Siemens SIMATIC NET TeleControl S7-1200 CP 1243-1 Operating Instructions Manual page 69

Export
When you call the export function, the export dialog opens. Here, you select the CP or CPs
of the project whose data point information needs to be exported. When necessary, you can
export the data points of all CPs of the project at one time.
In the export dialog, you can select the storage location in the file directory. When you export
the data of a CP you can also change the preset file name.
When you export from several CPs, the files are formed with preset names made up of the
station name and CP name.
The file itself contains the following information in addition to the data point information:
● CP name
● CP type
● CPU name
● CPU type
Editing the data point information
You can edit the data point information in an exported CSV file. This allows you to use this
file as a configuration template for many other stations.
If you have a project with many stations of the same type, you can copy the CSV file with the
data points of a fully configured CP for other as yet unconfigured stations and adapt
individual parameters to the particular station. This saves you having to configure the data
points for every CP in STEP 7. Instead, you simply import the copied and adapted CSV file
to the other CPs of the same type. When you import this file into another CP, the changed
parameter values of the CSV file are adopted in the data point configuration of this CP.
The lines of the CSV file have the following content:
● Line 1: ,Name,Type,
This line must not be changed.
● Line 2: PLC,<CPU name>, <CPU type>,
Meaning: PLC (designation of the station class), CPU name, CPU type
Only the elements <CPU name> and <CPU type> may be changed.
The CPU type must correspond exactly to the name of the CPU in the catalog.
● Line 3: Module,<CP name>, <CP type>,
Meaning: Module (Designation of the module class), CP type, CP name
Only the elements <CP name> and <CP type> may be changed.
Be careful when changing the CP names if you want to import data points into several
CPs (see below).
The CP type must correspond exactly to the name of the CP in the catalog.
● Line 4: Parameter names (English) of the data points
This line must not be changed.
CP 1243-1
Operating Instructions, 12/2016, C79000-G8976-C365-02
Configuration
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