Using global data types

If data types are to be used not only within a PLC project but also across PLC projects, these data types can be converted to global data types. Global data types are managed in the type system of the System Manager and automatically made available to the PLC project.

Until build 4026, the global data types are passed to the PLC project using a "super global" flag. In this way, they are available not only in the PLC project itself, but also in the libraries used in it.

With build 4026, virtual data type libraries are automatically created and added to the PLC project and the libraries used in it. On the top level it is the Tc3_GlobalTypes, which brings the actual data type libraries below. All datatypes with namespace are grouped into a corresponding library with this namespace, all others are added under the library Tc3_GlobalTypes_Global.