User Manual

ABT-SSA (Setup & Service Assistant)
User interface overview: Device, Field buses, Application
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Siemens
A6V10429119_en--_a_07
Building Technologies
2018-12-19
①
ABT-SSA navigation pane
On smaller screens, click the Menu button to display or hide the navigation pane.
Accessing the ABT-SSA interface [➙ 6]
②
Core function selector
Filtering the display [➙ 12]
③
Root icon
Clears the breadcrumb navigation list and displays the top-level list of objects for the option selected in the navigation pane.
④
Breadcrumb navigation
Informs the user about the current location in the navigation. Provides direct access to higher levels.
A navigation arrow displays whenever more subordinate objects are available. Click the arrow to select an available object
from a drop-down list.
The breadcrumb list will be compressed when it becomes longer than the display area.
⑤
Work area
Navigating in the Work area [➙ 14]
⑥
Status bar
Displays the following information (from left to right):
● Name of the device. For example, AS_3. (Not displayed on small screens.)
● Automation station state indicator. Click the icon to navigate to the list of active alarms and faults.
● Current date and time. (Not displayed on small screens.)
● User Name of the currently logged in user.
⑦
User and session management menu
Allows users to logout and manage profiles.
User and session management [➙ 43]
2.3.1 Navigation pane
The Navigation pane provides various views of devices and objects on the network.
Navigation is done on multiple levels:
① The Navigation pane selects the type of information displayed in the work area.
② The Core function selector filters the types of objects displayed in the work area.
Filtering the display [➙ 12]
③ The breadcrumb navigation bar can be used to return to a different level of the object tree.