TN IT314 Manually setting InTouch Application to Read-only/ReadWrite

Description

This article from InSource shows how to manually modify an InTouch application to set the Read-Only flag for Remote Access, by modfiying the .ini file.

• Author: Brian Schneider
• Published: 04/09/2018
• Applies to: InTouch HMI v2014r2 and higher

Details

Within InTouch WindowMaker the developer can configure if an application is intended for Read-Only or Read Write access.

Link1: https://knowledge.insourcess.com/Wonderware_InTouch_HMI/Tech_Notes/TN_IT130_How_to_set_a_Managed_InTouch_2014_R2_Application_to_Read_Only

Link2: https://knowledge.insourcess.com/Wonderware_InTouch_HMI/Tech_Notes/TN_IT181_How_to_Configure_InTouch_for_Read_Only_Remote_Access

While this should be done through WindowMaker whenever possible, the Intouch.ini file can be manually modified to configure this setting.

To do this:

1. Close InTouch if it is currently running.
2. Navigate to your InTouch Application's folder
3. Find the InTouch.ini file and open it with Notepad.
4. Find the following line in the ini file. If this line does not exist, the line can be manually added:
   1. MarkAppReadOnly=1 - This is used to set the application to Readonly access.
   2. MarkAppReadOnly=0 - This is used to set the application to Read Write access
5. Save and close the file.
6. Launch InTouch to test.

Note: InTouch licenses specify if the will allow usage in Read-only or Read/Write mode. For example, to utilize the Read-only mode, you need to have purchased Read-only licensing for InTouch.