View: Application

Function: The view shows information about the boot application that exists on the CODESYS Automation Server and provides commands for handling the boot application.

Call: CODESYS Automation Server → Applications → CODESYS Projects, click on an application

Commit

Display of the commit of the project
List box with the commits of this project.

When you click in the input field, it turns editable and all commits of the project are listed. You can select a specific commit from the list box, or you can type in a string to search in the commit messages of the project.

Delete Application

Opens the Delete Application dialog

Delete all applications
- : All versions of this application of the project should be deleted on the server.
- : Only this version of the application of the project should be deleted on the server.
Delete: The versions of the application on the CODESYS Automation Server are deleted.
Close: The versions of the application on the CODESYS Automation Server are not deleted.

If the boot application is already downloaded to a PLC, then it first has to be removed from the PLC by means of the Delete from Selected PLCs command on the Deployment tab. Then the application can be deleted from the CODESYS Automation Server by means of the Delete Application command.

Table 19. Tab: General

Displays information about the boot application, the respective project, and the PLCs where the applications are installed.

Table 20. Tab: Deployment

Tabular display of the PLCs where the boot application was installed or will be installed
Filter by tag	Input field for an tag to search for PLCs with this tag

Table columns
Status	: The status is unknown. : The application is running. : The application is stopped. : The application is halted at the breakpoint.
PLC	Displays the name of the PLC List box and input field for the name of a PLC by which the display is filtered Clicking the name of a PLC will open the PLC Details of the List View window. : Opens the PLC Details view where the synchronization can be modified The boot application is updated on this PLC with the application version that is displayed in the Commit field. Requirement for update: On the CODESYS Automation Server, the Synchronize applications option is selected in the PLC Details view on the Configuration tab.
Deployed Commit	Display of the commit of the project List box and input field for the commit by which the display is filtered : The selected Commit of the application is the version which installed on this PLC. : On this PLC, a different version of the application is installed than the commit selected here. As a result, the information about the version of the application installed on this PLC is not displayed in this view.
Install	: This application should be deployed on the displayed PLC. Requirement: On the CODESYS Automation Server, the Synchronize applications option is selected in the PLC Details view on the Configuration tab.
Remove	: This application should be deleted from the displayed PLC.
Additional Files	Opens the Add Additional Files dialog for the selected controller. For details about this dialog, see below.

Apply Changes	Opens the Apply Application Changes dialog

Table 21. Dialog: Apply Application Changes

The dialog shows the changes for PLCs that have been activated on the Deployment tab in the Deploy and Delete options.

Requirement for making changes: On the CODESYS Automation Server, the Synchronize applications option is selected in the PLC Details view on the Configuration tab.

Confirm

The displayed changes are made.

Cancel

The displayed changes are not made. The operation is canceled.

Table 22. Dialog: Add Additional Files

From Server Path	Files which should be copied from Automation Server to the controller
To PLC Path	Path on the controller where the additional files are added
Overwrite	: If the file already exists in the specified path on the PLC, then it will be overwritten.
+	In the table columns From Server Path and To PLC Path, an editable table row is displayed with a button to select a path: From Server Path: A file or folder on the server can be entered or selected to be transferred to the controller together with the application. Using the button, you can select a file or folder in the Select Server File dialog. The dialog is confirmed by clicking the Apply Changes button. To PLC path: The target path on the PLC can be entered or selected by using the button. Using the button, you can select a file or folder in the Select PLC Path dialog. The dialog is confirmed by clicking the Apply Changes button. A new folder can also be specified on the controller, which will be created when installing the application and the additional files on the controller.
Save	Saves the changes made in the dialog. The changes will be transferred to the controller the next time the application is installed.
Copy	Can be activated only if at least 2 controllers have been selected where the application and the additional files should be installed. Opens the Copy Additional Files dialog. In the dialog, you can select the controllers where the additional files should be copied together with the application. The selection is confirmed by clicking the Copy button.
Cancel	The operation will be aborted.

Table 23. Tab: Parameters

Shows the parameters of the boot application that can be read and written to a PLC from the CODESYS Automation Server. These parameters have to be configured in the symbol configuration of the CODESYS project.

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