Lenze PLC Designer PLC Designer (R3-1) - Manual (Page 391)

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DMS 4.1 EN 03/2011 TD29 389
• If the command is used from the context menu, a dialog for defining the target
folder for the export file(s) will open. In the specified folder then for each object
currently selected in the POUs or Devices tree an export file will be created. In this
case the export file(s) automatically get named like the object resp. the path of the
object within the POUs or Devices tree. Examples: "Device.export" for a top-level
object "Device"; "Device.App1.POU1.export" for an object "POU1" which is inserted
below the application object "App1" which again is inserted below object "Device".
Note that when selecting an object the possibly available "child objects" (for
example actions below a program object) will not automatically be exported too,
like it is the default when using the 'Export' dialog (see above). They must be
selected explicitly.
Export files can be re-imported into a project via command Import....
Import...
Use this command (category Objects) to import one or several objects which are
available in the form of an export file in xml-format. A dialog for browsing for such
files will open, by default the filter being set to files with extension ".export". "export"-
files can be created by exporting objects from a project via command 'Export' ). The
imported object(s) will be added to the current project. If already objects with the
same name are available, you will get the appropriate message dialogs and if
applicable you can decide whether objects should be overwritten or not.
Set Active Application
Use this command (category Objects) to define which of the available applications
defined in the Devices view should be the active one. If an application is selected in the
objects tree the command will be available in the context menu and by default in the
Project menu. After performing the command, the chosen application will appear as an
bolded entry in the objects tree.
Keep in mind that online activities each only concern the active application!