Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition Administrators Guide - Manual (Page 46)

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an area path in the application (for example, if the OPC Server is located directly in
the application root folder), you must leave this field blank.
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Linx Enterprise Shortcut. Type the name of the shortcut created for the
ControlLogix processor in Linx Enterprise. By default, the name chosen by the
configuration tool is the same as the workcell name. If the name of the Linx Enterprise
shortcut is different than the workcell name, type a new shortcut name.
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Structure Name. Type the name of the FactoryTalk Metrics UDT instance in the
controller program.
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Position In Structure. If you created a UDT array in the controller program, click the
drop-down arrow to
select the position in the array for the UDT that corresponds to
this workcell .
5. To apply the same area path, Linx Enterprise shortcut, or structure (tag) name to all of
the selected workcells, enter the data in the empty cell above the column heading and
click Apply. If you leave the cell above a column heading entry empty, the data for
that column does not change.
6. To generate the XML file, click Generate FTTM XML. Once the XML
configuration file is generated, do not edit the file before you import it.
7. To import the newly generated XML configuration file to FactoryTalk Transaction
Manager, click Import to FTTM. Following are examples of data point names
generated by the configuration tool. Each data point name begins with "FT" which is
the name assigned to the FactoryTalk Live Data connector in the FactoryTalk
Transaction Manager configuration.
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With area and a single UDT instance (not an array):
FT.ApplicationName._AREAName::_ShortCutName_UDTName_.UDTDatapoint
Name
Any changes you make to a workcell in the FactoryTalk Metrics LE Configuration tool will
overwrite the workcell's configuration.
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