after that article provided little help, i have the answer from rockwell.
Click RS enterprise, click comms setup, click local tab, add the device (down to the PLC) then save as a shortcut. Also point the BROWSE to the .acd that u are programming in. click apply and OK
Insert a datapoint, then browse to the OFFLINE tag....it may take several minutes to load, but it will be there. Heres to hoping my pain = someones joy