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- Add a graphic element to a project
- Graphic elements library
- Reuse content
- Add-On Graphics
- Change a property
- Bind properties
- Display Automatic Diagnostics
- Use the runtime application
Screen hierarchy
A well-designed runtime application has an effective hierarchy of screens that guides users through the system. The hierarchy provides progressively more detail when moving through different levels of information and data.
Before designing a screen hierarchy and creating navigation for screens, consider:
- The needs of all users, including managers, supervisors, and operators
- Which users have access to which parts of the application
- How users navigate through the application
- The process areas being monitored
- Required equipment overview screens
- Required specific equipment screens
- Any other types of required screens
The most common and effective method for presenting a screen hierarchy for the runtime application is to use the
Navigation menu
created automatically by View Designer
. When building an application, View Designer
automatically creates a Navigation Menu
that is included with the application. The location and hierarchy of screens in the Navigation menu
at runtime is determined by the organization of the contents of the Navigation Menu
folder in the Project Explorer
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