Import/Paste Configuration Dialog Box - Configure Programs Overview

Use this dialog to import multiple programs or multiple program hierarchies into a project. The import is executed by selecting multiple programs in the
Controller Organizer
 or in the Logical Organizer:
  • Exporting the programs, selecting a task, and then selecting the
    Import Component
    option from the File menu, or
  • Copying the programs, right-clicking a task in the organizer, and selecting the
    Paste Special>With Configuration
     option from the menu.
    TIP:
    The
    Paste Special>With Configuration
    menu option works when copying from the Controller Organizer to the Logical Organizer, or vice versa.
Imported items are listed in the
Import Content
 tree. These items are listed in the
Import Content
 tree based on what items are part of the import content:
  • Programs - if you are importing multiple programs, the grid shows the programs that are being imported into the project. If you are importing multiple hierarchies, the grid shows both the programs and the children of the programs that are being imported into the project.
  • Tag, Add-On Instruction, Data Type and Other Components - references include any tags directly referenced by any imported logic or tags (via Alias For).
  • Connections - lists the Connections from programs that are external to the programs in the import content that are connected to programs in the existing project.
This information describes the settings and information displayed on the
Configure Programs
 tab during an import:
Setting
Description
Multiple Programs
The
Import Content
 pane shows the number of programs that are being imported into the project.
The value shown in the parenthesis does not include children of the programs.
If there are differences among the programs, the difference icon appears in the
Differences
 column of the
Programs
 grid.
Imported Programs
Shows the number of parent and child programs (if applicable) that are being imported into the project.
Operation
Identifies what is done with the programs upon import.
If
Import
 is selected, all of the programs will be imported into the project.
If
Discard
 is selected, none of the programs will be imported into the project.
The field is pre-populated with
Import
. However, you have the option to choose
Discard
 from the pull-down list.
Tip:
 To see the
Operation
 value for a specific program, access the
Programs
 grid of the program's child program.
Schedule In
Shows the task in which all the imported programs are scheduled.
The default value for the
Scheduled In
 value is set to either the selected task or
Unscheduled Programs/Phases
based on which method you use to import the content and from which organizer you initiate the import:
  • If you use the
    Paste Special>With Configuration
     option in the Controller Organizer, the default value is the selected task.
  • If you use the
    Paste Special>With Configuration
     option or the
    File>Import Component
     option in the Logical Organizer, the default value is
    Unscheduled Programs/Phases
    .
Operation
 must be set to
Import
 to modify the
Scheduled In
 value.
Do not change scheduling of existing programs
When this check box is selected, programs that exist in the project remain scheduled as they are configured in the project. The check box is selected by default.
When this check box is cleared, upon import, programs are scheduled in the task specified in
Schedule In
.
To modify this option:
  • Operation
     must be set to
    Import
    .
  • The controller cannot be in Remote Run mode.
Parent
Specifies how the programs are organized upon import.
When importing from the Controller Organizer, the value of
Parent
 is <none>.
When importing from the Logical Organizer:
  • If
    Parent
     was specified, that parent is shown.
  • If
    Parent
     was not specified, then <none> is shown.
If
Parent
 is not specified, the programs remain organized as they were configured in the project.
Operation
 must be set to
Import
 to modify the
Parent
 option.
Do not change parent of existing programs
Select this check box and programs that exist in the project remain organized as they are configured in the project. The check box is selected by default.
Clear this check box and upon import, all programs are organized in the program that is specified in
Parent
.
All child programs are imported as organized in the imported content regardless if the check box is selected or cleared.
Operation
 must be set to
Import
to modify this option.
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