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  • Refresh: Refreshes the display; updating the grid with all the items that had already been imported into the project.
  • Update: Search for updates in the Plugin, based on the version number.
  • Remove: Remove the plugin and dependencies from the project.
  • Import and Merge: If the plugin has not been created with the option ”Force as Plugin” enabled, so you can convert the plugin into a component and merge it into your project.

In the grid below these buttons, you will find all the components already exported and some information about them.

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  1. Name: The name of the component
  2. Preview : A preview image that represents the component
  3. Source: The location of the component; it can be Local or in the Cloud
  4. Version: The version of the component (i.e.: 0)
  5. Has Update: A check that represents if there are available updates for the plugin


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Creating a New Component or New Plugin

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  1. Name: The name of the component to be exported
  2. Forceas Plugin: Force the component to be a plugin, instead of a default component
  3. Contents Hidden: Hides the contents of the component; this means that this component cannot be edited once its imported to a new project
  4. Preview : A preview image that represents the new component
  5. Version: The version of the new component (i.e.: 0)

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  • Export as CSV/XML: Export the components as a XML file while keeping the structure and information about the component
  • The checkbox “Export Reference Objects” means that any secondary dependency like tags, templates, images, will be exported too

The tags created on the project can be used in many different configurations on the system; such as Alarms, Historian, and Devices.  To include these configurations when you export a tag, you have three checkboxes:

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