Use the Object Finder to select integrated tags

After you add a tag integration source to your project, you can use the Object Finder to browse and select tags from that source like you would do for any other project tags.

Tip: To open the Object Finder, double-click in any box or field where you would normally insert a project tag.

Integrated tags are listed under Devices in the Object Finder tree-view, with each device folder being a tag integration source that you added. The name of the device folder is the name that you specified when you added the device.

A device folder may be marked with a badge that indicates the status of that device, as shown in the following table:

Additional information about connected devices may be shown at the bottom of the dialog box, below the tree-view.

The sub-folder structure for each device is determined by that device, and it cannot be changed from within the project development environment. If you need to change it for any reason, you must use the programming software for that device and you should do so before you use any of that device's tags in your project.

When you select a device folder or sub-folder, its list of available tags is shown to the right.

To use a specific tag in your project, select it in the list of available tags and then click OK. The selected tag is imported into your project's Shared Database folder, and then it is inserted into the box or field from which you opened the Object Finder.

Tags listed in black are already imported into your project. Tags listed in gray have not yet been imported. You can select the Show only imported tags option to filter the list of available tags, if you want to find a tag that has been imported and you do not want to scroll through the entire list.

To refresh the devices and their tags — either by reconnecting to the devices or by reloading their symbol files — click Refresh Devices on the right side of the dialog box. All tag integration sources will be refreshed at the same time, regardless of when or how they were added to the project.

To quickly import multiple tags, select all of them in the list of available tags and then click Import Selected Tags on the right side of the dialog box. Importing tags in this way does not insert the tags into the box or field from which you opened the Object Finder; inserting can be done only one tag a time. Nevertheless, imported tags count against your project's tag limit, so you should not import tags that you do not intend to use later.

Tip: To select multiple items in a list, hold the Control or Shift key while you click the items.

Tag integration does not support non-zero-based arrays (that is, arrays that start at positions greater than 0) or pointer variables from devices. Such items will be included in the list of available tags, but they will be marked with red "X" badges to indicate that they cannot be imported or used.

Any changes in a tag integration source might break tag references in your project. To find broken tag references, verify your project.