27708 RSView32 to View SE Conversion Guidelines

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27708 - RSView32 to View SE Conversion GuidelinesAccess Level: TechConnect

Date Created: 02/18/2004 12:00 AM

Last Updated: 04/28/2011 02:20 PM

I would like to convert my RSView32 to FactoryTalk View SE. Will everyting convert?

In most cases, your application will convert and execute successfully; however, there are a handful of View32 project properties that will not directly convert to View SE.

In addition to this technote, the following document is also available from the Rockwell Literature Library:

RSView32 to View SE Project Migration (PDF)

What Won't Convert from RSView32 to View SEThe following objects won't convert from RSView32 to View SE:

VBA

VBA in View32 is server-based; VBA in View SE is client-based.

See AID 51770 - Sample VBA: Exercise in migrating a View32 application with VBA to ViewSE

Native RSView 32 trends

Tag monitors

External applications that depend on RSView32 to be an OPC or DDE data server

RSView32 Alarm Summaries

Command lines embedded in graphics.

For a work-around, see AID 35209 - How to create an "embedded command line" in an RSView SE graphic).

User accounts created in RSView32 will not convert to SE user accounts

Some RSView32 Extensions

RSView 32 SPC - Use FactoryTalk Historian SE with Vantagepoint instead.

RSView32 Messenger - Use Specter Instruments Win911 instead.

Some ActiveX controls

Example: RSView32 TrendX Wrapper.

These will need to be evaluated on an individual basis to see how the desired functionality can be achieved in FactoryTalk View SE.

Commands That Cannot Be Executed from an View SE Event The following commands can be executed from a button or command line, but not from an View SE event:

Abort

Define

Display

DisplayClientClose

DisplayClientOpen

Download

DownloadAll

FlushCache

Help

Identify

Invoke

Key

NextPosition

NextWindow

OpenRSLogix5000

Position

PrevPosition

PrevWindow

PrintDisplay

PullForward

PushBack

RecipeRestore

RecipeSave

ScreenPrint

SendKeys

SetFocus

SuppressOff

SuppressOffAll

Undefine

Upload

UploadAll

Miscellaneous Notes

1. While RSView SE has a "System\User" tag, it is merely a carry-over from RSView32 and is non-functional. Use the CurrentUserName( ) function instead.

2. Certain ActiveX controls may not function as they did in RSView32. These will need to be evaluated on an individual basis.

For example:

The RecipePro ActiveX control interfaces directly with the RSView32 object model and therefore would not work with RSView SE.



However

The RSLadder ActiveX control does not depend on the RSView32 object model and therefore would operate in an SE graphic.

For details on RSLadder, see AID 45842 - Will RSLadder5 or RSLadder500 work with RSView SE?

2. RSView SE does support DDE client functionality, but the syntax will be different than in RSView32.

For example:

The RSView32 address RSLinx|MyTopic!'N7:0' would need to be changed to the following:

DDE:RSLinx|MyTopic!N7:

Please note:

DDE: needs to be inserted in front of the address.

There are no quotation marks around N7:0.

3. PLC5/SLC5 status registers must be addressed as S2: instead of simply S:.

For example:

RSLinx|MyTopic!'S:23' would need to be addressed as follows:

DDE:RSLinx|MyTopic!S2:23.

For further details on DDE client connectivity, see the FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide, pub. no. VIEWSE-UM006F-EN-E–August 2010, Appendix B.

Additionally, it may be necessary in some cases to apply the solution from AID 26789 - DDE does not work in RSView SEs.

4. RSView32 introduced a new function, GetDayOfWeek() in version 7.3. While there is no equivalent SE function, a simple work-around is to use the VBA function

"Weekday". For more information on VBA's "Weekday" function, see the VBA help.

All RSView32 and RSView SE CommandsThe following matrix documents all RSView32 and RSView SE commands. Entries in red are commands that do not exist in either RSView32 or RSView SE. The Notes

column provides additional explanation and sometimes workarounds.

RSView SE Commands RSView32 Commands Notes

Abort Abort SE cannot issue Abort from an event

Account Launches User Account editor

Acknowledge Acknowledge

AcknowledgeAll AcknowledgeAll

Activity

ActivityBarOff

ActivityBarOn

ActivityLogSendToOdbc RSView SE 2.10 and earlier had this command. In SE 3.0 andgreater, go to the Tools menu and use D i a g n o s t i c s S e t u p - >

D e s t i n a t i o n S e t u p - > O D B C D a t a b a s e instead.

ActivityOff

ActivityOn

ActivityPrintOff

ActivityPrintOn

ActivityViewer

Alarm

AlarmAcceptEdits Added in CPR7+ to support runtime alarm edits in SE

AlarmEvent AlarmEvent



AlarmLogNewFile

AlarmLogOff AlarmLogOff

AlarmLogOn AlarmLogOn

AlarmLogRemark AlarmLogRemark

AlarmLogSendToOdbc AlarmLogSendToOdbc

AlarmOff AlarmOff

AlarmOn AlarmOn

AlarmPrintOff AlarmPrintOff

AlarmPrintOn AlarmPrintOn

AlarmViewer Use "AppStart AlarmViewer" instead of this internal RSView32command

AppAbort AppAbort

AppActivate AppActivate

AppStart AppStart

Beep Beep

Channel

Class

CommandLine See AID 35209 - How to create an "embedded command line" in

an RSView SE graphic

ComStatus

ComStatusOff

ComStatusOn

Database

DatabaseSync

DataLog

DataLogChangeRate DataLogChangeRate

DataLogMergeToPrimary DataLogMergeToPrimary

DataLogNewFile DataLogNewFile

DataLogOff DataLogOff

DataLogOn DataLogOn

DataLogPath

DataLogRenameFile DataLogRenameFile

DataLogSnapshot DataLogSnapshot

DataLogSwitchBack DataLogSwitchBack

DDEExecute DDEExecute

DDEPokeDisable N/A; RSView SE is not a DDE server

DDEPokeEnable N/A; RSView SE is not a DDE server

DDEServerOff N/A; RSView SE is not a DDE server

DDEServerOn N/A; RSView SE is not a DDE server

Define Define

Derived Launches Derived Tag editor; use RSView Studio instead



DerivedOff DerivedOff

DerivedOn DerivedOn

Display Display

DisplayClientClose

DisplayClientOpen

Download Download

DownloadAll DownloadAll

DriverPrimary No direct drivers in SE, no equivalent function; try using RSLinxalias topics instead

DriverSecondary No direct drivers in SE, no equivalent function; try using RSLinxalias topics instead

DriverToggle No direct drivers in SE, no equivalent function; try using RSLinxalias topics instead

EchoOff Stops logging commands to the activity log file; no equivalentfunction

EchoOn Starts logging commands to the activity log file; no equivalentfunction

Equal (=) command Equal (=) command

Event Launches Event editor; use RSView Studio instead

EventOff EventOff

EventOn EventOn

FlushCache FlushCache

Graphic Launches Graphics editor; use RSView Studio instead

HandshakeOff HandshakeOff

HandshakeOn HandshakeOn

Help Help

Identify Identify

If

Invoke Invoke

Key Key

KeyEdit Launches Global Key editor; use RSView Studio instead

Language New command in v4.0 (CPR7), switches between definedlanguages.

LInsertStringTag Language switching command added in v7.3

LTagSubstitute Language switching command added in v7.3

Login Login

Logout Logout

MacroEdit Launches Macro editor; use RSView Studio instead

Monitor Launches RSView32 Tag Monitor; no equivalent function

NextPosition NextPosition

NextWindow NextWindow

OpenRSLogix5000

Node Launches Node editor; RSView SE has no nodes



NodeDisable RSView SE has no nodes, no equivalent function

NodeEnable RSView SE has no nodes, no equivalent function

NodeSwitch RSView SE has no nodes, no equivalent function

Parameter Launches Parameter editor; RSView SE has no nodes

Password Allows RSView32 user to change password. Use Windows tochange user passwords

Pause Pause

PlayWave PlayWave

Position Position

PrevPosition PrevPosition

PrevWindow PrevWindow

PrintDisplay PrintDisplay

Project This RSView32 command is no longer used, but is still supportedfor compatibility

ProjectHide Hides RSView32 Project Manager. Use RSView Studio instead

ProjectRun Runs project. SE projects either run when O/S starts or when aclient demands them.

ProjectShow Shows RSView32 Project Manager. Use RSView Studio instead

ProjectStop Stops project. Use RSView Studio or RSView SE ServiceManager instead.

PullForward PullForward

PushBack PushBack

Quit Exits RSView32. Use RSView Studio or RSView SE ServiceManager instead.

Ramp Ramp

RecipeEdit Launches Recipe Editor. Use RSView Studio to edit recipesinstead

RecipeRestore RecipeRestore

RecipeSave RecipeSave

Remark Remark

RTDataServerOff N/A; RSView SE is not an OPC server.

RTDataServerOn N/A; RSView SE is not an OPC server

RTDataWriteDisable N/A; RSView SE is not an OPC server

RTDataWriteEnable N/A; RSView SE is not an OPC server

ScreenPrint ScreenPrint

Security Launches Security Editor. Use RSView Studio or AdministrationConsole to edit security.

SendKeys SendKeys

Set Set

SetFocus SetFocus

Silence Silence

SilenceAll SilenceAll

StartupConfig Opens the Startup editor. Use RSView Studio instead.

Summary RSView SE uses summaries embedded in graphics; use these



instead.

Suppressed Launches Suppressed List editor. Use RSView Studio instead.

SuppressOff SuppressOff

SuppressOffAll SuppressOffAll See AID 28274 - The message "The command 'SuppressOffAll' isignored when issued from a HMI Server" appears when used as anaction in an event for an SE HMI Server.. for a workaround

SuppressOn SuppressOn

Toggle Toggle

Undefine Undefine

Upload Upload

UploadAll UploadAll

VBAEdit VBA exists only in RSView graphics. Edit all code in RSView SEgraphics editor.

VBAExec VBA exists only in RSView graphics. Code can be called directlywithin an SE graphic.

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