Export tag definitions

The figure below shows the steps to export and import tag definitions between an interim export file and an application’s Tagname Dictionary.

You use the DBDump utility within the Application Manager to export the contents of the Tagname Dictionary to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file. You can view and edit the exported file with Microsoft Notepad or Microsoft Excel. After making edits, you then import the tag definitions to an InTouch application with the DBLoad utility, which is also an Application Manager utility.

You must convert an application to the current version of the InTouch HMI software before you can export the tag definitions.

Export tag definitions

1. Close WindowMaker and WindowViewer.

2. Start Application Manager. The Application Manager dialog box shows a list of InTouch applications.

3. Select the application from the list.

4. On the File menu, in the Data group, select DBDump. The CSV File to Dump To: dialog box appears.

   

5. In the Name of CSV Dump file box, type a name for the file with a .csv file name extension.

6. Select the type of data grouping in the export file.

   • Select the Group output by types check box to group the data by the types of tags in the export file. This is the default.

   • Clear Group output by types to save the output to the export file alphabetically by tag name.

7. Select OK to save the contents of the Tagname Dictionary to the selected file. A message appears indicating the contents were saved successfully to the file.