XML panel format, basics

The XML (Extensible Markup Language) panel format allows creating WinCC OA panels. Via the XML format you can create whole panel structures with an external XML tool and then save all panels of this structure via GEDI or VISION into a WinCC OA specific format. In the same way you can create panels in WinCC OA and save them in an XML format.

The following options are available for conversion of an panel in WinCC OA format to an XML format or vice verse:

  1. Create a panel via GEDI and use the save option in the Panel menu Save Panel to convert and save your panel simultaneously. In the same way you can convert an XML panel to a WinCC OA panel.

  2. Use the command line option to convert automatically several or all panels or whole directories.

XML is a format for structured documents and data on the web. It is more powerful than HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), that is used to present documents in a web browser and easier to use than SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), that is used to define complex document structures. XML is a simplified dialect of SGML that combines the advantages of SGML (document structure definition) and HTML (ease of use).
Chapter Description
XML panel format, basics Definition of XML panel format, listing of the conversion options an information about the delivered file "XML-Schema".
Requirements and installation Requirements and installation of the XML panel format.
Format conversion Description of conversion procedure via GEDI/VISION or the command line options.
Structure of the XML file Description of the XML file structure with the aid of an example.
Shape types Description of the shape types. All shapes which can be converted into XML or from XML into WinCC OA specific format are described.
Summary and relevant links Summary of the XML panel format as well as links to relevant chapters.