Import FactoryTalk View tag CSV files

Use the Tag Import and Export Wizard to import
FactoryTalk View
 tag CSV files.
TIP:
  • The applications you select must be created on
    FactoryTalk View
     6.10 or later, or already converted to
    FactoryTalk View
     6.10 or later, otherwise the import process will not succeed.
  • Project and database names must be unique on any one computer. Do not attempt to import a project to a location on the same computer (on a different drive, for example) that already has a project with the same name.
  • We recommend that you close the project while importing as the speed is much faster.
  • If you are editing the CSV file, make sure all the required items are filled in correctly, otherwise the importing process may cause unrecoverable damage to your tag database.
To import
FactoryTalk View
 tag CSV files
  1. In the first
    Tag Import and Export Wizard
     dialog box, select
    Import
    FactoryTalk View
     tag CSV files
    , and then click
    Next
    .
  2. Select the
    FactoryTalk View
     project that you want to import the files into. The Project type can be Machine Edition or Site Edition.
    1. Click the browse button to the right of the
      Project
      box to open the
      Select Destination Project
      window
    2. In the
      Select Destination Project
      window, navigate to the destination project's location.
    3. Select the project and click
      Open.
    4. Select the application development file (*.med, or *.sed) and click
      Open
      .
  3. Click
    Next
    .
  4. Select the CSV files you want to import.
    • For Machine Edition applications, only tag data can be imported.
    • For Site Edition applications, tag and alarm data can be imported.
      You can accept the source file provided, type another path and file name, or click the
      Browse
      button (...) to select a file from the
      Select
      FactoryTalk View
       Export File
      dialog box.
      IMPORTANT: Do not have the CSV file open by other software such as Microsoft Excel when you are importing or exporting, otherwise the operation will fail.
  5. Specify the import options.
  6. Verify the import information and then click
    Finish
    .
TIP:
If you import a tag CSV file that contains large amounts of tags and alarms while a runtime application is running, you will need to wait a few minutes, and the
Server Busy
 dialog box may show.
To avoid this problem, stop the runtime application before importing a tag CSV file.
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