Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 102)

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2. In the Initial Value field, type the tag’s starting value.
When you first run a project, a memory tag has the value defined
in the Initial Value field. All subsequent runs of the project use the
tag’s last value before the project stopped. To ensure a memory tag
uses a particular value when the project starts, use the Set or =
(Equal) commands in a startup macro to specify the tag’s value.
The value of a memory tag can also be set using derived tags,
events, or graphic objects.
Other methods for creating tags
In addition to creating tags in the Tag Database editor as described
earlier in this chapter, you can:
create tags in a third–party application and import them into
RSView32
create tags as needed in other RSView32 editors
import tags from a PLC or SLC ™ database
create tags using the RSView32 Object Model and VBA
Creating tags in a third–party application
You can use a third–party spreadsheet editor such as Microsoft ® Excel
to create your tags, and then import the tags into RSView32 using the
Database Import & Export Wizard in the RSView32 Tools folder.
When you import tags, they are merged with tags already in the tag
database and any tags with the same name are updated with the new
information.
For more information about the Wizard, see “Using the Database
Import & Export Wizard” on page 4-27.