Import or reimport a dictionary

The Tag Importer allows you to select an InTouch tagname database (Tagname.x) and import all information from an InTouch application into the AVEVA Historian Runtime database.

To import from a Tagname.x file

1. In the Operations Control Management Console tree, expand a server group and then expand a server.

2. Click Configuration Editor.

3. Start the Tag Importer wizard by doing any of the following:

   • Right-click Configuration Editor, and then click Import Tags.

   • On the Action menu, click Import Tags.

   • Select the Import Tags button on the toolbar.

4. The Welcome dialog box appears. Click Next to start the import.

   The Imported InTouch Nodes dialog box appears. If there are no imported nodes currently in the AVEVA Historian, only the Add, Cancel, and Help buttons are available in the dialog box, and the dialog box only contains informational text.

   

5. Do any of the following:

   • To import an InTouch node and its associated tags, click Add. In the Select Tagname.x dialog box that appears, browse for the Tagname.x file (InTouch HMI software version 6.0 or later) that you want to import and then click Open. If you are importing for the first time, you are prompted to verify the import.

   • To reimport a node, select that node and click Full ReImport. For more information, see Reimport.

   • To reimport only those tags that changed for a node, select the desired node and click Delta ReImport.

   • To delete a node and all its associated tags, select the desired node and click Delete. A warning box appears so that you can confirm the deletion.

     After a script runs, the InTouch Node Information dialog box appears.

     

6. Verify the InTouch machine name and the path to the InTouch application.

   Options in this dialog box are unavailable during a reimport.

   The current InTouch machine name and the path to the current InTouch application are shown as defaults. For more information on changing the default machine name, Edit computer names.

7. Click Next. The Tag Duplicates dialog box appears.

   

8. Configure how the Tag Importer handles duplicate tags. Options in this dialog box are unavailable if you are reimporting.

   Bypass Uniqueness String

   Select to not append a uniqueness string to any duplicate tagnames. The Tag Importer does not import these duplicate tagnames.

   Uniqueness String

   The characters to add to the tagname to make it unique, if the Tag Importer determines that it is a duplicate. You can use up to 6 characters for the uniqueness string. You cannot leave the uniqueness string blank, and you cannot use a string that you used before. For information on allowable tagnames, see Tag naming conventions .

   Strings already in use

   The strings that are already appended to tagnames in the system.

   Always affix uniqueness string

   Used to append the uniqueness string to all imported tagnames from the selected node, regardless of whether they are duplicates. However, if affixing a string creates a duplicate tagname, the Tag Importer will not import that tag.

   Prefix Uniqueness String

   Select to append the string to the beginning of the tagname.

   Suffix Uniqueness String

   Select to append the string to the end of the tagname.

9. Click Next. The Filter Tags dialog box appears.

   

10. Check the category or categories for the tags that you want to import:

    All

    Import all tag information from the data dictionary. If you select this option, all tag information from the other categories is automatically included.

    Plant I/O

    Import only tags receiving data from I/O Servers, including I/O discrete, I/O integer, I/O real, and I/O message tags.

    Memory

    Import only InTouch memory tags, including memory discrete, memory integer, memory real, and memory message.

    System

    Import only InTouch system tags (

    lt;name>).

11. In the Logged Only For Category group, select whether to include only those tags that were configured in the InTouch HMI software to be logged, or all the tags for that category. These options are available if you selected All, Plant I/O, or Memory tags.

12. If you selected All tags or Plant I/O tags, you can individually specify which plant I/O topics you want to import. To do this, click Topics. The Select Topics dialog box appears.

    

13. Using the right and left arrow buttons, move the topics that you want to import into the To Be Imported window. Click OK.

14. Click Next. The Tag Storage dialog box appears.

    

    For more information on storage, see Manage data storage.

15. To use cyclic storage, select Use Cyclic Storage For All Topics. The Cyclic Storage For All Topics area becomes available. In the Storage Rate list, select the desired rate. The cyclic storage rate is the time interval between consecutive stored values.

16. To use delta storage, select Use Delta Storage For All Topics. The Delta Storage For All Topics area becomes available. Select from the following options:

    No Deadband

    All changed values for a tag are stored.

    InTouch Deadband

    The time interval for storing a tag, as it was defined in the InTouch HMI software.

    AVEVA Historian Specific Deadband

    Allows you to specify a time and value deadband or a swinging door deadband.

    A time deadband is the minimum time, in milliseconds, between stored values for a single tag. Any value changes that occur within the time deadband are not stored. The time deadband applies to delta storage only. A time deadband of 0 indicates that the system will store the value of the tag each time it changes.

    A value deadband is the percentage of the difference between the minimum and maximum engineering units for the tag. Any data values that change less than the specified deadband are not stored. The value deadband applies to delta storage only. A value of 0 indicates that a value deadband will not be applied.

    A swinging door deadband is the percentage of deviation in the full-scale value range for an analog tag. The swinging door (rate) deadband applies to delta storage only. Time and/or value deadbands can be used in addition to the swinging door deadband. Any value greater than 0 can be used for the deadband. A value of 0 indicates that a swinging door deadband will not be applied.

17. To use forced storage, select Use Forced Storage For All Topics.

18. To assign the storage paradigm on a per-topic basis, select Per Topic Storage Selection and then click the Topics button. The Topic Configuration dialog box appears.

    

19. Configure the storage method for a topic. These options are similar to that of the Tag Storage dialog box. Click Apply to apply the new storage method.

    Note: If you do not click Apply, the storage rule options revert back to their previous settings.

20. Click OK to return to the Tag Storage dialog box.

21. Click OK. If you have more than one IDAS on the computer from which you are importing, the IDAS dialog box appears.

    

22. Select the IDAS that supplies the data values for the InTouch node.

    For information on IDASs, including failover and store-and-forward options, see About IDASs.

23. Click Finish to start the import options. The Final Confirmation dialog box appears.

    

24. Click Finish. The Tag Importer Status dialog box appears.

    

25. If you click Hide, the dialog box closes, and the import process continues. The dialog box reappears when the import is complete.

    Note: For a reimport, only the tags for the topics you select are updated in the Historian. Topics from the previous import remain unchanged.

26. When the import is complete, click OK.

27. Commit the changes to the system.