Benefits compared to the configuration client
● The configuration computers do not have to be entered on the server.
● You do not need to configure user authorizations in the User Administrator.
● The project engineer can edit all types of WinCC projects:
– Single-user project
– Multi-user project
– A client with its own project
● You can only activate Runtime if the project is on the local computer and has not already
been opened by another computer. Accordingly, the project can no longer be opened on
another computer when Runtime is activated.

Extended functionality for WinCC Graphics Designer
Graphics Designer
WinCC V7.3 offers the following new functions in Graphics Designer:
● “Process pictures” selection window:
– All pictures and faceplates from the “GraCS” project folder are displayed and can be
filtered with file filters.
– Pictures and faceplates inserted with drag&drop are automatically set up as
preconfigured buttons or faceplate instance in the process picture.
– Use <Ctrl+C> to copy the list of pictures to the clipboard.
● When saving a picture, the “Output window” viewlet shows information, errors and warnings
for the configuration. When you double-click a message in the output window, for example,
the corresponding picture object or the property of the object containing the affected script
is selected.
● Multilingual configuration of object properties: You enter texts in all configurable languages
without switching the language in the “Text Input” dialog. For configurable languages, the
configured languages are available in the “Text Library”.
● New object properties:
– “Display name” specifies the user-defined name of the process picture.
– “Web-enabled” identifies the process picture or faceplate type as executable in the Web
browser. The pictures are saved in “*.rdf” format in addition to “*.pdl” format and can be
used in the WinCC/WebUX option.
– “Scaling mode” for customized objects specifies how the internal objects of the
customized object are displayed when the customized object is scaled.
– “Scaling mode” for faceplates defines the size in which the objects of the faceplate
instance are displayed in proportion to the faceplate type.
– “Directory for pictures” with the extended status display specifies whether or not a
subdirectory for pictures is created. If pictures are stored in the subdirectory, they are
available for the extended status display.
● The “Date/Time” output format is now available for the I/O field.
● Direct2D is used to display the graphics. Soft shadows are displayed. For performance
reasons, you can disable the Direct2D display for individual computers in the computer
properties.
● You can use SVG files as background picture of a process picture and as picture for the
Graphics Designer objects “Button”, “Round button”, “Graphic object” and “Status display”.

● Colors and color palette:
– The new color palette matches the colors of the Microsoft standard programs.
– You assign different colors to individual object properties with a click of the mouse and
with additional keys.
– A bar is displayed in the font palette when a color is selected from the central color
palette.
● With the extended status display, you can also use pictures from a subdirectory of “GraCS”.

 Expanded Functionality for WinCC/WebNavigator
WebNavigator V7.3
Version V7.3 of the WinCC/WebNavigator option offers more convenience, functionality and
security for web-based communication with WinCC.
Requirements
The WinCC/WebNavigator V7.3 gives you access to process pictures with the following Web
viewers:
● Internet Explorer V9
● Internet Explorer V10
● Internet Explorer V11
● WinCCViewerRT
WebNavigator client: Printing from WinCC controls
You can print from the WinCC Controls in the WebNavigator client and in the WinCC ViewerRT
as of WinCC V7.3.
You specify the printer using the settings in the Web navigation interface or WinCCViewerRT.
New graphic formats
You can publish graphics of the following formats with the Web View Publisher:
● PNG
● EMF
● JPG
● GIF
● WMF
The files can also be located in a subfolder of the “GraCS” graphics folder.

 Expanded Functionality for WinCC/DataMonitor
DataMonitor V7.3
Version V7.3 of the WinCC/DataMonitor option offers more convenience, functionality and
security for web-based communication with WinCC.
Requirements
You can use the following tools for evaluation of process data with WinCC/DataMonitor V7.3:
● Internet Explorer V9
● Internet Explorer V10
● Internet Explorer V11
● WinCCViewerRT
● Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2
● Microsoft Excel 2010
● Microsoft Excel 2013
Excel Workbook Wizard
The “Excel Workbook Wizard” offers the following improvements for configuration:
● For Excel worksheets, you configure the display of archive values and messages, for
example.
To do so, you specify the display properties. You can now save the property settings in
templates. You can then load the settings and use them again after exiting and restarting
Excel.
● For the display of archive values, you can now define the unit of time with user-defined data
resolution.
● The settings for the time span have been improved and expanded.
For the display of messages, you can now also configure the time span in relative or
absolute time format.
● If errors occur in the display of the Excel workbook or no connection to the WinCC server
is established, the log entries are displayed in a workbook. The entries contain the date,
the tags or messages affected, the server, and the error message.
WebCenter
You can now display static process pictures on a language-specific basis in the Web center.
This function is only available if you have configured and published pictures in different
languages. You will also have to have selected the corresponding language for the picture in
the picture administration and in the web part.
You can now simultaneously configure multiple time-triggered reports with various starting
times in the Webcenter. The starting and ending times can be before the report creation time.
For example, a report is created at 5 PM which contains values for the time between 8 AM
and 4 PM.