Issue
XBuilder allows for the target type to be changed via the Project menu > Change Target Type. This will change all references in the project if changing from a Xenta 527 to a Xenta 731, for example. Sometimes this menu item is not available and appears grayed out.
Environment
- XBuilder
- Vista Classic Network
- Xenta Servers
- Xenta 511, 527, 701, 711, 721, 731, 913
Cause
When a Xenta controller is used as a Xenta Server in a Vista classic network, there are references in XBuilder to the Vista database that will prevent the target type from being altered.
Resolution
- Save a copy of the database XBuilder project to the hard drive. File > Save As...
- Open XBuilder in a "stand alone mode" (Start > All Programs > Schneider Electric > TAC Tools 5.1.X > XBuilder)
- Open the project from the hard drive
- Select Project > Change Target Type. This option should now be available.
- Change target to the desired type and send to target.
Note: The device in the Vista database has not been updated by this process. If the Xenta Server needs to change types, this must be done in Vista Workstation. Create a new Xenta Server and then use the XBuilder menu Vista Database > Save As... to reassociate the XBuilder project with the database object.