TOP Server XML Support

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How Do I Export Channel and Device Settings?

If you have a large project and need to change the IP address of a number of your devices there is a way to do this without opening each device in the User Interface. You can do this by saving your project file as a XML file.

First save your project as a *.opf file then save it as a *.xml file with a different name.

This will protect your file from any accidental error that may happen when opened in a XML editor. We use XML Marker which can be used for free. If you have XML development skills this feature will let you create your own project builder or make changes for different projects. You must use great care when editing your project with any XML editor and we suggest you test that a saved project from any XML editor loads into the TOP Server successfully.

Step 1

Start by going to File | Save As.. in the TOP Server

XML_SaveAs

Step 2

When the Save As dialog opens change the type of file as shown to the right to a *.XML type file.

XML_SaveAs_XML

Step 3

You can now open the file in your XML editor. The image to the right shows where the Device ID can be found for Ethernet devices. You can also do a Find and Replace with most XML editors. We suggest you try finding each item and replacing individually the first time before using a Replace all function to make sure you don’t change anything by accident.

XML_ID

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