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title: "Creating and Organizing Folders and Charts"
id: "creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts"
project: "MES User Manual"
url: "https://docs.sepasoft.com/articles/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts"
updated: 2026-07-31T14:56:59Z
---

# Creating and Organizing Folders and Charts

**Sepasoft MES Module Suite**
 ### Charts

Charts reside in the Global section of the Ignition Designer under **Business Connector** or within (optional) folders created to organize collections of charts.

| ![Warning](/resources/Storage/user-manual/user-manual/Warning.png) | Be sure to **Save** your project after adding or making changes to folders or charts. |
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| ![Information](/resources/Storage/user-manual/user-manual/Info.png) | Charts that have been edited will display italic names and require saving the project before exiting the Designer application. However, sometimes charts will display italic names due merely to internal property changes that occur when an Action Block is clicked (and saving is not required). |
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Naming Characters Allowed

| ![Information](/resources/Storage/user-manual/user-manual/Info.png) | Names must begin with a letter, digit or underscore. Subsequent characters may also include spaces, dashes, underscores and parentheses. All other special characters, such as period, comma, colon, semicolon, all slashes, brackets and braces, as well as the special characters on the 1-8 keys, are not allowed. |
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![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Chart%20Tree_1x.png)
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#### Create New Folder
To create a new folder, navigate to the Global section in the Ignition Designer Project Browser, right-click on either **Business Connector** or an existing folder, then select **New Folder**. Name the new folder.![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20New%20Folder_1x.png)
 #### Create New Chart

To create a new Business Connector Chart instance, navigate to the Global section in the Ignition Designer Project Browser, right-click on either **Business Connector** or a folder and select **New Chart**. Name the new chart.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20New%20Chart_1x.png)
 Pre-made charts ('templates') are also available with each Business Connector module, to cover a variety of basic functionality. Right-click on either **Business Connector** or a folder, select **New Chart from Template**, then the module (**Interface for SAP ERP**, in the example below) and then the desired template. A new chart, based on the selected template, will appear under **Business Connector** or the selected folder. Rename the new chart.

![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Chart%20Tree%20-%20Charts%20From%20Templates_1x.png)
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#### Move Folder or Chart

Folders and charts cannot be dragged in the Business Connector module. Use **Cut** (**Ctrl-X**) and then **Paste** (**Ctrl-V**) to relocate a folder or chart.

#### Cut folder or chart to move

Highlight the folder or chart in the Business Connector section, then right-click and select **Cut** (or use **Ctrl-X**).

#### Paste folder or chart into new location

Highlight either Business Connector or a folder, then right-click and select **Paste** (or use **Ctrl-V**). The item previously **Cut** will appear in the tree structure under the selected location.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Move%20Folder_1x.png)
 #### Copy Folder or Chart

Use **Copy** (**Ctrl-C**) and then **Paste** (**Ctrl-V**) to make duplicate copy of a folder or chart. If a folder is copied, all the contents within it will also be copied (including subfolders and any charts they contain).

#### Copy folder or chart to duplicate

Highlight the folder or chart in the Business Connector section, then right-click and select **Copy** (or use **Ctrl-C**).

#### Paste duplicate folder or chart into new location

Highlight either Business Connector or a folder, then right-click and select **Paste** (or use **Ctrl-V**). The copied selection will appear in the tree structure under the selected location.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Copy%20Folder_1x.png)
 #### Rename Folder or Chart

Highlight the folder or chart in the Business Connector section, then either right-click and select **Rename** (or press **F2**). Press **Enter** when done or **ESC** to cancel renaming.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Rename%20Folder_1x.png)
 #### Delete Folder or Chart

Highlight the folder or chart in the Business Connector section, then either right-click and select **Delete** (or press **Delete**). Click **Yes** to confirm.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Delete%20Folder_1x.png)
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 #### Copy Path

Highlight the chart in the Business Connector section, then right-click and select **Copy Path**. The chart's path will be copied to the clipboard.

Example, copied to clipboard: "***Materials Charts/Basic Materials***"
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Copy%20Path_1x.png)
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 #### Copy Sample Script

Highlight the chart in the Business Connector section, then right-click and hover over **Copy Sample Script**. Select either ***Asynchronous*** or ***Synchronous*** (refers to the type of script function. See [Scripting Functions](/docs/display/BC/Scripting-Functions) for details on which execute asynchronously versus synchronously). A sample script containing some of the lines of Python code required to complete your calling script (e.g. from an Ignition Button that launches chart execution) will be copied to the clipboard.

### Examples of Script Copied to Clipboard

Sample of Script for Asynchronous Chart Function

```python
chartPath = 'Materials Charts/Complex Materials'
#Optional. Used to override default parameter values
#parameterValues = None
parameterValues = {
'maxRows' : 0, 
'b2mml_materials' : '', 
'rows_aggregated' : 0, 
'rows_verify_no' : 0, 
'rows_decision_no' : 0}
#Executes chart in parallel with the remainder of the script.
system.mes.bc.executeChart(chartPath, parameterValues)
```


Sample of Script for Synchronous Chart Function

Code

```
chartPath = 'Materials Charts/Complex Materials'
#Optional. Used to override default parameter values
#parameterValues = None
parameterValues = {
'maxRows' : 0, 
'b2mml_materials' : '', 
'rows_aggregated' : 0, 
'rows_verify_no' : 0, 
'rows_decision_no' : 0}
#Python list of chart parameters to retrieve values for. Pass in '*' to return all.
returnThese = ['maxRows', 'b2mml_materials', 'rows_aggregated', 'rows_verify_no', 'rows_decision_no']
#Executes and waits for the chart to complete before control returns to the script.
returnedParams = system.mes.bc.executeChartSynchronous(chartPath, parameterValues, returnThese)
print(returnedParams)
```

![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/BC%20Tree%20-%20Copy%20Sample%20Script_1x.png)
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 ### Exporting and Importing Charts and Destinations

#### Exporting Charts and Destinations

To export a Business Connector chart or SAP Destination:

1. Click **File → Export Global** (not **Export**)
2. Deselect all items in the **Export** dialog box and only re-select the charts and Destinations to export.
3. Click **Export** and save to a folder (saves as an Ignition **.proj** file).

#### Importing Charts and Destinations

To import a Business Connector chart or SAP Destination (imports as an Ignition **.proj** file):

1. Click **File → Import**.
2. Select the **.proj** file and click **Import**. The charts and/or Destinations will appear in the Business Connector tree.
![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/Export%20Charts%20-%20Export%20Global_1x.png) ![](/resources/Storage/user-manual/creating-and-organizing-folders-and-charts/Export%20Charts%20-%20Select%20items.PNG)

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