Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 59)

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Work with applications
This chapter describes:
 Application files.
 Create, import, open, and close applications.
 Rename, copy, delete, back up, and restore applications.
 Specify project settings.
 View application properties.
 View HMI server properties.
What is an application?
An application is the software application you create in FactoryTalk View Studio to
monitor and control your plant processes. An application consists of one or more data
servers and an HMI project (also known as an HMI server). The data servers provide
communications for the project. The project or HMI server consists of graphic displays,
alarm information, user information, and other settings.
For information about viewing the application properties, see page 4-18. For information
about viewing the HMI server properties, see page 4-18.
Application versus project
This manual generally uses the term application to refer to both application-level and
project-level procedures. An exception is the section on using the Project Settings editor,
which begins on page 4-11. In that section, the term project is used.
When you create an application, FactoryTalk View creates folders and files in various
locations on the development computer. Some of the folders are empty until you start
setting up your application. When you finish developing the application, FactoryTalk
View uses the information in the various folders and files to create the run-time
application.
HMI project file
The HMI project file has the extension .med. The HMI project file is located in this
directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\RSView
Enterprise\ME\HMI projects (Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 R2)
or