Mass creation of Tags and Alarms in xml

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I found this technique very interesting for converting large amount of Tags and Alarms into Ignition compatible xml file. I found this idea in youtube just few hours back and still experimenting. I thought, i will post it here immediately so that you can also try and share your experience. Cheers :slight_smile:

  1. First, we have to create an XML schema xsd file. Schema is our template.
  2. In Ignition, basically we can create UDTs and 5 different types of tags.
  3. Create some sample tags (or UDTs) under each type, export as xml and save it as .xsd schema file . Let's say, we have 6 sample schemas.
  4. Classify your csv list of tags and alarms which needs to be converted as xml, into 6 types as per your 6 schemas. Save it into 6 Excel sheets.
  5. Now, you have to just map your Tags and Alarms in Excel sheets with the respective schema.
  6. Watch these videos and dig deeper.

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