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Getting started with FactoryTalk View SE Chapter 1
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Step 1: Create the application
First, create the application itself, and then add at least one HMI server.
The HMI server stores project components (for example, graphic displays)
and serves these components to clients. The server also contains a database
of tags, and performs alarm detection, and historical data management
(logging).
To create a new network distributed application
1. Select Start > All Programs > FactoryTalk View Studio.
2. In the Application Type Selection dialog box, click Site Edition
(Network Distributed), and then click Continue.
3. In the New/Open Site Edition (Network Distributed) Application
dialog box, click the New tab.
4. Type a name and description for the application, select an application
language, and then click Create.
The default language shown in the New tab is the operating system
language. You can accept the default or, in the Language list, select
any language that Windows supports. For more information, see
Setting up language switching on page 323.
After creating the application, you can add an HMI server to the root of the
application, or to another area in the application. For this example, add an
area to contain the new HMI server.
To add an area to the application
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the
application icon, and then click New Area.
2. Type a name and description for the area, and then click OK.
To add an HMI server
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the
area you just created, click Add New Server, and then click HMI
Server.
2. In the Add HMI Server Wizard, in the Select Operation window, click
Create a new HMI server, and then click Next.
For information about other options in the Select Operation window,
see Adding an HMI server on page 156.
