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j. Click the Next button.
The Information Server Win-XML Exporter Setup - Ready to Install dialog box opens.
k. Click the Next button.
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l. Click the Finish button.
Uninstalling the Win-XML Exporter
To uninstall the Win-XML Exporter:
a. Select Start / Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs.
The Add/Remove Programs dialog box appears.
b. Select Information Server Win-XML Exporter in the Currently installed programs pane.
c. Click the Remove button.
d. Follow the prompts to complete the uninstall.
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Starting the Win-XML Exporter
To start the Win-XML Exporter:
a. Select Start / All Programs / Wonderware / InTouch / Win-XML Exporter.
The Win-XML Exporter opens:
Project Browser InTouch Window Pane
Results Pane
The Win-XML Exporter has three panes:
z The Project Browser: displays all of the associated WindowSets and windows
z The InTouch Window Pane: lists InTouch windows available for conversion
z The Results Pane: displays information regarding the success of a window
conversion (Information View) or a preview of the converted window that is selected in
the project browser (Preview)
This pane also displays any errors or cautions if the Win-XML Exporter detects a
problem with the conversion.
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Win-XML Exporter Toolbar Buttons
The following table describes the toolbar buttons:
Button Description :
Create a new project file
Opens an existing project file
Switches the project to Online or Offline mode
Selects an InTouch application to convert
Opens the Help file
General Steps for Using the Win-XML Exporter
Some general steps for using the Win-XML Exporter are:
a. Create a new project file. The project file is used to store information such as the URL to the
Information Server portal where you will be publishing and the path to local project files. Local
project files also include converted windows, WindowSets, and default data source
information.
b. Rename the default WindowSet for the project to something meaningful to the project and
your naming conventions.
c. Open an InTouch application that contains the windows you want to convert.
d. Convert the InTouch application windows and view the status of the conversion.
e. (Optional) Create additional WindowSets to contain the converted windows from a single
InTouch application.
f. Publish the entire project to the Information Server portal. You may also publish incrementally.
There are a few WindowMaker elements that are not compatible with Internet technology,
however, all other elements, including text, graphics, action scripts and animation are
automatically converted for you.
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Working with Projects
Before you can publish windows, you will need to create a project. The project file will be used to
store all the configuration information for the InTouch windows you want to publish.
Creating a New Project
To create a new project:
a. Select New Project on the File menu.
The Project Properties dialog box appears:
b. Type a name for the project (up to 256 characters) in the Project Name box.
A new folder will be created using this name.
c. To change the default working folder for the project:
Click the ellipsis button to the right of the Local Project Path box.
This project path can browse to any folder on your computer.
d. Click the Next button.
Note: When accessing ArchestrA data via Information Server:
You must deploy a Wonderware Application Server Platform on the Information Server node to
allow Information Server access to the ArchestrA data source.
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The Publishing Properties dialog box appears.
e. Type the URL where the Information Server portal is located in the Information Server URL
box. Converted windows will be published to this server. For example, http://MyWebServer/
Wonderware. You must include the /Wonderware virtual directory as part of the URL.
f. Click the Verify button.
g. Click the Next button once the connection is successful.
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The Data Source Properties dialog box appears.
h. Select Change default data source if your application will not be receiving data from a
running WindowViewer application on the data node.
Configure the data source options:
Web Server URL
The URL for the web server that will serve as the data source. This server can be a different
web server than the one you will publish the converted windows to, allowing converted
windows to be hosted on one portal and retrieve data from another. If you are using secure
socket layers (SSL), remember to type "https:" instead of "http:"
Data Node Name
The name of the computer that provides the data. This can be either the computer on the plant
floor that is running the InTouch application, an I/O Server, Historian, and so on. This node will
supply the data for the converted window.
Application
The executable name of the application on the data node from which you want to receive data.
For example, for WindowViewer, you would specify VIEW.
Topic
The specific subgroup of data elements for the specified application. Examples of topics are
Tagname for InTouch, or the name of an Excel spreadsheet.
Note: If you choose to retrieve data from an I/O Server, you must select the Use Tagname as
Item Name option in the WindowMaker Tagname Dictionary when defining the tags for the
window that will be converted.
i. Click the Next button.
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The New Project Information dialog box appears.
j. Verify the information is correct.
If it is incorrect, click the Back button and edit the information.
k. Click the Finish button if the information is correct.
The project you created now appears in the left pane of the Win-XML Exporter with the default
name of "WindowSet001."
Opening an Existing Project
To open an existing project:
a. Select Open Project on the File menu.
The Open dialog box appears.
b. Browse to the project file (.wxe) to open and then click Open.
c. Click the OK button.
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Deleting a Project
You cannot delete a project from within the Win-XML Exporter. You will need to delete the project
files manually from your computer using Windows Explorer.
Working With WindowSets
WindowSets are used to group together converted InTouch windows so that you can operate on
them as a unit.
Creating a WindowSet
When creating a WindowSet, use the data source information of either a project or another
WindowSet by default.
To create a new WindowSet:
a. Right-click on either an existing WindowSet or project on which to base the new WindowSet in
the project browser.
b. Click New WindowSet. A new WindowSet is created in the project.
c. Change the WindowSet name, if desired.
d. Edit the default WindowSet properties, if desired.
Editing Properties for a WindowSet
To edit WindowSet properties:
a. Right-click an existing WindowSet in the project browser.
b. Click Properties.
The WindowSet Properties dialog box opens.
c. Check the Different than Project option to change the data source information. When you
change the data source for a WindowSet, all windows in that WindowSet will use the new data
source. Options are as follows:
Web Server URL
Used to specify the URL for the web server that will serve as the data source. This server can
be a different web server than the one you will publish the converted windows to, allowing
converted windows to be hosted on one portal and retrieve data from another. If you are using
secure socket layers (SSL), remember to type "https:" instead of "http:"
Data Node Name
The name of the computer to provide the data. This can be either the computer on the plant
floor that is running the InTouch application, an I/O Server, the Historian, and so on. This node
will supply the data for the converted window.
Application
The executable name of the application on the data node from which you want to receive data.
Topic
The specific subgroup of data elements for the specified application. Examples of topics are
Tagname for InTouch, or the name of an Excel spreadsheet.
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d. Click the OK button.
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