Create a Galaxy
- Last UpdatedJun 04, 2025
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After you start the IDE, the Galaxies screen appears. The first time you start the IDE you need to create a Galaxy, which is an project database. After that, you can select the Galaxy in which you are developing managed applications each time you start the IDE.
Create a Galaxy
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Start the System Platform IDE. The Galaxies screen appears.

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Under Galaxy, select a template.
The New Galaxy dialog box appears.

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Complete the fields of the New Galaxy dialog box by doing the following:
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In the Galaxy name box, type the name of the Galaxy that you are creating.
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The Template name box displays Reactor_Demo_InTouch. cab as the type of Galaxy.
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Select the checkbox Connect to this Galaxy.
This is a custom Galaxy that includes the InTouch Reactor Demo application.
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Select Create. The New Galaxy dialog box shows the progress of creating a new Galaxy.
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Select Close after the new Galaxy is created.
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Select Connect to connect to the Galaxy you created.
The AVEVA System Platform IDE dialog box appears.

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Select the Template tab.
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If necessary, select the InTouch Reactor folder to show the objects within it.
The Template Toolbox shows the $ReactorDemo derived template. You can use this derived template to create a managed application or edit the application within WindowMaker.