Virtual ViewX always shows the database tree when a user logs on

[geoffpatton]

Is there a way to make Virtual ViewX not show the database tree every time a user logs on?

For most users it would be better that it always not be opened when they logon.

Of course it would be nice if it remembered if the user had it open or not last time they logged on like ViewX does.

[sbeadle · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can hide the database tree on start of a VVX session.

To do this you need to customise and save the two DAT files which ViewX uses to set screen appearance, then copy the files from your own user folder to the VVX user folders.

The procedure is:

a) Run ViewX with a normal Windows user, log in and close the database tree

b) Log out (re-close the database tree if it reopens) and then Exit ViewX

c) Find the folder c:\Users\<your Windows user>\AppData\Local\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA

d) Copy the two DAT files from this folder. (It may be easier to copy the \Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA folder and its files)

e) Paste these files into the equivalent folders for all VVX Windows accounts. 

    It used to be just the folder: VirtualUI but now (since Dec 2022 builds) its all accounts similar to GeoSCADAVirtualUI, GeoSCADAVirtualUI2, GeoSCADAVirtualUI3 etc up to the max # of licenses.

Note that some settings which are saved between ViewX runs are modified on VVX start, such as hiding the alarm banner and ribbon.

Note also that in Geo SCADA 2023 the folder for these files is moving to  c:\Users\<your Windows user>\AppData\Roaming\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA and you'll need to repeat this procedure. (The folder should always have been Roaming but it was incorrectly chosen 20 years ago!)

[geoffpatton · Accepted solution]

Thanks Steve.

I thought it would be copying those files but the location I tried putting them was wrong.