Export DPType faceplate configuration

[pablo.chamorro]

Hello,

We are testing the faceplates of Simple Symbols and we saw that the internals DP where are saved the faceplate configs (_objWizard_DPT and _objwSymbolsPerType_DPT ) are not exported with the ascii like it happends with the powerConfigs and symbol internals (_dt_DPT and _ds_DPT) if you checks the Pwr Config Settings option on the filter.

There is possible to export the faceplates configs with the ascii export only adding the DPType or they are not relationed?

[leoknipp]

The datapoints for the Simple Symbols do not use master datapoints. Therefore you cannot export them when selecting the option to export power configs.
If you want to export the settings you have to use a DP type filter and select all datapoint types which start with "_obj".

Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist

[pablo.chamorro]

Hi leoknipp,

Sorry if I explained wrong the question. I'm talking about export, for example, a pump DPType not the internal DPType where are stored the Simple Symbols configs.

The DPType symbol paths are configured for DPType (pump in this example) and are saved in the internal DPType _DynamicDptSettings out of the internal DPType _DynamicDatapoints where are stored the master data point configuractions and its also exported if you checks the Pwr Config Settings option on the filter when exports the pump DPType.

In my point of view, powerConfigs, symbols and faceplates complete the DPType (pump) and should be exported together when you want to export all DPType configs. Otherwise the DPType configuration is not complete. Right now, only powerConfigs and symbols are exported.

We use 3.17v

[leoknipp]

The (power) configs and the configured symbols for a DP type are two different things in WinCC OA.
Therefore the option to export the power config settings is only related to the datapoint model in the database and not to the UI representation of a DP type.
I'm not sure what you have meant with the information that "faceplates" shall be exported.
A faceplate is a panel file which has nothing to do with datapoint information saved in the database.

If you want to use the same filter setting in the ASCII manager panel several times you can save it as a configuration in the panel.

Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist

[pablo.chamorro]

I'm not talking about export faceplate panels, I'm talking about export DPTs configurations (powerConfigs, symbols and faceplate).

As I said before,

DPType symbol paths -> _ds_DPT
MDPoint configuractions -> _dt_DPT
Faceplate configurations -> _objWizard_DPT and _objwSymbolsPerType_DPT

Exporting a DPType with ASCII Manager only the first two configs are exported, why the faceplate configurations are not?

Faceplate configuration is part of the DPType configuration, as symbol path and as MDPoint configs.

All three are configurations stored on internal DPTs and however, the faceplate config are excluded, I don't understand why.

[leoknipp]

If you want to have additional data exported you can simply modify the code in the button "run" in the panel vision/AsciiMan.pnl.
In the script the filters are set for the data export, e.g. including a DP filter for "_dt_" datapoints when master datapoints are exported.

Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist