Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 623)

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Import and export graphics XML files
This appendix describes:
 Create graphics XML files.
 Export, edit, and import XML files.
 The graphics XML file structure.
About XML
XML is the Extensible Markup Language used to create documents with structured text
information. It has a standardized format and structure. You can use XML to edit the
elements and attributes needed to create an alarm setup file or to modify graphic displays
and global displays. For information about working with alarm XML files, see
Appendix E.
Sometimes editing your display information in an XML file is quicker than working in
FactoryTalk View. For example, if you have a list of 100 local messages to set up for a
graphic display, you might prefer to enter all the information in a text editor, and then
import the display information into FactoryTalk View.
For more information about XML, see the World Wide Web Consortium’s web page about
XML at:
http://www.w3.org/XML.
Create graphics XML files by exporting
The quickest way to create an XML file for your application’s graphic displays is to
export the data from FactoryTalk View. You can then open the XML file in Notepad,
make your changes, and import the file back into FactoryTalk View.
To export graphic display information to an XML file
1. In the Explorer window, right-click the Displays editor or the Global Objects editor.
2. Click Import and Export.
The Graphics Import Export Wizard opens.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
The strings for the application’s current language are exported to the XML file. To export strings
for another language, reopen the application in the new language and repeat the XML export.