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16.12 Archiving and Retrieving Multiprojects
Archiving multiproject data
Working With Projects in the Multiproject
You can add multiprojects, individual projects or libraries to a compressed (packed)
archive file that can be stored on a hard disk drive or on a mobile storage medium
(e.g. Zip disk).
If segments of the multiproject are stored on network drives, you can only use the
following file compression tools to create an archive for multiproject data:
• PKZip Commandline V4.0 (supplied with the STEP 7 package)
• WinZip from version 6.0
• JAR from version 1.02
Prerequisite for archiving:
Since the archiving function affects all projects of the multiproject (that is, is a
cross-project function), the relevant projects must not be accessed by any other
processes.
Procedure
1. In SIMATIC Manager, select the multiproject
2. Select menu command File > Archive
3. Confirm the multiproject in the next dialog and click "OK".
4. In the next dialog, select the archive name and path as well as the archiving
program (e.g. PKZip 4.0)
5. Confirm the dialog with "OK".
How to retrieve multiproject archives
1. In the SIMATIC Manager, select menu command File > Retrieve
2. In the next dialog, select the multiproject archive and click on "Open".
3. In the "Select destination directory" dialog that appears, select the target
directory for unpacking the archive files.
A new directory is generated in the selected directory. The complete project
directory structure of the unpacked multiproject will then appear on the same
level below this directory.
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