To import the data points, follow these steps:
- Launch the SIMATIC S7 Connector application.
The Configurator home page is displayed. - Click under the Actions column of the data source to which you want to import the data points.
The Open dialog box is displayed as follows:
- Select the required file and click Open.
The Import dialog box is displayed as follows:
It displays the valid tags in ‘success’ section, duplicate tags and existing tags already loaded in the configurator in warning section, and tags having invalid data types in failure section. You can click Details hyperlink to view the invalid datatype tags details. -
Click OK.
The Import Tags dialog box is displayed as follows:
NOTE
- You can use in Name column to align the tag name. By default, the tag name is left aligned.
- The duplicate tags are displayed in the red box. You can edit the tag name using .
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Specify the acquisition cycle, acquisition mode, and access mode using Acquisition Cycle, Acquisition Mode, and Access Mode drop-down respectively.
- Select the tags that you want to import.
- Click Add Tags.
The tags are added below the data source.