Items in the Binder Properties dialog box
When you edit the properties of a binder, you can configure the following items in the
Binder Properties
dialog box.Name
The name of the asset as it appears in the asset tree. The name must be unique within the parent container. That is, you can have two assets with the same name in the asset tree, they just can't be in the same container. If you add an asset into a container that has an asset of the same name, FactoryTalk AssetCentre will append a number (like
_2
) to the asset name to ensure uniqueness.Asset names can be a maximum of 260 characters. The characters
\ / : * ? " < > |
are not allowed. The character pair &# is not allowed. A space, tab, underscore (_) or dollar sign ($) cannot be the first character in a name, but can be used elsewhere in the name. The following Microsoft Windows asset names cannot be used as asset names, whether upper or lower case, with or without the colon: CON:, PRN:, AUX:, NUL:, COM1:, COM2:, COM3:, COM4:, COM5:, COM6:, COM7:, COM8:, COM9:, LPT1:, LPT2:, LPT3:, LPT4:, LPT5:, LPT6:, LPT7:, LPT8:, and LPT9. For example, Auxiliary Line
would be a valid name whereas Aux Line
would not.If this field is unavailable, make sure the binder is not checked out, that you are in Design mode, and that you have
Write
permission for the asset.Description
(Optional) Type a description for the asset. The description will be shown in the
Archive
tab when the asset is selected in the asset tree.Comments
This field is unavailable. To see the comment that was entered when the binder was added to the asset tree, find the Audit log record for that action.
Checked Out Location
(Read-only) Shows the location of the checked out binder contents. Nothing is shown when the binder is not checked out.
Key File Disk Path
Use the
Content
field below to select which file in the binder to use as the key file and then click Set
.The binder must be checked out for this field to be available.
Content
(Information is shown only when the binder is checked out.)
Shows the contents of the binder in a tree structure similar to Windows Explorer. Click the plus and minus signs to expand and collapse parts of the tree to see what is included in the binder. Use the
Expand All
and Collapse All
buttons to fully expand the tree so all items are visible or to fully collapse the tree so only the top level folder is visible.Icons within the tree indicate whether items in the tree are included in the binder or not.
Included in the binder.
Excluded from the binder.
Content Filters
(This field is only available when the binder is checked out.)
Use the content filters to specify which files to include and which to exclude from the binder. Filters are applied when the binder is checked in.
- Specify files to includeTheIncludelist underContent Filtersstarts out with the entry * which means everything. Use the buttons to the left of theIncludelist to add, modify, or remove filters in the list.
Add. Select a file or folder in theContenttree on the left, then click this button.
Modify. Select a filter in theIncludelist, then click this button. Use theEdit Filterdialog box to make changes to the filter.
Delete. Select a filter in theIncludelist, then click this button to remove it from the list.
- Specify files to excludeSometimes it is more efficient to specify files to exclude from the binder rather than include. For example, suppose you want to include everything except files with the extension .BAK. To do this you would add *.bak to theExcludefilter.Click the
Advancedbutton to show the controls for excluding files. Use the buttons to the left of theExcludelist to add, modify, or remove filters in the list.- Add. Select a file or folder in theContenttree on the left, then click this button. Use theEdit Filterdialog box to edit the filter if desired.
- Modify. Select a filter in theExcludelist, then click this button. Use theEdit Filterdialog box to make changes to the filter.
- Delete. Select a filter in theExcludelist, then click this button to remove it from the list.TIP:When setting up binders that will contain ACD files for Logix 5000 processors, you may want to add an exclude filter of _bak*.acd to prevent ACD backup files being added to the binder every time it is checked in (if the Logix Designer software is set to create backup files)
- Specify exclude exceptionsYou may want to exclude all files of a certain type except for just a few particular files. Continuing the above example suppose you have excluded many files with the .bak extension but there is one file, 123109.bak, that you do want included in the binder. Use the buttons to the left of theExclude Exceptionslist to add, modify, or remove filters in the list.
- Add. Select an excluded file or folder in theContenttree on the left, then click this button. Use theEdit Filterdialog box to edit the filter if desired.
- Modify. Select a filter in theExclude Exceptionslist, then click this button. Use theEdit Filterdialog box to make changes to the filter.
- Delete. Select a filter in theExclude Exceptionslist, then click this button to remove it from the list.
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