Update all tags in FactoryTalk ME 7

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• May 25, 2016

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Hi, i want to update/change the "BSTR" part of the tag ({[BSTR]HS_REAL_To[9]}), but also i need to do this for all tags in the project. Is it possible to update the tags, project wide?

Thanks, Stu

 

AshleyParr

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• May 25, 2016

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Does the search & replace not do this for evetything?

Failing that 'Ctrl+A' , 'Ctrl+R' on every screen

 

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• May 25, 2016

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Are you using the tag database (strongly recommended), or the idiotic Rockwell "Direct Tag Addressing" for everything?

 

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rdrast said:

Are you using the tag database (strongly recommended), or the idiotic Rockwell "Direct Tag Addressing" for everything?

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The idiotic way

 

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AshleyParr said:

Does the search & replace not do this for evetything?

Failing that 'Ctrl+A' , 'Ctrl+R' on every screen

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Did'nt realise there was a replace option, will try this

 

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In version 8 there is the REPLACE tool in the TOOL pull down menu and it will change all tags used in the displays; I can't recall if it is in ver 7. It does NOT update tags used in the Alarm Setup or in Global Connections.