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Preliminary Release from original Power Point Slides

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Updates document to version 06.01.04 of ChronScribe™.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Main Screen

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Main Menu

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The Main Menu consists of the File, View, Tools, Window, and Help menu selections.



File Menu


ItemSub-ItemMinimum Access LevelDescriptionDetails
ImportSettings from ExcelEngineer


Settings from XMLEngineer

ExportLog FilesNone


Screen

Command Buttons

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TreeView

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CapturesNone

Exit
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View Menu


ItemDescriptionDetails
Tool Bar

Treeview

Active Alarms

Status Log

Status Bar

Verbose OPC Status

Verbose OPC Data




Tools Menu

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Window Menu

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Help Menu

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Tool Bar

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Item

Minimum Access Level

DescriptionDetails

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Import Settings from Excel

Engineer

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Print Log File


None



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Screen Capture

None

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Export Screen Captures

None

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Export Log Files

None

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Copy From Excel Items to OPC

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Copy from OPC to Excel Items

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Copy an Excel Column of data to OPC Tags


Engineer

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Copy OPC Tags to an Excel File Column

None

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Show or Hide Active Alarms

None



Tree View

The tree view shows the hierarchy of OPC Topic and their respective OPC Groups

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Status Message Log



Active Alarm Display



OPC Item Status Forms


User Access Levels

See ChronScribe™ Setup and Initialization for details about the User Access Levels, privileges, and limitations.


Upon startup of ChronScribe™, the access level defaults to User. To change or edit the access levels, a menu selection is provided:

 


Change

To change the Access Level:

  1. Select Change from, the Main Form Tools->User Levels menu list.
  2. The dialog below is shown to:
    1. Select the desired level (Admin, Developer, Engineer, Maintenance, or User).
    2. Enter the required password for the level
      1. User level does NOT require a password to enter.
    3. Select a time time limit (in minutes), OR "None"
      1. User level does NOT have a time limit.
      2. Selecting "None" will maintain the same level until changed again or until restart.
    4. Press "Accept" to change the level, OR "Cancel" to cancel the change dialog.


 


After a level change is accepted, the status indicator on the bottom of the Main Form will change to indicate the access level and time remaining (if a time limit was provided).



Edit


Info

Only the The Admin access level is able to edit any access level passwords at run time.

Remember the passwords AND protect the installation media. If the passwords are forgotten, ChronScribe™ may be re-installed to reset the passwords.


Editing the Access Level allows an Admin a user the ability to edit an access level password, including the Admin password, at run time.

To edit the Access Level password:

  1. Select Edit from, the Main Form Tools->User Levels menu list.
  2. If NOT already in the Admin level, the dialog below is shown to:
    1. Enter the required password for the Admin
    2. Select a time time limit (in minutes), OR "None"
    3. Press "Accept" to proceed, or "Cancel" to exit.
  3. When the Admin level is entered, the password
  4. The password modify dialog appears to:
    1. Select the desired level to edit its password.
    2. Enter the selected level's current password.
    3. Enter the desired password for the selected level.
    4. Confirm the desired password for the selected level.
    5. Press "Accept" to proceed, or "Cancel" to exit.
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  1. If the current access level is Admin, any password may be changed without entering the Current Password.