Bulk Creation of Devices and Communication Lines

[ibrahim.nezar]

Hi,

We are trying to use RapidScada for production purposes to monitor hundreds of units through Modbus TCP. As you know bulk deployment and modification is very handy when the number of devices is large.

We tried to copy the lines and devices through the configuration database but couldn’t, there is a limitation where the copy/paste works on on field only but not the entire raw in the db.

Anyone can recommend a method to do bulk creation of similar devices and lines but with difference address and call number?

Thanks!

[JW]

The method I use is edit the xml files inside the yourprojectname/BaseXML folder. KP.xml is the device table; Incnl.xnl is input channel.

If you are familiar with xml, you can write a script to generate a complete xml file.

Or you can make 1 example in the configuration database first, then use a script or text editor to duplicate the lines and replace the content. then copy the lines your generated back to the xml file.

  <KP>
    <KPNum>10</KPNum>
    <Name>Example</Name>
    <KPTypeID>214</KPTypeID>
    <Address>1</Address>
    <CallNum>127.0.0.1</CallNum>
    <CommLineNum>1</CommLineNum>
    <Descr />
  </KP>

[Mikhail]

It’s possible to generate XML as specified above in Excel.

[AFP]

Hello
When I try to edit .xml file like you said above, the new config is not added in the Administrator’s channel table after “upload configuration”.
Do you have any advice about it ?
NB: I m using version 6.

[AFP]

And when I click on “Download configuration” the .xml file reset to previous version.

[Mikhail]

Hello,

When I try to edit .xml file like you said above, the new config is not added in the Administrator’s channel table after “upload configuration”.

Please provide more info what file do you edit and how.

[AFP]

I edit the file Cnl.xml using Notepad++

[Mikhail]

You should reopen the project to read the changes in the tables.

[AFP]

Thank you Mikhail,
This is working well

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