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Comparing RS Logix 5 projects

Saving backups and revision files

RSLogix 5 creates its own backups and revision files.

By default, octoplant ignores these files (with the extension BAK???.rsp) when comparing and creating new versions (i.e. these backups are not included in the versioned files).

To change this, delete the corresponding line in the Component type editor module in the Ignore these files during the comparison section.

Figure: Component type editor module, save _BAK???.rsp files

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This change will be applied to all other components of this type in your project. The size of your archive will grow rapidly with each new change and may cause disk space problems on your server.

As an alternative, if you only want to add a previous backup to a version or data backup, you can rename the \_BAK???.\* file in your project folder. If you change or remove the BAK part of the file name, the file will no longer be ignored. It will be added to the version and backed up by octoplant.

Configuring the comparator for the component

When comparing a backup to a previous backup, it can be useful to identify whether any program changes have occurred.

If you are only interested in detecting program changes, exclude actual values — such as production counters or motor temperatures — from the comparison. Additionally, you can choose to exclude Program files from the comparison if needed.

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The values are only excluded from the comparison process but not from the backup. Depending on the server settings for backups, a new backup may only be created if a difference was detected during the comparison.

  1. In the Comparison configuration dialog, select the RSLogix 5 project.
  2. In the Excluded program files field, enter the name(s) of the program file(s).

  3. In the Excluded data files (actual value) field, enter the actual value(s).

    Figure: Comparison configuration dialog

  4. If you do not want to exclude trends, clear the checkbox.