User Manual

Working with Projects
2.2 ImportinganInformationDesigner
Project
Existing Information Designer projects can be imported to iX Developer.
Information Designer is the previous software used to design projects for the
EXTER operator panels.
The import function is accessed from the Welcome page, displayed when starting
iX Developer.
1.
Select the Information Design er project file.
2.
Select a name and location for the imported project.
3.
Click Finish.
The project will be imported to the corresponding iX panel target. All screens
will be imported and graphical objects in the Information Designer project will
be converted to corresponding iX Developer objects. Some objects may not be
supported.
Functions such as recipes and dat
a logging work differently in iX Developer, and
will have to be reconfigured i
n the imported project.
During the import, a log file of unsupported objects and functions is created. It
can be saved to disk for future reference.
Note:
Ifthereis acrashw hen importinganInformationDesignerproject,theproblem could
besolvedbyinstallinga hotfixfromhttp:/ /support.microsoft.com/kb/2461678.
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