Tab Style Templates Project

The Tab Style Templates project (named "Tab_Style_Include") is a system project that includes a set of templates that use a tabbed ribbon menu.

When a new Plant SCADA project is created, the Tab_Style_Include project is automatically incorporated as an included project. This means the project's templates are available for implementation when creating your graphics pages in Graphics Builder.

As well as including a graphics page template for creating plant mimics, the project includes predefined Process Analyst and alarm templates (with or without the equipment tree-view panel), a set of file templates for displaying text, Rich Text Format and HTML files.

Each type of page type has the same tab-styled navigation and alarm menus, providing a consistent "look and feel" across an entire project. The project also supports multi-monitor displays, allowing you to simultaneously display several graphics pages across several computer screens.

Note: Avoid making modifications to the Tab Style Template project for use as a runtime project. A Plant SCADA upgrade will install a new version of the project, which will overwrite any changes you make to the project.

Use the following links for details about the pre-configured content included in the Tab Style Template project:

• Predefined templates (see Use Pages and Templates).

• Common toolbars (see Common Navigation Functionality).

Use the following links for details about the processes used to create a project based on Tab Style templates:

• Creating a new project (see Create a New Project).

• Creating pages (see Create Pages).

• Creating custom menus (see Create Custom Tab Style Menus).

Reference material is also included, describing the Citect.ini parameters and Cicode functions available to customize a project. See Tab Style Template Reference.