Create an OPC UA client

Create an OPC UA client that fetches translations and panels from the Server project and populates the Client project with them.
  1. In
    Project view
    , right-click the
    OPC-UA
     folder and select
    New
    OPC UA Client
    .
  2. In
    Properties
    , configure the OPC UA client:
    1. Set
      Synchronize the Node IDs on start
       to
      True
      .
    2. Set the
      Server endpoint URL
       to the
      Endpoint URL
       property value of the OPC UA Server.
      TIP: The
      Endpoint URL
       property value is set during the OPC UA server configuration. See Create an OPC UA server.
  3. In the
    Properties
     pane, add RuntimeConfiguration1:
    1. Next to
      Runtime configurations
      , select
      Add
      .
    2. Under
      RuntimeConfiguration1
      , create a dynamic link between the
      Local destination node
       and
      ProjectName
      UI
      .
      For more information about dynamic links, see Create dynamic links.
    3. Set
      Remote source node
       to
      /Objects/
      ServerProjectName
      /UI/Panels
      .
      ServerProjectName
      The name of the
      FactoryTalk Optix Studio
       project. For example,
      ImportTranslationsServer
    4. Set
      Content synchronization mode
       to
      Import only
      .
    5. Set
      Include remote source node
       to
      True
      .
  4. In
    Properties
    , add RuntimeConfiguration2:
    1. Next to
      Runtime configurations
      , select
      Add
      .
    2. Under
      RuntimeConfiguration2
      , create a dynamic link between
      Local destination node
       and
      ProjectName
      Translations
      .
      For more information about dynamic links, see Create dynamic links.
    3. Set
      Remote source node
       to
      /Objects/
      ServerProjectName
      /Translations
      .
      ServerProjectName
      The name of the
      FactoryTalk Optix Studio
       project. For example,
      ImportTranslationsFromAnotherProjectServer
    4. Set
      Content synchronization mode
       to
      Import only
      .
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