Copy and paste in the Logical Organizer

Use the
Copy
 and
Paste
 commands to create duplicates of programs, routines, and folders. Copying and pasting an item in the
Logical Organizer
 has the following effects:
  • It creates a duplicate (new copy) of the item in both the
    Logical Organizer
     and the
    Controller Organizer
    .
  • If you paste a copied program, or a folder containing programs, back into the
    Logical Organizer
    , it creates unscheduled copies of those programs in the
    Controller Organizer
     as well.
  • When you copy and paste programs in the
    Logical Organizer
    , any descendant programs are copied and pasted as well.
You use the
Logical Organizer
 to create the 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 schedule and unschedule programs in the
Controller Organizer
.
TIP: If FactoryTalk Security is enabled, FactoryTalk Security permissions are required to create and delete items in the
Controller Organizer
 and the
Logical Organizer
.
Observe these guidelines when copying and pasting items:
  • When you paste an item:
    • An integer is added to the item name to uniquely identify it.
    • For example, if you make copies of Prog001, the copies are named Prog0011, Prog0012, Prog0013, and so on.
    • Routines are renamed if there is a conflict with the name of an existing routine under the target program.
    • If you copy items to a different project in a different copy of the Logix Designer application, the items are renamed only if there is a conflict with the name of existing items in the different project.
  • You can select multiple items to copy and paste. The copy operation proceeds if at least one item can be pasted (only the items that can be pasted are pasted). An error message is logged if one or more of the selected items cannot be pasted. If none of the selected items can be pasted, the NOT cursor appears when over the target.
  • You cannot paste a program or folder if doing so would exceed the limit of 15 hierarchy levels, or if it would exceed the limit of 1000 child programs at the target item.
    TIP:
    A copied item can only be pasted onto a tree branch where a new items of the same type can be created.
To copy and paste items in the Logical Organizer:
  1. Right-click the item, and then choose
    Copy
    .
  2. Right-click the target item, and then choose
    Paste
    .
You can copy items from the Logical Organizer to a different project in a different copy of the Logix Designer application. You can quickly build new projects by copying from a library project or from a similar project. You can copy an item from the
Logical Organizer
to the
Logical Organizer
 or the
Controller Organizer
 in the different project.
When you paste the item on a target in the different project, a copy of the pasted item appears under the target. If the copied program has any descendant programs, they are copied and pasted with their parent item to the different project. For versions of Logix Designer earlier than version 22, only the pasted item is copied (that is, no descendants are copied).
IMPORTANT:
Use caution when cutting, copying, and pasting components between different versions of the application. The application only supports pasting to the same version or newer version of the application. Pasting to a prior version of the application is not fully supported. When pasting to a prior version, the paste action may succeed but the results may not be as intended.
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