Directory Structure And File Conventions - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

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1.4 Directory structure and file conventions

1.4 Directory structure and file conventions
Templates for configuration files
To assist you with the parameterization of the system, templates for various configuration files
are provided on the Siemens PC system. The templates are organized into various directories,
which you will find below the following directory:
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\siemens
These templates are already fully functional when supplied and will be used automatically if
you do not create your own configuration files based on these templates.
Note
Do not modify files in the template directory siemens!
The siemens directory contains only files with the factory settings that can be copied and
used as templates.
Never overwrite these files. Instead copy them into another directory (see Section
settings ).
Directory hidden in delivery condition
For security reasons, the C:\ProgramData directory is hidden in the delivery condition.
To view the directory, proceed in one of the following ways:
● To switch quickly to a hidden directory, type the address in the Windows Explorer.
● To show all hidden directories by default, change the setting in the Control Panel under
"Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options > View > Advanced Settings".
● To show only one directory by default, first make the setting to show all hidden directories,
then activate the attribute "Hidden" in the properties of the directory and finally again make
the setting to not show all hidden directories.
Your settings
Several directories are available into which you can copy and adapt configuration files in order
to make your own settings. In decreasing order of priority, these are:
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\user\
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\oem\
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\addon\
The settings in a configuration file in a directory with higher priority always replace those from
one of lower priority. Template directory siemens has the lowest priority.
To define your own settings, therefore, copy a setting from the relevant template file into a
directory with higher priority, e.g. below directory user.
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