CLPA Member Manual

CLPA
Member Manual

3rd Ed iti on

CC -Li n k P a rtn e r As s o c ia tio n

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Version1
2
3

Release Date/
Revised Date
2018/10/24
2022/7/27
2023/4/26

Revision Description
New
Added explanation on test request information
Added explanation on test request information and productinformation

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CLPA Member Manual<<Contents>>
1.

Logging In ................................................................................................................. 42.

My Page Authentication ............................................................................................... 5

3.

Changing Passwords ................................................................................................... 7

4.

Change Applications ................................................................................................... 9

5.

Change Applications (Change Applications in Process) ................................................. 166.

My Page User Registration ........................................................................................ 17

7.

Registering Contacts for Inquiries .............................................................................. 22

8.

Registering Company URLs/Other Information ............................................................. 30

9.

Searching for Test Request Information ...................................................................... 36

10. Registering Test Request Information ......................................................................... 38
11. Editing Test Request Information ............................................................................... 42
12. Deleting Test Request Information.............................................................................. 44
13. Copying Test Request Information .............................................................................. 47
14. Test Request ........................................................................................................... 49
15. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users) ............... 52
16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact) .......................................... 55
17. Checking Test Request Status ................................................................................... 59
18. Downloading Certificates and Test Reports from Test Request Information ..................... 60
19. Searching for Product Information .............................................................................. 62
20. Registering Product Information ................................................................................. 64
21. Editing Product Information ....................................................................................... 70
22. Copying Product Information ...................................................................................... 72
23. Publishing Product Information .................................................................................. 74
24. Unpublishing Product Information ............................................................................... 77
25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page
Users) ..................................................................................................................... 80
26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact) ...................... 87
27. Batch Publishing and Batch Unpublishing Product Information ....................................... 96
28. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer
Contacts, My Page Users) ....................................................................................... 100
29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for PrimaryContacts) ............................................................................................................... 104

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1. Logging In

1.

Logging In
Access via the CLPA official site top page.
<< UR L>>https : // ww w.c c -l i nk . org/ en/i n d ex .h t ml

Click [Login].

Enter your [User ID] and[Password] and then click[Login].

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2. My Page Authentication

2.

My Page Authentication
The exclusive member pages will appear after logging in.
Only [Downloads] on this screen can be used.
Separate authentication is required in order to register/change product informationor perform master maintenance.

Click [My Page].

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2. My Page Authentication

Enter the e-mail address of thePrimary Contact, Engineer
Contact or My Page user
already registered and click[Send authentication URL].

An authentication e-mail will be sent to the entered e-mail address.
Subject: [CLPA] User Authentication
From: info@xxxxxx.org
To: xxxxxx_xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.co.us
Send date: 2018/09/03 (Mon) 15:09:28

Click the [User authentication
URL] within the mail body.

Text
Please click below URL to complete authentication.
URL is valid only "once".

User authentication URL:
https://www.ut-cc-link.org/mnt/B130?subtoken=cd804532eeb981~aAuthentication is completed and the relevant [My Page] screen appears.

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3. Changing Passwords

3.

Changing Passwords
Member information can be changed using the My Page screen.
Screen example (board member, executive member, regular member)

Click [Change password].

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3. Changing Passwords

Only the Primary Contact can change passwords.
Only the Primary Contact can authenticate initial passwords (after initial login orafter password reset). Be sure to change the initial password before beginning use.

Enter [Current password] and[New password] and click[Update].

Use a combination of 4 letter types (upper case, lower case, numbers, andsymbols) for the new password, totaling 8 to 12 characters.
Note that the password cannot be set to the [User ID] or [Current password].
Passwords are valid for 180 days.
An email reminder will be sent when the validity period is almost over.
Once the validity period has passed, the system cannot be used until the
password has been changed.
The Primary Contact should periodically change the password.
Note that the Primary Contact will be directed to the password change screen
upon login.
The following items are called the initial password.
• The password sent by CC-Link via e-mail notification after signing up• The password sent via e-mail notification after a forgotten-password request
to CC-Link
Initial passwords are valid for 7 days.
The initial password cannot be used if the validity period is expired. The PrimaryContact should always change the password within the validity period.

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4. Change Applications

4.

Change Applications
Member information can be changed using the My Page screen.
Screen example (Board member, Executive member, Regular member)

Click [Change member
registration information].

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4. Change Applications

Only the Primary Contact can change member registration information.

Read the [CLPA-Partner Membership Agreement] and consent to the contents
before checking the check box.
Read the [About personal information protection] and consent to the contents
regarding the handling of personal information before checking the check box.
Items with a light blue background are mandatory.
Other than the mandatory fields, enter only the fields to be changed.
Items not entered will not be changed.

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4. Change Applications

To prevent mistaken input, enter thesame e-mail address in both the top andbottom fields.

The contact [E-mail address] will appear in the To: field of the change application
registration complete message and is thus mandatory.

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4. Change Applications

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4. Change Applications

Click [Review Form] to move tothe entered content confirmation
screen.

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4. Change Applications

Check the entered contents.

If there is an error in theentered contents, click [Back toprevious screen] to makechanges.

Click [Submit application form] tosend the change application.

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4. Change Applications

Change application is complete.

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5. Change Applications (Change Applications in Process)5.

Change Applications (Change Applications in Process)
When making changes to an application in process, the following display willappear for [Change member registration information].

The operation is the same as [4. Change Applications].
Items changed when changing applications in process are displayed with red text.

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6. My Page User Registration

6.

My Page User Registration
Operators other than the Primary Contact or Engineer Contact can be registeredas “My Page users” to enable use of the system.

Click [Manage My Pageusers].

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6. My Page User Registration

My Page User Management can be used by Primary Contact or Engineer Contact.

Place a check in the [Manage
inquiry contact information]menu to authorize use.

Click [Add entry field] if
adding 2 or more people.

Enter the user name and authentication mail address. Both fields are mandatory.
When adding more users, click [Add entry field] to display more entry fields.

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6. My Page User Registration

After inputting, click[Register].

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6. My Page User Registration

My Page users can be deleted.

After checking the delete
field, click [Register].

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6. My Page User Registration

Internal approval process can be configured.
Internal approval indicates the process in which the Primary Contact checks andinternally approves content registered/changed by users (Engineer Contact or My
Page users) before a test request or product publish (unpublish) request is sentto CLPA.

After placing a check in the[Internal approval] field,
click [Register].

Registering without checking the [Internal approval] field enables the internal
approval process to be bypassed.

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

7.

Registering Contacts for Inquiries
This is used to register selections, as contacts are specified via selection whenregistering products.

Click [Manage inquiry
contact information].

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries[Manage inquiry contact information] can be used by the Primary Contact,
Engineer Contact, and My Page users that have been authorized to use the[Manage inquiry contact information] menu in [Manage My Page users].

Enter the required information, such as pulldown display name, language
selection, etc.
The pulldown display name (English) and language selection are mandatory items.

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

The language selection specifies the display language for the inquiry contact.
If "日本語" is selected, the following message will appear.
会社名: 株式会社 〇〇〇 営業部
住所: 〇〇県〇〇市〇〇町 1-2-3
電話番号: 999-999-9999
E-mail: xxx_xxxxx@xxxxx.co.jp
If "English" is selected, the following message will appear.
Name: 〇〇〇 Company, Sales Division
Address: 1-2-3 〇〇-cho, 〇〇 City, 〇〇Phone: 999-999-9999
E-mail: xxx_xxxxx@xxxxx.co.jp

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

After inputting, click[Register].

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

When adding even more users, click [Add entry field] to display more entry fields.

Click [Add entry field] ifmaking additional
registrations.

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

Contacts for inquiries can be deleted.

Click [Delete] for the items
to delete.

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7. Registering Contacts for Inquiries

Contact details can be hidden.

Click [-].

Contact details will be hidden. Clicking [+] will display them again.

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8. Registering Company URLs/Other Information

8.

Registering Company URLs/Other Information
This is used to register selections, as the company URL and contact mailaddress are specified via selection when registering products.

Click [Manage company
URL/other information].

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8. Registering Company URLs/Other Information

Only the Primary Contact can use the company URL/other information
management system.

After inputting, click[Register].

After inputting, click[Register].

For company URLs, enter the language selection, link name, and link fields; forcontact e-mail addresses, enter the language selection, e-mail name, and e-mailaddress fields.
All items within the detailed units to be registered are mandatory.
Use [Select language] when registering product information to select which
language the [Company URL] or [Mail] field language pulldowns should appearin.

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8. Registering Company URLs/Other Information

When adding more users, click [Add entry field] to display more entry fields.

Click [Add entry field] ifmaking additional
registrations.

E-mails can be handled in the same way as company URLs.

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8. Registering Company URLs/Other Information

Company URLs and contact e-mail addresses can be deleted.

Click [Delete] for the items
to delete.

E-mails can be handled in the same way as company URLs.

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8. Registering Company URLs/Other Information

Details of company URLs and contact e-mail addresses can be hidden.

Click [-].

Details of the company URL will be hidden. Clicking [+] will display them again.

E-mails can be handled in the same way as company URLs.

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9. Searching for Test Request Information

9.

Searching for Test Request Information
Test request information can be searched.

Click [Test information
management].

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9. Searching for Test Request Information

Registered [Test request list] will appear.

Specify the search conditions.

Click to enable the items
selected with [Sorting
conditions] to be used tosort the items in ascending
or descending order.

Specify the items to sort.

Select this check box toselect/deselect all [Status].

This is only displayed if a checkhas been placed in [Cancel] under[Status].

Status types and possible operations
Status
Editing

Possible operation
Editing, copying, or deleting test request information

Requested forinternal approval
Requested

Editing or copying test request information

CLPA accepted

Copying test request information

Under tests

Copying test request information

Certified

Copying test request information

Completed

Copying test request information

Cancel

Copying test request information

Editing or copying test request information

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10. Registering Test Request Information

10. Registering Test Request Information
Register new test request information from the [Test request list] screen.

Click [New] to register a new
test request.

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10. Registering Test Request Information

Click [Temporarily saved] to savethe entered information temporarily.

After passing the test, theentered information is carriedover to the product details
screen.

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10. Registering Test Request Information
Entered specifications change according
to the selected [Category].

After passing the test, the enteredinformation is carried over to the
product details screen.

Click [Delete entry field] todelete an entry field.

Click [Add entry field] to add
an entry field.

Click [Reference] to specify aproduct image file
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

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10. Registering Test Request Information

Click [Reference] to specify the[Results of the product evaluationtest].
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

Click [Reference] to specify the [Testprograms].
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

Click [Reference] to specify the[Instruction manual].
The file selection screen isdisplayed.
After passing the test, the enteredinformation is carried over to the
product details screen.

Click [Reference] to specify a[CSP+File].
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

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11. Editing Test Request Information

11. Editing Test Request Information
Select test request information from the [Test request list] screen.

Click the [Product name] link
for the target product.

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11. Editing Test Request Information

Click [Temporarily saved] to savethe entered information temporarily.

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12. Deleting Test Request Information

12. Deleting Test Request Information
Test request information can only be deleted when the status is [Editing].
Select the target test request information to be deleted from the [Test request list]
screen.

Click the [Product name]link for the target product tobe deleted.

Once deletion is complete, data being edited is discarded and it disappears fromthe list.

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12. Deleting Test Request Information

Click [Delete].

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12. Deleting Test Request Information

A confirmation pop-up will appear.

Data being edited disappears.

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13. Copying Test Request Information

13. Copying Test Request Information
Select the test request information to be copied from the [Test request list] screen.

Click the [Product name] link to becopied.
Test requests being edited may also be
copied.

Click [Copy].

Click [Copy] and a confirmation pop-up will appear.

To copy, click [OK].
The registered information is copied, and the copied test request information isdisplayed on a separate tab.

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13. Copying Test Request Information

Click [Temporarily saved] tosave the entered information
temporarily.

After clicking [Temporarily saved], the copied information is registered.

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14. Test Request

14. Test Request
Test request can be used by the Primary Contact, Engineer Contact, and My
Page users.
However, only the Primary Contact can use this function when using internal
approval.
Select the target test request information to be tested from the [Test request list]
screen.

Click the [Product name] link forthe target product to be tested.

After request registration, the status will become [Requested].

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14. Test Request

Click [Request].

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14. Test Request

A confirmation pop-up will appear.

A test request notification email will be sent.

The status will become[Requested].

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15. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

15. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Engineer
Contacts, My Page Users)
Contents registered or changed by the Engineer Contact or My Page users canbe checked by the Primary Contact, enabling internal approval.
When making an [Approval request], select the test request information to beapproved from the [Test request list] screen.

Click the [Product name] link forthe target product to be approved
internally.

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15. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

Click [Approval request].

A confirmation pop-up will appear.

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15. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

An internal approval request notification email will be sent.

The status will become[Requested for internal
approval].

After that, the internal approval request will be transferred to the PrimaryContact.

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16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for PrimaryContact)
Using internal approval enables the Primary Contact to approve or rejectapproval requests.
When approving or rejecting internal approval, select the target test request
information from the [Test request list] screen.

When the user is PrimaryContact, [Internal rejection]
request status will be displayed.
Click [Approval] for thetarget test request
information.

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16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When approving or rejecting a test request
When approving, click [Internal
approval]; if rejecting, click[Internal rejection].

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16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When approving the request, an approval confirmation pop-up will appear.

An internal approval notification email will be sent.

When rejecting the request, a rejection confirmation pop-up will appear.

An internal approval rejection notification email will be sent.

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16. Test Request Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When approved, the status will
become [Requested].
When rejected, the status will
become [Editing].

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17. Checking Test Request Status

17. Checking Test Request Status
The test status for each [Test request] can be checked in the [Test request
information] screen.
Select the target test request information from the [Test request list] screen.

Click the [Product name] link tocheck the test status.

The test status can be checked in the [Test request information] screen.

Completed status

Current status

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18. Downloading Certificates and Test Reports from Test Request Information

18. Downloading Certificates and Test Reports from Test
Request Information
After the test is completed, [Certificate] and [Test report] will be available fordownload.
An email will be sent with the title [Sending of test report and certificate],
notifying that [Certificate] and [Test report] have been uploaded.

Select the target test request information from the [Test request list] screen.

Click the target [Product name] link.

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18. Downloading Certificates and Test Reports from Test Request Information

Download the [Certificate] and [Test report] from the [Test request information]screen.
Click [Certificate(Japanese)] or[Certificate(English)] to download
the applicable file.

Click [Test report(Japanese)] or[Test report(English)] to download
the applicable file.

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19. Searching for Product Information

19. Searching for Product Information
Product information can be searched.

Click [Product information
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19. Searching for Product Information

A list of registered products will appear.
The information for products that have passed the test is registered as productinformation with a [Published status] of [Editing] based on the test request
information.
Specify the search conditions.

Click [Sorting] to enable theselected criteria to be used
to sort the items inincreasing order.

Specify the items to sort.

Products that appear at the
top are [Published on
website] while the products
at the bottom are being[Editing].

Publish status types and possible operations
Publish status
Editing
Requesting
Reject request
Published on
websiteRequesting for
unpublishing
Rejectunpublishing
Unpublish

Displaycolor

Possible operation
Editing, copying, or deleting productinformation
Editing (publish request canceled), copying,or deleting product information
Editing (publish request rejection canceled),copying, or deleting product information
Editing or copying product information whileleaving the data as published
Editing (unpublish request canceled) or
copying product information
Editing (unpublish rejection canceled) or
copying product information
Editing, copying, or deleting productinformation

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20. Registering Product Information

20. Registering Product Information
Register new product information from the product list screen.

Click [New] to register a new
product.

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20. Registering Product Information

Select the target input
language.

Click [Temporarily saved] to savethe entered information temporarily.

If [Cables・connectors] is selected fromthe [Category 3] pulldown, item nameheaders will appear in the [Feature] field
to assist entry.

Click [Delete entry field] todelete an entry field.

Click [Add entry field] to add
an entry field.

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20. Registering Product Information

Entered specifications change according
to the selected [Category].

Click [Reference] to specify aproduct image file
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

Click [Reference] to specify a[CSP+File].
The file selection screen isdisplayed.

Specify the site where the information willappear.
Clicking each link allows you to check the pages
products appear on.

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20. Registering Product Information

Select contact information from theregistered contents in accordance withthe region specified with [Select sales
region]. The process is the same for all
sales regions.

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20. Registering Product Information

Select the company URL from theregistered contents. The process is thesame for all languages.

Select the contact mail address from theregistered contents. The process is thesame for all languages.

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20. Registering Product Information

If [Cables・connectors] is selected from the Category 3 pulldown, the following
contents will appear in the Feature field.
Item name header displayed
Cable standard (category):
No. of cores:
No. of terminals:
Application:
Conductor size (AWG#):
Conductor structure:
Compatible conductor size andstructure:
Insulator outer diameter:
Cutoff structure:
Cable outer diameter/finish outer
diameter:Outer sheath material:
Min. bending radius:
Possible transmission distance:
Dedicated tools:
No. of insertions/removals:
Standard:
Environmental resistance:
Operating temperature range:
Items displayed in [Specifications] change according to the selection in the[Category 1] pulldown.
Enter information in the displayed items.

Category 1

Type ofstation or
product
category

CC-Link IE TSN✓

CC-Link IE Control✓

CC-Link IE Field✓

CC-Link IE Field
Basic
CC-Link
CC-Link Safety

Numberofstations
occupied✓: Displayed item
ProtocolversionCertification
Class

Certification
category *1

✓

✓

✓

Communication
Function *2
speed

✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓
✓

✓

✓

CC-Link/LT

✓

✓

SLMP

✓

*1 When selected the following categories, they are displayed in [Specifications].
Category 1: CC-Link IE TSN, Category 2: Peripheral device,
Category 3: Wireless communication device*2 Select from the following. (Products with a safety communication function only)
Safety Communication Function (Protocol version 2)
Safety Communication Function (Protocol version 1)
Safety Communication Function (Protocol version 0)
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21. Editing Product Information

21. Editing Product Information
Select the product information to be edited from the product list screen.

Click the [Product name] link
for the target product.

After editing, the publish status will become [Editing].

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21. Editing Product Information

When product information is already published
Click [Temporarily saved] tosave the entered information
temporarily.
When deleting productinformation already registered,click [Cancel change].

When previewing the entered contents,
click [Detailed preview] or [List preview]
after selecting the display language.

When editing product information publishedon the website, the system may prompt you
to enter information according to thespecifications of the entered items or othermandatory items. Edit the entered contents.

If there is no published product information (only for newly registered productinformation)

When deleting productinformation already registered,click [Delete].

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22. Copying Product Information

22. Copying Product Information
Select the product information to be copied from the [Product list] screen.

Click the [Product name] link
to be copied.

Click [Copy].

Click [Copy] and a confirmation pop-up will appear.

To copy, click [OK].
The registered information is copied, and the copied product information isdisplayed on a separate tab.
*If the product information has multiple statuses, such as when editing theinformation that is being published, the latest information, such as editing, isdisplayed.

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22. Copying Product Information

Click [Temporarily saved] tosave the entered fields
temporarily.

After clicking [Temporarily saved], the copied information is registered.

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23. Publishing Product Information

23. Publishing Product Information
Product information publish requests can be used by the Primary Contact, Engineer
Contact, and My Page users.
However, only the Primary Contact can use this function when using internal approval.
Select the product information to be published from the product list screen.

Click the [Product name] link
for the target product to be
published.

After request registration, the publish status will become [Requesting].

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23. Publishing Product Information

Click [Approval request for
publish].

The confirmation screen is displayed.

Click [Approval request for
publish]Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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A screen will appear to send an email confirming the publish approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

The publish status will
become [Requesting].

After that, product information will be published with the approval from CLPA.

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24. Unpublishing Product Information

24. Unpublishing Product Information
Product information unpublish requests can be used by the Primary Contact or Engineer
Contact.
However, only the Primary Contact can use this function when using internal approval.
Select the product information to be unpublished from the product list screen.

Click the [Product name] link for thetarget product to be unpublished.

After request registration, the publish status will become [Requesting for
unpublishing].

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24. Unpublishing Product Information

Click [Approval request for
unpublish].

The confirmation screen is displayed.

Click [Approval request for
unpublish].

Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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24. Unpublishing Product Information

A screen will appear to send an email confirming the unpublish approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail

The publish status will become[Requesting for unpublishing].

After that, product information will be unpublished with the approval from CLPA.

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25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (forEngineer Contacts, My Page Users)
Product information registered or changed by the Engineer Contact or My Pageusers can be checked by the Primary Contact, enabling internal approval.
Product list screen for internal approval[Internal applicant name]and [Internal application
status] are displayed.

Internal application status types and possible operations
Internal
application
status(None)

Editing, copying, or deleting product information

Editing

Editing, copying, or deleting product information

Requestingforapproval
Reject approval
requestApproved

Editing (approval request canceled), copying, ordeleting product information
Editing (approval request rejection canceled),copying, or deleting product information
Editing (approved request canceled), copying ordeleting product information
Editing (unpublish request canceled) or copying
product information
Editing (unpublish rejection canceled) or copying
product information
Editing (unpublish approved request canceled) or
copying product information

Requesting
unpublishing
Rejectunpublishing
Approved
unpublishing

Possible operationfor

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25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

When requesting approval, select the product information to be approved fromthe product list screen.

Click the [Product name] link forthe target product to be approved.

After request registration, the internal application status will become [Requesting
for approval].

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25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

Click [Internal approval request
for publish].

The confirmation screen is displayed.

Click [Internal approval
request for publish].

Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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A screen will appear to send an email confirming the approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

The internal approval statuswill become [Requesting for
approval].

The publish approval request will be transferred to CLPA after the internal
approval by the Primary Contact.

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25. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

When requesting unpublishing, select the product information to be unpublishedfrom the product list screen.

Click the [Product name] link forthe target product to be
unpublished.

After request registration, the internal application status will become [Requestingfor unpublishing].

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Click [Internal approval request for
unpublish].

The confirmation screen is displayed.

Click [Internal approval request for
unpublish].

Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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A screen will appear to send an email confirming the approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

The internal application statuswill become [Requesting for
unpublishing].

The unpublish approval request will be transferred to CLPA after the internal
approval by the Primary Contact.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (forPrimary Contact)
Using internal approval enables the Primary Contact to approve or rejectapproval requests.
It also enables a series of operations including the internal approval for
publishing/unpublishing.
When approving or rejecting internal approval, select the targeted productinformation from the product list screen.

Click either [Publish
request] or [Unpublish
request] for the targeted
product.

When the user is PrimaryContact, [Internal approval]
request status will be displayed.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When approving or rejecting publish requests

When approving, click [Publish: Internal
approval]; if rejecting, click [Publish:
Internal rejection].

Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When you select [Publish Internal approval], an approval confirmation pop-up willappear.

Click [OK] to approve the request.
A screen will appear to send an email confirming the internal approval for
publishing.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

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When you select [Publish: Internal rejection], a rejection confirmation pop-up willappear.

Click [OK] to reject the request.
A screen will appear to send an email confirming the internal approval rejection.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

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Product list screen after internal approval

When approved, the internal
application status will become[Approved] and the published statuswill become [Requesting].
When rejected, the internal
application status will become[Reject approval request].

When approved, product information will be published with the approval from
CLPA.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When approving or rejecting unpublish requests

When approving, click [Unpublish: Internal
approval]; if rejecting, click [Unpublish:
Internal rejection].

Comments can be entered into
the confirmation message.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When you select [Unpublish: Internal approval], a confirmation pop-up willappear.

Click [OK] to approve the request.
A screen will appear to send an email confirming the internal approval for
unpublishing.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

When you select [Unpublish: Internal rejection], a confirmation pop-up willappear.

Click [OK] to reject the request.
A screen will appear to send an email confirming the internal approval rejection.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

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26. Editing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contact)

Product list screen after internal approval

When approved, the internal application
status will become [Approved
unpublishing] and the published statuswill become [Requesting for
unpublishing].
When rejected, the internal application
status will become [Rejectunpublishing].

When approved, product information will be unpublished with the approval from
CLPA.

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27. Batch Publishing and Batch Unpublishing Product Information

27. Batch Publishing and Batch Unpublishing Product
Information
Requests to publish or unpublish information on multiple products can be madein a batch.
Primary Contact , Engineer Contact , and My Page users can use this function.
However, only the Primary Contact can use this function when using internal
approval.
When requesting approval for batch publish, select the product information to be
published from the product list screen.

Click [Batch approval request
for publish].
Place a check in the [Batch approval
request for publish] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all thesearch results are targets.

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to send a request.

If the target for which a batch publish approval request is not possible isincluded (for example, if the published status is [Published on website]) , anerror message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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After clicking [OK] on the send request pop-up, a screen will appear to send an
email confirming the publish approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the publish approval request are completed, anemail sent pop-up will appear.

The [Published status] for all
targets with a check will
become [Requesting].

After that, product information will be published with the approval from CLPA.

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27. Batch Publishing and Batch Unpublishing Product Information

When requesting approval for batch unpublish, select the product information to
be unpublished from the product list screen.

Click [Batch approval request for
unpublish].

Place a check in [Batch approval request
for unpublish] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all thesearch results are targets.

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to send a request.

If the target for which a batch unpublish approval request is not possible isincluded (for example, if the published status is not [Published on website]) , anerror message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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After clicking [OK] on the send request pop-up, a screen will appear to send an email
confirming the unpublish approval request.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the unpublish approval request are completed,an email sent pop-up will appear.

The [Published status] for all
targets with a check will
become [Requesting for
unpublishing].

After that, product information will be unpublished with the approval from CLPA.
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28. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using
Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)
The Engineer Contact or My Page user can make a batch publish or unpublish
request for multiple product information, and the Primary Contact can confirm theproduct information and complete the internal approval in a batch.
When requesting internal approval for batch publish, select the productinformation to be published from the product list screen.

Click [Batch internal approval
request for publish].
Place a check in the [Batch internal
approval request for publish] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all thesearch results are targets.

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to send a request.

If the target for which a batch internal approval request for publish is notpossible is included (for example, if the published status is [Published on
website]) , an error message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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28. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

After clicking [OK] on the send request pop-up, a screen will appear to send an
email confirming the internal approval request for publish.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the internal approval request for publish arecompleted, an email sent pop-up will appear.

The [Internal application
status] for all targets with acheck will become[Requesting for approval].

The publish approval request will be transferred to CLPA after the internal
approval by the Primary Contact.

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28. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

When requesting internal approval for batch unpublish, select the productinformation to be unpublished from the product list screen.

Click [Batch internal approval request
for unpublish].
Place a check in the [Batch internal approval
request for unpublish] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all the search
results are targets.

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to send a request.

If the target for which a batch unpublish approval request is not possible isincluded (for example, if the published status is not [Published on website]) , anerror message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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28. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Engineer Contacts, My Page Users)

After clicking [OK] on the send request pop-up, a screen will appear to send an
email confirming the internal approval request for unpublish.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the internal approval request for unpublish arecompleted, an email sent pop-up will appear.

The [Internal application
status] for all targets with acheck will become [Requestingfor unpublishing].

The unpublish approval request will be transferred to CLPA after the internal
approval by the Primary Contact.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using
Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)
Using batch internal approval enables the Primary Contact to approve or rejectapproval requests in a batch.
It also enables a series of operations including batch internal approval and batch
publish/unpublish requests.
When approving internal approval requests for batch publish, select the productinformation to be approved from the product list screen.

Place a check in the [Publish: Batch
internal approval] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all thesearch results are targets.

Click [Publish: Batch internal
approval].

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to approve a request.

If the target for which a batch publish internal approval is not possible isincluded (for example, if the published status is [Published on website]) , anerror message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

After clicking [OK] on the request approval pop-up,
A screen will appear to send an email confirming the internal approval for
publishing.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the internal approval for publishing arecompleted, an email sent pop-up will appear.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

The [Internal application status] will become[Approved] and the [Published status] will become[Requesting].

After that, product information will be published with the approval from CLPA.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

When approving internal approval requests for batch unpublish, select the
product information to be approved from the product list screen.

Place a check in the [Unpublish: Batch
internal approval] targets.
Place a check in [Select] when all thesearch results are targets.

Click [Unpublish: Batch internal
approval].

A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Click [OK] to approve a request.

If the target for which a batch unpublish internal approval is not possible isincluded (for example, if the published status is not [Published on website]) , anerror message will be displayed and the request will be aborted.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

After clicking [OK] on the request approval pop-up, a screen will appear to sendan email confirming the internal approval for unpublishing.

Click [Send] to send theemail.

Once all targets with a check in the internal approval for unpublishing arecompleted, an email sent pop-up will appear.

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29. Batch Publishing/Unpublishing Product Information Using Internal Approval (for Primary Contacts)

The internal application status will become[Approved unpublishing] and the published statuswill become [Requesting for unpublishing].

After that, product information will be unpublished with the approval from CLPA.

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