Use drag-and-drop to schedule and unschedule programs in the Controller Organizer
You can use drag-and-drop in the
Logical Organizer
to create a logical model that is organized in terms of procedures, objects, functions, equipment, or other more natural terms and concepts. You can then use drag-and-drop to apply this logical model in the Controller Organizer
.
TIP:
If FactoryTalk Security is enabled, you need FactoryTalk Security permissions to create and delete items in the
Controller Organizer
and the Logical Organizer
.Apply the logical model to the Controller Organizer
You can schedule and unschedule programs and routines in the
Controller Organizer
by creating your logical model in the Logical Organizer
, and then dragging part or all of your logical model from the Logical Organizer
to the Controller Organizer
. For example, you can create a Logical Organization
of programs for Mixers as shown below. In the Controller Organizer
, the programs are initially unscheduled.
NOTE:
You can then drag-and-drop Mixers from the
Logical Organizer
to the Controller Organizer
to schedule the programs under MainTask. Note that Mixers is a folder in the Logical Organizer
, and does not appear in the Controller Organizer
.
NOTE:
Description | Cursor |
|---|---|
Move cursor that appears where you can drop the item (click and
drag) |  |
Copy cursor that appears where you can drop a copy of the item
( Ctrl+click and drag) |  |
NOT cursor that appears where you cannot drop an item. |  |
- You cannot move a Safety program when in Safety Lock. If you select multiple programs, and any of them is a Safety program, only the standard programs are moved in Safety Lock. The system log a warning that the Safety programs are not moved.
- Drag-and-drop is not allowed if the system is in Hard Run or has a major fault.
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