Siemens C79000-G8976-C156-07 quick start How to Start the Symbol File Configurator, Structure

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How to Start the Symbol File Configurator

You start the Symbol File Configurator from the Windows Start menu:

Start " SIMATIC " SIMATIC NET " Settings "

Symbol File Configurator

Structure

Navigation area

Content area with folders and symbol list

Analogous to the folder and files in the file system, the symbol file contains folders and symbols. In the structure view in the left window, you can navigate through the hierarchy of the symbol file. When you click on a folder there, the right-hand side displays its content. In the upper part of the content area you can see the folders and in the lower part the symbols.

The folders are used to structure your data. The symbols contain the actual information of the process variables such as access rights, data types, and the name of the item and the runtime name.

The symbol list shows the following detailed information:

	Parameter	Meaning
	Symbol name	The name of the symbol.
	Item ID	The names of the hierarchy levels and the symbolic name,
		separated by a period.
	Runtime name	An OPC Item ID with protocol and address information. This
		runtime name is accepted directly by the OPC Server (in
		other words without the assignment information of a symbol
		file).
	Data type	Indicates the data type of the symbol.
	Access Rights	Indicates whether the data of the symbol can be read or
		written.
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