Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 318

Program management
8.1 Overview
Data exchange with other workstations
You have the following options for exchanging programs and data with other workstations:
● USB drives (e.g. USB FlashDrive)
● Network drives
Choosing storage locations
In the horizontal softkey bar, you can select the storage location that contains the directories
and programs that you want to display. In addition to the "NC" softkey, via which the passive
file system data can be displayed, additional softkeys can be displayed.
The "USB" softkey is only operational when an external storage medium is connected (e.g.
USB FlashDrive on the USB port of the operator panel).
Structure of the directories
In the overview, the symbols in the left-hand column have the following meaning:
All directories have a plus sign when the program manager is called for the first time.
Figure 8-1
The plus sign in front of empty directories is removed after they have been read for the first
time.
The directories and programs are always listed complete with the following information:
● Name
● Type
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Directory
Program
Program directory in the program manager
The name can contain up to 24 characters + dot + 3-character extension (e.g. MPF).
Permissible characters include all upper-case letters (without accents), numbers, and
underscores.
Directory: WPD
Program: MPF
Subprogram: SPF
Initialization programs: INI
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