SIMATIC Energy Manager - Web Client Operation - Manual - SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - SIMATIC - Operation manual for Energy Manager - Web Client - SIMATIC Energy Manager - Energy Manager PRO
Portfolio
SIMATIC
Product
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
Software version
V7.6
Edition
01/2026
Language
en-US
Preface
SIMATIC Energy Manager V7.6 - Webclient
Basic knowledge required
Validity of the documentation
Legal information
Cybersecurity information
Note on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Use as intended
Getting to know
Function overview
Why we need energy management
What can SIMATIC Energy Manager contribute to the topic of energy management?
First steps
Security settings
Certificate management
Logging in
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Changing your password
Retrieving your password
Structure of the app
User interface of Energy Manager Web
Tasks in Energy Manager Web
Definition of home page
Home page of Energy Manager Web
Adjusting the app
Quicklinks
Creating Quicklinks in the Web
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Editing Quicklinks in the Web
Requirement
Changing the order of the Quicklinks
Customize Quicklink
Delete Quicklink
Navigating in the app
Navigation via the menu
Navigation via Quicklinks
Searching for objects
Requirement
Procedure
Configuring the app
Configuring analysis objects
Context menu in navigation tree
Overview
Context menu of assets
Context menu of folders
Context menu of objects under folders
Navigation tree configuration
Overview
Opening configuration options
Positioning options for the Copy and Cut functions
Assets
Overview
Creating an asset
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Editing an asset
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Deleting an asset
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Configuration of asset types
Configuring an asset (general)
Configuring a site asset
Configuring a country asset
Configuring an organization asset
Analysis overview of assets
Overview
Structure of the asset overview dialog
Structure of the display object of an analysis object
Structure of the parameter sections of the asset overview dialog
Dashboards
Overview
Creating dashboards
Creating dashboards under a folder
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Creating dashboards for an asset
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing dashboards
Requirements
Procedure
Open a Widget Dashboard placed under a folder
Open a Widget Dashboard from an asset
Configure the Widget Dashboard
Result
See also
Deleting dashboards
Requirements
Procedure
Delete a Widget Dashboard placed under a folder
Delete a Widget Dashboard from an asset
Result
See also
Widgets
Creating Widgets
Overview
Requirement
Basic procedure
Result
See also
Editing widgets
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Available widgets
Overview
Gauge
Chart
Traffic Light
Value
Pie
Matrix
Image
Report
Text
Heat Map
Map
Sankey
MultiRegression
Duration curve
Custom Widget
Widget configuration
Available sections
Overview
Configuring the General section
Configuring the General section - Procedure
Configuring the Parameter section
Requirement
Configuring the Parameter section - Procedure
Configuring the Limits section
Configuring the Limits section - Procedure
Configuring the Axes section
Procedure for configuring graphs
Procedure for configuring the y-axis
Configuring the Image section
Configuring the Image section - Procedure
Configuring the Text section
Configuring the Text section - Procedure
Configuring the Data source report section
Configuring the Data source report section - Requirement
Configuring the Data source report section - Procedure
Configuring the Heatmap section
Configuring the Heatmap section - Procedure
Configuring the Locations section
Configuring the Locations section - Requirements
Configuring the Locations section - Procedure
Configuring the Sankey section
Configuring the Sankey section - Requirement
Configuring the Sankey section - Procedure
Configuring the Model parameters section
Configuring the Model parameters section - Requirement
Configuring the Model parameters section - Procedure
Model overview section
Model overview section - Procedure
Configuring the Display options section
Configuring the Display options section - Procedure
Reports
Overview
Creating reports
Creating reports under a folder
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Creating reports for an asset
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing reports
Requirements
Procedure
Open a report placed under a folder
Open a report from an asset
Configure the report
Configuring the "General" section
Configuring the "Periods (Query types)" section
Configuring the "Sections (Modules)" section
Configuring the "Template" section
Result
See also
Deleting reports
Requirements
Procedure
Delete a report placed under a folder
Delete a report from an asset
Result
See also
Diagrams
Overview
Creating charts
Creating charts under a folder
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Creating reports for an asset
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing charts
Requirements
Procedure
See also
Deleting charts
Requirements
Procedure
Delete a chart placed under a folder
Delete a chart from an asset
Result
See also
Matrices
Overview
"Values" tab for matrix objects
Structure of the "Values" tab
Configuring matrices
Description of the configuration sections
See also
Structure of the matrix side panel with measured value information
See also
Folders
Overview
Creating folders
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing folders
Requirements
Procedure
See also
Deleting folders
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Configuring data objects
Overview
See also
Data point
Overview
See also
Creating data points
Requirements for creation of acquisition data points
Requirements for creation of manual or derived data points
Procedure
Result
See also
Configuring acquisition data points
Configuring common settings
Procedure
Configuring connector settings
Requirement
Procedure
Configuring a WinCC channel
Configuring a Modbus
Configuring an OPC, Energy Suite, or Desigo CC channel
Configuring an ASCII channel
Configuring counters
Procedure
Configuring the plausibility settings
Procedure
Limits
Gaps
Compare settings
Configuring the compression settings
Procedure
Configuring replacement value strategies
Procedure
Configuring Insights Hub settings
Procedure
See also
Editing data points
Requirements
Procedure
Editing multiple data points
Changing the data source
Deleting data points
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Recalculating derived data point
Configuring manual data points
Creating a manual data point
Requirement
Procedure
Configuring a WinCC channel
Configuring a Modbus
Configuring an OPC, Energy Suite, or Desigo CC channel
Configuring an ASCII channel
Creating derived data point
Configuring derived data points
Creating derived data point
Requirement
Procedure
Configuring a WinCC channel
Configuring a Modbus
Configuring an OPC, Energy Suite, or Desigo CC channel
Configuring an ASCII channel
Creating a manual data point
Creating derived data pointXY
Factors
Overview
See also
Creating factors
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing factors
Requirements
Procedure
See also
Deleting factors
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
KPI configuration
Overview
See also
Creating MEVAs - KPIs
Requirement
Procedure
Configuring the "Common" tab
Configuring KPI functions
Configuring a "Configurable meva" function
Result
See also
Editing MEVAs - KPIs
Requirements
Procedure
See also
Deleting MEVAs - KPIs
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Configuring project
Media
Overview
Creating a global medium
Overview
Procedure
Result
Editing a global medium
Requirement
Procedure
Deleting a global medium
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Site assignment of media
Assigning a medium to a site
Overview
Procedure
Result
Removing a medium for a site
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Materials
Overview
Material list
Overview
Creating a material
Creating a material
Procedure
Result
Editing a material
Requirement
Procedure
Deleting a material
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Create or edit a material group
Procedure
Result
User management
Authorizations
Basic information on authorizations
Overview
Functional rights
Visibility of objects
Authorizations - See also
Users
Overview
See also
Creating users
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing users
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the user
Configuring the "General" section
Configuring the "Administration" section
Configuring the "Quicklinks" section
See also
Deleting users
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
User groups
Overview
See also
Creating user groups
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing user groups
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the user group
Configuring the "General" section
Configuring the "Administration" section
Configuring the "Access rights" section
Configuring the "Domain permissions" section
See also
Deleting user groups
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Functional groups
Overview
Specifying the authority levels
Specifying the authority level of the functional group
Specifying the authority level for an object
See also
Creating functional groups
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing functional groups
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the functional group
Configuring the "General" section
Configuring the "Assign permissions" section
See also
Deleting functional groups
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Manage functional rights
Configuration
Creation, deletion and configuration
View
Overview
Domains
Overview
See also
Creating domains
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing domains
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the domain
Configuring the "General" section
See also
Deleting domains
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Unit management
Overview
See also
Creating units
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing units
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the unit
See also
Deleting units
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Templates
Modbus device templates
Overview
See also
Exporting Modbus device templates
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Editing a Modbus device template
Requirements
Procedure
Configure the template
Overview of template structure
See also
Creating a Modbus device template
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing a Modbus device template
Requirements
Procedure
Configure the template
Overview of template structure
See also
Deleting a Modbus device template
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
Services
Overview
See also
Data acquisition
Overview
Extended table functionality for data points
See also
Content of the acquisition object table
Acquisitions are listed
Channels are listed
Buffers are listed
Datapoints are listed
See also
Data acquisitions
Overview
See also
Configuring data acquisitions
Requirement
Procedure
Result
Data channels
Overview
See also
ASCII channels
Creating ASCII channels
Requirements
Creating an ASCII channel
Result
Creating ASCII buffers
Requirements
Creating an ASCII buffer
Adding data points to the ASCII buffer
Result
Desigo CC channels
Creating Desigo CC channels
Requirements
Creating a Desigo CC channel
Result
Creating Desigo CC buffers
Requirements
Creating a Desigo CC buffer
Creating data points
Result
Energy Suite channels
Creating Energy Suite channels
Security concept
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Modbus TCP channels
Creating a Modbus channel
Requirements
Creating a Modbus channel
Result
Creating a Modbus buffer
Requirements
Creating a Modbus buffer
Result
Creating a Modbus buffer for Online Montoring
Creating datapoints for a Modbus buffer
Modbus address configuration
Structure of a Modbus data point address
Example of a Modbus data point address
MQTT channels
Creating MQTT channels
Requirements
Creating an MQTT channel
Result
Creating MQTT buffers
Requirements
Creating an MQTT buffers
Result
Creating a MQTT data parser
Requirements
User responsibility and security for parser scripts
Procedure
Structure of an MQTT parser Python script
Handling MQTT data parsers
Requirements
Using an existing MQTT data parser
Uploading an MQTT data parser
Downloading an MQTT data parser
Deleting an MQTT data parser
Example for an MQTT data parser
MQTT parser - Python script
MQTT parser - Python script with "itemname"
OLE DB channels
Creating OLE DB channels
Requirements
Creating an OLE DB channel
Result
Creating OLE DB buffers
Requirements
Creating OLE DB buffer
State value mapping
Result
OPC DA, OPC HDA channels
Creating OPC DA or OPC HDA channel
Requirements
Remote OPC server
Procedure
Result
Creating OPC DA or OPC HDA buffers
Requirements
Creating a OPC DA or OPC HDA buffer
Result
Aggregation types for OPC HDA data acquisition
Adding data points to the OPC buffer
OPC UA channels
Creating OPC UA channel
Security concept
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Creating OPC UA buffers
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Aggregation types for OPC HDA data acquisition
Adding data points to the OPC UA buffer
Handling OPC UA Certificates
Purpose of certificates
Functional overview
Replacing the client certificate on the OPC UA server
Replacing the server certificate on the OPC UA client
WinCC channels
Creating a WinCC channel
Requirements
Procedure
Result
WinCC Unified Data Provider channel
Creating a WinCC Unified Data Provider channel
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Paramter hub
Overview
Extended table functionality
Content of the object table
All objects are listed
Factors are listed
KPIs are listed
Data points are listed
Display additional object properties
Bulk edits for data objects
Creating and configure data objects
Service cockpit
Overview
Setup
Navigation area
Services
Status display
Start, restart and stop of services
System
Information
Installed software
Setup
Log files
View of the log file
Gap recognition
Troubleshooting
Kernel fault
Requirements
Raw values are missing in the chart with compression level acquisition values
Raw files
Acquisition service error
Requirements
The acquired measured values are visible, the 15-minute values are not
The local database of the acquisition component does not work
Alarms for acquisition values are not generated
Gaps are not detected
Reporting service error
Requirements
Daily values in matrix but no monthly values calculated
Derived data points are not calculated automatically
MEVA/KPI is not calculated
Substitute values are not calculated for manually acquired daily values
Interpolation of monthly values does not work
Reports are not generated
Acquiring data
Datapoints
Overview
Procedure
See also
Factor
Overview
Factor value overview
Editing the default value
Adding a validity period and factor value
Editing the validity period and factor value
Deleting the validity period and factor value
See also
Matrices
Mobile Acquisition
Overview
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Importing values
Overview
Analysing data
Displaying the content
View folder or asset contents
Result
Widget dashboards
Overview of Widget Dashboards
Requirements
Display of Widget Dashboards
Displaying widgets in the Widget Dashboard
Changing the observation period
Widget Dashboards for consumers
Requirement
Overview
Opening the Widget Dashboard for consumers
Use of placeholders for designations
See also
Online Monitoring
Configuration
Chart
Reports
Overview
Opening a report
Structure of report result view
Requirement
Generating a report in the Energy Manager Web
Specifying additional parameters for the report (optional)
Downloading or displaying the report result in Energy Manager Web
Deleting a report result
Charts
Overview
Structure of the Chart dialog
Changing the observation period
Structure of side panel with measured value information for a chart / matrix
Editing a measured value
Adding comments
Display of details in the chart
Histogram, Regression and Boxplot display types
Configuring charts
Configuring the "General" section
Configuring the "Parameter" section
Configuring the "Limits" section
Configuring the "Axes" section
Procedure for configuring graphs
Procedure for configuring the Y-axis
File management in the Web
Overview
Requirement
Downloading a document
Analysis
Target cockpit
Target Cockpit
Overview
Requirement
Company-wide targets
Company-wide targets
List of company-wide targets
Tile with status of an ongoing company target
Display of the sites for the company targets
Detailed view of a target
Overview
Table of measures
Target overview
See also
Site-related targets
List of site-related targets
Tile with status of an ongoing company target
Tile with status of a current site target
See also
Target definition
Create target
Requirements
Procedure
Description of configuration dialog
General information section
Value calculation via system data option
Description of the calculation dialog
Edit target
Requirements
Procedure
Delete target
Requirements
Procedure
Measures
Overview of measures
Overview
Overview of measures
Measures detailed view
Create measures
Overview
Requirements
Procedure
Description of configuration dialog
General section
Edit measure
Requirements
Procedure
Delete measure
Requirements
Procedure
Corporate carbon footprint (CCF)
CCF Overview
Overview
Requirement
Templates
Template overview
Overview
See also
Creating templates
Requirements
Procedure
Result
See also
Editing templates
Requirement
Procedure
Configure the template
Configure the CCF scopes of the template
Configure the CCF "Scope 1" ans "Scope 2" sub-scopes for the template
Configure the CCF "Scope 3" sub-scopes for the template
See also
Deleting templates
Requirement
Procedure
Result
See also
CCF Site configuration
Overview
Editing scope values for a site
CO2 calculation behavior for scope 2
CO2 calculation methods
See also
CCF Emission dashboards
Overview
Dashboard on company level
Dashboard on site level
Dashboard structure
See also
Product carbon footprint (PCF)
PCF cockpit
Overview
Requirement
List of all emissions for all locations
Overview
See also
List of all emissions at a location
Overview
Listing of all emissions of a product
Listing of all emissions of a product
Overview
Product summary
Overview
PCF-related batches
Overview
PCF-related batches - detailed view of the batch
Overview
Activity configuration
Activity configuration
Overview
Creating an activity
Procedure
Configuration dialog of the activity
See also
Edit activity
Procedure
Delete activity
Procedure
Data transfer to SiGREEN
Overview
Requirements
Procedure
See also
Batch analysis
Batch analysis overview
General overiew
Display views
Overview
Material
Product
Chart
Details view
Use cases for data display
Production planning
Production planning and flexibilization
Overview
Requirement
Information
Production planning - Site asset view
Overview
Detail views
Display of "Lot items" information
Production plan
Lot items
Display of "Jobs" information
Activate site assets for production planning
Import and Export of production planning data
Production planning - Asset view
Overview
Detail view
Production plan
Lot items
Production planning - Optimizing production lots
Overview
Requirement
Start the optimization
Optimized result
Jobs
Additional configuration production planning
Overview
Additional settings on site assets
Production plannung
Optimizer configuration
Additional settings on common assets
Production plannung
Optimizer configuration
Additional settings on material objects
Import and export of production data
Importing production plans
Result
Export production plans
Result
Settings
System settings
Overview
Opening settings
See also
Backup settings
Overview
Configuring a backup
Logging and retention time
Overview
"General information"
"Retention period for logging information"
"Data retention time"
Mail settings
Overview
General information
Mail information
Password settings
Overview
Password settings
Web Client configuration
Overview
Configuring Web Client settings
Login providers
Overview
Requirements
Configuring Auth0 authentication
Configuring Entra ID authentication
Data provisioning
Data provider
OPC UA Server
Additional information
Import
Importing values
Overview
Requirements
Procedure
Result
Notifications
Notification center
Structure
Alert filter lists
Overview
See also
Editing alert filter lists
Requirement
Procedure
See also
References
General
Cipher Suites
List of recommended Cipher Suites
Key length
Logs
Storing the log files
Kernel
Structure of the messages
Starting the kernel
Kernel update event
Information on acquisition components
Number of inserted values
Process ID
Shutting down the kernel
Acquisition service
Acquisition service
Compression
Startup of the component
Reception of the acquired measured values
Calculation of the compression (RCAL)
Calculation for the defined compression levels (CMPR)
Checking the plausibility limits (PLSI)
Gap detection (PLSI)
Changes in the tables of the local database (SYNC)
Shutting down the component
Raw file provider
SinkDataImporter
Data deletion
Acquisition component Host
SQL provider
Calculation service
Calculation service
Recalculation
Calculation of compressions (RCAL)
Retroactive billing of derived data points (DCAL)
Substitute values (REPV)
Extrapolation and interpolation (EXPA)
Calculation of compressions on the application server (NLCO)
Automatic compression
MEVA calculation
Counter calculation
Machine calculation
Calculation component host
Report Server
Starting a report
Report automation
MindUpload
Tasks
Query types
Units
Time unit abbreviations
Unit conversion Energy-Power
Value status
Acquisition status of a value
Correction status of a value
Data acquisition
Modbus address
Overview of the prefixes of the listed query types
ASCII-FTP
ASCII FTP import interface
APROL
Example
BDATA
Example
BDATA_XML_Format
Example
DALOG
Example
EXCELCSV
Example
EXCELCSVNODST
Example
FREJA
Example
TextValue
Example
ZenOn
Example
Functionalities
Backup and Restore
Backup
Backup - Overview
Backup - Procedure
Backup - Result
Restore
Restore - Overview
Restore - Requirements
Restore - Procedure
Restore - Result
Backup settings - See also
Counter value filtering
Filtering options
Linear interpolation
Data Service
Interface description of the Energy Manager Data Service
Windows authentication
Single Sign On
Changing the desired Windows authentication provider
Reporting
Measuring variables
General information
Requirement
MEVA functions
Module overview