Command Open object
Symbol: 
Function: The command opens the object in its editor.
Call: View menu, context menu PLC object, double-click the PLC object
Requirement: An object is selected in the PLC project tree.
In online mode, the dialog Select Online State opens, in which you can choose the view in which view the object should be opened. The dialog does not open when the object selection is unambiguous. In this case, the object is opened directly in online mode.
Select Online State dialog
Function: The dialog determines how an object (function block, etc.) that was not yet open in offline mode is to be opened in online mode. You can select whether to open an instance or the basic implementation of the object itself (optionally in online or offline mode).
Requirement: The PLC project contains several instances of the selected object.
Online Mode | Activate the option to obtain a view in online mode. |
Device/Application | Shows the application (project) to which the object is assigned. |
Function block instance | If the object is a function block, a list of all instances currently used in the application appears. |
Implementation | Select this option to display the basic implementation of the function block, regardless of the selected instance. This option has no function for non-instantiated objects. |
Offline mode | Activate the option to obtain a view in offline mode. |