System Management

Adding, editing and deleting categories

The categories in the System Management panel and GEDI menu are displayed in alphabetic order.

The order of categories in the System Management panel can be changed via the buttons of the configuration panel.

Adding a new category

A new category can be added by clicking on the button in the configuration panel or via the context menu option Add new category ....

This opens the following panel:

In the ID input field, enter the internal module ID of the new category, via which the this can later be addressed e.g. in scripts.

In the Title input field, enter the title for the category, which will be displayed language-dependent in the configuration panel, as tab title and in the GEDI menu. Click on OK to confirm.

Edit the category to set additional settings.

Editing a category

The panel for editing a selected category can be opened via the button in the configuration panel or via the context menu option Edit .... Here it is possible to define additional settings, which could not be set when adding the new category.

The Internal Id was specified during the category creation and this it is not possible to change it here.

In the Common Settings area the title of the category can be changed and a description can be added or deleted ().

In the Icon area optionally an icon can be added to the category. This will be shown only in the System Management configuration panel and must have the size of 16x16 pixel.

In the Permission for visibility area the permission bit for the visibility can be set (default = 0). For further information see Authorization levels and Config "Authorization".

Deleting a category

To delete a category, right click the category and select Delete or click the button.

Adding, editing and deleting items

The order of items which are later displayed in the System Management panel or in the GEDI menu can be defined within a category using the buttons and of the configuration panel.

Adding an item

To add a new item to a category select the category and click on the button in the configuration panel or open the context menu of the category and select the option Insert child item ....

This opens the following panel:

Enter the title of the item. This will be shown language-dependent in the configuration panel, as button subtitle in the System Management panel and in the GEDI menu. Click OK to confirm.

The added item is shown in the tree view of the configuration panel as follows:

If items are already available in a category, the buttons (insert item) and (append item) can be used. Select an item and click on one of these buttons.

Edit the added item to set additional settings.

Editing items

The panel for editing a selected item can be opened via the button in the configuration panel or via the context menu option Edit .... Here it is possible to define additional settings, which could not be set when adding the new item.

In the Settings area the item title can be changed and an item description can be added.

In the Icon area optionally a small and a large icon can be defined. The small icon must have the size of 16x16 pixel and is shown in the System Management configuration panel and later also in the GEDI menu. The large symbol must have the size of 40x40 pixel and is shown later in the System Management panel on the corresponding button of the item.

In the Execution action area an action can be defined. This will be executed when the corresponding button was clicked in the System Management panel or the option was selected in the GEDI menu. Either a panel can be opened or a script can be started. Choose one of these options in the radio boxes. If Panel was chosen, click on the button the specify the path to the panel. If Script was chosen, click on the button to open the script editor.

In the table beneath the $parameters of the panel or script are shown and the value for these assigned. It is not possible to add here new $parameters, these are only read out from the (panel) script. The display of the $parameters in this table will be updated after restarting the System Management panel and its settings.

In the Permission for visibility area the WinCC OA permission bit is defined, for which the item should be visible in the System Management panel and in the GEDI menu (see also Authorization levels and Config "Authorization"). Additionally an action script for the visibility can be added.

In the Permission for execution area the WinCC OA permission bit is defined, for which the item should be executable in the System Management panel and in the GEDI menu (see also Authorization levels and Config "Authorization"). Additionally an action script for the execution can be added.

Deleting items

To delete an item, right click the item and select Delete or click the button.