Copy an Add-On Instruction
When copying a standard Add-On Instruction:
- Only paste to the same or newer version of theLogix Designerapplication; Pasting to a prior version of the software is not supported. Therefore, use caution when copying and pasting components between different versions of theLogix Designerapplication. If pasting to a prior version of the application, the operation may appear to succeed, but the results may not work as intended.
- The class of the Add-On Instruction must match the class of the destination routine or the routine will not verify.
When copying a safety Add-On Instruction:
- The class of the Add-On Instruction must match the class of the destination routine or the routine will not verify.
- The class, signature, signature history, and safety signature (if it exists) remain intact when copying and pasting a sealed Add-On Instruction.
- Do not paste a safety Add-On Instruction into a safety project that has a safety task signature or has been safety-locked.
- Do not paste a safety Add-On Instruction into a standard controller project.
To copy an Add-On Instruction:
- Copy the Add-On Instruction from the folder in another project.
- In theController Organizerpane of the target project, paste the instruction in theAdd-On Instructionfolder.If an Add-On Instruction with the same name already exists in the project, theInstruction Name Collisiondialog box -Project Referencetab opens to compare the copied instruction with the existing one and to see where the instruction is used in logic.
- Decide how to handle the conflict with the existing revision, for example, Overwrite.
- Use a cross-reference list to check each use of the instruction in the logic. The controller must be offline to perform this procedure.TIP:TheInstruction Name Collisiondialog box -Property Comparetab only compares metadata about each revision. To help all users of the Add-On Instruction to make an informed decision about using the new revision, the developer of the revision must enter revision notes that contain details about the update.
IMPORTANT:
- Overwrite a sealed Add-On Instruction by pasting a different Add-On Instruction with the same name into an existing routine. TheLogix Designerapplication does not rename sealed Add-On Instructions.
- If overwriting an existing instruction, be sure to verify all existing calls to the instruction to ensure that they work as intended after overwriting.
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