternative menu pages (in open book format). An operator can move through the menu pages by clicking on the appropriate tab. To use these templates, add buttons to each menu page to display other graphics pages as necessary.

create your pages with the same names as the templates to avoid extra configuration. If your pages are not linked , you can modify the menus so that any page name will be accepted.

Tab1Menu . .
Tab6Menu

Templates to create alternative menu pages (in tab format). An operator can move through the menu pages by clicking on the appropriate tab. To use these templates, add buttons to each menu page to display other graphics pages as necessary.

create your pages with the same names as the templates to avoid extra configuration. If your pages are not linked , you can modify the menus so that any page name will be accepted.

SingleTrend

A template to create trend pages with one trend window. There are several ways to configure the trend pens:
1. Double-click the window.
2. Open the trend page using the PageTrend() function and pass in the trend pens as parameters.

3. Select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime

SingleTrend pages can be configured with trend tags of type Periodic or Periodic Event.

DoubleTrend

A template to create trend pages with two trend windows. To configure the trend pens for each window, double-click either window, or select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime. Add a button to the menu page to display each trend page.

DoubleTrend pages can be configured with trend tags of type Periodic or Periodic Event.

CompareTrend

A template to create trend pages with two trends - one overlaid on the other. To configure the trend pens for each trend (maximum of 4 each), double-click the trend window, or select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime. Add a button to the menu page to display each trend page. CompareTrend pages can be configured with trend tags of type Periodic or Periodic Event.

EventTrend

A template to create trend pages with one event trend window. There are several ways to configure the trend pens:
1) double-click the window
2) Open the trend page using the PageTrend() function and pass in the trend pens as parameters.
3) select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime

EventTrend pages can only be configured with trend tags of type Event.

ZoomTrend

A template to create trend pages with one trend window and a zoom window. To configure the trend pens, double-click in the window, or select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime.

ZoomTrend pages can be configured with trend tags of type Periodic or Periodic Event.

PopTrend

A template to create a small trend page to display as a pop-up trend. To configure the trend pens, open the trend page using the PageTrend() function and pass in the trend pens as parameters, or select the pens manually (from the page) at runtime.

PopTrend pages can be configured with trend tags of type Periodic or Periodic Event.

MeanMeanChart

A template to create SPC pages with two mean windows.

RangeChart

A template to create SPC pages with mean and range windows.

StandardChart

A template to create SPC pages with mean and standard deviation windows.

SPCCPK

A template to create SPC capability charts. To configure your pen, double-click the window, or select the pen manually (from the page) at runtime.

SPCCPK pages can be configured with SPC tags of type Periodic or Event.

SPCPareto

A template to create SPC Pareto charts. To configure your variable tags (NOT trend tags), double-click the window.

SPCXRSChart

A template to create SPC control chart with mean, range, and standard deviation windows. To configure your pen, double-click the window, or select the pen manually (from the page) at runtime.

SPCXRSChart pages can be configured with SPC tags of type Periodic or Event.

EventSPCXRS

A template to create trend pages with one event SPCXRS window. To configure your pen, double-click the window, or select the pen manually (from the page) at runtime.

EventSPCXRS pages can only be configured with SPC tags of type Event.

Alarm

A template to create an alarm display page. You need to create a page called "Alarm" based on this template, so that the alarm display button (on other pages such as the menu page) operates correctly. (The alarm display button calls the PageAlarm() function.) You can create the "Alarm" page directly from this template (without modification), or modify the page to suit your requirements.

Summary

A template to create an alarm summary page. You need to create a page called "Summary" based on this template, so that the alarm summary button (on other pages such as the menu page) operate correctly. (The alarm summary button calls the PageSummary() function.) You can create the "Summary" page directly from this template (without modification), or modify the page to suit your requirements.

Hardware

A template to create a hardware alarm page. You need to create a page called "Hardware" based on this template, so that the hardware alarm button (on other pages such as the menu page) operate correctly. (The hardware alarm button calls the PageHardware() function.) You can create the "Hardware" page directly from this template (without modification), or modify the page to suit your requirements.

Disabled

A template to create a disabled alarm page. You need to create a page called "Disabled" based on this template, if you use the PageDisabled() function. You can create the "Disabled" page directly from this template (without modification), or modify the page to suit your requirements.

File

A template to create a file-to-screen display page. You can use this page to display any ASCII files (such as reports or other information). You need to create a page called "File" based on this template, if you use the PageFile() function. You can create the "File" page directly from this template (without modification), or modify the page to suit your requirements.

GroupStatus

A template to create a status table page for groups of plant floor devices.

TrnPopStat

A template to create a page displaying trend statistics. You need to create a page called "!TrendStats" based on this template. When called from a trend window, it will display the statistics of the trend pens used in that window (such as Min, Max, Average etc.). With the TrnPopStat window displayed, you can also rubber-band an area of the trend, and the statistics for that area will display.