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Swapping or Changing Genie Links Manually

Brandon

When a Citect Graphics Page is opened and Graphics Builder cannot find a genie it usually gives you the option to change the genie link.

Is there a way to manually do this?

For instance, what if I have a newer version of a genie that has additional features but I don't want to overwrite the original and I also don't want to re-paste, re-align and refill in the genie forms.

I would like to say, "Ok, page use Genie B everywhere there is Genie A".

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  • Hi Brandon,

    Unfortunately there is no easy way to do this. I would love to see that feature as well.
    But there is a workaround that you might be using already:
    1. Save the original genie to a different name and/or library
    (You could copy the ctm file to a different destination to accomplish this as well)
    2. Remove the original genie from the source library
    2. Open the page containing the genie to get the prompt you described in your original post
    3. Select 'Yes to All' and point to the updated genie and save your page
    4. Open the original genie from its temporary location and save it back to its original name/library

    This will not work if you want different versions of your genie on the same page. In that case you have to re-paste it manually in the Graphics Builder, like you described.

    Perhaps you could send a feature request to the dev team?
    I think you would have to use the feedback form on the support site for this:

    https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/feedback


    Best regards,

    Patrick
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  • Hi Brandon,

    Unfortunately there is no easy way to do this. I would love to see that feature as well.
    But there is a workaround that you might be using already:
    1. Save the original genie to a different name and/or library
    (You could copy the ctm file to a different destination to accomplish this as well)
    2. Remove the original genie from the source library
    2. Open the page containing the genie to get the prompt you described in your original post
    3. Select 'Yes to All' and point to the updated genie and save your page
    4. Open the original genie from its temporary location and save it back to its original name/library

    This will not work if you want different versions of your genie on the same page. In that case you have to re-paste it manually in the Graphics Builder, like you described.

    Perhaps you could send a feature request to the dev team?
    I think you would have to use the feedback form on the support site for this:

    https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/feedback


    Best regards,

    Patrick
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