Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

Todd A Vance

Russell William Brandes

Joseph Bronikowski

Gregory J Shuler

Jason Andrew Weber

Jeffrey Foley

Adam B Maki

Christopher E Stanek

Ryan Coon

Peter J Flickinger

Brandon Uniewski

Christian O Vazquez-Rivera

Andrew G Beugnet

Andrew T Dudley

Suzanne M Michelich

Systems and methods described herein may improve configuration file generation and management in an industrial automation system. Indeed, described herein is an integrated development environment (IDE) tool that may be integrated with a version control system (VCS) to improve change control issues that may otherwise arise when multiple IT devices have access to a same project and/or configuration file.

Version change systems and methods applied to industrial automation systems

In an industrial control configuration, various instances can exist that are based upon a definition. A definition can be changed and thus it can be appropriate to alter related instances in accordance with the change. However, changing an instance can cause disruption in other actions even when the change is minor. Therefore, various standards can be used to determine if a change to an instance should be propagated automatically or at another time, such as after an operation. The determination can be based on artificial intelligence techniques, user preference, a defined rule set, user instruction, as well as other standards.

Library synchronization between definitions and instances

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Todd A Vance