Export FactoryTalk View tag database to CSV files

Use the Tag Import and Export Wizard to export
FactoryTalk View
 tag database to CSV files.
TIP:
  • You can only run the Tag Import and Export Wizard on the computer hosting the HMI project.
  • Project and database names must be unique on any one computer. Do not attempt to import a project to a location on the same computer (on a different drive, for example) that already has a project with the same name.
  • If you are exporting a Site Edition project, you have the option of exporting alarm information as well as tag information by selecting the
    Alarms
    check box.
  • The applications you select must be created on
    FactoryTalk View
     6.10 or later, or already converted to
    FactoryTalk View
     6.10 or later, otherwise the export process will not succeed.
To export
FactoryTalk View
 tag database to CSV files
  1. In the first
    Tag Import and Export Wizard
     dialog box, select
    Export
    FactoryTalk View
     tag database to CSV files
    , and then click
    Next
    .
  2. Specify the
    FactoryTalk View
     source project you want to export. The
    Project
    type can be Machine Edition or Site Edition.
    1. Click the browse button to the right of the
      Project
      box to open the
      Select Source Project
      window.
    2. In the
      Select Source Project
       window, navigate to the source project's location.
    3. Select the project and click
      Open.
    4. Select the application development file (*.med, or *.sed) and click
      Open
      .
  3. Click
    Next
    .
  4. Select the destination files:
    • For Machine Edition projects, select
      Tags
      .
    • For Site Edition projects, select
      Tags
      or
      Alarms
      .
      In the
      Select Destination Files
       dialog box, you can accept the destination file provided, type another path and file name, or click the
      Browse
      button (...) to select a file.
      IMPORTANT:
      Do not have the CSV file open by other software such as Microsoft Excel when you are importing or exporting, otherwise the operation will fail.
  5. Click
    Finish
    .
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