Components in the Compare Options dialog box for FactoryTalk View Site Edition
When modifying the operation properties for a FactoryTalk View Site Edition schedule, you can specify the detailed components to include in the compare operation. Point to a component in the tree view to show the tooltip indicating the extraction folder it belongs to and/or the file extension.
The following table describes the components. Unless noted otherwise, the extraction folder of each component is in the extracted HMI application folder.
Components | Extraction folder | File extension | Descriptions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alarm Configurations | Empty, meaning the extracted root folder | *.bak | Select this option to compare changes to the FactoryTalk Alarms and Events configurations. | |
FactoryTalk Linx Shortcut Configurations | Empty, meaning the extracted root folder | *.bak | Select this option to compare changes to the FactoryTalk Linx shortcut configurations. | |
FactoryTalk System Settings | Empty, meaning the extracted root folder | *.bak | Select this option to compare changes to:
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Client Tag | Empty, meaning the extracted root folder | *.bak | Select this option to compare changes to memory tags local to each FactoryTalk View SE client computer. | |
Scripts | Empty, meaning the extracted root folder | *.bak | Select this option to compare changes to PowerShell script files. | |
Navigation Menu | Reserved_FTViewSE_NaviMenu | *.nvi | Select this option to compare changes to the Navigation Menu folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer. | |
Data Log | DataLogPro | DataLogProPlus | *.dlpp | Select this option to compare changes to the Data Log folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer. Expand this option to view and select more detailed categories. |
Data Log Models | DLGLOG | *.mdf | ||
SE Project Properties | Empty, meaning the extracted HMI application folder | *.sed | Select this option to compare changes to the HMI project file (.sed), which could be caused by daily operations, such as adding or removing a graphic display. | |
HMI Tags | TAG | *.MDF | Select this option to compare changes to the HMI Tags folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer. | |
Graphics | Displays | Gfx | *.gfx | Select this option to compare changes to the Graphics folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer.Expand this option to view and select more detailed categories. |
Global Objects | Global Objects | *.ggfx | ||
Images | Images | *.bmp | ||
Parameters | PAR | *.par | ||
Legacy Recipes | RCP | *.rcp | ||
Local Messages | Local | *.loc | ||
Trend Templates | TREND | *.tem | ||
Trend Snapshots | TREND | *.dbf, *.idx | ||
TrendPro Templates | TRENDPRO | *.tpt | ||
XY Plot Templates | ||||
Logic and Control | Derived Tags | DTS | *.dts | Select this option to compare changes to the Logic and Control folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer.Expand this option to view and select more detailed categories. |
Events | EDS | *.eds | ||
Macros | Mcr | *.mcr | ||
Client Keys | KEY | *.key | ||
RecipesPro+ | RecipePro | *.rcpf, *.rcpm | Select this option to compare changes to the RecipesPro+ folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer. | |
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