Import/Paste Configuration Dialog - Configure Data Type Properties Overview
Use this dialog box to configure how to import data type properties into the project, or how to paste them into the project using the
Paste Special > With Configuration
command.The Import Content displays the data type or string import component and any references in the References folder. The References folder only appears when the imported data type references another data type definition or Add-On Instruction definition. When the imported data type (or string) component is selected, the Details pane shows the data type (or strings) properties.
Parameters
Import Name
Displays the name of the component as read from the import file.
Operation
Identifies what is done with this component upon import.
The field is pre-populated; however, you can choose from a pull-down list of valid choices.
For more information, see Import Configuration Operations.
Final Name
The final name is the name of the component as it appears in the project after the import. Changing the Final Name changes the name in all places where this component’s Import Name is referenced in the import content throughout the logic, By default, it is initialized to the Import Name.
When you click in the Final Name cell, a pull-down menu appears that lets you pick from a list of all of the components that exist in the program you are importing into.
If the Final Name collides with and existing component in the project and Overwrite is selected, the existing component is overwritten with the logic content and properties of the component in the import file.
IMPORTANT:
You may either create or avoid a collision by modifying the final name, (based on if you modify the final name to match that of another final name in the project).
Collision Details / Properties
If the imported data type collides with an existing data type in the project, then you see the Collision Details button. Clicking Collision Details causes the collision details dialog box to open.
If the data type does not collide with a component, then you see the Properties button. Clicking Properties causes the properties dialog box to open.
Description
Displays the description of the component.
The description can be changed, unless the Operation is Discard or Use Existing.
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