Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 203)

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For more information about using tags in expressions, see Chapter 24, Adding logic and
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Grouping HMI tags in folders
To organize tags, create folders in the Tags editor, for tags that are related to one another.
When naming tags stored in a folder, to separate the folder name from the rest of the tag
name, use a backslash (\). For example, the names of tags in a folder called Pump would
start with Pump\.
To further organize tags, you can also nest folders. For example, if a plant is divided into
zones, you can organize the tag database first by zone, then by machines in the zone, and
finally by devices in each machine. In this case, the names of tags in the nested folder
might start with Area1\Machine1\Pump.
For details about creating, duplicating and deleting folders in the Tags editor, see the
FactoryTalk View Site Edition Help.
Viewing tag statistics
The Tag Statistics dialog box shows the number of tags that an HMI server contains, and
provides information about the tags, such as the date the tag database was last modified.
To view tag statistics
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, open the Tags editor.
2. From the View menu, select Tag Statistics.
Parts of the Tags editor
In FactoryTalk View Studio, use the Tags editor to:
 Create HMI tags and modify their properties.
 Duplicate and delete HMI tags.
 Create folders to group related tags.
 Duplicate, nest, and delete folders.
While the Tags editor is open, use items on the View menu and the toolbar, to control the
editor’s appearance.
Do not place all HMI tags in the root folder of the database. HMI tags contained in nested folders
do not contribute to the total number of tags in the root folder. It is recommended that you limit
the number of tags in any folder to less than 2000.