Create shortcuts to the local chassis

When creating local shortcuts, consider the following points:
  • You can create up to five shortcuts to the local chassis.
  • The shortcut paths must be unique. This means that each shortcut must point to a different controller or have a different CIP path.
  • If you create a shortcut to a controller that is used for time synchronization, the time will no longer be synchronized with this controller after you save your changes.
    This is because adding a shortcut to a controller changes the name structure of the tags from the controller, which means previously defined tags will be disabled. For details, see Tag naming conventions.
  • If you create a shortcut to a controller that is used for collecting data, the data will no longer be collected from this controller after you save your changes.
    This is because adding a shortcut to a controller changes the name structure of the tags from the controller, which means previously defined tags will be disabled. For details, see Tag naming conventions.
  • Creating shortcuts to local controllers is optional.
To create a shortcut to the local chassis
  1. Click
    Manage Points
    , and then click
    Manage Shortcuts
    .
  2. Click
    Add
    .
  3. Select the controller to which you want to create a shortcut.
    Alternatively, select the
    Add the shortcut using a CIP path instead
     option, and type the CIP path to the controller.
  4. Type the name of the shortcut.
    When typing the name, consider the following points:
    • The name can contain only the characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and an underscore.
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      To learn about the convention of naming tags added to the Historian module using the shortcuts, see Tag naming conventions.
    • The maximum length of the name is 40 characters.
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      To minimize the complexity of tag names, we recommend that you keep the shortcut names short.
    • The name must start with a letter or an underscore.
    • The name cannot contain two underscores side by side, or an underscore with a number at the end of the name (for example, shortcut_12).
    • The shortcut name must be unique.
  5. Click
    Save
    .
    The shortcut is added to the shortcut table.
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    If any error occurs when creating the shortcut, it is indicated with a message displayed at the top of the page.
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