Publication 1756-RM084F-EN-P - July 2002
8-6 Structuring the Tag (.CSV) Import/Export File Format
Sample Scenarios of
Importing/Exporting Tags
The following examples show how you can use the partial import of
tags (the collision mode is overwrite):
If you have tags in the import file that do not exist in the open project,
you can select whether to create these tags in the project. If you select
to create these tags, keep in mind:
•
If you are importing just a description of a tag, the import
process does not create a tag for that description. The
COMMENT record in a .CSV file does not contain enough
information to create an associated tag. There must be a TAG or
ALIAS record to create a tag.
•
For a COMMENT record to import correctly, the associated tag
has to exist in the RSLogix 5000 database. The tag can either
already exist before the import or be created due to a TAG or
ALIAS record that created the tag during the import before the
COMMENT record is encountered.
Scenario: Result:
Export tags
Edit tag attributes, but not names
Import tags back into controller project
Changed attributes overwrite existing
tag attributes
Export tags (contains tag named Joe)
Open .CSV file in Excel
Change Joe to Joseph
Close file
Import file back into controller project
Both Joe and Joseph are in the tag list
Any logic referring to Joe still refers to Joe
Export tags
Add new tags
Import tags back into controller project
New tags are added
Export tags
Delete tags Sam and Mitch
Import tags back into controller project
Tags Sam and Mitch still exist in tag list
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