GAI-Tronics Elemec3 - Configuration Management; Create Configuration from Template; Load Existing Configuration

Pub. 42004-550C
Elemec3 Console Manual—Version 3 Page 10 of 109
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Create New Configuration from Template
1. Click the NEW FROM TEMPLATE checkbox (see
Figure 5) to create a new configuration file based
on an existing configuration. A pull-down list
showing all existing local configurations displays:
2. Select the desired configuration file from the list
and click CREATE CONFIGURATION.
NOTE: If the selected file was created in an earlier
version of the E3 Console application, the
warning screen (see Figure 6) appears. The
E3 Console can upgrade the configuration
database to the correct version. The versions
will change incrementally with the release of
new software.
Figure 6. Invalid Database Version
3. Click UPGRADE DATABASE to proceed with the configuration version upgrade; otherwise, click
CLOSE.
Load an Existing Configuration
1. Click the LOAD CONFIGURATION button. The
list of existing configurations, in the LOCAL
CONFIGURATIONS (WORKING) folder, on the
computer, appears. Configurations sort and
list by the modified date, from newest to oldest
(see Figure 7).
2. Select the desired file name from the list and
click LOAD.
NOTE: If the selected file was created in an earlier
version of the E3 Console application, the
INVALID DATABASE VERSION warning
screen (see Figure 8) displays. The E3
Console can upgrade the configuration
database to the correct version. The
versions will change incrementally with
the release of new software.
Figure 5. Create New Configuration from
Template
Figure 7. Load Configuration