Operating Instructions

Chapter 4 – Configuring Groups, Shared Points, and Statistics
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The group appears as a folder in the Data Manager Groups section of the main window. indicates
a uni-directional group.
indicates a bi-directional group.
Saving and Exporting Groups
You can save and export group information. When you save group information, you add it to the current
data file. If you want to save the information for a particular group only, you can export that information
to a separate .csv file. Exporting group information can be useful when you want to add the same group
information to multiple OPC Data Manager data files (see also the Importing Groups section).
Saving Groups to the Current Data File
To save group information to the current data file, do the following step:
 Click
.
Exporting Groups
To export a group, do the following steps:
1. In the Data Manager Groups section, right-click the group you want to export, and then click
Export Group.
The Export Selected Group to File dialog box opens.
2. Enter the following information:
• From the Save in list, select where you want to store the file.
• In the File name field, type a name for the file.
3. Click Save.
Importing Groups
You can import group information to add it to the current OPC Data Manager data file. This can be useful
when you want to create multiple, similar OPC Data Manager configurations.
To import a group, do the following steps:
1. Open the configuration file that you want to add the group to.
2. On the File menu, click Import.
The Import Groups from File dialog box opens.
3. Find and select the group data file that you want to import, and then click Open.
The imported group information is added to the currently displayed information.
4. Click
to save all of the information in the main window to the current OPC Data Manager data
file.