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Understanding Projects

What is a Project?​

In AI SCADA, a Project is the container for your entire application system. It stores all configurations, views, tags, scripts, and alarms needed to build and run your industrial automation solution.

When to Use Projects?​

  • Development: Configure tags, design views, and write scripts in the Editor
  • Deployment: Deploy projects to Vision runtime for production monitoring
  • Version Control: Create backups and maintain multiple versions of configurations
  • Collaboration: Share projects across teams and sites

Understanding the Project Manager​

📷 [Screenshot: Project Manager interface showing three main areas]

The Project Manager interface consists of three main areas:

Top Toolbar​

Quick access to project operations that don't require selecting a project:

  • Create New Project - Start a blank project
  • Create New Folder - Organize projects into virtual folders
  • Open Existing Project (Desktop) - Add local project files to the list
  • Import Project (Web) - Upload project files from your browser
  • Search Projects - Filter projects by name (fuzzy search)
  • Refresh List - Sync the latest project list (useful when using Web and Desktop simultaneously)
  • Deploy to Vision - Push projects to runtime devices over the network

Project List Area​

Displays folders and project files with key information:

  • Project name
  • Creation time
  • Last modified time
  • Storage path

Folder Operations:

  • Move to another folder
  • Rename
  • Delete (with option to delete local files)

Project Operations:

  • Move to folder
  • Rename (updates both database and local file)
  • Create Copy (duplicates configuration with new project ID)
  • Export (Web only - download to local machine)
  • Delete (with option to delete local files)
  • Backup Data (creates .cmsback file)
  • Restore Data (from .cmsback file)
  • Encrypt Project (password-protect project access)

Bottom Toolbar​

Batch operations (visible only when projects/folders are selected):

  • Batch Move - Move multiple items to a folder
  • Batch Delete - Delete multiple items at once

💡 Tip: Folders in the Project Manager are virtual - they exist only in the database for organization, not as physical directories on disk.

Next Steps​

Now that you understand the Project Manager interface, learn how to work with projects:

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