Guide to Mimic Complexity

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The following attempts to provide a rough guide to quantify the complexity of mimics based on the elements they contain.

Mimic Complexity in 5 Simple Steps

The following steps can be used to calculate mimic complexity;

• Use the Mimic Diagnostics utility within ViewX to extract the numbers of each basic mimic element from your mimic.

• Using the Mimic Elements table below, calculate the total complexity score based on the basic elements within your mimic.

• Use the Animations table below to calculate the total complexity score based on configured animations. Use your best guess if you don't know exactly.

• Sum the results from step 2 and 3 together.

• Use the Scoring table below to grade the complexity of your mimic.

Mimic Elements

Mimic Element	Complexity Score
Additional line segment	0.1
Additional pipe segment	0.2
Primitive graphic element (text, line, shape)	1 + animations as below
Pipe	2 + animations as below
Bitmap image	5 * file size in Kb
Layer	10 + animations as below
Pie Chart	20 + animations as below
SQL List	30 + animations as below (+50 if SQL query is animated)
Embedded mimic	30 + complexity of embedded mimic + 5 per parameter + animations as below
Alarm list	50 + animations as below
Embedded trend/XY/XYZ/Dynagraph	100
Remote image	100

Animations

Animation Type	Complexity Score
Simple tag animation	5
Object method animation	15
Historic animation	20
Indirect animation	50
SQL animation	200

Scoring

Summary	Complexity Score	Status
Simple mimic	Complexity < 1000	❂
Medium mimic	Complexity < 5000	✧
Complex mimic	Complexity >= 5000	✸

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