Import tags and files from an AVEVA Edge project database

This tool allows you to import tags, screens, and worksheets from another AVEVA Edge project database, which is useful for merging projects and importing project templates. It can also create a client-server connection between your current project and the imported project running on a remote station, which allows the two projects to share tag values during run time.

Note: If you are running Studio on a Windows computer that has User Account Control (UAC) enabled, you might have issues while performing this task. If you do, try running Studio as an administrator (for example, right-click the Studio program icon, and then click Run as administrator on the shortcut menu).

To import from another AVEVA Edge project database into your current project:

1. On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Tools group, click Import Wizard.

   The first page of the import wizard is displayed.

   

2. In the Source Type list, select AVEVA Edge Database, and then click Next.

   The next page of the import wizard is displayed.

   

3. In the Options area, select whether to import items that appear to be duplicates of existing items in your current project.

   Option	Description
   Do not import duplicate tags and files	If an item has the same name as an existing item, do not import it. The following items will not be imported at all: Main Procedures Startup Script
   Replace duplicates with imported tags and files	Import all items. If an imported item has the same name as an existing item, replace the existing item.

   Some types of worksheets have incremented file numbers (for example, SCRIPT0001, SCRIPT0002) instead of user-defined file names. These worksheets will always be imported and they will never replace existing worksheets, regardless of which option you select in this step. If there are existing worksheets with the same file numbers, the file numbers of the imported worksheets will be automatically increased in order to avoid replacing the existing worksheets. (Of course, this is relevant only if you also select the Import the whole project option in the next step.)

4. In the Scope area, select whether to import tags only or the whole project.

   Option	Description
   Import tags only	Import project tags only.
   Import the whole project	Import all items in the following folders: Project Tags Procedures Screens Screen Groups Web Pages Alarms Trends Recipes Reports Math Scripts Scheduler Drivers OPC (all types) TCP/IP

5. In the Application area, do the following:

   1. Click Browse.

      A standard Open dialog box is displayed.

   2. Use the Open dialog box to locate and select the project file (<project name>.app) that you want to import into your current project.

   3. Click Open.

      The Open dialog box is closed, and the file path and name for the project file you selected are displayed in the Application box.

6. If you also want to create a client-server connection between your current project and the imported project running on a remote station, do the following:

   1. Select the Generate TCP/IP Client worksheet option.

   2. In the Remote IP box, type the IP address of the computer or device that hosts — or will host — the imported project.

      The import wizard will use this information to create a new TCP/IP Client worksheet in the current project and then populate it with the imported tags. Keep in mind that once the worksheet has been created, you can change any of its settings including the IP address you entered here.

7. If you want to add a prefix to the names of the imported tags, in order to differentiate them from other tags in your current project, select the Use prefix option and then type the prefix (up to 4 characters) in the box.

8. Click Next.

   The last page of the import wizard is displayed.

9. Use the last page of the import wizard to select the tags that you actually want to import into your current project.

   The list shows all of the tags that the import wizard found in the imported database, and the check box to the left of each tag shows whether that tag is selected for import.

   • You can select or clear the check box for each tag in the list.

   • To select all of the check boxes, click Check. To clear all of the check boxes, click Uncheck.

   • To sort the list of tags, click the header of the column by which you want to sort.

   • To filter the list of tags, click Filter and then configure filter strings for one or more columns. You can use wildcard characters (* and ?) in the filter strings.

   Please note that filtering the list of tags does not select any tags for import. It only makes the list shorter and/or easier to navigate.

   This is an important step because imported tags count against your project's tag limit. (For more information, see About target platforms, product types, and target systems.) The current number of tags in your project and the number of tags selected for import are shown in the Database size area of the page.

10. Click Finish to finish importing the database.