Import an Object Type/Instance

About this task

When you create an object type or an object instance, you can use it only in the Historian system in which you have created it. If, however, you want to use the object type/instance in a different Historian system or Operations Hub, you can export it and then import it into the other Historian system or Operations Hub.
You can import each object type/instance separately or all the object types/instances in a Historian system at once.
Important: If the name of a tag associated with a variable in a model contains a period (.), you cannot import the tag while importing the model into a Historian system.

Procedure

  1. Access Configuration Hub.
  2. In the NAVIGATION section, select Model. Alternatively, you can select Systems, and then in the row containing the system in which you want to create a model, select , and then select Browse Model.
    The Model section appears.
  3. In the upper-right corner of the main section, select .
    The Import Model window appears.
  4. Select Choose File, and then select the .csv file that contains the object types/instances that you want to import.
  5. Depending on whether you want to import the templates, the object instances, or both, ensure that the corresponding check boxes are selected.
  6. Select Import.
    The object types/instances are imported.