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Visual DCT Upgrade: Enhancing Database Configuration Tool

Visual DCT, a popular visual database configuration tool, is now upgraded with new plugins for archiver and alarm configuration, featuring hierarchal database structure, spreadsheet view, and substitution file editor. Explore its extendable features written in Java!

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Visual DCT Upgrade: Enhancing Database Configuration Tool

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  1. Gasper Jansa, Cosylab SLAC, April 2005 Visual DCT upgrade

  2. Outline • History & Functionality • Archiver Configuration Plugin • Alarm Configuration Plugin • Spreadsheet view • Substitution file editor • Conclusion

  3. Very popular visual database configuration tool Open source, funded by many labs Main features: Written in Java Extendable - plugins Stores graphical information as comments Reads also databases without graphical info Hierarchical database structure is possible Easy to learn Visual DCT - Overview

  4. Archiver Configuration Plugin • Supports EPICS Channel Access Archiver configuration files (XML) • Import a predefined XML file • Create a new group with one click • Define a group and channel attributes • Move records from a list that is generated from the template to the tree structure

  5. Alarm Handler Configuration Plugin • Import a predefined configuration files • Move records from a list to the tree structure • Complicated structure can be created with only few mouse clicks • Add all attributes to a group or channel • Guidance • Commands • ….

  6. Spread sheet view • Bob’s idea • Useful for EPICS databases with little logic (i.e. links). • Tables are on a tabbed pane – one table per tab for each record type and one record per row. • All cells are editable, in a similar fashion as in property inspector • Possible to customize which fields to display • Use search

  7. Spread sheet view – artistic impression

  8. Substitution file editor • Don’t worry about syntax • Large amount of macros can be easy controlled • Check if number of macros match number of substitutes

  9. Conclusion • Visual DCT already provided an excellent tool for database configuration • New plugins provide added value – possibility to configure some essential EPICS tools from within the Visual DCT. • You are always very welcome to contribute new ideas or sponsor developments 

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