Manage applications

Use Application Manager to manage your InTouch HMI applications. Create new applications or open existing applications in WindowMaker, WindowViewer, or the System Platform IDE. Start Application Manager to see a list of existing InTouch HMI applications. Select an application from the list and use Application Manager commands or utilities to make your changes.

Application Manager features include the following:

• Create and delete: Create and delete stand-alone applications with Application Manager.

• Add applications: Use Application Manager to find and add applications to your local computer.

• Run InTouch HMI components: You can start WindowMaker and WindowViewer from the Application Manager.

• Properties: Delete, rename, or change the properties of stand-alone applications. Delete or rename managed applications only from the System Platform IDE.

• Run: Start WindowViewer from Application Manager to run managed or standalone applications.

• Global properties: Configure general InTouch HMI properties that apply to all applications.

• Backup and restore: You can use Application Manager to backup and restore applications.

• Export and import tags: Export the contents of an application’s Tagname Dictionary. Import tag definitions to an application’s Tagname Dictionary. Start the DBDump and DBLoad utilities for exports and imports from Application Manager.

• Web client: Enable the InTouch Web Client to view InTouch HMI applications on any HTML5 supported web browser.

• Export to AVEVA Insight: Export the application to AVEVA Insight, a cloud-based solution to manage your operations and assets.

• Distribute applications: You can distribute InTouch applications over a network.