At a Glance

Control Expert software provides a manager to edit objects in the library providing access to all managing functions of the library.

Accessing the Manager

Step

Action

1

In the Tools menu, select the Type Library Manager option.

Result: The following window appears.

Areas of the Type Library Manager

Area

Description

Tabs

The tabs enable you to display the following according to your selection:

  • All Types

  • Variable types

  • FFB Types (Functions)

The left sub-window

His sub-window shows the tree structures of the objects of the project, library of functions (division of functions by family), and the IODDT.

The right sub-window

This sub-window displays the list of objects included in the selection made in the left sub-window.

The check boxes above it are used to define this list.

Buttons

  • Information

    Click this button to get information on the current library.

    See paragraph below.

  • Close

    Click this button to close the dialog box without accepting changes.

  • Access Assistant

    Click this button to open a window to copy objects into a project (Loading an object from the library into the project).

  • Help

    Click this button to call up the dialog help.

Information

Click the Information button to open the Libset Information window.

The table below describes the various functions offered.

Fields

Description

Current library

Library status: information on the status of the custom library

  • available

  • not available

Diagnostics: information on the validity of the library

  • OK (valid)

  • not valid.

Library contents

Families: indicates the number of families available

Libraries: indicates the number of libraries available

FFBs: indicates the number of function blocks available

Custom Library: indicates whether or not user libraries exist