Updating a TIA Portal global library - Manual - AX2TIA - This package contains the documentation for ax2tia - Converting SIMATIC AX libraries to TIA Portal libraries,

1. Increment the version number in apax.yml for the SIMATIC AX library and generate the handover files.

1. Close the TIA Portal global library and use the [U]pdate option when importing the handover library documents.

The newly created version for all the blocks is now part of the TIA Portal global library.

1. Open the TIA Portal global library again.

2. Update the TIA Portal project with the new version of the blocks.

If the SIMATIC AX library has to be distributed across different TIA Portal projects, it is recommended to distribute the TIA Portal global library rather than the handover library documents. This helps maintain a consistent library and version across TIA Portal projects. Follow the steps below to distribute and update libraries:

1. Generate the handover library documents and the .al[version number] file centrally.

2. Distribute the .al[version number] file to the TIA Portal instances.

3. To generate additional versions of the library, repeat the same process.

This ensures consistent versioning of the library in all TIA Portal instances.

1. If an existing block or type in a SIMATIC AX library is renamed, a new block/type with the current name is created in the TIA Portal global library rather than updating the existing block.