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Chapter 2

BridgeVIEW Environment

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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 

 in this chapter.

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

.

Opens a dialog box to change the current user password. You must 
be logged in to change your password. For more information about 
security and passwords, see Chapter 7, 

.

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, 

.

Opens a dialog box you can use to log in to the system. For more 
information about security, see Chapter 7, 

.

Opens a dialog box you can use to log out of the system. For more 
information about security, see Chapter 7, 

.

Opens a utility you can use to view your access privileges. For 
more information about security and access levels, see Chapter 7, 

.

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 Chapter 8, 

.

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