rscott9399,
Yes, it can be done. Not a simple button push, but a small effort in cut-and-paste, can achieve it.
Jstolorauk offered his efforts “send it to me, I'll do it for you”. (Thank you)
All software continuously improves, while discovering inefficiencies, and mistakes of the past. Formerly, all software programs were written to be 100% backwardly compatible. This meant that after 20 years of bad mistakes had to be still supported in the current overall program.
I applaud Rockwell for abandoning the “one-size-fits-all”, “backward-compatible”. My customers do not need their 2018 project to carry the overweight baggage of all of their systems integrators old projects.
We understand the strategies that Rockwell Automation is using in the here-and-now, and weigh these carefully, prior to hopping up and down versions. We, as machine OEM will stay at a static firmware level until new hardware requires the up-step to a higher firmware level.
Most recently, we launched a L83S. Rev 31 only. There is NO way Logix 20.01 could see this far into the future. There is no way this project should shoulder 29 past revisions for merely Integrator Convenience.
Not trying to be negative, conversely, would encourage for all to accept technology changes as a path to future improvements.
Coincidence, today we launched a new machine with brand new products off-the-shelf that did not exist a few software versions ago. It did slow us down a few minutes, but our strategy was not to get agitated and gruff with our vendor, but called tech support, and they worked with us for a few minutes over the phone, and got us to resolve in short order. Shout out to all of the
Technical Support professionals at Rockwell Automation in all platforms, (Software, Large Systems, Small Systems, Networks, Software, Drives), we appreciate all of your help and patience with the gazzilion different application scenarios, and help to resolve. Today, Colton helped up in a few minutes to resolve. Thank You Colton
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Best regards.
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