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Configuring RSLogix 5000 comparisons

Configuring comparisons in UserClient

  1. In the Comparison configuration dialog, select the RSLogix 5000 project.

    Figure: Comparison configuration dialog

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

  3. To exclude a routine, enter the name in the Excluded routines field.

  4. To include or exclude tag values from the comparison, select the Include or Exclude the initial/current values of the following variables checkboxes and enter the tag values in the Variables field.

    Info

    Although the labels in the GUI suggest otherwise, currently only tag values and not the values of variables can be compared or excluded from the comparison process.

Include option

  • If you activate the Include option and leave the text area empty, no values will be compared.
  • Use the Include option when you want to compare only specific tag values. You must list each tag value or pattern explicitly.

Exclude option

  • If you activate the Exclude option, all tag values will be compared except the ones you specify.
  • Use the Exclude option when you want to skip certain tags during the comparison.

Configuring comparisons in AdminClient

The same procedure can be used in the AdminClient to configure the comparator for backups at the job level. If you want to record only program changes, exclude the initial or current tag values from the comparison process.

  1. In the Job configuration section, select Enable configuration of job-specific compare. The Comparison configuration window opens.
  2. Follow the steps above to include or exclude values from the comparison.

Info

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 process.

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