Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 199)

10 • W ORKING WITH TAGS
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The Tag Filter list contains the last 10 filters you applied. You can create filters using
wildcard characters:
To remove a tag filter
 In the Tag Browser, in the Tag Filter list, click .
Creating, modifying, and importing HMI tags
In the Tag Browser, you can also create new folders for HMI tags, create and modify the
HMI tags, or import tags from a PLC or SLC database.
To perform these actions, right-click in the Tag Browser’s right pane, and select:
 New HMI Tag to create a new HMI tag
 Edit HMI Tag to modify an existing HMI tag
 Import PLC Tags to import a tag from another database
For information about creating HMI tags and modifying their properties, see page 10-15.
For information about importing tags from a PLC database, see page 10-25, or see the
FactoryTalk View Site Edition Help.
Browsing for offline tags
In the Tag Browser, tags that are available when the application is connected to a device
are located in the Online folder. Tags that are available from an offline file, such as a PLC
program file, are located in the Offline folder.
This wildcard character Does this
? Matches any single character.
* Matches any number of characters, including the
backslash (\ ) character.
Offline folder
Online folder