“Location”

Storage location for the repository in the file system. The drop-down list contains the configured repositories for visualization elements.

“Edit locations”

Opens the “Edit Repositories” dialog box for modifying the repository currently selected in “Location” or for creating a new repository.

A profile is a collection of visualization elements in a specific version. These elements originate from one or more libraries. They are available in the toolbox of the visualization editor when the profile is used in the project. You can use an extension to add a specific selection of elements to an existing profile.

Creating and editing a profile is possible only if the CODESYS VisuElement Toolkit is installed. In this case, the buttons on the right side of the dialog box can be used.

“Create or update profile”

You can configure a new profile in the dialog or modify an existing one. Then, the “New”, “Copy”, and “Delete” buttons are operable, as well as the “Installed Elements” and “Available Elements” views.

“Create or update extension”

In the dialog, you can configure an extension for the selected profile. Another drop-down list “Extension” appears with all currently available extensions.

To configure a new extension, use the “New” or “Copy” buttons (see below).

In both cases, the “Specify Visualization Extension” dialog box opens for you to define a new extension. In this dialog box, the “Name”, “Company”, and “Version” of the extension are displayed. Version syntax: Sequence of numbers and points with a number at the end.

“Profile”

Currently selected profile. The drop-down list provides all profiles available in the repository set above.

“Extension”

The extension that is currently selected for the specified profile. The drop-down list provides all extensions available for the profile.

“New”

Pressing the button opens the “Specify Name of Visualization Profile” dialog or the “Specify Visualization Extension” dialog. Specify a unique name for the new profile, or for an extension also the company name and the version. CODESYS automatically enters the previously used name, appended with "‎_0‎".

The “Installed elements” list is empty.

“Copy”

Pressing the button opens the “Specify Name of Visualization Profile” dialog or the “Specify Visualization Extension” dialog (see above: “New”).

The elements of the selected profile are accepted and they appear in the “Installed elements” view.

“Delete”

The currently set profile or the extension is deleted, and then the drop-down list is removed.

“Name, Vendor, Library”

Elements that are assigned to the selected profile.

“Uninstall”

All elements currently selected in the list are uninstalled and removed from the “Available Elements” list.

“Update code”

The list is refreshed with any changes in the implementation code of the library POUs.

“Update all”

The list is refreshed with any changes in the implementation code and in the interfaces (declaration part) of the library POUs.

“Name”

“Library”

“Vendor”

“Version”

“Repositories”

“Profiles”

Elements that are available in the system and can be installed into the current profile or extension. The selection depends on the installed element libraries and element packages.

The tree structure displays the libraries with the contained elements below them. Elements display in green are already installed for the specified profile or extension. “Profiles” shows the elements installed for the profiles.

“Install element”

The elements selected in the list are added to the “Installed Elements” view. Existing elements are overwritten.

“Install library”

The “Library Repository” dialog box opens where another library can be installed in order to accept its elements in the “Available Elements” view.

“Note current library versions only”

: When refreshing the list, only the most current version of the library is searched, not all libraries.

“Overwrite profiles without prompting”

: For actions that change the profile, the usual prompt does not appear for confirming the change.

“Storage location, Name”

For managing the visualization elements, one or more repositories can be used. All currently defined storage locations are listed here with file path and name.

The order from top to bottom is also the search order for the visualization elements.

File path and name of the storage location selected previously in the “Repository for Visualization Elements” dialog.

Note: A storage location "System" is always defined automatically, which cannot be modified or deleted.

“Add”

“Edit”

Opens the “Storage Location for Repository” dialog for creating a new storage location or for editing the current storage location.

Specify: “Storage location” (file path of an empty directory) and “Name”. The name is symbolic (example: "Elements category 1").

“Remove”

Deletes the repository currently selected in the repository list.

“Move Up, Move Down”

Moves the entries within the list. Note: The repositories are searched from top to bottom.