User might just execute one transaction/program but STAD might display many entries for that single transaction/program  each entryis a dialog step in SAP term. How many dialog-steps are displayed under a transaction/program is related to program/transaction design and how that transaction is executed.
Connections of the types TCP, ISO-on-TCP, UDP, ISO and S7 connection are configured in the SIMATIC Manager in NetPro. These connections are configured in the same way in STEP 7 (TIA Portal). In STEP 7 (TIA Portal) the S7 connections have to be configured in the Devices and Networks editor, in the Network view.
A routed protocol can be routed by a router, which means that it can be forwarded from one router to another. A routed protocol contains the data elements required for a packet to be sent outside of its host netowkr or network segment.