Quick Start
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint Quick Start Guide
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Quick Start Guide
personal injury or death, property damage, or economic loss.
Attentions help you identify a hazard, avoid a hazard, and recognize the consequence.
IMPORTANT
SHOCK HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that dangerous voltage may be present.
temperatures.
for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Important User Information
Read this document and the documents listed in the additional resources section about installation, configuration, and
operation of this equipment before you install, configure, operate, or maintain this product. Users are required to familiarize
themselves with installation and wiring instructions in addition to requirements of all applicable codes, laws, and standards.
Activities including installation, adjustments, putting into service, use, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance are required to
be carried out by suitably trained personnel in accordance with applicable code of practice.
If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be
impaired.
In no event will Rockwell Automation, Inc. be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use
or application of this equipment.
The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many variables and
requirements associated with any particular installation, Rockwell Automation, Inc. cannot assume responsibility or liability for
actual use based on the examples and diagrams.
No patent liability is assumed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. with respect to use of information, circuits, equipment, or software
described in this manual.
Reproduction of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, without written permission of Rockwell Automation, Inc., is
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Throughout this manual, when necessary, we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations.
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Identifies information that is critical for successful application and understanding of the product.
Labels may also be on or inside the equipment to provide specific precautions.
BURN HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that surfaces may reach dangerous
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Setting up Site Edition (SE) web
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
About FactoryTalk ViewPoint web applications ....................................... 5
What to expect when you open a web application.............................. 5
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition system requirements................ 6
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition system requirements ........ 8
Installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint ............................................................. 11
Setup wizard installation .................................................................... 11
Step 1: Launch the Setup wizard and select what to install ........ 11
Step 2: Read and accept license agreements................................ 12
Step 3: Start the installation .......................................................... 12
Step 4: Finish the installation........................................................ 12
Unattended or silent installation ........................................................ 13
Parameters ..................................................................................... 13
Perform unattended installation .................................................. 15
Examples ........................................................................................ 15
Installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint software updates ......................... 15
Installing PanelView Plus firmware ................................................... 16
Upgrading FactoryTalk ViewPoint software ............................................ 16
Upgrade FactoryTalk ViewPoint software ......................................... 16
Upgrade existing FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition web
applications by republishing displays ................................................ 17
Upgrade existing FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition web
applications by republishing displays ................................................ 17
Setting up web client computers............................................................... 17
Adding FactoryTalk ViewPoint to the list of trusted sites ................ 17
Checking for new versions with every visit to a page ........................ 18
Working online .................................................................................... 18
applications
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Chapter 2
About the FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition environment ........... 19
The role of the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server ................................... 20
Setting up FactoryTalk ViewPoint Site Edition activation .................... 20
Downloading licenses to an activation server .................................. 20
Connecting the ViewPoint Server to a remote activation server ..... 21
Assigning licenses to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server .................. 21
What happens if the activation server is unavailable? ..................... 22
Creating a new Site Edition (SE) web application .................................. 22
Connecting to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration ....................23
Create a new Site Edition web application ........................................23
Connecting to an existing Site Edition web application ................. 24
Table of Contents
Setting up Machine Edition (ME)
Legal Notices
Index
web applications
FactoryTalk ViewPoint commands with tags ............................. 25
FactoryTalk ViewPoint text fonts ...................................................... 27
Learning more about FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition .............. 27
Getting help related to an Administration task ................................ 27
Opening the Help while viewing an SE web application ................. 27
Browsing the Help contents ............................................................... 27
Chapter 3
About the FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition environment.. 29
Create a new Machine Edition web application ..................................... 30
Connecting to an existing Machine Edition web application ................ 31
FactoryTalk ViewPoint text fonts ..............................................................32
Learning more about FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition .......32
Getting help related to an Administration task .................................32
Browsing the Help contents ................................................................32
Legal Notices .............................................................................................. 33
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IMPORTANT
a parameter file instead.
About FactoryTalk
ViewPoint web applications
What to expect when you
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This chapter describes:
• What a FactoryTalk® ViewPoint web application is.
• FactoryTalk ViewPoint system requirements.
• How to install the FactoryTalk ViewPoint software.
• How to upgrade the FactoryTalk ViewPoint software.
• How to set up web client computers.
FactoryTalk® ViewPoint is an add-on to FactoryTalk View that provides for a
fully scalable, fully animated, read-and-write view of existing Site Edition
(SE) and Machine Edition (ME) web applications from a web browser.
open a web application
A web application consists of graphic displays selected from the FactoryTalk
View application, converted for viewing in a web browser, and then published
to a FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server (also called the web server).
• For Site Edition applications, the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server runs
on a desktop or server computer.
• For Machine Edition applications, a PanelView™ Plus or PanelView
Plus Pro operator terminal functions as the server.
To learn more about differences between Site Edition and Machine Edition
web applications, see the next chapters in this manual.
To open a published web application, you open a browser and enter the
address of the computer or terminal running the web server that hosts the
application, such as http://computer name/FTVP.
When you enter a web address in the browser, do not exceed the maximum length of
2048 characters. Rework the screen so that the web address is less than 2048
characters. If the web address exceeds the maximum 2048 characters allowed, the
following error message appears, "Unable to open the requested display. The web
address exceeds the maximum length of 2048 characters".
Note: Different browsers have different length limits. If you get this error message
because you are using large numbers of parameters it is recommended that you use
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The initial display that you specified for the web application opens first. From
there, you can navigate the entire application using buttons and touch
animation created in FactoryTalk View Studio. Touch animation is not
supported in FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition.
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
Tip: If you are using FactoryTalk View Site Edition applications published to FactoryTalk ViewPoint,
you can view multiple displays using a startup macro.
If you are using FactoryTalk View ME applications published to FactoryTalk ViewPoint, you can view
a single display on startup. Macros are not supported in FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition.
Displays in a FactoryTalk ViewPoint application can be secured. In runtime,
an authenticated user who is a member of a security group, is allowed or
denied access to secured displays. There are two types of access: Write and
View. Graphic objects in the displays are fully animated; and depending on
your security permissions you can use the objects to write to tags. You cannot
start and stop HMI components. For example, a numeric input object with a
tag connection will display the tag's current value, but will not permit
downloads.
As in FactoryTalk View, objects with tag or expression connections will show
in outline form if the connection is broken.
To learn more about FactoryTalk View features that are not supported in
FactoryTalk ViewPoint applications, see the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Help.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition works within the system requirements
of all Rockwell Automation software products.
Site Edition system
For the latest compatibility information, refer to the
requirements
and Download Center.
Product Compatibility
Hardware Requirements
For the optimal performance of publishing applications, the personal
computer is recommended to meet or exceed the following hardware
requirements:
• Intel® Core™ i5 Standard Power processor
• 4 GB of memory (RAM)
FactoryTalk ViewPoint has been tested with the following mobile devices:
• iPad mini™ 3 with IOS® 12.4.5
• iPad mini 2 with IOS 12.4.5
• iPad Air® with IOS 12.4.5
• iPad Air 2 with IOS 13.3
• Nexus™ 6P with Android 8.1.0
• Google® Pixel C with Android 8.1.0
• Surface® Pro 3 with Windows 10
• Samsung Galaxy Tab® S4 with Android 9.0
• Samsung Galaxy® S9+ with Android 9.0.0
• Samsung Galaxy S10+ with Android 10.0
• iPhone 6S Plus with IOS 13.3
• iPhone 7 with IOS 13.3
• iPhone X with IOS 13.5.1
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• iPhone 11 with IOS 13.5.1
Operating systems
FactoryTalk ViewPoint server has been tested on the following operating
systems:
• Windows 10 Enterprise* (64-bit)
• Windows 10 Professional* (64-bit)
See the Windows Lifecycle FAQ and Windows as a Service (WaaS) topics on
the Microsoft® Website for details regarding servicing requirements
and other important information.
• Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel v1803, v1809, v1903, v1909, and
v2004
Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel is governed by the Microsoft
Modern Lifecycle Policy. Refer to the Microsoft Website for details.
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)
Windows 10 LTSC is governed by the Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
Refer to the Microsoft Website for details.
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
• Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 Standard (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2016 Datacenter** (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2016 Standard** (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2019 Datacenter LTSC (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2019 Standard LTSC (64-bit)
* For more information about the Windows 10 operating system support, see
Knowledgebase Document ID:
IN4493 - Windows 10 Support for the
FactoryTalk Suite of Rockwell Software products.
** For more information about the Windows Server 2016 operating system
support, see Knowledgebase Document ID:
IN4718 - Windows Server 2016
Support for the FactoryTalk Suite of Rockwell Software products.
Required software
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition is an add-on to an existing FactoryTalk
View system and requires FactoryTalk View version 12.00.00.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition automatically installs the following
required software on the host computer, if necessary:
• FactoryTalk Services Platform version 6.20.00
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
• FactoryTalk Alarms and Events version 6.20.00
• FactoryTalk View Site Edition Client version 12.00.00
• Internet Information Services
• Micr
Supported Browsers
The following web browsers have been tested and are supported for use with
this release:
• Microsoft Edge™
• Internet Explorer® 11.0
• Google® Chrome™ browser 78.0 or later
The following mobile web browsers have been tested and are supported for
use with this release:
• Apple® Safari®
• Google Chrome browser
osoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
Machine Edition system
requirements
Windows Firewall Program and Services exception list
• Add ViewPoint.Server.LDPoolGateway.exe to the Windows Firewall
Program and Services exception list. To learn more, see
Knowledgebase Document ID:
items are wireframed in FactoryTalk ViewPoint client.
toryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition works within the system
Fac
requirements of all Rockwell Automation software products.
For the latest compatibility information, refer to the
and Download Center.
QA9638 - Direct Reference Live Data
Product Compatibility
Hardware Requirements
For the optimal performance of publishing applications, the personal
computer is recommended to meet or exceed the following hardware
requirements:
• Intel® Core™ i5 Standard Power processor
• 4 GB of memory (RAM)
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition requires the following
PanelView™ Plus graphic terminal hardware:
• PanelView Plus 6
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• PanelView Plus 7
FactoryTalk ViewPoint has been tested with the following mobile devices:
• iPad mini™ 3 with IOS® 12.4.5
• iPad mini 2 with IOS 12.4.5
• iPad Air® with IOS 12.4.5
• iPad Air 2 with IOS 13.3
• Nexus™ 6P with Android 8.1.0
• Google® Pixel C with Android 8.1.0
• Surface® Pro 3 with Windows 10
• Samsung Galaxy Tab® S4 with Android 9.0
• Samsung Galaxy® S9+ with Android 9.0.0
• Samsung Galaxy S10+ with Android 10.0
• iPhone 6S Plus with IOS 13.3
• iPhone 7 with IOS 13.3
• iPhone X with IOS 13.5.1
• iPhone 11 with IOS 13.5.1
Operating systems
FactoryTalk ViewPoint server has been tested on the following operating
systems:
• Windows 10 Enterprise* (64-bit)
• Windows 10 Professional* (64-bit)
See the Windows Lifecycle FAQ and Windows as a Service (WaaS) topics on
the Microsoft® Website for details regarding servicing requirements
and other important information.
• Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel v1803, v1809, v1903, v1909, and
v2004
Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel is governed by the Microsoft
Modern Lifecycle Policy. Refer to the Microsoft Website for details.
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)
Windows 10 LTSC is governed by the Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
Refer to the Microsoft Website for details.
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
• Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 Standard (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2016 Datacenter** (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2016 Standard** (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2019 Datacenter LTSC (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2019 Standard LTSC (64-bit)
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* For more information about the Windows 10 operating system support, see
Knowledgebase Document ID:
FactoryTalk Suite of Rockwell Software products.
** For more information about the Windows Server 2016 operating system
support, see Knowledgebase Document ID:
Support for the FactoryTalk Suite of Rockwell Software products.
Required software
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition is an add-on to an existing
FactoryTalk View system and requires FactoryTalk View version 12.00.00.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition automatically installs the
following required software on the host computer, if necessary:
• FactoryTalk Services Platform version 6.20.00
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
IN4493 - Windows 10 Support for the
IN4718 - Windows Server 2016
Supported Browsers
The following web browsers have been tested and are supported for use with
this release:
• Microsoft Edge™
• Internet Explorer® 11.0
• Google® Chrome™ browser 78.0 or later
The following mobile web browsers have been tested and are supported for
use with this release:
• Apple® Safari®
• Google Chrome browser
Windows Firewall Program and Services exception list
• Add ViewPoint.Server.LDPoolGateway.exe to the Windows Firewall
Program and Services exception list. To learn more, see
Knowledgebase Document ID:
items are wireframed in FactoryTalk ViewPoint client.
QA9638 - Direct Reference Live Data
Firmware requirements
FactoryTalk View ME can create Machine Edition Runtime applications (.mer)
that run on PanelView Plus graphic terminals. The PanelView Plus firmware
must support the .mer file to host FactoryTalk ViewPoint content.
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PanelView Plus Terminal Firmware Version
Machine Edition Runtime Version
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Content (contained in .mer)
11.00-2019mmdd or later
11.00
11.00
10.00-2018mmdd or later
10.00
10.00
9.00-2016mmdd or later
9.00
9.00
8.20-2016mmdd or later
8.20
8.20
8.10-2015mmdd or later
8.10
8.10
8.00-2014mmdd or later
8.00
8.00
6.0-20110425 or later
6.00
1.20 or 2.00
5.10.01 or later
5.10
1.10
IMPORTANT
as a different user.
containing the DVD.
Setup wizard installation
Step 1: Launch the Setup
12.00-2020mmdd or later 12.00 12.00
7.00-2012mmdd or later 7.00 2.60
6.1-2011mmdd or later 6.10 2.10
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Installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint
FactoryTalk ViewPoint is installed by default during the FactoryTalk View
installation, and can also be installed separately using two installation
methods:
• Setup wizard installation
• Unattended or silent installation
If you are installing the FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition software,
be sure you have FactoryTalk View Studio installed.
If you are already using FactoryTalk ViewPoint software, see
Upgrading
FactoryTalk ViewPoint software on page 16.
The user installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint must have administrative rights in
Windows. If you have problems, contact your System Administrator or try logging on
The Setup wizard installation process includes the following steps:
• Step 1: Launch the Setup wizard and select what to install on page 11
• Step 2: Read and accept license agreements on page 12
• Step 3: Start the installation on page 12
• Step 4: Finish the installation on page 12
wizard and select what to
install
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1. Close all Windows programs.
2. Place the FactoryTalk ViewPoint installation DVD in the computer's
DVD drive or double-click Setup.exe within the installation package.
Tip: If the DVD does not start automatically, run D:\Setup.exe, where D: is the drive
3. If Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later is not installed on your
computer, the Microsoft .NET Framework Setup dialog box shows.
Click Install.
4. (Optional) On the Welcome page, select a language to be shown during
the installation process. By default, your system language is selected.
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Step 2: Read and accept
Step 4: Finish the
5. To install all components available in the selected software using the
recommended settings, click Install now and skip to
accept license agreements on page 12.
6. To select which components to install, click Customize.
7. On the Customize page, select the components. There may be two
options shown:
• Mandatory (grayed-out and selected check box) indicates software
• Recommended (selected check box) indicates software that
• Optional (clear check box) indicates software that you may wish to
8. Select the location for Rockwell Automation software. The default
location is C:\.
9. Click Install.
Step 2: Read and
that will be automatically installed as part of the selected
application.
Rockwell recommends for the application. You may decide to clear
the check box so the software does not install.
include depending on your system. Select the box to include the
software during installation.
license agreements
Step 3: Start the installation
installation
End user license agreements (EULA) spell out your rights and responsibilities.
Depending on the components being installed, there may be more than one
license agreement on this page. The individual license agreements are listed
above the text box.
Some software products may be delivered or made available only after you
agree to the terms and conditions of each of the license agreements.
1. On the End User License Agreements page, select each agreement and
read the agreement carefully.
2. When all license agreements have been read, click Accept All.
Tip: If you click Decline, you will return to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Setup page.
After accepting the license agreements, the Setup wizard automatically
installs all the Rockwell Software applications selected previously. Installation
is automatic and does not require any input.
After the FactoryTalk ViewPoint software finishes installing, you can activate
the software now or later:
• To proceed directly to activate the installed software, select Activate
your software and click Next. Use serial number and product key to
complete the activation.
• To finish the installation without activation, select Skip activation and
click Next. You can view the installation details, register to receive the
latest product updates and patch notification, and install the latest
version of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®. Follow the on-screen instructions
to complete the installation.
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Parameter
Description
/Q
Silent Install, install runs in a quiet mode without any user interface.
This parameter is required if /QS is not specified.
This parameter is required if /Q is not specified.
This parameter is required for /Q or /QS parameters.
Unattended or silent
installation
Parameters
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For continuous use of the installed software, you must activate the software
using FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
After installing the software, you can repair, modify, or uninstall the software
from the Setup wizard or Windows Control Panel.
The unattended installation is an automated installation method that you can
use to install FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition and FactoryTalk
ViewPoint for Machine Edition. You can use the unattended installation
during large-scale rollouts when it might be too slow and costly to have
administrators or technicians interactively install the FactoryTalk ViewPoint
software on individual computers.
In the unattended installation, you enter a specified command with multiple
parameters. During the installation process, instead of prompting you for
installation and configuration information interactively, the process follows
the parameters you specified in the command lines.
Use command-line parameters to perform an unattended or silent
installation of the software.
Command-line parameters
The following table identifies the installation command-line parameters.
Command-line parameters are case-insensitive. However, if a specified value
includes a space, be sure to enclose the value in quotation marks (for example,
"value with spaces").
/? Shows the usage options for installation parameters.
This parameter is recommended when deploying the software installation using an IT tool or script, and
don’t expect any error or restart messages. When using this parameter, check the error codes, and respond
as needed. For example, if the installation returns error code 1641, then the IT tool or script should restart
the computer and relaunch the installation after restart.
/QS Unattended Install, install runs in a quiet simple mode and shows progress through the UI, it does not accept
any input but still shows error or restart messages.
When using this parameter, the installation will stop and display a prompt if there are error or restart
messages. For example, if an immediate restart is required to complete the install, a restart message will be
displayed to confirm the restart. Installation resumes automatically from the point of interruption after
restart.
/IAcceptAllLicenseTerms Acknowledges acceptance of the license terms.
/AutoRestart Automatically restarts the computer after the installation is complete. Used when a restart is required to
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complete the installation.
This parameter is optional. If this parameter is not used silent install (/Q) will return either error code 1641 or
3010 if a restart is required, and unattended install (/QS) will result in a confirmation prompt that must be
agreed to before the installation is completed.
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Parameter
Description
This parameter is optional.
operating system user interface language.
Some software does not require activation. If activation is not required this parameter is not available.
Error Code
Value
Description
ERROR_SUCCESS
0
The installation completed successfully.
ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT
1602
The installation was cancelled by the user.
/Record Records the installation options chosen to a recording file.
This parameter is optional.
/Playback Plays back a recording file to specify the installation options.
This parameter is optional.
/Repair Runs a repair operation on the installed products.
/Uninstall Uninstalls the product.
/SetupLanguage="
value
" Specifies which language will be shown during install process.
The value must be one of the following:
• ENU
• CHS
• DEU
• ESP
• FRA
• ITA
• JPN
• KOR
• PTB
This parameter is optional. If this parameter is not used, the default language is the current user or
/InstallDrive="value" Specifies the installation drive.
This parameter is optional. If this parameter is not used, the default install drive is C:.
/IgnoreWarning Specifies that the setup ignores warnings and continues.
This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, the setup exits when a warning occurs.
/SerialNumber="
value
" Specifies the serial number of the software being installed. This is used to activate the software during
installation.
This parameter is optional. If it is not specified the software must be activated manually after installation if
activation is required.
/ProductKey="
value
" Specifies the product key used to get activation keys during installation.
This parameter is optional. If it is not specified the software must be activated manually after installation if
activation is required.
Some software does not require activation. If activation is not required this parameter is not available.
/Version="
value
" Specifies the version of the software to activate which corresponds to the product version associated with
the SerialNumber and ProductKey.
This parameter is optional. If it is not specified the installer will use the most recent product version
available.
Some software does not require activation. If activation is not required this parameter is not available.
Error codes
The following table identifies the error codes that can be returned by an
installation.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER 87 One of the parameters was invalid.
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Error Code
Value
Description
ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE 1603 A fatal error occurred during installation.
ERROR_BAD_CONFIGURATION
1610
The configuration data for this product is corrupt. Contact your support personnel.
ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_INITIATED
1641
The installer has initiated a restart. After restart installation will continue.
successfully installed.
ERROR_REBOOT_PENDING
3012
Restart pending. Restart computer for installation to continue.
ERROR_SUCCESS_NOT_APPLICABLE
3013
The installation cannot proceed because the products are already installed.
unattended installation.
Perform unattended
Examples
Installing FactoryTalk
ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED 3010 A restart is required to complete the installation. After restart the product is
installation
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1. Close all Windows programs.
2. Open the Command Prompt window.
3. In the Command Prompt window, navigate to D:, where D: is the drive
containing the FactoryTalk ViewPoint installation DVD.
In this example, type D: and press Enter.
Tip: During the unattended installation, if User Account Control dialog box shows, click
Yes to continue with the installation. You need administrator rights to complete the
4. Type a command with the following syntax:
Setup {/Q | /QS} /IAcceptAllLicenseTerms
[/AutoRestart] [/SetupLanguage=language] [/Record]
[/Playback] [/InstallDrive=drive]
[/SerialNumber=serial_number]
[/ProductKey=product_key]
[/Version=product_version]
5. Press Enter.
The installation process starts with the parameters you specified. FactoryTalk
ViewPoint for Site Edition and FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition
will be installed.
The following examples show how to use the installation commands.
• To install FactoryTalk ViewPoint using the default settings during the
installation process. (Silent install)
Setup.exe /Q /IAcceptAllLicenseTerms
• To install FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 10.00.00 on the D: drive and
show the progress, error, or complete message during installation, and
restart the computer if necessary. The language shown during
installation is Chinese. (Unattended install)
Setup.exe /QS /IAcceptAllLicenseTerms /AutoRestart
/SetupLanguage=CHS /InstallDrive=D:
/SerialNumber=12345ABCDE /ProductKey=ABCD2-34KDC
/Version=10.00.00
• To repair the installation of FactoryTalk ViewPoint silently.
Setup.exe /Q /Repair
The same versions of FactoryTalk software updates (also called patches) must
ViewPoint software updates
be installed on all computers participating in a distributed, FactoryTalk
control system.
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containing the DVD.
Installing PanelView Plus
Upgrading FactoryTalk
Upgrade FactoryTalk
firmware
ViewPoint software
Even if FactoryTalk ViewPoint is the only FactoryTalk software installed on a
computer, you must also install any FactoryTalk updates installed on other
computers in the system.
For the latest Product Updates and Patches, refer to Knowledgebase
Document IDs: IN1983 - Firmware and Software Updates and
File Validator Utility, respectively. To be notified when new Product Updates
or Patches are released, click the Add to My Favorites link at the bottom of the
Knowledgebase Answer.
To download software updates, firmware updates, or patch roll-ups, refer to
the Product Compatibility and Download Center.
If you are installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition, you will need
to update the PanelView Plus terminal firmware using the Firmware Upgrade
Wizard. The firmware containing FactoryTalk ViewPoint includes "with
ViewPoint" in the name of the Firmware Upgrade Package. To install
PanelView Plus terminal firmware, see PanelView Plus Terminals User Manual.
If you already have a version of FactoryTalk ViewPoint installed, to upgrade
the software and to ensure that an existing web application is compatible
with the new version, complete these tasks:
QA56623 - Patch
ViewPoint software
• Upgrade the FactoryTalk ViewPoint software.
• Upgrade the existing web application by republishing displays.
Prerequisite
• Upgrade FactoryTalk View to the target version.
To upgrade FactoryTalk ViewPoint software
1. Close all Windows programs.
2. Place the FactoryTalk ViewPoint installation DVD in the computer's
DVD drive or double-click Setup.exe within the installation package.
Tip: If the DVD does not start automatically, run D:\Setup.exe, where D: is the drive
3. In the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Setup dialog box:
• Click Install to upgrade FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition and
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition.
• Click Customize to select FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition or
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition to upgrade.
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4. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. For more information
about the installation, see Setup wizard installation on page 11
5. After the installation of FactoryTalk ViewPoint, install any necessary
product updates. For more information, see
ViewPoint software updates on page 15.
Installing FactoryTalk
.
Upgrade existing
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
Upgrade existing
Setting up web client
Adding FactoryTalk
Site Edition web
applications by
republishing displays
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
Machine Edition web
applications by
republishing displays
If you want to upgrade both FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition and
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition, you can also use the unattended
installation method. For more information, see Unattended installation
page 13.
1. Connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration. For more
information, see
Administration on page 23.
2. On the Home page, click Publish Displays to Web.
3. Select the FactoryTalk View application type.
4. Select the FactoryTalk View application that corresponds with the
existing web application, and then click Select displays.
5. All the displays that make up the web application are selected in the list
of displays.
6. Select Re-publish all selected displays.
7. Click Publish displays.
1. Open FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration. For more information,
see Creating a new Machine Edition web application on page 30
2. On the Home page, click Publish Displays to Web.
3. All the displays that make up the web application are selected in the list
of displays.
4. Select Re-publish all selected displays.
5. Click Publish displays.
Chapter 1 Getting started with FactoryTalk ViewPoint
on
Connecting to FactoryTalk ViewPoint
.
computers
ViewPoint to the list of
trusted sites
If you are using Internet Explorer to connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Administration or to open published web applications, ensure that Internet
Explorer is set up to:
• Recognize FactoryTalk ViewPoint as a trusted site.
• Check for new versions of stored pages with every visit to a page.
• Work online.
Tip: To learn more about the effect of Internet Explorer security settings on FactoryTalk
ViewPoint, see Knowledgebase Document ID:
Explorer security settings affecting client connectivity.
To add FactoryTalk ViewPoint to the list of trusted sites:
1. In Internet Explorer, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
2. On the Security tab, select Trusted sites, and then click Sites.
3. In the Trusted sites dialog box, clear the check box, Require server
verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.
4. Type the following web address, and then click Add.
http://ComputerName/FTVP
where ComputerName is the name or IP address of the FactoryTalk
ViewPoint server computer.
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Chapter 1 Getting started with FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Checking for new versions
Working online
To set up Internet Explorer to check for new versions of stored pages with
every visit:
with every visit to a page
1. In Internet Explorer 11.0, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. In Internet Explorer 11.0, on the General tab under Browsing history,
click Settings.
3. Under Check for newer versions of stored pages, click Every time I
visit the webpage.
To ensure that Internet Explorer is working online, select the File or Tools
menu (depending on your version of Internet Explorer). If there is a check
mark beside Work Offline, clear the check mark by clicking Work Offline.
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IMPORTANT
Help.
About the FactoryTalk
ViewPoint for Site Edition
environment
Chapter 2
Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
This chapter describes:
• how FactoryTalk ViewPoint works in a Site Edition environment.
• how to set up the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server to provide activation.
• how to create a new Site Edition web application.
• how to connect to an existing Site Edition web application.
A FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition application is a set of graphic
displays selected from an existing FactoryTalk View Site Edition application,
converted for viewing on the web, and published to a FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server (also called the web server).
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The FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server web application can be installed on any
computer participating in a FactoryTalk View SE network application, or on
the computer hosting a local application.
In the previous illustration, the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server in a network
application is installed and running on the same computer as the FactoryTalk
View SE Server.
A web application will not display data if HMI servers, data servers, or alarm servers in
the corresponding FactoryTalk View SE application are unavailable or not running.
To ensure that an HMI server is running in a distributed application, in FactoryTalk
View Studio, open the server's Properties dialog box and set the startup type to Load
and run startup components when operating system initializes. For details, click
Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
The role of the FactoryTalk
Setting up FactoryTalk
Downloading licenses to an
ViewPoint Server
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition setup program installs the FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Server and FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration software on the
computer.
The FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server hosts the currently published web
application and provides ViewPoint client licenses to web browsers that
connect to the application.
To set up FactoryTalk ViewPoint activation and security, and to create a web
application, you can connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration from
any supported web browser. To learn how, see the next section,
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Site Edition activation on page 20.
To learn how to install FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition, see Installing
FactoryTalk ViewPoint on page 11.
Web browsers connecting to a published web application obtain client access
licenses from the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server.
ViewPoint Site Edition
Each web browser requires a separate client license, unless browsers are
activation
connecting to the same web application from the same computer. In that
case, up to three browsers (or three tabs, in browsers that support tabs) can
share a single license.
Setting up
activation server
When a browser disconnects or, if FactoryTalk ViewPoint security is enabled,
when the user logs off from the web application, all licenses that were held by
the current user are released for other browsers to use.
To set up the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server to provide licenses to connecting
web browsers, perform these tasks:
• Download the FactoryTalk ViewPoint licenses you purchased to a
FactoryTalk Activation server.
• If the activation server and the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server are on
different computers, use FactoryTalk Activation Manager on the
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server to specify the name of the activation
server computer.
• Assign FactoryTalk ViewPoint licenses to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server.
To get activations for an activation server:
1. On the activation server computer, click Start > All Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation > FactoryTalk Activation
Manager.
2. Click Get New Activations.
3. Follow the instructions displayed within FactoryTalk Activation
Manager to get activations.
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displays the Update Activation Search Path dialog box. Click Restart Server.
Connecting the ViewPoint
Server to a remote
Assigning licenses to the
activation server
Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
1. On the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server computer, open FactoryTalk
Activation Manager, and then click the Manage Activations tab.
2. Click Find Available Activations in the left pane.
3. Click the blue underlined text Update Activation Search Path.
4. Click Add Server to add an additional row.
5. Click the browse button in the newly added row.
6. From the Browse for Server dialog, navigate to the location of the
activation server on your network and select it.
7. Click Save.
Tip: If you make a change that affects the local folders in the search path, the software
In FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, the next time the Activation
page is opened or refreshed, the number of FactoryTalk ViewPoint
licenses that the specified server can provide is displayed, as shown
below in "Assigning licenses to the ViewPoint Server."
For comprehensive information about FactoryTalk Activation services, on the
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server computer, click Start > All Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation > FactoryTalk Activation
Manager, and then click Help.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server
1. Connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration. To learn how, see
page 23.
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Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
Tip: Only one web browser can connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration on a
What happens if the
Creating a new Site Edition
2. On the Activation page, in the field Number of licenses to assign
(shown in the next illustration), type the number of licenses needed,
and then click Apply.
activation server is
unavailable?
(SE) web application
If the FactoryTalk Activation server is unavailable or unable to provide
FactoryTalk ViewPoint licenses, the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server will provide
three temporary licenses to connecting web browsers, for up to seven days.
To resume normal operations, before the seven-day grace period expires,
ensure that the activation server can provide the necessary licenses.
After the grace period expires, as soon as you restart the FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Server, no web browsers will be able to view the published web
application.
After installing the FactoryTalk ViewPoint software, to create a new Site
Edition web application, connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration,
and then perform these tasks:
• Select a FactoryTalk View SE application.
• Select graphic displays from the FactoryTalk View SE application.
• Publish the displays to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server.
given FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server.
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Connecting to FactoryTalk
Create a new Site Edition
Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
ViewPoint Administration
web application
To connect to FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration
1. Open a web browser.
2. In the browser's Address bar, enter the following URL, replacing
computer_name_or_ip_address with the hostname or IP address of
the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server:
http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP/Admin
If the site has an HTTPS binding, enter https instead of http.
For secure communications, HTTPS binding is recommended. For the
instructions about how to create an HTTPS binding, see FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Help.
3. (Optional) If Administration has security enabled:
• Enter a username and password.
• (Optional) Select Remember me on this computer to save the login
details until the account is logged off, the password expires, or the
account is disabled.
• Click Log on.
To create a new Site Edition web application
1. In FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, on the Home page, click
Publish Displays to Web.
2. On the Publish Displays to Web page, finish the first step, 1 Select an
application (shown in the illustration). For the application type, choose
from the following.
• Site Edition (Network Distributed) to select an application from the
FactoryTalk Network Directory that the FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server computer is connected to. The Network Directory could be
on the same computer as the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server or on
another computer.
• Site Edition (Network Station) to select an application from the
FactoryTalk Network Directory that the FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server computer is connected to and that is hosted on the
FactoryTalk ViewPoint computer.
• Site Edition (Local) to select an application from the FactoryTalk
Local Directory on the computer running the FactoryTalk ViewPoint
Server.
3. To select the graphic displays to publish, click 2 Select displays.
4. To begin the publishing process, click 3 Publish displays.
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Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
Studio, then publish the application in FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration again.
web application. To learn how, see the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Help.
Connecting to an existing
5. After publishing is finished, to open the newly published web
application, click Open Web application.
6. The initial display (or displays, if specified in a startup macro) selected
for the application should open in the web browser.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition provides two ways to view a SE web
application: the desktop interface and the mobile interface. The desktop
Site Edition web application
interface presents navigation and status information as defined in the
original application in a format suitable for a high resolution computer
screen. The mobile interface is designed for viewing displays on mobile
phones and tablets. The mobile interface automatically scales itself and the
active display to the size of your device.
Tip: The language used in the FactoryTalk ViewPoint web application is determined by the
default language of the FactoryTalk View application. This is independent from the 'initial'
(startup) language or from the languages included in the application contents.
Language switching is not supported in FactoryTalk ViewPoint. To change the language of
the FactoryTalk ViewPoint application, change the default language in FactoryTalk View
Tip: You can set up security for FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration or for a published SE
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Site Edition servers require one FactoryTalk
ViewPoint license per connected session where each session can view up to
three displays in browser windows or tabs. If all available licenses are in use,
FactoryTalk ViewPoint shows the error, "There are no licenses currently
available for the Web browser to use."
If the web application has security enabled and Remember me on this
computer is selected, FactoryTalk ViewPoint automatically logs in using the
most recently entered username and password. To prevent unauthorized
access to the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server, do not select this option on shared
or public computers.
To connect to an existing Site Edition web application
1. Start a web browser.
2. In the browser's Address bar, enter the desktop or mobile URL,
replacing computer_name_or_ip_address with the hostname or IP
address of the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server:
• (desktop) http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP
• (mobile) http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP/m
If the site has an HTTPS binding, enter https instead of http.
For secure communications, HTTPS binding is recommended. For the
instructions about how to create an HTTPS binding, see FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Help.
3. (Optional) If the web application has security enabled:
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FactoryTalk Alarms and Events summary objects.
Ellipse
Rounded Rectangle
Freehand
String Display & Input
Line
Symbol Factories
Numeric Display & Input
Text
Polygon
Wedge
FactoryTalk ViewPoint
commands with tags
Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
• Enter a username and password.
• (Optional) Select Remember me on this computer to save the login
details until the account is logged off, the password expires, or the
account is disabled.
• Click Log on.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint supports the following FactoryTalk View SE
commands:
• Abort
• Display
• = (Equal)
• Macro Name (the actual macro name and not the word macro)
• Ramp
• RecipeProDownload
• ScriptExecute
• Set
• Toggle
• AE_Acknowledge
• AE_ClearCount
• AE_Disable
• AE_Enable
• AE_Remark
• AE_Reset
• AE_Shelve
• AE_Suppress
• AE_Unshelve
• AE_Unsuppress
For more information about each command, see FactoryTalk View SE Help.
Tip: Macros still follow the supported FactoryTalk ViewPoint commands.
All other commands will be ignored if they are included in a macro or specified as the press or
release action for a button or for touch animation.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint does not execute StartUp/ShutDown commands configured in Display
Settings. It also does not support runtime security macros or command execution from
How these commands are supported
FactoryTalk ViewPoint supports commands using press and release actions
through a button or through touch animation. The following controls support
touch animation press and release actions:
Arc Rectangle
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Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
How FactoryTalk ViewPoint processes commands
All commands that perform updates are processed before any display
navigation occurs. FactoryTalk ViewPoint processes commands in the
following order:
1. First pass (each step must complete before its matching second step)
a. Download parameter file
b. Download macro file
c. Request display information
2. Second Pass (each step must complete before processing commands)
a. Parameter file substitution
b. Macro command creation (commands get pushed onto the existing
command queue)
c. Verify display(s) are not missing or are authorized to view.
3. Process commands (Set, Toggle, Ramp, =)
4. Process abort displays
5. Process replace displays
6. Either re-navigate to a new replace display or show all new popup
displays.
Example
In the following example, if the button press action is "Set Tag 2; Display
Display1; Ramp Tag1 12" FactoryTalk ViewPoint does the following:
1. Processes the Set and Ramp commands before navigating to Display1.
2. If the display does not exist, FactoryTalk ViewPoint still sends the
commands to the command sub-system.
How FactoryTalk ViewPoint processes the Abort and Display
commands
FactoryTalk ViewPoint groups all writable commands into one command
sequence and sends the command sequence to the command subsystem
before it processes Display or Abort commands.
Example
In the following example, if the press action is "Ramp Tag +4; Display
PlantFloor; Toggle Tag2" FactoryTalk ViewPoint does the following:
1. Sends the command string "Ramp Tag +4; Toggle Tag2" to the
command subsystem.
2. Waits for the subsystem to verify it received the command.
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FactoryTalk ViewPoint text
fonts
Learning more about
Opening the Help while
Browsing the Help contents
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
Site Edition
3. Verifies the display exists and that it is authorized for viewing.
4. Continues processing the Display command.
Tip: When processing a Press and Release action for the same button or touch animation,
there may be instances when the release action may not get processed. FactoryTalk
ViewPoint may miss the mouse up event while it processes the press action because the
client blocks user interface interactions while it is sending commands to the command
sub-system.
Fonts not available on your client computer will be replaced with Arial in the
web application. Replaced fonts may cause unexpected text wrapping in
objects in the published web application.
For additional information about FactoryTalk ViewPoint, assistance with a
specific task, or troubleshooting tips, open the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Help.
You can access Help from FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration pages and
from the runtime web client.
Chapter 2 Setting up Site Edition (SE) web applications
Getting help related to an Administration task
viewing an SE web
application
In FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, click the Learn about link at the
bottom left of the page.
When viewing the web application from the desktop interface:
• On the FactoryTalk ViewPoint banner at the top of the web browser
window, click Help.
When viewing the web application from the mobile interface:
• Open the Menu, then select the Help icon.
To browse the Help contents, use any of these methods:
• On any page, click sections and topics in the Contents pane.
• Click the breadcrumb links displayed above the currently open Help
topic.
• Enter keywords in the Search field.
• Use the Forward, Back, and History features of your web browser.
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About the FactoryTalk
ViewPoint for Machine
Edition environment
Chapter 3
Setting up Machine Edition (ME) web
applications
This chapter describes:
• how FactoryTalk ViewPoint works in a Machine Edition environment.
• how to create a new Machine Edition web application.
• how to connect to an existing Machine Edition web application.
A FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition web application is a set of
graphic displays selected from an existing FactoryTalk View ME application,
converted for viewing on the web, and published to a supported PanelView
Plus operator terminals.
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As shown in the previous illustration, the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server
software for a Machine Edition web application is installed on a PanelView
Plus or PanelView Plus 6 operator terminal. New operator terminals contain
the firmware with FactoryTalk ViewPoint included. Operator terminals that
contain earlier versions of firmware without FactoryTalk ViewPoint installed
can be updated by upgrading the firmware on the terminal. For more
information on upgrading PanelView Plus firmware, see the PanelView Plus
Terminals User Manual, Chapter 8, "Upgrade Firmware".
The FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration software, used to convert displays
and set up security, is installed as part of FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine
Edition on the FactoryTalk View Studio computer.
To learn how to convert displays and then include them in the Machine
Edition runtime web application that will be downloaded to the operator
Chapter 3 Setting up Machine Edition (ME) web applications
on a PanelView Plus 6 operator terminal.
Create a new Machine
terminal, see the next section, "Creating a new Machine Edition web
application on page 30".
To learn how to set up security, click Help.
To learn how to install FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition, see
"Installing FactoryTalk ViewPoint on page 11
".
Edition web application
To create a new Machine Edition web application
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, open the FactoryTalk View ME application
that contains the displays you want to convert for the web.
2. Click Application > ViewPoint Administration to open FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Administration.
3. In FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, click Publish Displays to
Web, and then select and publish the displays.
4. Create the Machine Edition runtime application, and include
FactoryTalk ViewPoint content.
a. In FactoryTalk View Studio click Application > Create Runtime
Application to create a runtime file (.mer). Select the Include
ViewPoint Content check box located below the Type list. The check
box is selected by default. The runtime file will provide the
FactoryTalk View ME application and the published displays to the
PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus Pro operator terminal.
b. In Save as type, select the runtime version compatible with the
firmware version of the targeted operator terminal.
c. Click Save.
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Tip: FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration for Machine Edition can generate FactoryTalk
ViewPoint content for previous versions of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition. During the
runtime application creation process, the published FactoryTalk ViewPoint content is
converted to the version selected and included with the MER.
In addition, the FactoryTalk ViewPoint server (which is a part of the operator terminal
firmware) is also able to process and serve earlier versions of FactoryTalk ViewPoint
content to the client (browser). This scenario could occur when a MER file created with
FactoryTalk View ME 5.10 contains FactoryTalk ViewPoint 1.2 content and is loaded and run
d. In the Create Runtime Application Wizard - Select Languages
dialog box, select all the languages to include in the runtime
application, select the initial language to use, and then click Finish.
The runtime file is created, which may take some time.
runtime file to the PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus Pro operator terminal.
Connecting to an existing
Tip: The language used in the FactoryTalk ViewPoint web application is determined by the
default language of the FactoryTalk View application. This is independent from the 'initial'
(startup) language for the operator terminal application, and independent from the
languages included in the operator terminal application contents.
Language switching is not supported in FactoryTalk ViewPoint. To change the language of
the FactoryTalk ViewPoint application, change the default language in FactoryTalk View
Studio, publish the application in FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, then download the
Chapter 3 Setting up Machine Edition (ME) web applications
5. Download the Machine Edition runtime application to the PanelView
Plus operator terminal that will host the web application.
a. In FactoryTalk View Studio, click the File Transfer Utility button on
the toolbar.
b. In the Source file field, use the browse button (...) to select the
runtime file that was just created.
c. In Select destination terminal, browse for the PanelView Plus
terminal and then click Download.
d. Once the download completes, click OK and close the Transfer
Utility window.
Machine Edition web
application
6. On your PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus Pro operator terminal, in
the FactoryTalk View ME Station configuration screen, click Load
Application and then select the runtime file you downloaded. Click
Load.
7. Click Run Application to start the project. For more information on
loading and running an application, see the Panel View Plus Terminal's
User Manual. The FactoryTalk ViewPoint client About menu contains
information about the application version of ViewPoint content within
an .mer file.
To learn more about creating and securing access to a Machine Edition web
application, see the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Help.
Connect to a web application to view displays containing information about
your plant or process.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for Machine Edition is limited to one connected
session with one web browser window or tab. If all available licenses are in
use, FactoryTalk ViewPoint shows the error, "There are no licenses currently
available for the Web browser to use."
To connect to an existing Machine Edition web application
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1. Start a web browser.
2. In the browser's Address bar, enter the following URL, replacing
computer_name_or_ip_address with the hostname or IP address of
the PanelView Plus operator terminal:
http://computer_name_or_ip_address/FTVP
Chapter 3 Setting up Machine Edition (ME) web applications
FactoryTalk ViewPoint text
Learning more about
Getting help related to an
fonts
If the site has an HTTPS binding, enter https instead of http.
For secure communications, HTTPS binding is recommended. For the
instructions about how to create an HTTPS binding, see FactoryTalk
ViewPoint Help.
3. (Optional) If the web application has security enabled:
• Enter a username and password.
• Click Log on.
Fonts not available on your client computer will be replaced with Arial in the
web application. Replaced fonts may cause unexpected text wrapping in
objects in the published web application.
For additional information about FactoryTalk ViewPoint, assistance with a
specific task, or troubleshooting tips, open the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Help.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint for
You can access Help from the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration tool that
Machine Edition
is installed on the FactoryTalk View Studio computer.
In FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration, click the Learn about link at the
bottom left of the page.
Administration task
Browsing the Help contents
To browse the Help contents, use any of these methods:
• On any page, click sections and topics in the Contents pane.
• Click the breadcrumb links displayed above the currently open Help
topic.
• Enter keywords in the Search field.
• Use the Forward, Back, and History features of your web browser.
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Index
A
Index
upgrading 15
fonts
Site Edition 26
H
Help
accessing ME 30
accessing SE 26
about
Machine Edition environment 27
Site Edition environment 19
web applications 5
accessing help
Machine Edition 30
Site Edition 26
activation 20
assigning licenses 21
B
browsing help
Machine Edition 30
Site Edition 26
C
connecting to
Machine Edition 29
remote activation server 20
Site Edition 23
creating new web applications
Machine Edition 28
Site Edition 22
D
I
installing
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 11
PanelView Plus firmware 15
software updates 15
M
Machine Edition
opening Administration 28
O
opening
help 26
ViewPoint for Machine Edition
Administration 28
ViewPoint for Site Edition Administration
22
S
setting up
ME web applications 27
SE web applications 19
Site Edition activation 20
downloading licenses 20
F
FactoryTalk Directory 22
FactoryTalk View Point Machine Edition
Administration 28
environment 27
installing 11
upgrading 15
FactoryTalk ViewPoint Site Edition
Administration 22
environment 19
installing 11
Server 20
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upgrading
viewing web applications 5
web applications
Web server 19
U
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 15
V
W
connecting to existing ME 29
connecting to existing SE 23
Index
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