Additional information
You can prevent a message surge by activating the "Messaging Triggered by
Acknowledgment" function. You can find information on configuring in the configuration manual
Process Control System PCS 7; Engineering System.
5.5.6
Message priorities
Changing message priorities
In PCS 7, a priority can be assigned to each message. 0 is the lowest priority and 16 the highest
priority. When a signaling block is newly generated, its messages initially have the lowest
priority (0).
You can change the message priority in a variety of ways:
● In the object properties for the block
● In the process object view
● Via an import operation
Rules
● Message priorities can only be specified if you defined the message number range as
"Unique for Entire CPU".
● In PCS 7 OS, the unacknowledged message with the highest priority is always displayed
in the message row above the overview. If multiple messages have the same priority, the
most recent message is displayed here.
● You can filter the list according to priority.
Additional information
You can find information about configuring message priorities in the configuration manual
Process Control System PCS 7; Operator Station.
Message concept of PCS 7
5.5 Understanding messages
Service support and diagnostics (V8.0)
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