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The chapter contains a description of the process monitor as well as the project administration.
Project administration, basics
WinCC OA Console

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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.
  - Process monitor [PMON]
  - Project administration, basics
- Graphics Editor (GEDI)
  Used for creating and editing panels, provides tools for creating and configuring graphic objects.
- 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.

WinCC OA Console

The WinCC OA console available under Windows was replaced via the combination of a process monitor (Pmon) and panels (project administration and console). This solution is available under Windows as well as under Linux.

The console panel visualizes the state of the project and the state of the managers via easy symbolism. The manager configuration can be changed easily (changed restricted at run time). Since the console panel serves for visualization and controlling of the Pmon it can be closed anytime although the project is running. Furthermore, you can switch between several projects (projects may have different statuses) by just selecting a project.

The handling of the console is similar to the handling philosophy of Windows. The console is a WinCC OA panel. Tooltips are shown when you move the mouse over buttons or input boxes which require user actions. This guarantees an easy use when working with WinCC OA projects.


Chapter	Description
Console, basics	Introduction and links to relevant chapters
Requirements and installation	Requirements and installation of the console
Console panel	Description of the buttons and functions in the console panel
Start and stop project	How to start and stop a project via the console panel
Administration of managers	Details on the configuration of manager settings
Log Viewer	Description of the application used to display log files in WinCC OA