Integrating projects

Integrating existing projects

In order to integrate B&R Automation Studio projects, the installation of an editor on the same computer, where the octoplant server/agent is running, is required.

For B&R Automation Studio projects, the BRAutomationStudio component type is available in the B&R/DCS directory in octoplant. The APJ file and the corresponding project files and folders are integrated.

You can customize component types in the AdminClient by using the Component Type Editor module.

 

In order to integrate your project data into octoplant, proceed as follows:

  1. Create a new component in the UserClient with the above component type.

  2. Open the working directory of the component using the button or the context menu item Open in file manager (Ctrl+E).

  3. Move the desired project data into the working directory of the component.

  4. Check in the component using the option Create base version and Check-In.

  5. You can now manage the project in octoplant.

 

The B&R Automation Studio project cannot be opened in B&R Automation Studio editor using octoplant. What is the reason for this and how can I resolve this problem?

 

The file naming conventions for B&R Automation Studio Editor are more restrictive than in octoplant. Sometimes a path, that is valid in octoplant, cannot be opened in B&R Automation Studio because there is an invalid character in the file path (not necessarily in the file name itself). The following characters are not allowed in B&R: /*?"<>|&#$%§äöüÄÖÜ~'.

Check the file name of the project to be sure that it does not contain any special characters.

  1. Open the UserClient and go to the component.
  2. Right-click on the selected component and then choose Open in file manager or press Ctrl+E.
  3. Click in the Windows Explorer address bar and check if the file path contains special characters (for example, you cannot name a folder B&R because of the & sign).

If the problem persists, contact B&R support.

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The B&R Editor does not open in the desired language when double-clicking on a project or when opened from octoplant. How can I change the language?

 

In this case, you need to change the path in the registry.

If you are not an advanced user, we recommend that you back up your Windows Registry before proceeding.

  1. Open the Windows Registry (either by clicking the Start button and typing regedit in the search box, or by pressing WIN + R and then typing regedit in the box).
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Classes > apjprogram > Shell > Open > command.
  3. The value of the entry should look like this:
    "C:\Program Files\BrAutomation\AS40\Binen\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1".

    • Change the ./Bin-**/ part of the path to change the B&R Editor startup language.

    • For example, change the path to ["C:\ProgramFiles\BrAutomation\AS40\Bin-en.\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1"] will start the editor in German. The path ["C:\Program Files\BrAutomation\AS40\Bin-en.\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1“] is for the English version.

This only works if the language you want to activate was also installed during the installation ofB&R.

If the problem persists, please contact B&R support.

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Related topics
UserClient -> Creating new components
AdminClient -> Component type editor