Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 178)

Chapter
8
Publication 2706-817
Working with Tags
This chapter covers the following topics:
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Using the tag editor
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Validating tag addresses
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Defining tags
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Working with tags
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Finding tags
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Sorting tags
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Printing tags
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Using tools
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Tag import/export utility
– importing tags
– exporting tags
– examining the results of an import/export.
Tags define the link between each variable and its assigned address
in the logic controller. See the section starting on Page 4–31 for a
discussion of how tags work.
Enter tag information in either of two ways:
Table View
Enter and edit all tags for the application in a table which has its own
toolbar, and columns for tag attributes. This is also called the
Summary View.
Form View
Enter or edit a single tag from an Edit Tag dialog, available through
the variable’s dialog in the Message Editor Table View.
If Numeric Variables are to be scaled, change from the Tag Editor
Table View to the Form View as needed.
Using the Tag Editor