Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

Gregory James Piller

Steven John Kowal

In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes designating a visual representation of an object in a display screen of a human machine interface, accessing any properties, connections, and text associated with the object in response to a trigger event, and creating an identical copy in response to the trigger event, wherein the identical copy includes any properties, connections and text associated with the object. An interface system that includes a machine readable medium having programming code implementing the method. An industrial automation device is also provided.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Gregory James Piller