Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager User Guide - Manual (Page 111)

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Understanding Online Edits
Introducing Online Edits
The ability to change data points and transactions in a FactoryTalk
Transaction Manager configuration while it is running is known as online
edits. The use of online edits allows data collection to continue in your
automation system while you add new or modify existing data points and
transactions. The following terms and concepts are fundamental to
understanding how to perform online edits.
Understanding Online Edit Concepts
 Configuration that uses online edits– A configuration you can change
while it is running.
 Current definition– The definition of a transaction or data point that is
currently running.
 Pending definition– The changes made to data points or transactions in
a running configuration that uses online edits. Pending edits must be
saved before they can be assembled. Pending edits do not affect the
running configuration until they have been assembled.
 Assemble pending edits– The process of changing the running, current
definition of a transaction or data point in a configuration that uses
online edits to the pending definition. You cannot assemble pending
edits until you save them first.
 Cancel pending edits– The process of removing pending edits made to
data points or transactions. Since pending edits do not affect the running