Assembly Updater Plugin; Update Type Usages - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

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14.13 Assembly updater plugin

14.13 Assembly updater plugin
14.13.1

Update type usages

Introduction
With the "Assembly updater" plugin, you apply changes to the types of already created
instances of equipment modules (EMs), control modules (CMs) and functions. You can save
the changes in a working layer.
Requirement
You have already created instances of CMs, EMs and functions.
Attributes which should not be overwritten at instance are defined in the "Property mapping
PCS 7" standard table. See also chapter Standard table X01N00020 Assembly updater
properties mapping PCS 7 (Page 207).
Procedure
1. Select the "Plugins > Automation > Assembly updater" command in the menu bar.
2. Drag&drop the changed type from the "Templates" node in the navigator to the "Refreshed
template" field.
3. Click the "Refresh" button in the menu bar of the plugin.
A tree with the template is displayed in the "Structural differences" control group.
4. Select an entry in the table for the "Usages in projects" control group.
– The template tree in the "Structural differences" control group is colored. The colors
– Objects that have not been changed in the usage are not displayed in the template tree.
5. Click the "Update" button to apply the displayed type changes to the instances.
A dialog opens.
6. Optional: Choose one of the following options:
– Enable the "Create working layer" option and assign a name to the working layer to save
– To overwrite the existing mapping tables at the instances with the mapping table of the
7. Confirm your entries.
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indicate how the selected usage deviates from the template. The color requirements of
the legend apply here.
To display them, enable the "Show unchanged usages" option.
the changes in a new working layer.
type, enable the "Overwrite mapping table" option.
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