At a Glance

The Type Library Manager enables you to compare all FFB types of a project with the FFB types of the libraries.

If there are differences between the FFB types in the project and FFB types in the library, the LIBRARY Version Management dialog will be displayed showing the relevant information.

This dialog box has two buttons to updated the FFB types of the project with the FFB types of the libraries.

Compare project to library

The Compare Project to Library command... Begin via the context menu of the Type Library Manager (right-click).

LIBRARY Version Management tab.

The LIBRARY Version Management consists of three tabs:

  • Check new versions

  • Other types that can be updated

  • Types cannot be updated

The first two tabs have buttons to update the FFB types of the project with the FFB types of the libraries.

Register: Check new versions

This tab displays FFB types of the project that are older than the types of the libraries.

Elements of the Check New Versions tab:

Element

Description

Name

Name of the FFB type

V. Library

Version of the FFB type in the library

V. Project

Version of the FFB type in the project

Difference

Determined difference between the two versions

Comment

Comment about the version difference

Button

Update

Updates the selected FFB type with the FFB type from the library.

Button

Update All

Updates all FFB types shown in this tab with the FFB types from the library.

Button

OK

Closes the window.

Button

Help

Opens Control Expert Help

NOTE: Updating FFB types leads to Rebuild All Project. The PLC must be stopped and a global download of the project must be performed.

Register: Other types that can be updated

This tab shows FFB types of the project that are different from those in the libraries, but can be updated.

Elements of the Other types that can be updated tab:

Element

Description

Name

Name of the FFB type

V. Library

Version of the FFB type in the library

V. Project

Version of the FFB type in the project

Difference

Determined difference between the two versions

Comment

Comment about the version difference

Button

Update

Updates the selected FFB type with the FFB type from the library.

Button

Update All

Updates all FFB types shown in this tab with the FFB types from the library.

Button

OK

Closes the window.

Button

Help

Opens Control Expert Help

NOTE: Updating FFB types leads to Rebuild All Project. The PLC must be stopped and a global download of the project must be performed.

Register: Types cannot be updated

This tab shows FFB types of the project with differences from those in the libraries that are so great that they cannot be updated. In this case you could updated FFB types only after you did an export/import of your project.

Elements of the Types that cannot be updated tab:

Element

Description

Name

Name of the FFB type

V. Library

Version of the FFB type in the library

V. Project

Version of the FFB type in the project

Difference

Determined difference between the two versions

Comment

Comment about the version difference

Button

OK

Closes the window.

Button

Help

Opens Control Expert Help