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Module PARA
Graphical interface for editing datapoints and datapoint types.
Datapoint configs, basics
Default buttons on configuration panels

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- Archiving
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- Module PARA
  Graphical interface for editing datapoints and datapoint types.
- Common Name Service (CNS)
  The Common Name Service (CNS) implements the Unified Namespace (UNS) concept in WinCC OA. The plantmodel editor can be used for building and modifying data structures such as views and trees based on CNS and use them within projects easily.
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  Mass configuration in WinCC OA redefines the fundamental principles of setting up a project and subsequent configuration of the huge range of data points.
- SQL Panel
  The SQL panel allows you to enter SQL statements to perform queries on current and archive data in the WinCC OA database.
- ASCII Manager
  The ASCII Manager allows you to input and output and thus edit datapoints and data point types and to configure datapoints.
- Correction Values and Laboratory Values
  These panels can be used to change existing values (=correct), query values from and add new values too the HistoryDB and RDB.
- Datapoint Groups
  The main purpose of grouping datapoints is to simplify selection of datapoints and datapoint elements.
- Delayed Alerts
  An alert delay can be configured with delayed alerts. This allows short range changes to be filtered out.
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Default buttons on configuration panels

The following buttons are found on most panels. They are shown here but not described in greater detail.

In multilingual projects this button opens a dialog box ("Langeditor") in which you can enter identifiers in the project languages.

This button opens the datapoint selector.

These buttons are used to sort (top, next/last), edit (bottom left) or delete (bottom right) items in lists.

This deletes all items in a list.

The default buttons OK (apply settings, leave panel), Apply (apply settings, panel stays open), Cancel (leave panel, discard settings) and Help (opens relevant topic in online help) are also found on all panels.