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Import and export logic components Chapter 1
Column Description
Parameter The parameter identified in this box is the parameter in the import content that is to be connected to
another parameter on a program that exists in the project.
A New Connection option is available on the last row of the grid if the import content contains only
one program. You can create connections that are not part of the import content by connecting a
program parameter in the import content to an endpoint connection on a program that is in the
project. You then have a new connection that did not exist in the import content nor in the program
that exist in the project. See
Create a new connection on page 28 for more information.
Data Type Shows the data type of the parameter. A parameter can only be connected to a member or bit of a tag
or parameter with the same data type or an error occurs when you verify the program.
Usage Shows the usage type of the parameter as Input, Output, InOut, or Public.
Import Connection Shows the name of the connection endpoint for the parameter as read from the import file. This
Import Connection box is blank if the connection is only defined in the program that exists in the
project.
Differences Indicates if there are differences between the connections in the import content and the connections
in the target project.
Also identifies if a connection exists in the import content, or if it exists in the program that is in the
project. Click the Browse button in the Details column to see more extensive component properties.
Two icons show how the imported content matches the content of the program that exists in the
project:
Indicates a connection that is present in the import content and not in the project.
Indicates a connection that is present in the project and not in the import content.
Operation Identifies whether the connection is made upon import of the program into the project. You can select
Connect or Disconnect to change the connection status for the connection.
• Connect - Upon import of the program, this connection that is defined in the import content will be
created in the project. This is the default value when a connection between the parameter and the
final connection is valid.
• Disconnect - Upon import of the project, the connection that is defined in the import content will
not be created in the project. This is the default value when the connection between the parameter
and the final connection is not valid.
See the example later in this section for more information on the Operation box.
Details Click the Browse button to open the Connection Properties dialog box. On the Connection
Properties dialog box, click Connect or Disconnect to change the connection status for the
connection.
Final Connection The parameter or tag in the existing project that the import parameter will be connected to.
You have the option to change the value in the Final Connection box based on the value in the
Operation box. You can type the final connection name or click the down arrow to make a selection
from the tag browser. If the parameter is a MODULE InOut parameter, the module browser appears
instead of the tag browser. For more information about the tag browser and module browser, see the
online help topics Using the Tag Browser and Using the Module Browser.
If you enter an invalid final connection, the error indicator displays in the leftmost column. Hover the
cursor over the error indicator to see a description for the cause of the error.
See the example later in this section for more information on the Final Connection box.
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