Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start - Manual (Page 148)

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Translate alarm messages using import and export
A system may have thousands of alarm messages that need to be translated. To
simplify this process, you can export alarm messages from RSLogix 5000 to a file,
add translated messages in multiple languages to the file, and then import the file back
into your project. Any of the languages you translate the strings into must be
supported by FactoryTalk View.
You can enter text strings in multiple languages in two ways.
1. In RSLogix 5000 v. 16 or earlier, create alarm messages in one language, and use
the RSLogix 5000 Export tool, to export the project’s tags, logic comments,
descriptions and alarm messages from RSLogix 5000 to a comma-separated value
(*.csv) file or a text (*.txt) file. The text strings can be translated into other
languages and added to the file. Then use the RSLogix 5000 Import tool, to
import the strings back into the project.
2. In RSLogix 5000 v. 17 or later, you select a language for the project and then in
the Project Documentation Language Configuration dialog box you export a
localization file that contains documentation from the project. The documentation
included in the text (*.txt) file includes user defined logic comments, component
names, and alarm messages. The text strings can be translated into other
languages and added to the file. Then use the Project Documentation Language
Configuration dialog box to import strings back into the project. See “Translating
alarm messages using RSLogix 5000 v. 17 or later” on page 144.
Translate alarm messages in RSLogix 5000 v.16 or earlier
To translate alarm messages using RSLogix 5000 v. 16, complete the following steps.
To translate alarm messages in RSLogix 5000 v. 17 or later, using the project
documentation language feature see, “Translating alarm messages using RSLogix
5000 v. 17 or later” on page 144.
Step 1: Export alarm messages from RSLogix 5000
1. Start RSLogix 5000 and open the West_Plant_Controller project you created in
Chapter 3, “Define device-based alarms in Logix5000 controllers”. If you haven’t
yet created the project, do so before continuing.
2. In the RSLogix 5000 window, on the Tools menu, click Export.