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Data Visualization
User interfaces, Trends and Reports for every purpose and device.
User Interfaces
All the available options for visualizing WinCC OA.
UI Client
Fully fledged user interfaces, that provided advanced capabilities compared to the view-only light user interfaces.
Dashboard
The WinCC OA Dashboard is designed to address the evolving needs of modern automation, and leverages the latest web standards to deliver a flexible and user-friendly environment for visualization and interaction with project data. This enables the user to create individual Dashboards that provide quick insights into the current state of their systems.
Widgets
Widgets are the building blocks of the WinCC OA Dashboard, offering a comprehensive and flexible way to monitor and interact with project data.
Structure Card Widget
The Structure Card Widget is used to display various metrics and states from connected datapoints in regards to system health. It is the widget used to display the system_dashboard/topics/sysdash_overview.html.

Version Information
Release Notes, Update information, Certifications and Frequently Asked Questions.
Concepts
Your first step into modern and powerful process visualization.
Deployment
Topics you need to know before using WinCC OA.
Security
Go beyond the norm in cybersecurity.
Engineering
Powerful tools for easy or complex engineering tasks.
Data Management
Classify, structure and archive your data.
Business Logic / Control
Endless possibilities in data processing for your projects.
Data Visualization
User interfaces, Trends and Reports for every purpose and device.
- User Interfaces
  All the available options for visualizing WinCC OA.
  - UI Client
    Fully fledged user interfaces, that provided advanced capabilities compared to the view-only light user interfaces.
    - User Interface (VISION)
      The basic user interface client for WinCC OA.
    - Desktop UI
      The WinCC OA Desktop UI is a stand-alone remote UI client of WinCC OA.
    - ULC UX
    - Dashboard
      The WinCC OA Dashboard is designed to address the evolving needs of modern automation, and leverages the latest web standards to deliver a flexible and user-friendly environment for visualization and interaction with project data. This enables the user to create individual Dashboards that provide quick insights into the current state of their systems.
      - Requirements and Licensing
        This chapter gives an overview of the necessary Requirements and Licensing details for the Dashboard.
      - Basic Configuration
        The Following steps must be taken to set up the Dashboard within a WinCC OA project:
      - Advanced Configuration
        The Following configuration settings are optional and should not be addressed for a basic setup of the Dashboard. They allow extended customization for advanced users or to address specifics of the plant's network configuration.
      - Login Options
        This chapter gives an overview of the available login options.
      - Dashboard Overview
        The Dashboard Overview is the central navigation view. It opens directly after Dashboard/topics/Dashboard_Overview_login.html and shows the general navigation and an overview of all Dashboards.
      - Widgets
        Widgets are the building blocks of the WinCC OA Dashboard, offering a comprehensive and flexible way to monitor and interact with project data.
        General Widget Settings
        This section describes the settings which are the same for most widgets.
        Alarm View Widget
        The Alarm View Widget provides an overview over all active alarms and alerts, similar to the Alert and Event screen.
        Bar Chart Widget
        The Bar Chart shows the current values of one or more datapoints and datapoint groups as bars.
        Button Widget
        The Button widget is used to set a datapoint value to a specified value upon click.
        Gantt Chart Widget
        The Gantt Chart provides a time-interval view of the datapoint value. The width of each bar shows the period a certain value was present.
        Gauge Widget
        The Gauge Widget shows the datapoint value via the needle deflection inside a graph.
        HTML Widget
        The HTML widget can be used to display an HTML file within the Dashboard.
        Hyperlink Widget
        The Hyperlink widget is used to provide a link to a Dashboard or external URL.
        iframe Widget
        The iframe widget can use the URL specified by the user.
        Image Widget
        The Image widget is used to display an image.
        Input Widget
        The Input widget is used to write data to a datapoint.
        KPI List Widget
        The KPI List Widget is used to display plant-specific key performance indicators that have previously been assigned to datapoints by the specific business logic.
        Label Widget
        The label widget is used to display a simple text.
        Line Chart Widget
        The line chart shows one or multiple datapoint values in a graph.
        Pie Chart Widget
        The Pie Chart Widget is used for visualization of data distribution though larger or smaller segments.
        Progressbar Widget
        The progress bar shows the state of one datapoint as a vertical bar.
        Set Point Widget
        The Set Point widget is used to display a current datapoint value and to incrementally increase or decrease it.
        Slider Widget
        The Slider widget is used to choose a value between two set limits for a datapoint.
        Structure Card Widget
        The Structure Card Widget is used to display various metrics and states from connected datapoints in regards to system health. It is the widget used to display the system_dashboard/topics/sysdash_overview.html.
        Switch Widget
        The Switch widget is used to switch between two different values on a datapoint.
        ULC UX Widget
        The ULC UX widget shows predefined panels via a ULC UX-connection.
        Video Widget
        The Video Widget displays a video stream in the Dashboard by utilizing the HTTP Server.
      - Example Gauge Dashboard
        This example guides you through creating a Dashboard showing a Gauge widget.
    - Remote UI
  - UI Light
    User interfaces intended to provide a quick and easy visualization option for your KPIs.
- System Overview
  A panel for the diagnostics of a WinCC OA system.
- Alert and Event Screen (AEScreen)
  The alert and event panel (AEpanel) in WinCC OA is a standard panel and allows displaying alerts and events in table format.
- Variable Trend
  A set of panels and scripts used for the simplified display of trend curves and trend groups (up to 16 trend curves).
- Standard Symbols (STD_Symbols)
  Symbol library consisting of graphics objects for the quick display and design of system diagrams.
- Standard Object Library
  The WinCC OA Standard Object Library (in short: Stdlib) is a base framework that facilitates the creation and use of WinCC OA Libraries. The Stdlib provides templates for creating WinCC OA Libraries and offers a vast range of functions that make the use of a WinCC OA Library in a WinCC OA project easier.
Southbound Interfaces
The process connection to the actual machines/sensors.
Northbound Interfaces
Your portal to the cloud or supervising systems.
Web Connectivity / Network Interfaces
Data exchange, APIs and web technologies
User Management
All about authorization, authentication and login-customization.
Availability
How to get your system uptime to the maximum.
Reporting
Create state of the art project reports without limits.
Addons
Useful tools and enhancements for special demands.
Reference Tables
Detailed and extensive content for special project adaptation.
Videos & Tutorials
Explore the capabilities of WinCC OA with our carefully selected collection of video tutorials and guides.
Documentation
Basic information about terms and functions within the documentation.
Support & Services
An experienced team of support agents, consultants and trainers are ready to facilitate active partnerships with our customers, so they can profit from our comprehensive service.
Disclaimer
A brief clarification of liability exclusions or legal notices.

Structure Card Widget

The Structure Card Widget is used to display various metrics and states from connected datapoints in regards to system health. It is the widget used to display the System Dashboard.

Settings

The Structure Card Widget can have the custom appearance settings of custom title, colors and controls.

Content

The Structure Card is connected to two datapoints. One datapoint is the main source of server health information. The other datapoint provides the relevant connection state information.

Supported Datatypes


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