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ABB Totalflow Device Connections can be cloned using the ABB Totalflow APIs using a simple script which is executable in the Ignition script Console.

Once you have configured and tested your base device connection to cloned, follow the steps below to clone connections either on the same Edge device or on a clean Edge device. 

1. Open Ignition Designer and from the File menu import the attached ABBTotalflowUtils.zip file
   • This will import the ABbTotalflowUtils script containing the utility classes
2. Open the Tools > Script Console and copy the attached ABBTotalFlowClone.py file
   • This is the simple code script which allows you execute the cloning of your base device
3. Set up the required clone configuration and select Execute
   • The configuration to set includes:
     
     • DeviceName
     • Hostname
     • StationId
     • GroupId, EdgeNodeId and DeviceId
     • Creating the base device
       • If you are cloning connections onto a clean Edge device, you will need to first save the base device configuration to file and set createBaseDevice to True to recreate on the clean Edge device using files 
4. Verify the cloned devices are complete and able to connect

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