Column
Description
Communication
Communication type for the connection to the field device
Device class
Catalog position (object name)
New version
Version of the device description which was read in from a device description library
Integrated version
EDD source version
Integrated on
Installation date of the installed EDD
Description
Attribute from device file
Type ID
ID of the device type
GSD file
Names of the GSD files
New DD revision
Revision of the device description file of the imported device package
Integrated DD revision
Revision of the device description file of the integrated device package
New device revision
Device revision of the device with which the imported device package is compatible.
Integrated device revision
Device revision of the device with which the integrated device package is compatible.
Device library
Version number of the device DVD from which the device package was imported during
integration
If the device package was supplied as a single package, this column is empty.
Additional information may be displayed.
● You can select the columns to be displayed in the SIMATIC Manager using the following menu command: Options >
SIMATIC PDM > Settings... .
● You will find additional information on this topic in section "Device Integration Manager" tab (Page 213).
Status icons of the device description
Meaning of icons before the status of the device description integration
Icon
Meaning
Not (yet) integrated
Device info incomplete
An identical or newer device description is integrated.
The device description is in the process of being integrated.
The device description has been integrated successfully.
The device description is used in the project but neither read in nor integrated.
Error; Observe the error details in the message window.
Warning; Observe the warning details in the message window.
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