Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 1756 - Specifying a Tag Record

Publication 1756-RM084F-EN-P - July 2002
Structuring the Tag (.CSV) Import/Export File Format 8-3
TAG
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.
remark last program
ALIAS
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.
Global tags precede program tags.
All records in a tag import/export file follow this structure:
Type,”Scope”,”Name”,”Description”,”Datatype”,”Specifier”
Where:
Specifying a Tag Record
Each TAG record defines a tag within a controller project. A TAG
record follows this format:
TAG,”Scope”,”Name”,”Description”,”Datatype”,”Specifier”
Item: Identifies:
Type
the type of tag
valid types are:
TAG tag
ALIAS alias tag
COMMENT tag operand component
Scope
what part of the project owns the tag
if no scope is specified, the scope is controller
if a scope is specified, it identifies the program
Name
name of the tag
Description
description of the tag (optional)
enclose in double quotes
Datatype datatype of the tag - use any valid datatype name
Specifier optional
•
for an alias, specifies base tag
•
for a tag comment, specifies the tag name and
member or bit
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