Learn about folders

When you create displays in AVEVA PI Vision you can either save them as unorganized or save them in folders. Administrators can create a customized folder structure so that your displays are organized in a manner that makes sense for your business, and displays are easy to find. For example, you could have a folder for each location where your business operates, organizing your displays based on which location they apply to. Users with the necessary permissions can also create subfolders to better refine how your displays are organized. So, a folder for a specific business location might have subfolders for the different departments that operate there.

When an administrator creates a folder, they set permissions to indicate which users can view and modify the folder. Administrators can choose to set up permissions so that when a user has access to view a folder, it means that the user also has access to view all the displays that are contained in that folder. So, in addition to simply organizing your displays in a logical manner, the folder structure can provide a framework for restricting access to displays among the users in your organization.

If you are not an administrator, your ability to view a folder and modify a folder such as to add displays, change the folder's name, or add subfolders depends on the permissions that you are granted.

For more information about working with folders, see the Related Links on this page.