Share reusable resources

All libraries in the

Registered Libraries

tree are available to all ACM users that are connected to the ACM database.

Schedule templates can be created that are limited to just a specific user account. If a template that is limited to a user account needs to be shared with other users, use Import/Export Manager to either copy or move the template from the users folder to the central ACM database.

ACM Program folder templates can be shared by placing the template files in a shared network folder.

Project data that can be reused in multiple ACM projects can be exported to a schedule and shared by placing the Schedule file in a shared network folder.

To avoid the possibility of ACM users overwriting each other’s work in a central ACM database, ACM users should work in different projects or branches of the same project tree view. Project work can be divided by function (for example, Controller Hardware, Controller Software, HMI, and Historian) or by area (for example, Receiving, Mixer, and Shipyard).

Use the partial export option to avoid exporting the same data to more than one schedule. If the same data is imported from more than one schedule, the last schedule imported will determine the data.

To help ensure that work is not lost, export a project schedule periodically for backup.