VTS applications commonly have a number of tags that are very similar in their configuration. For this reason, the Tag Browser includes a Copy button that enables you to copy the parameters of an existing tag, thereby speeding up the development of large applications.
When you copy a tag, a new tag properties folder will open, pre-configured with the same parameters that were configured for the original tag, with the exception of the Name property, which must be unique for each tag in your application.
The steps to create a new tag based on a copy of an existing one are as follows:
1. Click the Browser button in the Configuration Toolbox. The Tag Browser will open.
2. Use the Tag Browser’s searching and filtering capabilities to locate and select the tag whose properties you wish to copy.
3. Click the Copy button.
A tag properties folder will open, pre-configured with the same properties as the tag you copied except for the Name property which must be unique.
4. Enter a unique name for the new tag in the Name field.
5. Adjust any of the remaining properties as required.
6. Click the OK button.
If the application runs only on a single workstation, this operation is complete. If this application is a remote application running on multiple PCs, continue with the following instructions to push the update out to all workstations.
7. Click the Remote Configuration button to open the Remote Configuration dialog.
8. Locate the resource item associated with the new tag.
9. Click the Update Item button. The data for the new tag will be propagated to all PCs running this application.