tia-import-export
Scope
Import/export strategy and round-trip design — full C# Openness implementation.
When the roadmap routes here, the entire solution is C#. Do not mix with Python wrapper calls.
Use this skill for
- choosing direct object edits vs import/export
- XML / SimaticML / AML / CAx strategy
- bulk engineering changes
- export granularity
- folder-structure planning
- overwrite behavior
- project / HMI / PLC / library round-trip workflows
- object-specific import/export compositions
- mixed import + low-level object-model editing
Execution pattern
- identify target object class and Openness composition
- identify exchange format (SimaticML, AML, XML)
- decide file-based vs direct-edit approach
- define source root / target root / overwrite / structure
- use Openness import/export services on the correct composition
- compile relevant hardware/software after import
- validate consistency state
Reference files
Load ONLY the reference file(s) relevant to the task. Do not load all files at once.
| Reference file | Load when the task involves | |---|---| | references/overview.md | general import/export principles, ExportOptions/ImportOptions enums, open references, SIMATIC ML versioning, exportable object matrix | | references/hmi-screens.md | exporting or importing HMI screens, screen templates, pop-up screens, slide-in screens, permanent areas, faceplate instances | | references/hmi-tags-and-data.md | HMI tag tables, individual HMI tags, cycles, connections, text lists, graphic lists, VB scripts, special HMI tag considerations (integrated connection, UDT) | | references/plc-blocks.md | PLC block export/import (FB, FC, OB, DB), UDTs, know-how protection, failsafe blocks, system blocks, GRAPH, snapshots, instance DB creation, DB value access, OPC UA XML export, document export/import, open-reference and structural-change import | | references/plc-alarms-and-tags.md | PLC tag tables, individual PLC tags/constants, alarm classes, PLC alarm text lists (XLSX), ProDiag supervisions, watch tables, force tables | | references/hardware-aml.md | CAx/AML export and import, CaxProvider service, project-level vs device-level transfer, CaxImportOptions, TransferResult, type identifiers, AML structure | | references/project-data.md | project-level texts export/import (XLSX), project graphics export/import |