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Red is bad. When you see the red box, it means that the real-time viewer could not subscribe to all tags that are configured on the HMI screen.
This typically happens when an HMI screen is moved from one project to another, and now the new screen is trying to subscribe to the tags that are configured in the screen but the tag names are different in the new server.
This could be caused by errors or misspelling or removal of tags from the database. You can see the list of missing tags by moving your mouse of the red box or you can click on Ctrl F3 to see a subscription list for the active window. The subscription window shows all subscribed points in green and all failed subscription points in red. A good configuration should not have any red line in the Ctrl F3 window or show the red box.

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Layers are another way of grouping shapes to control their visibility as a group. They work identically to the layers used in typical drafting or drawing software. The visibility of all shapes on a screen follows the visibility of the layer that they belong to. Making a layer invisible, all shapes that belong to that layer become invisible.
Each layer has a number of parameters that can be used to control its visibility. The most important parameters for the layer visibility are the zoom levels. By setting zoom level visibility parameters, you can control at what zoom levels a layer can be visible or invisible.
The result is an ability to clutter and declutter a screen based on the zoom level.
Using animation, you can also set up buttons to control the visibility of a group of objects based on their layers without needing to group the shapes together or set their visibilities one by one.

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Yes. Open the HMI Builder and go to the source project. Use Export from the “File” menu option to export the HMI files.
Now close the source project and open the destination project. From the destination project, import the exported file.
Alternatively, you can import directly from your source project by pointing to the source project. This option works if both he source and destination projects are on the same computer.

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Yes. All HMI templates are stored in a file with the same name as the template groups inside the HMI builder. You can copy and paste the template files or you can use import from your project and point it to the source HMI project. You will be presented with the list of all HMI screens and templates. Select templates to import.

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From HMI Builder, first, you need to publish or publish All.
If Real-time viewer is open, click on Refresh icon at the top or close and reopen the Real-time viewer to see the changes.

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No. Just publish HMI screens from the HMI builder and Refresh or reopen real-time viewer to see the changes.

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No. HMI screens for each SCADA system typically follow specific structures that are not common with another system.

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Object libraries are included with the Sinolta system as part of the delivered software.
Custom Object Library is a library of shapes that are developed by each customer for their own projects. Custom Object libraries can be transferred (Shared) between different projects.

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Library shapes are standalone shapes that are not linked to any other object. Users can make changes to each shape without affecting other shapes.
Templates are Master shapes that control the configuration of all their instances. By dragging and dropping a Master Template shape onto the canvas, you create an instance of the Master Template shape. All instances are linked to the Master Template.
In order to change the shape properties of the instances, you must edit the Master Template Shape. When saving all your edits to the Master template shape, all instances of that template will be automatically updated.
Templates are used when you want to have many shapes that are identical but are mapped to different points. Using the Templates, you can update hundreds or thousands of shapes with one edit to the Master Templates. This is very useful when you have created a large number of shapes in your project and want to make a change to all instances.

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From the shape properties dialog, go to the Position and Size tab and deselect the Visible check box.

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From the shape properties dialog, go to the Protection tab and select the options to protect the X Position and Y Position.
When I create a grouped object, my Mouse Click animation for an object that is not at the front does not work. What am I doing wrong?
Your top shape must pass through the mouse event.
Select all the shapes that are on the top of the shape with the mouse event and then go to the protection tab in the properties dialog to enable the Mouse Pass-Through option on those shapes to pass through mouse events.

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Yes. Open the HMI builder and create, remove or modify shapes while the system is running, once finished, save and publish the configuration.
Opening or refreshing the real-time viewer will show the new shape.

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Yes

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You must perform the following steps:
Create an animation event to trigger a script on screen open
Use VB script to establish to send a query to the Automation business workflow
Build logic in the Automation Business Work modules to query the database and send the result back to the HMI screen
Add code to the VB script to parse the response and create necessary objects on the screen. If objects have intelligence in them, create sample shapes with full animation in them hidden on the page and have the VB script to create copies and modify their properties on opening the page.

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Green is a good thing. It means the page was able to subscribe to all its configured tags successfully. You can right-click on the header to hide the toolbar. You can also choose to hide the toolbar by right-clicking the HMI screen in the Realtime viewer’s Custom view list, select the properties item and selecting the Hide toolbar option.

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