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Creating Application Software
Note
Generating block icons automatically reduces the risk of an error occurring.
See also

PCS 7 on Tour – Basic,
chapter 10 / 5.1 "Adapted block icons and faceplates"
If the Create/Update Block Icons function is executed, the block icons are derived
from the plant hierarchy of the project by means of their names and priorities,
copied from the templates, and automatically linked to the tag interface of the
relevant operator panel.
Priority
1.
Screen name
@PCS7Typicals*.pdl
Remark
Starting with the picture which comes last
alphabetically
2.
3.
@PCS7Typicals.pdl
@@PCS7Typicals.pdl Contained in the standard
The @@PCS7Typicals.pdl template
The "@@PCS7Typicals.pdl" picture is included in every PCS 7 OS project by
default. It contains the standard block icons.
Note
The "@@PCS7Typicals.pdl" original file must not be changed under any
circumstances. Any changes to the original file will be overwritten when an update
or upgrade is performed.
Separate templates should be created for customer-specific block,
"@PCS7Typicals*.pdl".
See also

Product Support http://support.automation.siemens.com/DE/view/de/26697820

Product Support http://support.automation.siemens.com/DE/view/de/19688107
Project-specific template
A project-specific template, "@PCS7Typicals*.pdl", can be created by copying
template "@@PCS7Typicals.pdl". Customer-specific changes can then be made to
the "new" template.
The @Template.pdl template
The "@Template.pdl" template is primarily used when block icons are inserted into
pictures manually. These block icons are not connected to the plant hierarchy and
are not, therefore, created or updated by the system.
As a result, it can be helpful to use the template file. On the one hand you are not
then linked to the plant hierarchy, and on the other hand you can use a wizard to
export picture objects from one or all flow charts to a configuration file, modify
block icons and their connections, and finally import the picture objects again. The
configuration file can be edited using tools such as Excel.
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