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1 General Procedure........................................................................................3

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Numbering the Devices Offline....................................................................4

2.1 Selecting the scope of numbering.............................................................4

2.2 Specify offline numbering..........................................................................5

3 Editing and Accepting the Device Numbering ...........................................7

3.1 Edit device numbering ..............................................................................7

3.1.1Change new DT directly........................................................................... 7

3.1.2Copy and paste device tags..................................................................... 8

3.1.3Reassign the original DT.......................................................................... 9

3.2 Accept device numbering........................................................................10

4 Creating and Deleting the Numbering Formats........................................11

4.1 Create numbering formats ......................................................................11

4.2 Delete numbering format ........................................................................15

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1 General Procedure

Device numbering consists of the following possible steps:

Selecting Scope of Numbering:In the page navigator, the graphical editor, or ina device navigator, select a project, a page, or the devices to be numbered.

Limiting the Scope of Numbering:You limit the scope of numbering using filters.

Specifying the Type of Numbering:You select an existing numbering format ordefine your own by specifying the numbering type.

Number:You start the numbering.

Viewing and Adjusting the Result:You view the numbering result and adjust it.

Accepting the Numbering in the schematic:You accept the numbering in theschematic.



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2 Numbering the Devices Offline

Precondition:

You have opened a project.

2.1 Selecting the scope of numbering

You can number devices in the page navigator, the device navigator, or the graphicaleditor. Which option you choose depends on which scope of numbering you need.

1. Select a project, pages, functions, or structure identifier layers.


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2.2 Specify offline numbering

Precondition:

You have selected a project, a page, a function, or a structure identifier layer.

1. Select Project data > Devices > Number.

In the Number (offline)dialog, all devices contained in the numberingrange are listed.

2. In the Formatcolumn of the Number (offline)dialog, select a numberingformat.

3. Select the Preview of resultcheck box.

4. Click [OK].

In the Number (offline): Preview of resultdialog the devices are shownwith the new numbering. In this dialog you can edit the DT numbering.


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5. To accept the DT numbering, click [OK].



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3 Editing and Accepting the Device Numbering

Before you accept the new numbering of the devices into the schematic, you can edit

the individual numberings.

Preconditions:

In the page navigator, the graphical editor or the device navigator, you haveselected devices for numbering and under Project data > Devices >Numberingin the Number (offline)dialog, you have selected the Preview ofresultscheck box.

The Numbering (offline): Preview of resultdialog is opened and contains newlynumbered devices.

3.1 Edit device numbering

3.1.1 Change new DT directly

1. In the Number (offline) dialog, click: Preview of result, click in a field in theNew DTcolumn.

2. Change the new DT and press [ENTER].

The changed DT is highlighted.


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3.1.2 Copy and paste device tags

For longer DTs with similar structure, there is the option of copying one or more DTsand inserting them in a different place.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT]key and select all the rows to be copied.

2. SelectPopup menu > Copy.

3. Position the mouse pointer in the row into which the selected contents shouldbe copied.


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4. Choose Popup menu > Paste.

3.1.3 Reassign the original DT

1. In the Numbering (offline): Preview of resultdialog, click in the row with thedevice you want to edit.

2. Select Popup menu > Use original DT.

The new DT will be removed. The original DT is inserted into the row andhighlighted.


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3.2 Accept device numbering

1. To accept the new numbering directly into the schematic, click [OK].



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4 Creating and Deleting the Numbering Formats

If you don't want to use any existing numbering format, you can specify a new

numbering format.

Preconditions:

You have selected devices for numbering in the page navigator, the graphicaleditor, or in the device navigator.

You have opened the Numberdialog (Project data > Devices> Number).

[Extras] > Numbering

4.1 Create numbering formats1. In the Settings: Number (offline)dialog, click (New).


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2. In the New schemedialog, enter a name in the Namefield and a descriptioninto the Descriptionfield for the numbering format.

3. Click [OK].


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4. In the Available format elementsfield, select the "Page", "Column", or "Row"

format element, and click (Accept).

5. In the Format Page / Column / Rowdialog in the Minimum number of digitsfield, specify the number of digits to be displayed for the selected formatelement, and click [OK].


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4.2 Delete numbering format

1. In the dialog Settings: Number (offline)dialog, select the format in theSchemefield that you want to delete.

2. Click (Delete).


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