EGD configuration server is supported by CME 5.00 SP1A HotFix 1.

If you set Using EGD configuration Server to True, you have to provide variable
name in EGD settings, otherwise, you will encounter Error 8691
Error 8691: EGD range must use variable when using Configuration Server [ProdExch1]

If you turn on the EGD Configuration Server and import a project from LM90 or
Versapro, you will also encounter Error 8691.
Turn off the EGD Configuration Server will fix the problem.
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Ethernet Global Data (EGD) Configuration Server

Logic Developer - PLC is now integrated with the EGD Configuration Server. The EGD
Configuration Server is a central repository of EGD configuration information used to
facilitate the sharing of information between EGD tools or separate processes within
one EGD tool, in order to assist with the configuration of EGD.

Requirements
Proficy Logic Developer PLC version 5.00 SP1A Hot Fix 1.
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 is required on the EGD Configuration
Server and on every computer that uses a client to the server.
These requirements are in addition to all the other requirements for the computer on
which Logic Developer - PLC is installed.

Overview
After configuring a produced exchange on any EGD tool (such as the EGD component
in Logic Developer - PLC), you can publish the configuration of the produced
exchanges to the EGD Configuration Server. After this, anyone connected to the
server can use any EGD tool to obtain the produced exchange configuration from the
server and automatically create a consumed exchange that matches the produced
exchange exactly. At this point, the only thing left to do is to map the variables of the
exchange to memory on the EGD consumer, or to replace some or all of the
unmapped variables with mapped variables that already exist on the EGD consumer.
Using the EGD Configuration Server also provides you with extra EGD validation that
is unavailable without the server.
Using the EGD Configuration Server also enables you to use EGD Signatures. When a
PACSystems is configured to use signatures, then every scan, it compares the

signature of every consumed exchange with the signature of its corresponding

produced exchange to determine whether the configuration of the consumed
exchange matches the configuration of the produced exchange; if not, the exchange
is not consumed.
The EGD Configuration Server keeps track of which produced exchanges published on
the server are consumed by EGD devices that are connected to the server. You can
then obtain an Unconsumed Data report. You can also obtain reports that compare
the produced or consumed exchange information on your computer with that on the
server.
Logic Developer - PLC is also integrated with the EGD Management Tool (EMT). You
can open the EMT from within Logic Developer - PLC and vice-versa.
Note: The EGD Configuration Server is not the authoritative source of the EGD configuration. It does not
store past versions of EGD configurations. It contains only the latest snapshots of the EGD configurations
published to it. The EGD tools are the authoritative source, while the server simply enables the tools to
share information. It is possible to delete the server contents completely and restore them again by using
the tools in a two-step process: publish the authoritative information from all the tools to the server, and
then have each tool read the information it needs from the server and confirm to the server that it has
received it.

Installing the EGD Configuration Server and EGD Tools

The latest versions of the EGD Configuration Server and EGD Tools are not
automatically installed when you install Machine Edition. If you install Proficy Logic
Developer - PLC and you intend to use the EGD Configuration Server, the EGD
Management Tool, or the Generic Device Editor, follow these procedures:
To install the EGD Configuration Server:
1. On the computer that you want to use as the EGD Configuration Server, open
Windows Explorer and navigate to the Machine Edition installation folder.
2. Open the "EGD Installs" folder.
3. Double-click the EgdCfgServer Setup.MSI file.
To install the EGD Management Tool or the Generic Device Editor:
1. On any computer on which you have installed Proficy Logic Developer - PLC,
open Windows Explorer and navigate to the Machine Edition installation folder.
2. Open the "EGD Installs" folder.
3. Double-click the EgdManagementTool Setup.MSI file or the EgdGenericEditor
Setup.MSI file.
Note: The .MSI files are available only after you install Machine Edition 5.0 Service Pack 1A Hot Fix 1 and
choose the Proficy Logic Developer - PLC installation option. The Windows Installer component of the
Windows operating system must be upgraded to version 2.0; for details, in the IPI, see the general
Release Notes for the Machine Edition environment (select "Machine Edition" in the Product list box at the
top).

For more information

Look this up in the online help index (you can cut and paste into the index):
"EGD Configuration Server: Integration with Logic Developer - PLC".
"installing Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1"
"installing EGD Configuration Server"
"configuring communications with EGD Configuration Server"
"configuring Logic Developer - PLC target to use EGD Configuration Server"
"developing EGD system with EGD Configuration Server: Possible work flow"
"adding produced exchange (EGD)"
"publishing target's produced exchanges to EGD Configuration Server"
"adding consumed exchange when using EGD Configuration Server"
"synchronizing consumed exchange on computer with corresponding produced
exchange published on EGD Configuration Server"
"generating/printing EGD Configuration Server reports"
"EGD Management Tool"
"installing EGD Management Tool on your computer"
"starting EGD Management Tool from Logic Developer - PLC"
"starting Logic Developer - PLC from EGD Management Tool"
"EGD Options".