Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 181)

8–4 Working with Tags
Publication 2706-817
To exit the Tag Editor:
Double-click the Control-menu box at the top left of the window.
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Or in Table View, choose Exit from the Project menu to return to
the Message Editor Table View.
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Or in Form View, select OK or Cancel to return to the Table
View, then exit from the Table View.
Before starting to create tags, set up the Tag Editor to validate tag
addresses. Address Validation checks only tags that are entered or
modified while it is active.
Important: Addresses for existing tags are not validated.
To activate address validation
Choose Address Validation from the Options menu. A check mark
next to the command indicates that the option is activated.
The Tag Editor checks each address against the type of device
specified in the Node Name field. If the address is not valid for that
device, the Tag Editor displays the following warning:
Select: To:
Return to the invalid address in the Table View
Save the tag in the database with the invalid address
For information on valid addresses for a specific type of controller,
refer to the user manual for that controller.
Note: In Form View, address validation is always active.
Validating Tag Addresses
Table View only