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Startup and Operation
5.5 User Interface and Operation
Programming with STEP 7
138 Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01
Note
• Properties of the "System Data" folder and the "Hardware" object cannot be displayed or
changed.
• You cannot write in the dialog boxes for object properties of a read-only project. In this case,
the input boxes are grayed out.
• If you display the properties of programmable modules, you cannot edit the displayed
parameters for reasons of consistency. To edit the parameters you must open the "Configuring
Hardware" application.
• If you change the settings for objects on the programming device (for example, the
configuration data of a module), they are not yet effective in the target system, because the
system data blocks in which the settings are saved have to be in the target system.
• If you load an entire user program, the system data blocks are also automatically transferred. If
you change the settings after having loaded the program, you can reload the "System data"
object in order to transfer the settings to the target system.
• It is strongly recommended to edit the folders exclusively with STEP 7, since they can be
physically structured in a different way than you see in the SIMATIC Manager.
Cutting, Pasting, Copying
Most objects can be cut, pasted, or copied as usual under Windows. The menu commands for
these functions are found in the Edit menu.
You can also copy objects by dragging and dropping. If you attempt to move or copy to an illegal
destination, the cursor displays a prohibited sign as a warning.
When you copy an object, the whole hierarchy beneath it is also copied. This enables components
you create in an automation task to be used again and again.
Note
The connection table in the "Connections" folder cannot be copied. Note that when you copy lists of
operator-relevant texts, only those languages installed in the destination object are accepted.
You will find a step-by-step guide to copying under Copying Objects.