Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start - Manual (Page 155)

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4. Verify the languages you want to import in the Import Project Documentation
dialog box and then click Import.
5. Click OK.
Step 4: Download the project to the controller
To update the controller with additional alarm messages in the new languages,
download the project to the controller.
Next, either continue with setting up tag-based alarm messages, or set up a graphic
display for language switching. See “Add buttons to a graphic display to switch
languages at run time” on page 153.
Create tag-based alarm messages
The alarm messages in a tag-based alarm server also support language switching. As
with RSLogix 5000 alarms, in FactoryTalk View you can also enter text strings in
multiple languages in two ways.
1. The messages in the Alarm and Event Setup editor are saved in the language you
select when opening an application in FactoryTalk View.
2. After creating alarm messages in one language, you can export them from
FactoryTalk View to a Microsoft Excel (*.xls) or XML file (*.xml), add translated
versions of the strings to the exported file, and then import them into FactoryTalk
View again.
The maximum length for alarm messages is 255 characters. When you import
alarm messages, anything over 255 characters is truncated.
Entering text strings in FactoryTalk View Studio
Step 1: In FactoryTalk View Studio, choose a language in which to open an
application
1. To start FactoryTalk View Studio, click Start, point to All Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View and then click FactoryTalk View
Studio.
When you import alarm messages, RSLogix 5000 v. 17 will verify the message length
and display a warning if the alarm message exceeds the 255 character limit.