Page Templates
- Last UpdatedJul 13, 2023
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Page templates are used in Plant SCADA to produce a consistent look and feel across all of the pages included in a project.
Note: If a project is based on a Situational Awareness Starter Project, it will not use page templates in the way described here. Situational Awareness projects use a workspace architecture that is based on a master page. For more information, see Create a Master Page for a Customized Workspace.
The templates that are included with a Plant SCADA installation are grouped according to "styles". These styles include:
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situational_awareness — see note above.
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sxw_style_1 — a feature-rich template set designed for use with systems that conform to Schneider Electric's StruxureWare specification.
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tab_style_1 — a feature-rich template set that includes a layout with a tabbed ribbon menu.
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standard — a legacy style with basic functionality, simple page navigation and alarm icons.
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bottom — a variation of the legacy standard style with the toolbars at the bottom of the screen.
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top — a variation of the legacy standard style with the toolbars at the top of the screen.
Each style has templates for the pages you are likely to use in a typical runtime project.
Note: If you need to generate multiple graphics pages that share a common look and feel and behavior, you can also create your own page template from any existing template (see Create a Template). Use your own template to apply changes in a single location and update all of your pages automatically (see Link a Page to a Template).
Page Templates Common to All Styles
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Template Name |
Page Description |
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alarm |
The Active Alarms page. |
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blank |
A blank page. |
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disabled |
The Disabled Alarms page. |
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doublepa |
A page containing two instances of the Process Analyst. Some older styles will contain a variation named "doubletrend" that displays two trends (without using Process Analyst). |
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file |
Used to display a file. Versions of this template may exist that specifically support an RTF or HTML file (for example, "file_html" or "file_rtf"). |
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hardware |
The Hardware Alarms page. |
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meanmeanchart |
A page that displays control charts for the mean of SPC tags. |
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normal |
A page to which you can add content that reflects an area or process to be monitored. |
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poppa |
A popup page that contains an instance of the Process Analyst. Some legacy styles will contain a variation named "poptrend" that displays a trend (without using Process Analyst). |
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singlepa |
A page containing a single instance of the Process Analyst. Some legacy styles will contain a variation named "singletrend" that displays a single trend (without using Process Analyst). |
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soe |
The Sequence Of Events page. |
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standardchart |
A page with charts that display the standard deviation and mean for SPC tags. |
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summary |
The Alarm Summary page. |
Example
A project that is created using the SxW starter project will automatically include a set of pages based on the style "sxw_style_1". This style supports visual components that are included on all pages, such as a menu panel, an equipment hierarchy and an alarm banner. The templates used to generate these pages are stored in the system project named "SxW_Style_Include".
To add a graphics page to this project, use the sxw_style_1 "normal" template. The page that is created will already include the visual components that are common to the other pages in the project. You can then add your own content to the page.
Note: To browse the page templates associated with the active project, use the Libraries view in the Visualization activity (see Browse Libraries in Plant SCADA Studio).