Structure and function
Nodes, properties, projects, and templates
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Node view of properties for selected node
3.4.3
Projects
All the nodes that belong to the same installation of a security system (such as the
site) are stored in a
project.
You always work on a
document that is the project, which contains all the
configuration data of a certain site.
Projects are made up of nodes that are presented to you by using the three
different user interface controls (
Tree View, Data View, and Node View).
Project node
3.4.4
Node Templates
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Node Template (or, simply Template) is a profile of nodes whose property values
are set to predefined values. Thanks to the Templates, it is possible to provide
nodes that are ready to be inserted in the project with proper values for all the
properties.
When you create a project, some predefined node templates will be present. You
add to these templates to configure a project with the organisation of the actual
site.
When you insert a node, you select the Template available for that node. The
system inserts an instance of the node, taking the actual values of the properties
from the Template. Predefined templates are contained in the Node Template
Toolbar, most organised in folders such as
Fire, Intrusion, Network, etc. The
following figure shows the node templates contained in the
Network folder.