2. CIMPLICITY Project Backup

About this task

Each CIMPLICITY project has several sub-directories associated with it.

The standard project sub-directories are:

Subdirectory Hold
alarm_help Operator Help files for alarms (that you created and put them in this directory).
arc Database Logger archive files.
data All the runtime configuration files.
lock The project lock file.
log All status log files, and program error files.
master All the master copies of configuration files.
screens All CimView screens (default directory).
scripts All Basic Control Engine scripts for a project.

??To make a backup copy of your project:

Procedure

  1. Open the Windows Explorer.
  2. Locate the project directory for the project you want to back up.
  3. Copy the project's directory to a CD or DVD.
    Important: If the project is running, some files in this directory may be locked and will not be deleted.

    If you try to back up a running project, an error message opens telling you there is a sharing violation.