Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 69)

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In a FactoryTalk View SE network distributed application, you can set up redundant pairs
of HMI servers, Alarms servers, and data servers. For more information, see Chapter 14,
Setting up FactoryTalk system availability.
In addition, you can set up FactoryTalk View SE to send HMI tag alarm, data log, and
activity log information to an ODBC-compliant database automatically. You can also set
up an HMI server to buffer data locally if the database becomes unavailable.
For information about:
 HMI tag alarm logging, see Chapter 11, Setting up HMI tag alarms.
 data logging, see Chapter 22, Setting up data logging.
 activity logging, see Chapter 15, Logging system activity.
Setting up the run-time application
When designing graphic displays, decide on the best ways for users to navigate through
the application. To assist with navigation:
 Develop a hierarchy of displays.
 Create display templates.
 Apply visual design principles that help users interact with the displays.
For more information about working with graphic displays and objects, see Chapter 16,
Creating graphic displays and Chapter 17, Creating graphic objects.
Developing a hierarchy of graphic displays
Well-organized graphic displays present information clearly and consistently and guide
users through the system.
A hierarchy is a series of graphic displays that provide progressively more detail as users
move through them. Design the hierarchy to meet the needs of all application users,
including managers, supervisors, and operators.
Before designing individual graphic displays, plan:
 An application-wide hierarchy of displays that includes overviews and menus.
 How users will navigate through the hierarchy.
 Which displays to dock inside the FactoryTalk View SE Client window.
For more information, see Chapter 19, Setting up navigation.