i4connected Knowledgebase 5.6

The i4connected Applications are listed in the Applications panel which can be accessed by clicking the tile with the same name.

Users having the View applications and / or View all applications permissions enabled can see applications that they own or have been assigned to their user, by a system administrator.

The Applications panel

Regardless of the user's permission level, the list of Applications features a simple filtering mechanism allowing the users to easily pin point the desired Application.

The Refresh toolbar button allows the user to manually update the list contents.

The Refresh button

Applications are displayed as cards, distributed in a scroll-able list view. Each Application card displays the Application name and description. By clicking a listed Application a drill-down panel is opened displaying the i4designer project visualization.

Example of an Application displayed in view mode

Based on the user's permissions, the Applications panel features a set of management options allowing the user to create new application or to edit the existing ones.

Hence, users having the Manage applications permission enabled can add new applications, by clicking the Add toolbar button.

The Add application button

The Add application panel features the following settings:

After filling in all the required settings the user can click the Save button to add the new Application to the list, or the Close button to close the panel without saving the new entity.

By clicking the Edit buton associated to a listed Application, users having the Manage applications permission enabled can change the settings of an Application.

The Edit Application button

When opening an Application in edit mode, the user can change all the application information and settings:

The Edit application panel

After processing all the necessary changes, the user can click the Save button to update the selected Application, or the Close button to close the panel without saving any changes.

Redundant Applications can be deleted by users having the Manage applications permission enabled while in edit mode, by clicking the Delete toolbar button.

The Delete button

The Delete application panel displays a confirmation code that the user is required to manually fill in, in order to proceed with the delete operation.

The Delete application panel

In case the typed deletion code is incorrect, the system will warn the user and prevent the deletion operation.

If the correct deletion code has been typed, pressing the Delete button will permanently remove the Application.

Users having the Manage applications permission enabled can add Application roles assignments, by clicking the Users toolbar button, of the Edit application panel.

The Users button

The Application role assignments panel lists all the users assigned to the selected Application. In this view, the already assigned users can be updated or new users can be added.

The Application role assignments panel

As earlier indicated, global entities are automatically synchronized with the associated i4designer project, as soon as the Application was created or updated. However, in case further changes at level of these entities occur, they need to be manually synchronized, using the Synchronize Global Entities function.

This function is available for all users having the Manage applications permission enabled. To initiate the synchronization of global entities, the user only needs to click the Synchronize Global Entities toolbar button.

The Synchronize Global Entities button

When clicking the Synchronize Global Entities button, the synchronization process starts in background. As soon as the operation is finished, a toast message is displayed in the browser page.

Toast message - "Global entities synchronized"

The Synchronize Global Entities function enables the possibility to parse the following i4connected entities, to an i4designer project:

Users having the Manage applications permission enabled, can parse i4connected Signals, to an i4designer project, using the Synchronize Signals toolbar button.

The Synchronize Signals button

As soon as the Synchronize Signals button is clicked, the Synchronize Signals List panel is opened. On the first use, the list of signals is by default empty.

By clicking the Add toolbar button, the Signal List panel is opened, listing all the signals accessible for the currently logged in user.

The Signal List panel

After selecting one or multiple signals, the user can click the Select button, to add the signals to the Synchronize Signal List panel.

Signals added to the Synchronize Signal List

In this view, the added Signals will be accompanied by the Not synchronized icon , until the user clicks the Synchronize Signals toolbar button.

The Synchronize Signals button

Upon a successful synchronization, the icon is removed and a toast message is displayed, to confirm the successful operation.

The "Signals synchronized" toast message

At any point, the user can remove signals, from the Synchronize Signal List, by clicking the Delete button. After removing signals, the list needs to be resynchronized.

The Delete Signal button

The Refresh toolbar button can be used, to manually update the list of Signals. However, if there are any unsynchronized signals in the list, these will be removed when using the refresh option.

The Refresh button

Further on, users having the Read Signals and / or Write Signals permissions enabled, can also open the listed Signals in edit mode, in order to process further changes.

The Edit signal panel

Since the list of Signals considers the security level of the currently logged in user, some Signals may display the Purged icon .

The Purged icon marks all the Signals that have been previously synchronized with the i4designer project, but otherwise are not accessible for the currently logged in user.

Since the user cannot synchronize these Signals, with an i4designer project, the user can click the Remove incorrect signals toolbar button, in order to clean up the list.

The Remove incorrect signals button

In case the list contains both incorrect and correct signals, the user can proceed with the synchronization operation.

Users having the Manage applications permission enabled can define Object Filters and consequently synchronize them with an i4designer project.

The Synchronize Object Filter List panel is opened as soon as the user clicks the Synchronize Object Filters button, of the Edit application panel.

The Synchronize Object Filter List panel

By default, the Synchronize Object Filter List panel is empty, allowing the user to Add, Refresh and Synchronize Object Filters.

The Add button opens the Add Object Filter panel.

The Add button

In this view, the user needs to fill in the Name and Description of the new Object Filter and proceed with selecting the Filter. The Select filter button opens the Object filters panel, allowing the user to select the desired entities, choosing from the lists of Sites, Areas, Organizational Units and Devices.

The Object filters panel

As soon as the desired entities are selected, the user can click the Apply&Close button, to return to the Add object filter panel.

To preserve the defined Object filter, the user can click the Save button.

The Add object filter panel

The new filter will be added to the Synchronize Object Filter List panel, accompanied by the Not synchronized icon . To parse the Object filter to the linked i4designer project, the user is required to click the Synchronize filters toolbar button.

Unsynchronized Object Filter

Object filters can be opened in edit mode, by all users having the Manage applications permission enabled. While in edit mode, the user can either change the Object filter parameters (Name, Description and Filter) or remove the filter, by clicking the Delete toolbar button.

The Delete button

As soon as the Delete button is clicked, the Delete object filter panel is opened. In this view, the user is required to manually fill in the deletion confirmation code and click the Delete button.

The Delete object filter panel

Users having the Manage applications permission enabled can define Event Filters and consequently synchronize them with an i4designer project.

The Synchronize Event Filter List panel is opened as soon as the user clicks the Synchronize Event Filters button, of the Edit application panel.

The Synchronize Event Filter List panel

By default, the Synchronize Event Filter List panel is empty, allowing the user to Add, Refresh and Synchronize Event Filters.

The Add button opens the Add Event Filter panel.

The Add button

In this view, the user needs to fill in the Name and Description of the new Event Filter and proceed with selecting the Filter. The Select filter button opens the Event filters panel, allowing the user to select the desired entities, choosing from the lists of Events, Event groups and Event types.

The Event filters panel

As soon as the desired entities are selected, the user can click the Apply&Close button, to return to the Add event filter panel.

To preserve the defined Event filter, the user can click the Save button.

The Add event filter panel

The new filter will be added to the Synchronize Event Filter List panel, accompanied by the Not synchronized icon . To parse the Event filter to the linked i4designer project, the user is required to click the Synchronize filters toolbar button.

Unsynchronized Event Filter

Event filters can be opened in edit mode, by all users having the Manage applications permission enabled. While in edit mode, the user can either change the Event filter parameters (Name, Description and Filter) or remove the filter, by clicking the Delete toolbar button.

The Edit Event Filter panel

As soon as the Delete button is clicked, the Delete event filter panel is opened. In this view, the user is required to manually fill in the deletion confirmation code and click the Delete button.

The Delete event filter panel