Connect to a Galaxy

You must connect to a Galaxy before you can perform work in it. To connect to a Galaxy, you must be a member of the aaConfigTools OS group on the GR node. To add a user to the aaConfigTools group, use the Windows Control Panel. If you are not a member of aaConfigTools, you can instead start the IDE as administrator and then connect to the Galaxy.

Important: You will not be able to connect to the Galaxy if you are not a member of the aaConfigTools group on the GR node. In a domain-based network, the aaConfigTools OS group must exist on the GR node.

If security is enabled for an existing Galaxy, you cannot open it without logging in, even if you are a system administrator or member of the aaConfigTools group. If you do not have log on rights to a Galaxy, you cannot log in to that Galaxy. For more information about Galaxy security, see Configure Galaxy security.

To connect to a galaxy

1. From the Start menu, go to the AVEVA System Platform folder, then select System Platform IDE. The Galaxies page appears.

   

2. If the galaxy you want to connect to is shown, select it, then select the folder icon that appears to its right.

3. If the galaxy is not shown, but is hosted on the computer you are on, or on a network server that you have defined to System Platform (see below):

   1. Select On server.

   2. If necessary, in Server name, select the down arrow and select the server that hosts the galaxy.

   3. Select the galaxy, then select the folder icon that appears to its right.

4. If the galaxy is on a server you have not yet defined:

   1. Select Open. On the Open page:

   2. Select Add a server.

   3. In Add a network server, type the server name. Select Add.

   4. Under Network Servers, select the new server name.

   5. Select the galaxy from the list that appears on the right side of the page, then select the folder icon that appears to its right.

   If security is not defined for the galaxy, the IDE opens and you can begin working.

   If the galaxy does have security defined, you must log in.

To log in to a galaxy

5. On the Sign in to <galaxy> dialog box, type your user name and select Next. If you need to include your domain,enter your name in the format <Domain>\<User>.

6. Type your password and select Sign in.

   Once the Galaxy opens in the IDE you can start working with your Galaxy. The IDE provides different ways to view the structure of the Galaxy and how it will be deployed to runtime. See IDE application views for more information.