Import Tab - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

20.3.2

Import tab

Objective
After selecting a PCS 7 project, you import the selected objects on this tab from PCS 7 to PAA.
Control group
"Project selec‐
tion"
"Filter > Project" "Plant hierarchy" option
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Control element
The "PCS 7 project" option
The "XML file" option
The "XML signature" option
"PCS 7 project path / XML
path" list
"Select a project" button
"CM/EM instances" option
"Hardware" option
"Extended parameters" op‐
tion
20.3 Import / Export PCS 7 plugin
Description
The activated option enables you to import a PCS 7
project file.
The activated option enables you to import an XML
file.
The activated option enables PAA to search through
the selected XML file for a digital signature. See also
chapter Exporting digitally signed XML files:
(Page 166).
In this list, you select the target project.
Up to 10 PCS 7 or XML projects are displayed for each
Windows user. The projects are stored in the user
folder: <User> > AppData > Local > <Options file>
Depending on the option selected, this button opens
the "Project selection" window or the "Open" window.
The following objects are included in the selected
source project:
● All PCS 7 objects of the plant hierarchy
Following the import, the objects are created in the
"DCS structure" node.
The following objects are included in the selected
source project:
● All PCS 7 instances
Following the import, the objects are created in the
"@Template" node.
The following objects are included in the selected
source project:
● All hardware objects from PCS 7
Following the import, the objects are created in the
"DCS structure" node.
The following objects are included in the selected
source project
● All hardware objects from PCS 7
● The extended hardware parameters of the objects
See also chapter Extended hardware parameters
(Page 132).
After the import, the "Attribute > Advanced automa‐
tion" tab is displayed with the hardware objects.
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