Integrating projects

projects.

Integrating existing TIA Portal projects

1. Open the UserClient and create a new component. Use the component type Siemens->TIA Portal.
2. In Windows Explorer, go to the folder where your TIA Portal project is stored (for example,<Project_name> .ap15_1,<Projectname>.al15_1, …).
3. Move the project data into the working directory of the component.

1. In the Project tree of the UserClient, select the TIA Portal component and click on Create base version and Check-In.

Your TIA Portal project is now integrated and can be managed within octoplant.

Creating a new TIA Portal project

1. Open the UserClient and create a new component. Use the component type Siemens->TIA Portal.
2. Open your TIA Portal editor.
3. Create a new project and save it in the TIA Portal component that you just created.
4. Return to the TIA Portal component in the UserClient and click on Create base version and Check-In.

The new TIA Portal project now has been integrated and can be managed within octoplant.

selected during job configuration. If TIA Portal is installed on the device on which the comparator or job configuration is made, it is possible to read out the project information directly using TIA Portal.

To do this, add the following entry to theCompare/AgentStation.inifile:

[TIAPortal]

NativeDevEq=Y

Note that this can lead to longer loading times for the comparison or job configuration.

Comparing blocks with activated Know-how protection

When comparing password-protected blocks, differences will be detected. These will however not be shown in detail.

type editor section, located in the AdminClient tutorial.

Related Topics

• UserClient -> Creating a new component
• AdminClient -> Component type editor