Rockwell Automation 20D-DL2-CKS1 Import/Export Project Components - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1
Import and export logic components
This chapter explains import and export of logic components.
You use the Logix Designer application to perform online edits for the Logix
family of controllers.
The import/export functionality provides a greater degree of flexibility during
development and deployment of projects. It supports the ability to export a
component of a Logix Designer project and then import that component into
either the same, or a different project, offline or online (even in Remote Run
mode). It lets you import components to create something new in a project, or to
update something that exists.
You can export and import these logic components offline and online:
• Rungs
• Routines
• Programs and equipment phases
• User-defined data types (UDT)/user-defined string types
• Add-On Instructions
• Trends
Changes or additions to a project that may be impractical to do with online
editing can be completed offline and then imported in one operation into a
running controller by using the extended import/export feature. Engineering
collaboration is also facilitated because many engineers can work on one or more
of the project components independently offline and then use import to merge the
changes into one project.
With online editing, you modify or create a component and then modify other
components referenced by that component in the project sequentially. Importing
online differs from online edits in that it provides the ability to create and delete
components, as well as update referenced components, in one step.
ATTENTION: All Rockwell Automation XML files are encoded in UTF-8 file format. Users editing XML files
must use a text editor like Notepad that supports UTF-8 encoding. If you save the edited file by using a non-
UTF-8 compatible editor after making changes, the encoding breaks, resulting in a non-valid XML file.
Introduction
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