Maple Systems MAPware-7000 - Manual (Page 105)

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1. Click Screen…Duplicate from the standard menu
2. Right-click the Screen name listed in the Project Information Window, then click
Duplicate.
Renaming a screen
Select one of two methods to rename a screen. Display the screen in the work area of
MAPware-7000:
1. Click any area of the screen to display the Screen Properties dialog box, and then enter a
new name under the Design…Name attribute.
2. Right-click the Screen name listed in the Project Information Window, then click
Rename.
Tag Database
What are tags?
Tags are names assigned to internal memory registers of the HMC7000, contacts of an
expansion module, and any PLC data registers/coils of an external PLC. Some system tags are
predefined when you first begin a project (see Predefined System Tags below). Other tags are
created by the programmer. For example, you must create and assign a tag to every PLC
memory address that you wish to read/write to. When using the optional I/O Expansion
modules, you must also assign tags in order to use them. The Tag Database collects and stores
all tags for review and editing.
Once a tag is assigned to a memory address, you can easily link any object (i.e. bit lamp, numeric
register, etc.) to the tag. Tags have several advantages:

Tags provide an organized method of tracking all memory addresses used in a project.

Tags are much more descriptive of the function than the name of the memory address
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Tags are more easily edited, should a change be required
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Tags can be exported and imported into other MAPware-7000 projects, regardless of
which HMC7000 unit is selected
Predefined System Tags
In addition to user-defined tags, the tag database contains tags assigned to internal memory
coils (bits) and registers of the HMC7000. These internal memory registers have predefined
functions (e.g. beeper control, screen saver timer, RTC settings, etc.) which may be useful in
your project. For more information on these predefined system tags, see Appendix B –
Predefined Systems Tags.
Creating and Modifying a Tag
To create a new tag and assign it to an internal memory address or PLC address, you must first
open the tag database:

Click Define…Tag Database from the standard menus or