Creating a New Mimic

To create a new Mimic that is stored in the database, you need to create a new Mimic database item. You can only create a new Mimic database item if your User account has the Configure permission for the Group that is to contain the Mimic.

To create a new Mimic database item:

1. Display the Database Bar (see Display an Explorer Bar).
2. In the Database Bar, right-click on the Group, Group Template, or system that is to contain the new Mimic.
   A context sensitive menu is displayed.
3. Select the Create New option.
   A further menu is displayed.
4. Select the Mimic option.
   A new Mimic database item is added to the Database Bar. It is selected automatically, ready for you to define its name.
5. Enter a suitable name for the item (taking into account the ClearSCADA Naming Restrictions).
6. Press the Enter key or select another part of the ViewX interface to confirm the entry.

   

When you have created a new Mimic database item, you can configure the Mimic. To configure the Mimic, you need to display it in Design mode (see Displaying a Mimic). Once the Mimic is displayed in Design mode, you can add objects to it (see Adding Objects to a Mimic) and edit them.

We recommend that you refer to Designing a Mimic before starting your Mimic configuration.