Main features concepts/reference

USERS AND GROUPS

Authentication modes determine the user types that can log in to the application:
User authentication mode
Description
User name conventions
Model only
Allows only the users created in
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 to log in (default).
Unique user name
Local only
Allows only local
Windows
 users to log in.
  • Unique user name
  • .\
    username
Active Directory
Allows only Active Directory users to log in.
  • Unique user name for each Active Directory domain
  • active_directory_domain
    \
    username
Domain Only
Allows only Active Directory users and local
Windows
 users to log in.
  • Unique user name for each domain
  • domain
    \
    username
Any
Allows users of any type to log in.
Adhering to the user name conventions of Model only, Local only, Active Directory, and Domain Only modes.

COMMUNICATION DRIVERS

TIP: This Communication driver supports importing tags in the online mode. The online mode does not require manually exporting tags from the controller to a file.
These modules cannot be used with the
RA EtherNet/IP Driver
:
  • 1756-ENET EtherNet/IP Bridge Module
  • 1756-ENBT Communication Module
  • 1756-EWEB Communication Module
You can load tags in the offline mode into
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 from these file types:

DYNAMIC LINKS

Read
Read from source node to the parent.
Default for dynamic links defined in NetLogics.
Write
Write from the parent to the source node.
Read/write
Read from the source node to the parent and write from the parent to the source node.
Default for dynamic links created in
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 UI.
The direction of the dynamic link:
  • Read from source node to the parent.
  • Write from the parent to the source node.
  • Read from the source node to the parent and write from the parent to the source node.

PRESENTATION ENGINES

Native and web presentation engine properties
Property
Description
Dynamic variables polling time
Time interval for the periodic reading of the dynamic link source field variables.
Text render type
Either
Auto
 or
Native
Login window
Type of login Window object that is prompted at the start of the session when you are not logged in.
Start window
Type of start Window object to create at the start of the session.
Starting user
The starting user with which to authenticate the session.
Style sheet
Set of styles of graphical objects, either globally or for specific object classes.
Session
An available session.
Enable virtual keyboard
Enable/disable the virtual keyboard.
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