Siemens SIMATIC S7 - 4 Saving Your Device Table Information; Save;Save as - Device Table Stored in Encrypted.Sat Format

SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC
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Saving your device table information
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Save/Save as - Device table stored in encrypted .sat format
Use the
Save/Save as
commands or click the Save button to store your device table
information in an encrypted .sat file. Once the SIMATIC Automation Tool project is saved,
you can use the
File>Open
command to restore this project's device table.
● The .sat file save path is assigned by the
Tools>Options
command.
The default path is C:\ProgramData\Siemens\SIMATIC Automation Tool\Projects. You
can modify this path
● You must provide a valid password to save a SIMATIC Automation Tool .sat project file.
● You must enter the correct password to reopen an existing SIMATIC Automation Tool .sat
project file.
SIMATIC Automation Tool .sat file security
Protect your SIMATIC Automation Tool project with a strong password. Strong passwords
are at least ten characters in length, mixed letters, numbers, and special characters, are not
words that can be found in a dictionary, and are not names or identifiers that can be derived
from personal information. Keep the password secret and change it frequently.
SIMATIC Automation Tool password rules
● At least ten characters in length
● Mix of letters, numbers, and special characters is required
Integrity check for .sat file
Before opening a project, an internal checksum test verifies that the file data has not
changed, since the last SIMATIC Automation Tool save operation.