Rockwell Automation AutoMax Enhanced Ladder Editor - Manual (Page 55)

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5.8 Testing Programs (Test Mode)
Selecting Test Mode from the Commit Online Changes dialog box
places the program in the Test Mode state, which provides you with
an opportunity to make sure that the changes you made work
properly before you permanently install them in the Processor. Once
a program is in Test Mode, you can:
D commit the online changes, which permanently installs the
program in the Processor (see section 5.8.1 for more information)
D take the program out of Test Mode, which allows you to resume
editing the program with your current modifications unaffected
(see section 5.8.2 for more information)
D cancel all changes
While a program is in Test Mode, you cannot make any changes to it
or download a configuration to a rack.
To place an online program in Test Mode
Step 1.
After editing an online program, choose Accept from the
Online menu.
Step 2. Accept the online changes.
Step 3. From the Commit Online Changes dialog box, choose the
Test Mode button.
The online changes are verified. See About How Changes Made to
Online Programs are Verified," section 5.9, for more information. If
the changes are successfully verified, they are installed in the
Processor. To make the changes permanent you must commit them.
5.8.1 Committing an Online Program in Test Mode
(Commit Changes in Test Mode)
Once a program is in Test Mode and you are satisfied with the
changes you made, you must commit these changes before they
can be installed permanently in the Processor. Use the Commit Test
Mode changes command from Online menu.
To commit save an online program in Test Mode
Step 1.
Make sure the program is in an active program window.
Step 2. From the Online menu, choose Commit Test Mode
Changes. The Editor prompts you to confirm your
decision.
Step 3. To commit the changes, click Yes. Clicking No removes
the question dialog box, leaving the program unchanged.
Once the rungs are successfully committed, the Editor removes the
program from Test Mode and displays the rungs in the nonĆmodified
rung color.