How to Create a Modern InTouch Application or Convert a Standalone InTouch Application to a Modern InTouch Application
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Tech Note 1069
How to Create a Modern InTouch Application or Convert a Standalone InTouch Application to a
Modern InTouch Application
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Created: December 2014
Introduction
This Tech Note provides the steps to create a Modern InTouch Application or to convert a Stand-Alone Application to a Modern
Application.
Application Version:
InTouch 2014 R2 (version 11.1)
How to create a new Modern InTouch Application
1. Open InTouch Application Manager
2. Click File > New or click the ICON in Figure 1 (below) to create a new InTouch application.
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FIGURE 1: CREATE A NEW INTOUCH APPLICATION
3. Click Modern InTouch Application.
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FIGURE 2: MODERN INTOUCH APPLICATION OPTION
4. Click Next.
5. Select the directory path for the application (Figure 3 below):
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FIGURE 3: APPLICATION FILE/DIRECTORY PATH
6. Click Next.
7. Type the directory name (Figure 4 below).
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FIGURE 4: APPLICATION FOLDER/DIRECTORY NAME
8. Click Next.
9. Type a name and description of the InTouch Applicaiton.
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FIGURE 5: APPLICATION NAME AND DESCRIPTION
10. Click Finish.
The Create New Application process begins (Figure 6 below).
FIGURE 6: CREATE NEW APPLICATION
11. Click View Details to dieplay the process details.
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FIGURE 7: DETAILS
12. After the application is created, double-click it or Click on the WindowMaker ICON on InTouch Application Manager.
When you open the Modern InTouch Application you see the tool bar icon for ArchestrA Graphics, and in the Project View you can
see ArchestrA Graphic Toolbox (Figure 8 below).
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FIGURE 8: ARCHESTRA GRAPHICS TOOL AND ARCHESTRA GRAPHIC TOOLBOX
Adding ArchestrA Graphics to the Modern Application:
1. Create a new window and add the ArchestrA Symbol.
2. You can add ArchestrA Graphics into an InTouch Window. You can use the button to Embed ArchestrA Graphics, which are located
in the tool set or accessed by right-clicking, then selecting Embed ArchestrA Graphics.
The following example shows some of the Situaltional Awareness Library graphics (Figure 9 below).
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FIGURE 9: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS IN THE INTOUCH WINDOW
Converting a Stand-Alone InTouch Application to Modern InTouch Application
The following example uses a stand-alone application from InTouch 10.6 that is migrated to InTouch 11.1. This process converts the
Stand-Alone InTouch Application to Modern InTouch Application.
Steps 1-9 are pre-requisites for converting a Modern Application from a Stand-Alone InTouch Applicaiton.
1. Open WindowMaker on the Stand-Alone InTouch application. You will see the following message:
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FIGURE 10: APPLICATION MIGRATION MESSAGE
2. Click Yes. The ...enable ArchestrA Graphics... message message appears:
FIGURE 11: ENABLE ARCHESTRA GRAPHICS
3. Click Yes. The ...backup this application... message appears:
FIGURE 12: BACKUP THIS APPLICATION
4. Click Yes or No. For this example we click No. The Create New Application dialog appears. In the background it is including all the
ArchestrA Symbols in the application.
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FIGURE 13: CREATE NEW APPLICATION
5. Click View Details to review specific process details.
FIGURE 14: VIEW DETAILS
6. After the application is created, click Close.
The Stand-Alone InTouch Application is converted to a Modern InTouch Application.
B. Shah
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