Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 321)

19–9 Working with Tags
Publication 2711-6.0
Use this option when a number of tags have similar attributes but are
assigned to different variables in the application. Create one tag and
duplicate it as many times as needed. Then change the name and
address on each new tag to suit the variable it will be assigned to.
To duplicate a tag once:
1. Select the tag name to duplicate.
2. Click the Duplicate Once tool on the tool bar or choose Duplicate
Once from the Edit menu.
The Tag Editor duplicates the row and places it after the current row.
The tag name is incremented according to the options specified in
the Duplication dialog under the Options menu.
To duplicate several tags:
1. Select the tag name to duplicate.
2. Click the Duplicate Several tool on the tool bar or choose
Duplicate Several from the Edit menu.
The Tag Editor duplicates the current row and increments
the tag names according to options specified in the Duplication
dialog under the Options menu.
To set the number of duplicates:
1. Choose Duplication on the Options menu.
2. Select the Increment Name check box to specify whether or not to
distinguish names of duplicated tags by adding a number to the
name. The default is to add a number.
3. Select a separator from the Separator list box to use between the
name and number of duplicated tags.
4. Select a number (1 to 4) from the Number of Digits list box to
specify the number of characters to the right of the separator.
Duplicating Tags
Table View only