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:
  • The FactoryTalk Directory data of the
    System
    folder in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition explorer, including product and system policies, user account information, database connection settings, and so forth.
  • Server property settings, including HMI server, FactoryTalk Linx server, Tag Alarm and Event server, OPC DA and OPC UA servers.
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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