National Instruments BridgeVIEW

Chapter 2 BridgeVIEW Environment

Launch Engine Launches the BridgeVIEW Engine. The BridgeVIEW Engine

manages the Real-Time Database, communicates with device

servers, and performs alarm management and historical data

logging. The BridgeVIEW Engine runs according to a

configuration file called a .scf (SCADA Configuration File)

file. You can create and edit .scf files using the Tag

Configuration Editor. For more information about the

BridgeVIEW Engine, see the section What Is the BridgeVIEW

Engine Manager? in this chapter.

Security»Access Levels Opens a utility you can use to add, remove, and modify access

levels in your BridgeVIEW system. If user accounts are defined in

your system, you must have Administration privileges to edit the

list of access levels. For more information about security and

access levels, see Chapter 7, Advanced Application Topics.

Security»Change Password Opens a dialog box to change the current user password. Y ou must

be logged in to change your password. For more information about

security and passwords, see Chapter 7, Advanced Application

Topics.

Security»Edit User

Accounts Opens a utility you can use to create and edit user accounts in your

BridgeVIEW system. If user accounts are defined in your system,

you must have Administration privileges to create and edit user

accounts. For more information about security and user accounts,

see Chapter 7, Advanced Application Topics.

Security»Login Opens a dialog box you can use to log in to the system. For more

information about security, see Chapter7, Advanced Application

Topics.

Security»Logout Opens a dialog box you can use to log out of the system. For more

information about security, see Chapter7, Advanced Application

Topics.

Security»Privileges Opens a utility you can use to view your access privileges. For

more information about security and access levels, see Chapter 7,

Advanced Application Topics.

Server Tools»Server

Browser Launches the Server Browser. You can use the Server Browser to

view information about the BridgeVIEW device servers. For more

information about the Server Browser, see Chapter8, Servers.

Table 2-1. BridgeVIEW Project Menu Items (Continued)

Project Menu Item Description