WinCC Advanced V13.0
Basics on faceplates
Basics on faceplates
Introduction
Faceplates are a configured group of display and operating objects that you manage and
change centrally in a library. You can use a faceplate in several projects as required. The
faceplates are stored in the project library.
Use
You use faceplates to create individually configured display and operating objects. You can
use faceplates several times in the project or in different projects. All instances of a faceplate
in the project are changed centrally. This reduces the configuration effort.
Types and instances
Faceplates are based on a type-instance model to support the central changeability. You create
central properties for an object in types. The instances represent local points of use of the types.
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Faceplate type
You create a display and operating object according to your requirements and store it in the project
library. The instances are bound to the respective faceplate type. If you change a property of a
faceplate type, the property is saved centrally and also changed in all instances. In the faceplate
type, you define the properties that can be changed on the faceplate. You edit a faceplate type in
the "Faceplates" editor.
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Faceplate
The faceplate is an instance of the faceplate type. You use a faceplate in screens as a display and
operating object. You configure the variable properties of the faceplate type on the instance. You
assign the tags of your project to the faceplate, for example. If you configure properties on the
faceplate, you overwrite the properties of the faceplate type. The changes on the faceplate are saved
at the point of use and have no effect on the faceplate type.
The figure below shows the relationships between the faceplate type and the faceplate. The
background color of the I/O field is configured in the faceplate type in such a way that every
instance can change the property. Blue is used as the background color in the faceplate type.
You use yellow as the background color in the faceplate.
When you change the background color in the faceplate type, this has no effect on the faceplate
because the "Background color" property is assigned on an instance-specific basis.
See also
→ Faceplate editor
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WinCC Advanced V13.0
Basics on faceplates
→ Creating a faceplate type
→ Screen basics
→ Basics of dynamizing faceplates
→ Example: Configuring a faceplate
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all liability for the completeness of this document. It shall only be used for the user's own internal purposes. It shall not be passed on to third parties. The complete
documentation can be found at:
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9/29/2016