# Working with the Tightening Program Tab

Viewing the list of Tightening Programs

1. Select a controller in the Plant structure workspace .

2. On the toolbar, select Tightening program .

   The Tightening program overview shows a list of tightening programs.

The list has the following columns:

List of tightening programs
Column | Description
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Check box | Select a tightening program by marking a check box.
Name | Name of the tightening program. A Push indicator can be visible in adjacent to the name indicating that changes have been made, but not yet pushed to the controller.
Strategy | The tightening strategy selected for the tightening program.
Description | Description of the tightening program as described in the Properties field of each tightening program.
Library Link | Indicates if the program is linked to a Global tightening program in the tightening program library.
Target | The final tightening target is either expressed as a torque value or as an angle value.
Last changed | Last changes made, expressed in ToolsTalk 2 time.
Changed by | Indicates which user made the last changes.
Controller updated | Last changes pushed to a controller, expressed in controller time.
Controller updated by | Indicates which user made the last push to the controller.
Approval status | Approval status of the tightening or loosening program

The field Changed by can be a registered ToolsTalk 2 user, as it is done via the ToolsTalk 2 GUI.

The field Controller updated by can be a registered ToolsTalk 2 user, via the web-GUI or via the controller-GUI.

The following columns can be filtered by texts in the search box: Name, Strategy, Description, Target and Changed by.

Command buttons in the tightening workspace
Command | Description
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Add | Creates a new tightening program.
Manage | Add to library: Converts a Local tightening program into a Global tightening program. Unlink: Converts a Global tightening program into a Local tightening program: Compare: Compares two selected tightening programs. These must have the same strategy. Export: Exports a selected tightening program. File format is *.json Export to csv: (not available for mutistep) Exports selected tightening program(s). File format is *.csv Delete: Removes selected tightening program(s) from the list. Send for approval: Approve or Reject tightening in the Program Approval tab. Approve: Approves the tightening directly in this configuration view. An approved non-global (Library) tightening program remains editable on controller screen or web HMI. So the program is therefore editable outside of TT2. When using this functionality it is recommended to close the web HMI. Reset to draft: Changes the approval status to Draft.

In this Section

- Tightening Strategies
- Step Configuration Stages
- Creating a Tightening Program
- Tightening Program Configuration - General Parameters
- Importing a Tightening Program
- Deleting a Tightening Program
- Copying and pasting tightening programs
- Global Tightening Program
- Comparing Tightening Programs
- Approval Statuses