A METHOD FOR LOADING AND DISPLAYING DIFFERENT PROCESS DISPLAYS ON A USER INTERFACE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A method for providing an improved user navigation interface (1) for an industrial control system. The system comprises at least a computer and a display device and a computer implemented workplace application. The system also comprises system with a plurality of process control interfaces displayed on the display device, the process control interfaces comprising one or more software objects for controlling and/or monitoring objects controlled by the control system. The method comprises displaying in the user interface a set of the process control interfaces V2, V2' generated by one instance of said workplace application in a designated view 5 which comprises a corresponding set of graphic user interface objects 5a-n. Each graphic user interface object identifies and, on selection, displays the corresponding said process control interface. By selecting a first or second graphic user interface object 5a, 5m, a user can switch between a display of a first process control interface V2 and a display of the second process control interface V2' provided by the same instance of the workplace application. A graphic user interface, a system and a computer program for carrying out the method are also described.