Exporting The Hardware Configuration - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Export from PAA to PCS 7

17.8 Exporting the hardware configuration

6. Select the "Library > CM/EM types" option in the "Filter" control group.
Enumerations, commands and status, functions and message classes are managed in the
same way as types.
7. Click the "Export" button.
The "Data transfer - Generate/import" dialog opens. See also chapter Information in the
Data transfer - Generate/import dialog (Page 195).
8. Click on the "Import objects from A to B" button.
Result
The types including functions, objects under EMTs are exported. Then assign the blocks, block
contacts, block messages, etc. in PCS 7.
17.8 Exporting the hardware configuration
Procedure
1. In the menu bar, select the "Plugins > Automation > PCS 7 interface > Import / Export
PCS 7" command.
2. Select the "Export" tab.
See also chapter Export tab (Page 201).
3. To select a PCS 7 project or an XML file as the source for the export, click on the "..." button
next to the "PCS 7 project path / XML path" field.
Recommendation: If you wish to export an XML file, also activate the "XML signature"
option. See also chapter Exporting digitally signed XML files: (Page 166).
The "Project selection" dialog opens.
4. Make the required settings.
5. Confirm your entries.
The "Project selection" dialog closes.
6. Select the source station from the list to be exported.
7. Select the "Project > Hardware" option in the "Filter" control group.
8. If you also wish to export the hardware parameters, activate the option "Project > Hardware
> Extended parameters".
See also chapter Extended hardware parameters (Page 132).
9. Click the "Export" button.
The "Data transfer - Generate/import" dialog opens. See also chapter Information in the
Data transfer - Generate/import dialog (Page 195).
10.Click on the "Import objects from A to B" button.
Result
The hardware configuration is exported to the PCS 7 project.
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