Controller Properties dialog box - Project tab

The
Controller Properties
 dialog box displays controller configuration information for the open project and, when online, for the attached controller. The
Project
tab displays information about the project file. There is also the option to show pass-through properties throughout the project.
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To change the file name or path, use the
Save As
 command.
Parameters
Name
The name of the project file.
Path
The drive and directory of the project file.
Created
The creation date and time of the project file, in the format currently selected in the Regional Settings application in the Windows NT Control Panel.
Edited
The date and time that the project file was last edited, in the format currently selected in the Regional Settings application in the Windows NT Control Panel.
Download Project Documentation and Extended Properties
The option to download project documentation and extended properties to the controller. The
Download Project Documentation and Extended Properties
 check box:
  • Is selected by default. Clear the check box to not download project documentation and extended properties to the controller.
  • If extended properties are being used in program logic, and
    Download Project Documentation and Extended Properties
     is cleared, the download fails. An error displays in the
    Error
    tab that informs that there is no access to extended properties in logic when extended properties are not downloaded.
  • If
    Download Project Documentation and Extended Properties
     is clear so that project documentation and extended properties are not downloaded to the controller, then download the project to the controller, and then attempt to add logic to a routine to access extended properties in logic, an error displays in the
    Error
    tab. The error informs that there is no access to extended properties in logic when extended properties are not downloaded.
  • If
    Download Project Documentation and Extended Properties
     is clear so that project documentation and extended properties are not downloaded to the controller, rung comments and Sequential Function Chart and Function Block Diagram text boxes will no longer exist in the controller. Therefore, code comments will no longer be synchronized among multiple online workstations.
    • During online editing of rungs, other workstations display only rung comments for rungs that exactly match the rung type for the comment in their offline database. For example, if Workstation 1 performs edits on a Normal rung, Workstation 2 will not display the rung comment while the rung is in any phase of editing or testing (for example, I/R pair). When the edits are assembled and the rung returns to a Normal rung, Workstation 2 again displays its rung comment.
    • Performing online edits of any type on a Sequential Function Chart routine causes other workstations to lose their text box comments for that routine when the edits are accepted. For example, if Workstation 1 begins pending edits on a Sequential Function Chart routine and then accepts those edits (in any controller mode), when Workstation 2 processes those edits, all text boxes in the Sequential Function Chart routine become blank, even if they were not modified as part of the edit. Canceling these edits will not restore the text box contents.
    • Performing online edits on a Function Block Diagram routine in Program mode causes other workstations to lose their text box comments for that routine when the edits are accepted. This is the same behavior as described for Sequential Function Chart routines. There is a difference though for Run mode. In Run mode, the contents are not lost when pending edits are accepted. They essentially become test edits. They will not be lost until those test edits are subsequently assembled. As in Sequential Function Chart routines, canceling these edits will not restore the text box contents.
  • Download Documentation and Extended Properties
     cannot be selected when online with the controller. It shows the setting of the documentation in the controller. If the check boxed is selected, project documentation and extended properties were downloaded. If the check box is cleared, project documentation and extended properties were not downloaded.
  • Downloading project documentation and extended properties to the controller can significantly increase the amount of time it takes to download a project, especially if a project is heavily documented.
Show Pass-Through Properties
Select
Show Pass-Through Properties
 to display pass-through extended properties throughout the project. Clear the check box and the pass-through properties do not display.
If pass-through properties are enabled, then whenever a pass-through property for a tag is not provided, the:
  • If the tag is an alias, base tag's pass-through property, with the exception of Limits, shows, or
  • If the tag is a member, defined data type's member pass-through property shows, or
  • If the tag is a bit, array element, or member, base tag's pass-through property show, or
  • Defined base data type's pass-through property show.
Append To Base Tag Description
Select
Append To Base Tag Description
 to make the pass-through description part of the base tag description. Clear the check box to not append the pass-through description to the base tag description.
This option is unavailable when
Show Pass-Through Properties
is not selected.
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