VTS 10 is our most ambitious new version in many years. The sharp new interface and additional features may seem unfamiliar to those accustomed to earlier versions.
If you are an experienced VTS developer or a first time user, this series of videos hosted by Andrew Harvie will tell you everything you need to know to get started.
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What is New in the VTS Application Manager?
Andrew guides you through the new and improved features of the VTS Applications Manager (VAM).
How do I start and stop VTS applications?
Andrew Harvie shows you several ways to start and stop your VTS and VTScada applications. He also shows off the new icons in the top right-hand corner of the application display screen.
How do I change VTS configuration files?
Find out why you can't find your config.ini configuration file in your VTS 10 application directory and why you no longer need to. The new VTS properties dialog allows you to easily and securely change configuration settings without restarting your application.
How do I backup applications and historical data?
VTS software instructor Andrew Harvie shows you how to easily backup and restore your VTS 10 applications using changeset files. Also learn to backup historical process data using the new ‘Data’ folder.
How do I send my clients changes to my OEM layer?
Andrew shows you how to create a patch version ChangeSet file to distribute changes to your OEM layer that will not overwrite changes your clients have made since you installed their VTS software applications.
How do I configure networks and remote applications?
Andrew shows you how to easily set up lists that determine the primary server for the application plus any number of redundant backup servers. You can even set up separate server lists for specific services such as the VTS Alarm Manger or the VTS Historian.
How Has Data Logging Changed?
VTS automatically logs to an incredibly fast built-in SystemHistorian and allows you to additionally log to other databases including Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
Why did you create an all new VTS Historian?
Glenn Wadden describes how the enhanced VTS Historian is now ten time faster when logging and synchronizing with backup servers.
To what formats can the new VTS historian log data?
Glenn Wadden describes how the enhanced historian of VTS 10 now logs to My SQL, SQL Server, SQLite and Oracle in addition to the incredibly fast built-in VTS database.
Can I log to multiple synchronized historians?
Glenn Wadden describes how VTS 10 allows you to configure multiple Historians across geographically isolated servers.
How do I clone, back up and update applications in VTS 10?
VTS version 10 allows you to manually or automatically deploy application changes to networked servers and clients. He also shows how to easily roll back some changes while keeping others.
How do I deploy and roll-back application changes?
Blair Sooley demonstrates how VTS version 10 allows you to manually or automatically deploy application changes to networked servers and clients. He also shows how to easily roll back some changes while keeping others.
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