Citect SCADA Projects

Projects created by you are referred to as “user” projects. In addition, Starter and System projects are also available for use. Starter projects initialize configuration in a newly created project to get you started quickly and can be run and/or deployed straight away. A Starter project can be selected when you create a new project. System projects provide internal, out-of-the-box content such as pages, settings and in-built functions that can assist with the building of your projects. System projects should not be modified as they are updated and replaced with each new version of Citect SCADA.

Multiple projects can be used to segregate different operational functions and plant areas, as well as simplifying the process of deployment. Deployment in a complex SCADA system typically spans several computers in a network, and may require different projects to be deployed on different computers for runtime. Minor and major project changes can be rolled out quickly and efficiently. For more information, refer to the Deployment section.

You can track changes to your projects through the revision fields in the Project Properties dialog. A good practice would be to assign a major revision number for significant project changes, or a minor revision number for trivial updates. The Date/Time field can be used in conjunction with the revision fields to track the revision details of projects.

When you create a deployment version of your project, you can see the individual project revisions from any included projects that make up that deployment version.

Projects can be created and managed in Citect SCADA Citect Studio via the Project activity.

To access the Project activity, select Project on the Activity Bar.