FactoryTalk Linx Configuration Import Export Tool

How do I open the
FactoryTalk Linx
 Configuration Import Export Tool?
In the
Start
 menu, select
Rockwell Software
 >
FactoryTalk Linx
 Configuration Import Export tool
.
Use the
FactoryTalk Linx
 Configuration Import Export Tool
 to import or export the
FactoryTalk Linx
 driver and shortcut configuration, modify the contents with desktop software, replace the configuration or move the configuration to a different computer. This is an alternative to manually creating or editing the driver and shortcut configuration from the
FactoryTalk Administration Console
 user interface.
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Only one instance of
FTLinxCfgIETool.exe
 is allowed to run. Multiple windows are not supported. If you start the tool again when it is already running, no new window would be opened.
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The
FactoryTalk Linx
 Configuration Import Export Tool
 limitations:
  • Does not support importing and exporting configuration for devices added to the topology view using the "Add Device" option from the topology views in the
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    .
  • FactoryTalk Linx
     Instance02 server only supports Ethernet driver.
  • FactoryTalk Linx
     Instance02 server does not support the Unsolicited Message shortcuts.
Before using the
FactoryTalk Linx
 Configuration Import Export Tool
, a user should be granted the user permissions to export or import
FactoryTalk Linx
 configurations.
To set user permissions
  1. In the
    Start
     menu, select
    Rockwell Software
     >
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    .
  2. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    , select
    System
     >
    Product Policies
     >
    Policies
     >
    FactoryTalk Linx
     >
    Feature Security
    .
    • Set user permission for exporting
      FactoryTalk Linx
       configuration in
      Export Configuration
       >
      Configure Security
      .
    • Set user permission for importing
      FactoryTalk Linx
       configuration in
      Import Configuration
       >
      Configure Security
      .
      Feature Security Properties
    • Set user permission for exporting
      FactoryTalk Linx
       drivers in
      View Driver Configuration
       >
      Configure Security
      .
    • Set user permission for importing
      FactoryTalk Linx
       drivers in
      Add / Modify Driver Properties
       >
      Configure Security
       and
      Delete Driver
       >
      Configure Security
      .
      Feature Security Properties
  3. Set the permission for importing and exporting shortcut configurations.
    • In
      FactoryTalk Administration Console
      , select an application, right-click the application and select
      Security
      , expand the
      Common
       section, ensure the
      Read
       and
      Write
       actions are allowed.
      Security Settings for Linx Application
    • (optional) For applications under the
      Network
       directory, users can specify the Read and Write permission for a certain Area by right-clicking the Area and selecting
      Security.
      Then expand the
      Common
       section, ensure the
      Read
       and
      Write
       actions are allowed.
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