Export dialog box

Use the
Export
 dialog box to specify the file that will contain the exported content.
TIP: To open the Export dialog box, right-click a component in the Controller Organizer and select
Export
.
This table describes the dialog box parameters.
Parameter
Description
Save in
The folder where the export is saved.
File name
The file name for the export.
To clearly identify the type of file being exported, the component type is appended to the file name as follows:
  • Programs = _Program
  • Equipment Phase = _EquipmentPhase
  • Equipment Sequence = _EquipmentSequence
  • Ladder Diagram Routine = _Routine_RLL
  • Structured Text Routine = _Routine_ST
  • Function Block Diagram Routine = _Routine_FBD
  • Sequential Function Chart Routine = _Routine_SFC
  • Encrypted Routine = _Routine_Locked
  • Add-On Instruction = _AOI
  • Encrypted Add-On Instruction = _AOI_Locked
  • Data Type = _DataType
  • String Data Type = _DataType_String
  • Trend = _Trend
  • Module = _Module
  • Alarms = _Alarms
  • Alarm Definitions = _AlarmDefinitions
  • Controller Tags = _Controller_Tags
  • Project Tags and Logic Comments = _Tags
  • Program Parameters and Local Tags = _[ProgramName]_Tags
Save as type
The type of file that is to be exported. The default is
Logix Designer
 XML File (*.L5X) and cannot be changed.
File description
A description for the export (optional). The description is saved with the exported file and appears in a tooltip when a cursor hovers over the file.
Include all referenced Add-On Instructions and User-defined Data Types
When selected, all referenced Add-On Instructions and User-defined Data Types are included with the exported content.
When unselected, only the Add-On Instruction or User-defined Data Type is exported, and any Add-On Instruction or User-defined Data Type nested within the exported component are excluded.
This setting is selected by default, and the setting is retained.
This check box appears only for Add-On Instructions and User-defined Data Type exports. All other export types act as though this field was checked.
Export
Exports the selected component.
If you are online, you are prompted to upload tag values. When you select
Yes
, the
Logix Designer
 application uploads all tag values in the current ACD file from the controller and creates the export file using these new tag values. When you select
No
, the export file is created using the tag values currently stored in the ACD file (which may be different from the tag values displayed while online).
Encode protected content
Exports protected content in encoded format. Routines and add-on instructions can be exported in an encoded format when they are protected with
FactoryTalk Security
, or Source Protection or both.
This setting can be changed only when the
Always Encode Protected Content on Export
 check box in the
Workstation Options
 dialog box is cleared.
Tip:
 When exporting a component that does not support being exported encoded, this checkbox still controls the encoded export of any referenced components, such as routines or add-on instructions, that can be exported encoded.
Tip:
 Protection permissions (for example, permissions configured in
FactoryTalk Security
 or Source Protection) can override this selection. When this checkbox is cleared, the component is still exported encoded even if you do not have permission to export unencoded.
Include all child modules
When selected, all modules configured under the module are included in the export file.
When unselected, only the selected module is exported.
This setting is selected by default. This check box appears only for module exports.
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