Overview navigation
Click in the overview navigation to obtain an overview of the created objects in the graphic
area. By holding down the mouse button, you can quickly navigate to the desired objects and
display them in the graphic area.
Table area
● Topology overview: This displays the Ethernet or PROFINET devices with their
appropriate ports and port connections in a table. This table corresponds to the network
overview table in the network view.
● Topology comparison: Here you can import devices and port interconnections
automatically through offline/online comparison or extended Offline/Online comparison
into STEP 7.
①
Selector for the graphic area of the topology view
②
Selector: Device view/Network view/Topology view
③
Selector: Topology overview/Topology comparison
④
Table area of the topology view
Figure 3-14
Table area of the topology view
3.5.2
Interconnecting ports in the topology view
Requirement
You are in the graphic view of the topology view.
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