Resources Editor

How do I open Resources Editor?
  1. Start
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
     or
    FactoryTalk View Studio
     and then log on to the
    FactoryTalk
     Network Directory or
    FactoryTalk
     Local Directory where the resource groupings to modify are located.
  2. In the
    Explorer
     window, right-click any application or area and select
    Resource Editor
     on the context menu.
Use
Resources Editor
 to edit a resource grouping in an area or application. Select
Manage Resources
 to add or remove resources, or to map resources to logical names.
Setting
Description
Areas
Displays the applications and areas in the
FactoryTalk
 network directory, or the applications in the
FactoryTalk
 local directory. Select an area or application to view the list of resources associated with it.
Associated resources
Shows the hardware devices located in the application or area. Devices that are represented by logical names are displayed using their logical names. Devices that are represented by network relative paths are shown by their network relative paths.
  • To remove a resource
    , right-click the resource and then select
    Cut
    . When removing a device from a resource grouping, the security permissions for the device revert to what they were for either logical name of the device, if the device is associated with a logical name, or for the network relative path of the device. Select
    OK
    and the changes take effect immediately.
  • To move a resource from one area to another
    , in the
    Areas
     list, select the area containing the resource to copy. In the
    Associated resources
     list, right-click the resource, and select
    Cut
    . In the
    Areas
     list, select the area to copy the resource to. Right-click the
    Associated resources
     list again, and select
    Paste
    .
Manage Resources
Select
Manage Resources
 to add or remove resources in the selected application or area, or to map resources to logical names.
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