View the Galaxy

Once you connect to a Galaxy, the IDE opens. When the IDE opens, it shows two windows that contain tools that you use to build and modify a galaxy, and three application views that let you see the structure of your Galaxy. The tool windows are:

• Template folder: this contains different object templates that you use to build a digital twin of your physical plant. The digital twin is a set of objects that interfaces with PLCs, RTUs, or other controllers. Expand the top level folders to see the different templates in the folders. For more information, see Template folder. For a complete discussion of template and instance objects, see Templates and instances.

• Visualization folder: this contains different graphic models that you use to construct the runtime graphical representation of your physical plant, including gauges, equipment, and valves. The graphic models in the folder include Industrial Graphics and Situational Awareness Library graphics. For more information, see Visualization folder.

When the Galaxy opens, the application views are shown by default in the lower left pane. See IDE application views for more information.

• Model view: this shows the object relationship to the automation scheme layout. The objects are organized into Areas that typically represent the physical plant layout.

• Deployment view: this shows the object relationship to the computers that comprise the deployed system that the objects run on.

• Derivation view: this shows the derivation path from base template to the instances. This view allows a user to see all object instances that were based on a given template. All templates and instances appear in this view.

You can open additional application views:

• IO Devices view: this shows the object relationship to scan groups and DI objects. This view lets you assign objects that were configured for I/O automatic assignment in the Object Editor to scan groups, and assign scan groups to Device Integration (DI) objects. The IDE then builds the I/O references for each object.

• Mapping view: this shows the relationships of objects and attributes to scan groups and DI objects. This view lets you see, validate, and edit the I/O references of object attributes that have been automatically configured.

• Operations view: this shows the results of validating the configuration of objects.

A status bar at the bottom of the IDE window shows messages, user name, Galaxy name and node, and license information. You can turn off the Status bar by selecting Status bar on the View ribbon.