Multiple Language Versions Of Alarm Messages - Allen-Bradley Logix5000 Reference Manual

Chapter 1 FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Logix-based Instructions (ALMD, ALMA)
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All of this variable information is included with the alarm data, viewable by the
operator, and entered in the history log, regardless of whether you embed the
information in the message text.

Multiple Language Versions of Alarm Messages

You can maintain alarm messages in multiple languages. Either enter the different
languages in the associated language versions of RSLogix 5000 programming
software or in an import/export (.CSV or .TXT) file.
You can access alarm message text from an import/export (.CSV or .TXT) file
and add additional lines for translated versions of the original message string.
Messages in different languages use ISO language codes in the TYPE column.
Alarm message text, including embedded variable codes, for the operator is in the
DESCRIPTION column. The SPECIFIER identifies the alarm condition.
Use the import/export utility to create and translate message strings into multiple
languages. The .TXT import/export format supports double-byte characters, so
you can use this format for all languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean. The .CSV import/export format does not support double-byte
characters.
Importing and exporting messages always performs a merge. Deleting a message
in a .CSV or .TXT file does not delete the message from the .ACD file. To delete
a message, import the .CSV or .TXT file with the type, name, and specifier fields
filled in but the description blank.
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