Manage Supertag templates and member tags

With the release of InTouch HMI 2023, the Template Maker utility has been deprecated. You can manage the Supertags using the Supertag window on the canvas. This allows you to create, edit, and delete Supertag templates and their member tags. After you create a Supertag template, the Tagname Dictionary Tag Types dialog box lists the Supertag template and an indirect tag form of the template as tag types.

You can modify a Supertag templates or member tags at any time. Existing Supertag instances derived from a template do not inherit the changes to the template. However, all new instances inherit the changes of the modified template.

You can delete an entire Supertag template or selected member tags that belong to the template. Deleted templates are no longer listed in the Tagname Dictionary Tag Types dialog box.

Create a Supertag template

1. Open the Supertags pane.

2. Right-click the Supertags folder, and select New Supertag.

   The Supertag template is created. You can rename the Supertag template as required.

Edit an existing Supertag template or member tag

Note: We recommend you to use the Supertags window pane to manage the Supertags.

3. Open the Supertags pane.

4. Navigate to the Supertag template name or member tag that you want to edit.

5. Right-click the Supertag template and select Edit Supertag.

   Alternatively, double-click the Supertag template.

   The Supertags window appears on the canvas.

6. You can rename the Supertag template or modify the description.

7. Make your changes.

8. Select OK.

Delete a Supertag template or member tag

9. Open the Supertags pane.

10. Navigate to the Supertag template name or member tag that you want to delete.

11. Right-click the Supertag template and select Delete.

    A message requests confirmation to delete the selected item.

12. Select Yes to delete the selected template.

Important: Member tags of an instance of a Supertag template cannot be deleted. For example, if PumpRPM is a member tag of the TankPump Supertag template, it cannot be deleted from any instance of TankPump. You can only delete tags from the Supertag template.