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Version control, basics

Version Information
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Concepts
Your first step into modern and powerful process visualization.
Deployment
Topics, you need to know, before using WinCC OA.
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Engineering
Powerful tools for easy or complex engineering tasks.
- Project Administration
  The chapter contains a description of the process monitor as well as the project administration.
- Graphics Editor (GEDI)
  Used for creating and editing panels, provides tools for creating and configuring graphic objects.
  - GEDI, basics
  - The catalog window
  - The Script Editor
  - The Property Sheet
  - Creating graphics objects
  - Simple graphics objects
  - Complex graphics objects
  - Simple Configuration
    Simple configuration windows and panels support you in combining events (such as a mouse click) with different actions such as setting data point values, showing panels or changing attributes.
  - ScriptWizard
    Simple wizard for creating graphical user interfaces for users without prior programming knowledge.
  - Version control, basics
  - Style Sheets, basics
  - Standard Symbols (STD_Symbols)
    Symbol library consisting of graphics objects for the quick display and design of system diagrams.
  - Expandability of GEDI
  - Simple Symbols, basics
    The "Simple Symbols" functionality is used to simply assign corresponding symbols to data point types and increase the working comfort when working with different symbols.
  - Layout management
    Layouts change the size and position of objects according to parameters previously defined in the GEDI.
  - Object-Oriented Panel References
    Reusable objects built with the GEDI tools. Insert them within an existing panel to provide a graphical element.
- System Management
  The System Management is the central administrative unit for WinCC OA Systems.
- Wizard Framework
  Used for easy creation of wizards in a uniform layout style. The key elements "Navigation Bar" and "Bottom Bar" can be customized to fit the needs of the custom wizard.
- XML Panel Format
  The XML (Extensible Markup Language) panel format allows creating WinCC OA panels.
- Simple Symbols, basics
  The "Simple Symbols" functionality is used to simply assign corresponding symbols to data point types and increase the working comfort when working with different symbols.
- ScriptWizard
  Simple wizard for creating graphical user interfaces for users without prior programming knowledge.
- Panel topology/Group alert facility
  Tree structure for process panels with integrated group alert system
- Object-Oriented Panel References
  Reusable objects built with the GEDI tools. Insert them within an existing panel to provide a graphical element.
- Multilingual Projects
  WinCC OA is designed to provide both Native Language Support and Multi Language Support.
- Translator
  The WinCC OA Translator functionality supports you in creating and maintaining multilingual projects. It offers a convenient interface for translation of reusable terms.
- Layout management
  Layouts change the size and position of objects according to parameters previously defined in the GEDI.
- Generic Dialog Framework
  The Generic Dialog Framework is an easy way to generate your own dialogs by adjusting a set of prefabricated panels.
- Simple Configuration
  Simple configuration windows and panels support you in combining events (such as a mouse click) with different actions such as setting data point values, showing panels or changing attributes.
Data Management
Classify, structure and archive your data.
Business Logic / Control
Endless possibilities in data processing for your projects.
Data Visualization
User interfaces, Trends and Reports for every purpose and device.
Southbound Interfaces
The process connection to the actual machines/sensors.
Northbound Interfaces
Your portal to the cloud or supervising systems.
Web Connectivity / Network Interfaces
Data exchange, APIs and web technologies
User Management
All about authorization, authentication and login-customization.
Availability
How to get your system uptime to the maximum.
Reporting
Create state of the art project reports without limits.
Addons
Useful tools and enhancements for special demands.
Reference Tables
Detailed and extensive content for special project adaptation.
Videos & Tutorials
Explore the capabilities of WinCC OA with our carefully selected collection of video tutorials and guides.
WinCC OA Documentation
Basic information about terms and functions within the documentation.
Disclaimer
A brief clarification of liability exclusions or legal notices.

Version control, basics

A VCS (Version control system) is used for managing changes to documents or other data. The files and directories are stored in a repository. Changes to them are monitored by the version control system and saved as a new version in the repository. Each change to a file is identified by the revision number, a timestamp and the person that made the change. The versions can be compared and restored anytime.

In WinCC OA it is possible to manage projects with different version control systems. The functionality of the VCS can also be used in the GEDI. Thus your project files can be updated or added to the repositroy easily without leaving the project.

Requirements

installed VCS tool on the WinCC OA system

The config entry versionControl in the [ui] section enables to use different version control systems. Therefore, a script is needed for each control system. The name of the script must be equal to the given name in the config entry. E.g. versionControl = "XYZ" means that the script must also be named "XYZ". This script must be located in the scripts/gedi folder (e.g.: scripts/gedi/xyz.ctl).

The WinCC OA package contains the scripts for the implementation of CVS, Git and SVN.

The version control systems themselves are not delivered with WinCC OA.


Chapter	Description
CVS functionality, basics	General information about the CVS functionality.
Git functionality, basics	General information about the Git functionality.
SVN functionality, basics	General information about the SVN functionality.