Add library without placeholder resolution command

Function: The command opens the Find library dialog. In this dialog, you can add library references to the Library Manager in the form of a library and thus integrate them into your application.

Call: Context menu of the References object in the PLC project tree

Prerequisite: The library is installed on the local system in the Library Repository.

Placeholder vs. Library

Through the use of library placeholders the adaptation of the library versions used requires very little effort, thus making the process of engineering projects and libraries very flexible. When a library reference is integrated in a project or in a library project, it is advisable to use a placeholder instead of a library. This means that within the PLC project no specific library is integrated, but a placeholder. A "real" library is then assigned to the placeholder.

For more information see: Library placeholders.

Due to the advantages of a placeholder, the use of the Command Add library is recommended over the Add library without placeholder resolution command.

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Find library dialog

The Add library without placeholder resolution command opens a dialog through which a library reference is included in the project as a library and not as a placeholder.

In the row above the library list, you can search for library names or library function blocks by typing a corresponding character string. By double-clicking on a search result or focusing on a search result + [OK], the library associated with the search result is included in the project or in the Library Manager.

Company

Filtering the list by manufacturer.

Group by category

Add library without placeholder resolution command 1:: Display libraries in a tree structure grouped into categories. When sorting by Library Categories, the categories appear as nodes. Clicking on a node opens the list of the corresponding libraries or subcategories.

Add library without placeholder resolution command 2:: Display libraries alphabetically in a flat structure.

Display all versions

Add library without placeholder resolution command 3:: Display all library versions. Version specification "*" means the most recent version available in the repository.

Add library without placeholder resolution command 4:: Display only the latest library versions. In this display, multiple library selection is possible: hold down the [Shift] key while selecting entries.

Details

Opens the Details dialog.

Library Repository

Opens the Library Repository dialog. To add a library, which is not yet installed on the local system, you can use this button to open the library repository for the installation.

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