How do you integrate an existing WinCC project into a STEP 7 project?

Configuration Notes:
The following WinCC components must be installed to be able to import a WinCC project into a STEP 7 project:

• SIMATIC Device Drivers
• Object Manager
• AS-OS Engineering

These components are on the WinCC Installations CD (Fig. 01). Furthermore, WinCC and STEP 7 have to be installed on the same computer. By importing the WinCC project into a STEP 7 project you can use the existing compression tool (packer) for archiving the WinCC project.

Fig. 01

Instructions:
You have the following options for importing a previously separate WinCC project into your STEP 7 project:

• Procedure for WinCC V6.0 SP4 and higher
• General procedure for all versions of WinCC

1. Procedure for WinCC V6.0 SP4 and higher

No.	Procedure
1	In the SIMATIC Manager you execute the menu command "Options > OS Import...". Fig. 02
2	Press the button marked to open the selection window shown in Fig. 04. Fig. 03
3	Select the Projectname.mcp file that you wish to import and press the "Open" button. Fig. 04
4	Check the project path for the OS to be imported and press the "Import OS" button. Fig. 05

Note:
More information on importing WinCC projects with the SIMATIC Manager is available in the WinCC Information System > Working with WinCC > The Integration of WinCC in SIMATIC Manger > Managing WinCC Projects and Objects with SIMATIC Manager > Importing a WinCC Project with SIMATIC Manager.

2. General procedure for all versions of WinCC

No.	Procedure
1	Insert an Operator Station (OS) into your STEP 7 project. Fig. 06
2	Change the name of the OS to the one in your WinCC project. Fig.07
3	In the Windows Explorer, delete the WinCC project created in the STEP 7 project path, which is generated because of the newly created OS. Sample project path: C:\Programs\Siemens\Step7\EXAMPLES\exie\wincproj\'Name of the OS'
4	Now store the existing WinCC project in the STEP 7 project path using the Project Duplicator via the menu item "Save as...". You start the Project Duplicator in the Start menu under "Start > Simatic > WinCC > Tools".

Note:
More information on importing WinCC projects with the SIMATIC Manager is available in the WinCC Information System > Working with WinCC > The Integration of WinCC in SIMATIC Manger > Managing WinCC Projects and Objects with SIMATIC Manager > Importing a WinCC Project with SIMATIC Manager.