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• Save poll group configuration and the device status should change from 'Connected' to "Polling"
• Open Ignition Designer and view the tags created:

• At this point, custom Array-Register template and poll group cam be exported as CSV files so that they can be reused.
• Note that the 'Array-Register Templates' configuration panel has tow 'export' options:
  • Export Configuration - exports Array-Register templates as is
  • Export as 'Free Form' templates
• Note that current Array-Register template is INI backed. This means that user can only change the following fields: 'Array', 'Register', 'Tag Name', and 'Enabled'. Other fields such as 'Access', 'Data Type', 'Category', and 'Register Name' are read only and obtained from INI files. 
• So if current Array-Register template is exported by clicking the 'Export Configuration' button, it will be exported as INI backed template. The INI-backed_ArrayRegisterTemplates.csv file is an example of such template.
• If current Array-Register template is exported by clicking the Export as 'Free Form' button, it is exported as a 'Free Form' template that can be used without INI file. The Free-Form_ArrayRegisterTemplates.csv file is an example of such template.
• At this point, we can replace an INI backed Array-Register template by the 'Free-Form' one as shown below:
  • Go to the device configuration page and change the 'Array-Register Template Import Policy' from 'UPDATE' to 'REPLACE'.
  • Import the Free-Form_ArrayRegisterTemplates.csv file and save configuration.
  • The Array-Register template should now look like this:

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