GDS Port List - Toolbar, Context Menu

Note In Port Lists, the selection in drop-down lists is done with a single-click, not with a double-click.

These commands are only available in Port Lists, i.e., when working with a PLCnext Technology controller. Port lists are available on the 'PLCnext' node or on program instance nodes in the PLANT.

The creation of ports is not possible in the Port List but only in the variables table of program POUs.

Toolbar button	Context menu command	Description
	Connect	Connects the selected list entries. The command is only available if two table entries are selected that can be connected to each other and while the debug mode is not active.
	Disconnect IN Port	The command is only active for output ports which are already assigned to an input port. Deletes the assignment of input and output port in the selected table line.
	Disconnect OUT Port	The command is only active for input ports which are already assigned to an output port. Deletes the assignment of input and output port in the selected table line.
	Delete Unconnected Port Member	The command is only active for port members which are not assigned to any other port. Removes the port member from the Port List. Unconnected port members remain after disconnecting the member of a port which has a complex data type, such as an array or struct. See topic "Ports of user-defined data types" for details.
	-	Removes all ports from the Port List that are not used within a POU in your project. A desktop alert displays how many unused IN and OUT ports have been removed from the list when executing the command.
	Import CSV	Imports IN and OUT ports from a .csv file (semicolon-separated values) to the GDS Port List. The progress of the import is displayed in the 'MESSAGES | Import Export Log'.
	Export CSV	Exports all IN and OUT ports contained in the active GDS Port List to a .csv file. The progress of the export is displayed in the 'MESSAGES | Import Export Log'. The log entries provide, amongst other, information on the number of ports exported. Note If you edit the exported csv file with an external tool, you must make sure that the editor used does not change the column separators (semicolons) or the file encoding. For example, MS Excel may be set to modify csv files so that they cannot be reimported.
	Duplicate OUT Port	The command is only active for output ports which are already assigned to an input port. Duplicates the output port. The duplicated port can then be assigned to another input port creating a 1-to-n assignment. The command can be called more than once for the same output port. This way, an output port can be read several times by different input ports.
	Delete Duplicate OUT Port	The command is only active for duplicated output ports (see previous table line) which are not assigned to an input port. Deletes the duplicate output port from the Data List.
-	Add to Watch Window Shortcut: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<5>	The command is only available in debug mode. Inserts the selected port into the WATCHES window ‣ WATCHES: Monitoring/Debugging the Application ×‣ WATCHES: Monitoring/Debugging the Safety-Related Application × for monitoring/debugging purposes.
-	Add to Logic Analyzer Shortcut: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<6>	The command is only available in debug mode. Inserts the selected port into the LOGIC ANALYZER window for recording port values from the running controller and visualizing them graphically as curves.
-	Overwrite/Force Shortcut: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<5>	The command is only available in debug mode. Forces/overwrites the selected port. Which command is available depends on the port usage. Refer to the topic "Debugging code: Forcing/Overwriting" for details.
-	Select All Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete	Operations are applied to the selected table lines. Default Windows shortcuts can be used for these commands. Multi-selection can be done by pressing the <Ctrl> key or <Shift> key while clicking on the desired table lines. <Ctrl> + <A> selects all table lines.