Add and Modify Items

Click the following links for detailed process information.

• Add a new item
• Modify an item

 To add a new item to your driver configuration:

1. In the Power Tool's Tree Browser, select the group that you want to add an item to.
2. From the Display Mode menu, choose Config Mode.
3. From the Edit menu, choose Add Item. The new item appears in the Tree Browser and the fields for entering item properties appear in the Properties Viewer.
4. Enter the properties for the new item. Edits to a property do not take effect until you remove the focus (the cursor) from the field.
5. Select the Enable check box to enable communication for the new item.

 To modify an existing item:

1. In the Power Tool's Tree Browser, select the item you want to modify.
2. In the Properties Viewer, edit the item’s fields as needed. If the Enable check box is selected and the OPC Client is connected to this item’s OPC server, changes to the Item ID and Access Path fields are not allowed. Changes to other fields take place immediately.

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