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1 Editing Device Properties ............................................................................3
2 Displaying Device Properties.......................................................................7
3 Defining and Formatting Device Tags.......................................................13
4 Defining Connection Point Designations..................................................15
5 Assigning Parts Data..................................................................................17
6 Exchanging Devices...................................................................................19
7 Changing the DT at the Functions.............................................................20
7.1 Change the device tag in all functions and displays of a device .............20
7.2 Change device tags in all views of a function .........................................21
7.3 Change device tags in the selected function...........................................22
8 Defining the Search Direction for DT Adoption........................................24
9 Adopting Connection Point Designations ................................................26
10 Editing the DT in Individual Fields ............................................................29
10.1 Determine DT components .....................................................................29
10.2 Specify the names of the additional format elements..............................31
10.3 Edit DT components ...............................................................................31

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1 Editing Device Properties
In the <Function category> tab of the <Properties <...> dialog, you can delete
properties assigned to the selected function. The tab is labeled with the function
category of the corresponding function definition, e.g., "Motor", "NO contact", "Safety
fuse", etc. The most important properties are entered into the fields in the top of the
tab, e.g., the displayed or the full DT, the connection point designation, the function
text, etc. In the table of the Properties group box, you have the option of determining
additional properties.
Preconditions:
You have opened a project.
You have selected a component in the graphical editor or one or more functions
in a navigator.
Edit > Properties
1. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the <Function category > tab.

2. Specify the data in the various fields.

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3. From the Category drop-down list, select the type of properties to be
displayed in the Properties table.

Depending on the category selected, the possible properties are displayed
in the table.

4. Click on (New) to display additional properties in the table.

5. In the Property selection dialog select the desired property and click [OK].

In the table, additional rows will be shown with the selected properties.
Depending on the property, these may already be filled with values, or empty.

6. Enter the values for the properties into the Value column as needed.

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7. Select Popup menu > Configure to determine the property arrangement.

In the Property arrangement dialog, all properties are displayed which are
currently shown in the table.

8. Use the arrow buttons to specify the order in which the properties are to be
displayed.

9. Check the check box before the properties which should be shown for all
functions of the same type in the Properties <...> dialog, and click [OK].

The settings are saved by user.

Properties for which the check box is checked are always shown the next
time the dialog is called, even if they are empty.

Properties for which the check box is not checked are displayed if they are
filled in. The predetermined order applies.

Filled-in, manually modifiable properties are always displayed, even if they
aren't listed in the Property arrangement dialog. Such properties are sorted
down to the end of the table.

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Notes:
The selected properties are only displayed for components of the same type in
the properties dialog. You can specify a selection of properties for general
devices, terminals, PLC connection points, etc., which should be shown in the
table.
Manually modifiable properties which are filled in cannot be deleted. They are
automatically replaced.
Tip:
You can also open the properties dialog by double-clicking a component in the
graphical editor or a function in a navigator. Or select Popup menu >
Properties (this way, multiple part placements can also be selected).
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2 Displaying Device Properties
The Properties <...> dialog shows all properties of the selected devices in topic-
oriented tabs. Arbitrary properties can be placed and thus displayed individually, and
it is possible to enter multi-line text as well. Such individually placed properties can
be docked with each other and made into a single block; when moving, this allows all
the (desired) text to be moved at once and avoids overlapping of multi-line text with
other text.
In general, all properties are stored in symbols which are significant for the symbol
(and the component created later). The position and order of properties and their
display properties (e.g., layers) are already specified. In the Display tab you can then
control whether these preset values fit your requirements or whether certain
properties should be displayed differently.
Preconditions:
in a navigator.
Edit > Properties
1. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the Display tab.

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2. From the Property arrangement drop-down list, select the User defined
entry to define your own display layout.

3. In the list of properties, select the property for which you would like to define
the display settings. (The default values for the individual fields are taken from
the Default settings).

4. Specify the data in the fields.

5. Select Popup menu > Undock to undock a property, that is, to remove it from
the block.

The symbol in front of the property showns this.

6. Select Popup menu > Move up / down to move a selected property up or
down, and thus to allow assignment to another main property.

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7. Select the Invisible check box if the property should not be visible in the
graphical editor.

8. Click (New) on the toolbar above the property list.

9. In the Property selection dialog, select further properties that you would like
to place. (Multiple selection is possible.)

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10. Click [OK].

11. Edit the display settings of these new properties as described above.

12. Select the properties that you no longer require. (Multiple selection is
possible.)

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13. Click (Delete) in the toolbar above the property list.

The properties are deleted from the list, i.e., without the values that you
previously allocated in the Property selection dialog, so that they may be re-
allocated, if needed.

14. Select an entry from the contact image drop-down list to specify the display of
the contact image.

15. Click [OK].

The properties display is updated.

Note:
To use the default values again, simply open the Properties <...> dialog again and,
in the Display tab, select the property arrangement Default value. All your settings
will be discarded and replaced with the default values.
Tip:
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3 Defining and Formatting Device Tags
The device tag identifies a device, and can be structured according to different
standards. You can use DIN-compliant structure identifiers or user-defined structures.
Preconditions:
in a navigator.
In the Settings: General dialog (under Options > Settings > Project >
"Project name" > Devices > General), you can have specified how upper-
and lower-case letters and the assignment of preceding signs should be
handled for particular devices.
Edit > Properties
1. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the <Function category > tab.

2. In the Displayed DT field, enter the DT which should be displayed in the
graphical editor.

The entry in the Full DT field is automatically updated.

3. Click [...] in the Full DT field.

4. In the Full DT dialog, edit the components of the device tag and click [OK].

5. Select the Display tab.

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6. Select the Device tag (visible) property in the list of properties on the left side
of the dialog.

7. Change the display and docking settings from the default values.

The Property arrangement is automatically changed to User-defined.

8. Click [OK].

The device tag is displayed in the graphical editor according to your
settings.

Tip:
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4 Defining Connection Point Designations
Entry of the connection point designation offers all connection point designations
stored in the function definition.
Preconditions:
in a navigator.
Edit > Properties
1. Select the Symbol / function data tab.

In the graphical symbol preview, the connection point designations stored
in the function definition are displayed.

2. Click [...] in the Function definitions field if necessary.

3. In the Connection point data dialog, select the Function definitions tab.

4. Click [OK] if the function definition of the component matches your needs;
otherwise, you can select another function definition.

5. Select the <Function category> tab.

6. In the Connection point designation field, enter the connection point
designations for the current function, or select the data from the drop-down
list.

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7. In the Connection point description field, enter the connection point
descriptions for the current function, or select the data from the drop-down list.

8. Click [OK].

The new or modified data is saved to the component.

Tip:
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5 Assigning Parts Data
Parts data can be assigned to the main functions in the circuit diagram. EPLAN
accesses the master data stored in parts management, making it possible to select
the correct data for the current device with a parts selection dialog.
Preconditions:
in a navigator.
The Main function check box on the Symbol / function data tab is checked.
Edit > Properties
1. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the Part tab.

2. Click [Settings] and select a menu item if you would like to change the
settings for device selection and the data sources for the project and user.

3. Click [...] in the Part number field.

4. In the Part selection dialog select the desired parts. (Multiple selection is
possible.)

5. Click [OK].

The data is adopted in the corresponding fields of the Parts tab, whereby
the Number of units / quantity field is preset to "1".

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6. If necessary, change the number of units / quantity.

7. If necessary, edit the properties of the part in the right-hand side of the dialog.

8. Click (Delete) to remove parts if they are no longer needed.

9. Click [OK].

The new or modified data is saved to the component.

Tip:
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6 Exchanging Devices
By exchanging two devices, all functions of the devices are changed, that is, this
action applies to all function definitions of the selected devices.
Preconditions:
You are in the graphical editor.
1. Select the two devices you wish to exchange.

2. Select the menu items Project data > Devices > Exchange.

All function definitions of the two selected devices are exchanged.

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7 Changing the DT at the Functions
You can change the DT of all functions and displays of a device in a single action. It
is also possible to change the DT only in the displays, that is single-line, in one
function, or only in the selected function.
Preconditions:
You have opened the graphical editor or the device navigator.
7.1 Change the device tag in all functions and displays of
a device
If a device contains, for instance, main functions, auxiliary functions, and different
displays of functions, then you can change the DT for all functions and displays at the
same time.
1. Select the function of a device.

2. In the Options menu, select the menu item Properties (device).

3. Double-click a function.

4. In the Properties (device): <...> dialog, select the tab of the main function
<Functional category> (device).

The tab shows the properties of the Device.

5. Click [...] next to the Full DT field.

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6. In the Full DT dialog, change the DT and click [OK].

If functions are changed in a device-wide change which are not identical
with the selected function, then the warning dialog Save change to DT is
shown. Click [Yes].

7. Click in the dialog Properties (device): <...> on [OK].

8. Press [F5] to update.

The DT will be changed in all functions and views of the device.

7.2 Change device tags in all views of a function
displays of functions, then you can change the DT for all views of one function at the
same time.
1. Select a function.

2. In the Options menu, select the menu item Properties (device).


4. In the Properties (devices) <...> dialog, select the tab of the main function
<Functional category>.

The tab shows the properties of the Function.

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7. Click in the dialog Properties (device): <...> on [OK].


The DT is changed in all views of the selected function.

7.3 Change device tags in the selected function
displays of functions, then you can change the DT exclusively for the selected
function.
1. Select a function.

2. In the Options menu, deselect the menu item Properties (device).


4. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the tab of the main function <Functional
category>.

The tab shows the properties of the selected function.

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7. In the Properties <...> dialog, click [OK].


The DT is changed in the selected function.

1.
2.
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8 Defining the Search Direction for DT Adoption
By default, device tags are adopted corresponding to the plot frame orientation.
However, you can change the search direction for any function in which DT adoption
is possible.
Preconditions:
In the project settings, you have defined that devices and macros are to be
numbered online on insertion (Options > Settings > Projects > "Project
name" > Devices > Numbering (online)).
1. Select a function in the graphical editor or in one of the navigators and select
the menu item Edit > Properties.

2. In the Properties <...> dialog, select the <Function category> tab.

3. In the Properties field of the table, select the "Search direction for transferring
the device tag" property, and select one of the possible settings from the drop-
down list in the Value column.

If the search direction is "According to orientation of plot frame" then the DT
is taken from the left in projects on the IEC standard and from above in
projects on the NFPA standard.

If the search direction is "As as alternative to orientation of plot frame" then
the DT is taken from above in projects on the IEC standard and from the left in
projects on the NFPA standard.

4. Click [OK].

Notes:
To prevent DT adoption in general, deselect online numbering.
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To prevent DT adoption for individual functions, set the alternative search
direction for those functions. Then no function may lie in the changed search
direction from which the DT can be adopted.
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9 Adopting Connection Point Designations
The connection point designation can as with DT adoption be adopted from a
function lying in the search direction.
Preconditions:
In the project settings, you have defined that devices and macros are to be
numbered online on insertion (Options > Settings > Projects > "Project
name" > Devices > Numbering (online)).
1. Select a function in the graphical editor or in one of the navigators and select
the menu item Edit > Properties.


3. In the Connection point designation field, select an entry from the drop-
down list or enter the desired connection designation manually. The field
should contain all connection point designations which should be assigned to
the current and subsequent components.

4. Depending on the plot frame, place an additional component to the right of or
below the component:


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6. In the Connection point designation field, select an entry from the drop-
down list.

In the list, the superfluous connection point designations are listed which
are not needed for the first component.

7. Click [OK].

Example:
Three power NO contacts (depending on the plot frame used) lie next to one another
or one above the other in the circuit diagram. When generating symbols for the power
NO contact, the possible connection point designations are preset to "1;2", "3;4", and
"5;6".
For the first contact, the following possible connection point designations are offered:
1;2
3;4
5;6
1;2;3;4;5;6.
If you select the entry "1;2,3;4;5;6", the power NO contact can pass the unneeded
connection point designations on to the following components. For the second power
NO contact, then, the following connection point designations are offered:
3;4
5;6
3;4;5;6.
The following table illustrates the behavior for different entries for the connection
point designations of the first power NO contact:

Connection point
designation
Behavior
1;2;3;4;5;6
The connection point designations of all three component
are influenced.
1;2
Only the first component is affected. The connection point
designations of the following components are not changed.
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1;2;3;4
The first and second components are affected, but the third
component is not changed.
1;2;;;;;
In the first component, "1;2" is entered as the connection
point designation, and the connection point designations of
the other two components are deleted.
Empty
In the first component, the connection point designations are
deleted. The two other components are not changed.
1
In the first component, the first connection point designation
is filled with a "1", and the second connection point
designation is deleted. The two other components are not
changed.
;2
In the first component, the first connection point designation
is deleted, and the second connection point designation is
filled with a "2". The two other components are not changed.
;
In the first component, the connection point designations are
deleted. The two other components are not changed.
1;2;3;4;5;6;A;B;C;D
The connection point designations of all three components
are influenced. Superfluous connection point designations
are removed.

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10 Editing the DT in Individual Fields
If you do not use the standard DT format for the identification and numbering of
devices, you can specify an extended user-defined DT format with additional
format elements. All components of the DT can be edited in the individual fields.
Precondition:
10.1 Determine DT components
Page > Navigator
1. Select a project and select Popup menu > Project > Properties.

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2. Select the DT structure tab.

3. Check the Edit DT in individual fields check box.

4. For each desired category, specify the components of the DT by checking or
unchecking the corresponding check boxes in the rows.

5. To specify the order of the components in the DT, click on the buttons in the
toolbar.

6. Click [OK].

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10.2 Specify the names of the additional format elements
If you have selected a "DT: Supplementary field <...>" as a DT component, then you
can given this additional format element a name.
Options > Settings > Project > "Project name" > Management > Supplementary
fields
1. Select the DT tab.

2. In the New name column, specify a name for the "Supplementary field"
property.

10.3 Edit DT components
Preconditions:
In the DT structure tab of the Project properties dialog, the Edit DT in
individual fields check box is checked.
You have placed a function using Insert > Symbol or double-clicked on a
function.
1. In the Properties (components) <Function category> dialog, select the DT
tab.

The visible and full DT are shown. In the Property name and Value
columns, the DT components of the full DT are shown.

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2. To edit a DT component, click next to a DT component in the Value column.

3. To select a different existing structure identifier for a DT component, click [...]
in the Value column of an identifier block and select a structure identifier from
the dialog which appears.

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