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title: "Source"
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updated: 2023-10-03T18:22:22Z
published: 2023-10-03T18:22:22Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/source"
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# Source

This information is specific to the latest release of PARCview:

7.2.x

The Source tab is used to configure the various data sources or interfaces that PARCview will communicate with. The Source grid lists all configured sources and their basic properties. The Configuration tabs show advanced and source-specific properties for the selected source.

## PARCSecurity Permissions

PARCsecurity Console should be configured for the following permissions for rights to System Configuration elements.

- DataPARC Admin: Grants administrative access to PARCview.
- System Config Process Area: Grants access to the Process Area tab in System Configuration.
- System Config Process Tags: Grants access to the Process Tags tab in System Configuration.
- System Config Reason/Evidence/Category: Grants access to the Reason, Evidence and Category tabs in System Configuration.

## Configuration

The Source Configuration panel shows advanced and source-specific properties for the source selected in the grid. The options in the panel vary based on the selected source type.

[CALC Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/calcsourcetype.htm)[CTC Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/ctcsourcetype.htm)[Excel Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/excelsourcetype.htm)[IP 21 Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/ip21sourcetype.htm)[IP SQL Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/ipsqlsourcetype.htm)[MACS Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/macssourcetype.htm)[MASTER Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/mastersourcetype.htm)[MDE Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/mdesourcetype.htm)[OPC DA Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/opcdasourcetype.htm)[OPC HDA Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/opchdasourcetype.htm)[PHD Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/phdsourcetype.htm)[PI Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/pisourcetype.htm)[Proficy Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/proficysourcetype.htm)[SAMPLE Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/samplesourcetype.htm)[SQL Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/sqlsourcetype.htm)[System Source Type](https://community.dataparcsolutions.com/manual/Documents/systemsourcetype.htm)

## Log Files

PARCMessage is a built-in error monitoring software. It creates an ongoing log of errors generated from PARCview on the specific computer where PARCMessage is running in the system tray. The Icon in the tray is a triangle, red if errors are present, and green if there are no errors.

Errors can also be stored in the PARCview install directory both on the server and clients ...\Capstone\PARCView\LogFiles.

## Required Server Applications

No server applications are required to use System Configuration.

UA Server: All PARCview vr 7 functionality requires a Universal Access (UA) server.

GDS: All PARCview vr 7 functionality requires a Global Discovery Server (GDS).