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Reports

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SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4.1.2 Operator

Report at: Start of Day

Select this radio button to enter the start of each

day for report execution. If you select this button, you cannot enter data into

the Time field. The hour, minutes, and meridian are entered for you.

Report at: Start of Shift

Select this radio button to enter a start-of-shift

to begin report execution. If you select this button, you cannot enter data

into the Time field. The hour, minutes, and meridian are entered for you.

Report at: End of Shift

Select this radio button to enter an end-of-shift

to start report execution. If you select this button, you cannot enter data

into the Time field. The hour, minutes, and meridian are entered for you.

Figure 9-6

Scheduling by Time

Summary of Contents for SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx

Page 1: ...SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Operator Manual Order Number 6ES7 6550XX058BC5 Manual Assembly Number 2811028 0001 Original Edition ...

Page 2: ...ided could result in property damage NOTICE NOTICE indicates a potential situation that if not avoided could result in an undesirable result or state Copyright 2002 by Siemens Energy Automation Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in USA Reproduction transmission or use of this document or contents is not permitted without express consent of Siemens Energy Automation Inc All rights including rights cre...

Page 3: ...SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator Manual Order Manual Number 6ES7 6550XX058BC5 Refer to this history in all correspondence and or discussion about this manual Event Date Description Original Issue 7 02 Original Issue 2811028 0001 ...

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Page 7: ... Loss of Primary 1 16 Accessing Menu Bar Functions 1 17 1 4 Tasks Supported by OSx Stations 1 21 1 5 Basic System Functions 1 23 Powering Up 1 23 How to Log On 1 23 Powering Down 1 24 Changing System State 1 26 1 6 Operator Keyboard Functions 1 30 Operator Keyboard 1 30 1 7 Identifying Screen Areas 1 32 Main Screen Areas 1 32 Displaying the Runtime Directory 1 35 Working in Windows 1 36 Using Navi...

Page 8: ...Role Changes 2 14 2 4 New_Primary Command 2 16 2 5 Switch_Media Command 2 17 2 6 Handling a Failover 2 18 What Is Failover 2 18 When Failover Occurs 2 18 Chapter 3 Tag Detail 3 1 3 1 Tag Detail Displays 3 2 Defining a Tag 3 2 Displaying a Tag Detail 3 3 Changing Tag Detail Values in the Operate State 3 4 3 2 Tag Detail Examples 3 6 Digital Output DO Tag Example 3 6 Loop Tag Example 3 7 3 3 Tag Gro...

Page 9: ...ad 6 4 Preparing to Download Recipes 6 4 Accessing the Recipe Selection Display 6 4 6 3 Downloading a Recipe 6 6 Planning a Recipe Download 6 6 Clearing the Selected Recipe 6 7 Loading a Recipe 6 8 6 4 Modifying Recipe Component Values 6 10 Modifying Production Recipe Values 6 10 Modifying Scale Values 6 11 Loading a Production Recipe 6 12 Printing a Production Recipe 6 12 Canceling a Download Req...

Page 10: ... the ADD_CATALYST Action Request 7 17 Filling the Reactor Tank 7 17 Answering the SET_TEMP Action Request 7 18 Heating the Mixture 7 19 Answering the BATCH_DONE Action Request 7 19 The BATCH_HOLD Action Request 7 19 Finishing the Process 7 19 Chapter 8 Batch 8 1 8 1 Assigning a Batch 8 2 8 2 Displaying a List of Active Batches 8 5 8 3 Displaying the Active Batch Tag Group 8 6 8 4 Viewing the Opera...

Page 11: ...and Deleting a Report 9 4 Copying a Report 9 4 Deleting a Report 9 5 9 3 Scheduling a Report 9 6 The Report Scheduler 9 6 Accessing the Scheduler 9 6 Scheduler Fields 9 8 Suspending or Activating a Report 9 9 Scheduling a Report by Time 9 10 Scheduling a Report by Event 9 14 Adding a New Schedule 9 15 Showing the Next Schedule 9 15 Scheduler Example 9 15 Editing and Saving a Schedule 9 15 9 4 Sett...

Page 12: ...viii Contents Appendix A Advanced Operator Tasks A 1 Index Index 1 ...

Page 13: ...1 45 1 17 Displaying the Long List Default Screen 1 46 1 18 Locating an Item in a Long List Incremental Method 1 47 1 19 Using the Tag Filter 1 49 1 20 Filtering Using a Second Variable 1 50 1 21 Resetting to the Original Tag List 1 51 1 22 Locating an Item from the Directory Filter Method 1 53 1 23 Displaying a Graphic 1 54 1 23 Displaying a Window Group 1 55 1 24 Screen Hierarchy Page Area 1 59 ...

Page 14: ...ical Recipe 6 2 6 2 Recipe Directory 6 4 6 3 Recipe Selection Display 6 5 6 4 Recipe Directory 6 6 6 5 Recipe Selection Display 6 7 6 6 Production Recipe Preparation Display 6 9 6 7 Modify Production Value Dialog Box 6 10 6 8 Modify Scale Dialog Box 6 11 7 1 Action Request Icon and Action Request Summary 7 4 7 2 Action Request Summary Dialog Box 7 6 7 3 Action Request Summary for Enter Value 7 8 7...

Page 15: ...g the Reports Directory 9 2 9 2 Copying a Report Format 9 4 9 3 Deleting a Report Format 9 5 9 4 Accessing the Report Scheduler 9 7 9 5 Top of Scheduler Window 9 8 9 6 Scheduling by Time 9 11 9 7 Entering Time Schedule Data 9 13 9 8 Scheduling by Event 9 14 9 9 Showing the Next Schedule 9 15 9 10 Selecting Report Output Destination 9 16 9 11 Printing a Report Format 9 17 9 12 Previewing Report Out...

Page 16: ...1 18 1 4 Tasks Supported by an OSx Station Based on Type 1 21 1 5 Tasks Supported by Non Primary OSx Stations 1 22 1 6 Navigation Area Icons 1 34 2 1 Role Changes Possible for an OSx Station 2 12 5 1 Alarm Priority Indicators 5 2 5 2 Alarm Acknowledgment by Priority 5 6 5 3 Alarm Log Entry Types and Alarm Priorities 5 13 5 4 System Alarms 5 14 A 1 Advanced Task References A 1 ...

Page 17: ...s graphics reports and so on accessed from the Directory button remains on the screen until you dismiss it or disappears when you select an entry Graphic tag cross reference report A standard report cross referencing tags in graphics by tag and by graphic is available Internet Protocol netmask configuration You are prompted to specify the netmask value or select a default at installation Save new ...

Page 18: ...r work is not lost if you have not pressed Enter your work is discarded The signpost indicates that the procedure that you are currently following continues on the indicated page The different fonts used in the manual set have the following meanings Entries that you type from the keyboard are indicated with the courier font Items that you select on the screen or keys that you press on the keyboard...

Page 19: ...d read disk space information Chapter 5 Alarms explains how the alarm system works It explains how to acknowledge an alarm silence an alarm check an alarm group view the alarm summary and display an alarm log Chapter 6 Recipes describes how to define select and download a recipe and how to modify recipe values Chapter 7 Action Requests describes how to respond to an action request and how to answe...

Page 20: ...rts on your process and your OSx configuration SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Recipe Manual This manual describes more advanced configuration tasks involving the creation and use of recipes SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Batch Programming Manual This manual describes more advanced configuration tasks involving the use of BCL the Batch Control Language and creating batch programs SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Interface to S5 Controller...

Page 21: ...rds and other purposes SIMATIC PCS 7 OSX X Terminal User Manual This manual describes how to connect and operate an X terminal as an extension of an OSx station SIMATIC PCS 7 OSX aGlance User Manual This manual describes how to import OSx data into a Windows application such as Excel or Lotus 1 2 3 or into another UNIX or VMS application If you have difficulty with your system contact the Siemens ...

Page 22: ...Preface xviii SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 23: ... Tasks Supported by OSx Stations 1 21 1 5 Basic System Functions 1 23 Powering Up 1 23 How to Log On 1 23 Powering Down 1 24 Changing System State 1 26 1 6 Operator Keyboard Functions 1 30 Operator Keyboard 1 30 1 7 Identifying Screen Areas 1 32 Main Screen Areas 1 32 Displaying the Runtime Directory 1 35 Working in Windows 1 36 Using Navigational Tools to Enter Data 1 41 Displaying Covered Window...

Page 24: ... Supply UPS for your system to ensure continuous operation during AC power failures WARNING Improper grounding of the AC power source could result in death or serious injury to personnel and or damage to equipment Do not attempt to use a receptacle or extension cord that does not accommodate a three conductor plug Do not cut the grounding prong from the plug For the personal safety of the operator...

Page 25: ...ack of the operator keyboard allows you to set the current operational keyboard The operator keyboard is a sealed membrane keyboard and has been optimized for use during process monitoring and control Operations such as alarm management and screen navigation are easier to do using the operator keyboard The engineering keyboard is a standard office style keyboard that is more convenient to use for ...

Page 26: ...reate the controller program The Engineering Toolset is also a structured environment using high level graphical languages You have the option of connecting a management information system to the OSx network to which you can send data for historical records and other purposes You can send the data using file transfers through TCP IP Remote Data Transfer RDT or aGlance Remote Data Transfer and aGla...

Page 27: ...on System optional Printer optional Trackball other Pointing Device Operator Keyboard Engineering Keyboard Engineering Station optional APT and or S7 Engineering Toolset OSx Station Network Printers Programmable Controllers Monitor System Unit X Terminal optional aGlance Client optional Remote Data Transfer optional Control Nodes Modem Router for connection to Remote Terminal SCO only option Figur...

Page 28: ... exchange of data with the control nodes Receives tag configuration data from SIMATIC APT or the S7 Engineering Toolset on an engineering station Transmits files to an MIS computer RDT or aGlance options to maintain a historical record of the process The OSx station in a single station system can have either of these roles primary or out_of_service See page 1 12 for more information about the out_...

Page 29: ... recipes alarm groups and action requests Provides alarm summary and acknowledgement Downloads recipes to control nodes including both operator initiated and controller initiated requests Allows operator interaction with action requests RDT Option OSx Station Supervisory Optional Engineering Station APT and or S7 Engineering Toolset Control Nodes Programmable Controllers Industrial Ethernet Networ...

Page 30: ...ices Alarm_S and Alarm_8 OSx uses these services for RBE messages The S7 417 controller and the original releases of S7 416 allow up to eight OSx stations and the original releases of S7 414 controllers allow up to four stations Control Nodes Programmable Controllers Industrial Ethernet Network OSx Station Supervisory OSx Station Operator OSx Station Supervisory Optional Engineering Station APT an...

Page 31: ...se 6ES7 416 1XJ01 0AB0 A5 6ES7 416 2XK00 0AB0 A7 6ES7 416 2XL00 0AB0 A7 6ES7 416 1XJ02 0AB0 A3 6ES7 416 2XK01 0AB0 A2 6ES7 416 2XL01 0AB0 A2 6ES7 416 3XL00 0AB0 ALL If you are using a prior release model of S7 414 controllers not listed in Table 1 2 you can connect up to four OSx stations If all the S7 414 controllers in your system are from a release listed in Table 1 2 or a newer model S7 414 yo...

Page 32: ...the Operate state an S7 programming device will not be allowed to sign on to the S7 416 or S7 417 unless you select the Scan_Off command from Network Setup first turning off RBE delivery for OSx until the programming device signs off Another solution is to set one of the OSx stations to out_of_service freeing up one sign on slot for the programming device If you are using any S7 414 controllers yo...

Page 33: ...r initiated Allow operator interaction with action requests Receive tag configuration data from APT or the S7 Engineering Toolset on an engineeering station Transmit files to an MIS computer RDT or aGlance options to maintain a historical record of the process SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx supports two types of OSx stations supervisory and operator The supervisory station is capable of additional functions Yo...

Page 34: ...primary if the primary fails Only one supervisory station can be assigned the backup role at a given time An operator station cannot have the backup role SYSADMIN Use the sysadmin role for selected modifications and or deletions of system configurations Only one supervisory station can be assigned the sysadmin role at a given time An operator station cannot have the sysadmin role OUT_OF_SERV Set a...

Page 35: ...PT or the S7 Engineering Toolset to create the application controller program X Terminal The plant engineer can connect an X terminal to the system The operator can use an X terminal to do all the normal runtime operations that can be done on an OSx station Data Management Systems The plant engineer can connect other computers to the network to receive data collected by an OSx station for historic...

Page 36: ...s simultaneously However operators at separate stations cannot attempt to delete or validate the same file at the same time During validation of these file types the system places a copy of the validated file in the directories of saved and validated files on all stations You may observe some delay in graphic validation in the Operate state when another OSx station is synchronizing To see if this ...

Page 37: ... changes do not adversely affect automated batch processing for a system with more than one supervisory station Consider these additional guidelines Since BCL programs are event driven corresponding BCL programs on each OSx station execute approximately the same code at all times If a failover occurs then BCL programs have approximately 10 seconds to complete the event block that they are executin...

Page 38: ...tion request icon on station B will be blinking No corrective action is necessary When a deadband is assigned to a networked tag the system ignores any changes in the value of the tag that are less than the deadband value This means that the database for each OSx station can potentially have differing values up to the deadband value for the same attribute When the deadband is set to zero the syste...

Page 39: ... on only one OSx station at a time No Runs on any number of OSx stations at a time The availability of menu items in OSx changes based on events that occur in the system If you select a menu item when the system is updating the menu the item you choose may be dismissed If this happens simply select the item again Some menu utilities are designed to be active on one OSx station at a time However in...

Page 40: ...le Screen Print Setup No Change System State No Controls Logon No Controls Logoff No OSx Terminal No Auto Archive Setup X X X Yes Error Report X X X Yes Archive Restore Archive X X X Yes Storage Media Initialization X X X Yes Calendar Yes Date Time X X X Yes Startup Event Preferences Yes Startup Network Setup Yes 1 Network Status No 1 Log Destination No Printer Printer Setup X Yes Node Default Pri...

Page 41: ...arm Group Yes 3 Alarm Tag Yes 3 Batch Identification X No BCL Program Administration X No Process Group Yes Data RDT Program Administration X No Recipe Yes Recipe Area Component Yes Report Yes Tag Group Yes Trend Yes Window Group Yes Capacity X X Yes X Configurator Yes 5 Format Tag Data File Yes 3 From APT Yes 3 Tags Install to From Engineering Toolset Yes 3 Install to OSx From Tag Data File Yes 3...

Page 42: ... Menu Item Primary Sys Admin Supervisor Operator One Station Offline Operate All Tags Yes Save from By Tag Name Yes from OSx to By Tag Type Yes OSx to File By Control Node Yes Tags Save Tag Data File Yes By Tag Name Yes X Remove from OS Using Tag Data File Yes X OSx User Defined Tag Type Yes X Editors Graphical Editor No Editors Report Editor 4 No About OSx No Help Diagnostics Yes 1 OSx Documentat...

Page 43: ... Create Report Formats Yes Yes No No Schedule Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes Run Reports Yes No No No Display Graphics Yes Yes Yes Yes Collect Trend Data Yes No2 No No Transmit Files to an MIS Computer Yes Yes Yes Yes Receive Files from an MIS Computer Yes Yes Yes Yes Receive Tag Data from APT or PCS 7 Engineering Toolset 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 BCL and RDT programs run but do not affect process or write dat...

Page 44: ...s Yes Yes Yes Configure Trend Groups Yes Yes Yes Yes Display Alarm Summary and Acknowledge Yes Yes Yes Yes Download Recipes Yes Yes Yes Yes Table 1 5 lists the tasks supported by any station supervisory or operator that depend on whether the primary is a supervisory or an operator station Table 1 5 Tasks Supported by Non Primary OSx Stations Task Non Primary Supports These Tasks Task Primary Super...

Page 45: ...d result in the system either going to the Failed state or continually trying to go to the Failed state The only way to recover at this point is to shut down the system and reboot NOTE When the operator shuts down the system and reboots with a floppy disk in the disk drive that is not a boot disk the only indication of this is a flashing cursor The system does not proceed through the boot procedur...

Page 46: ... in the following ways On a single station system the OSx station exits OSx and Linux and displays the Power down prompt For multiple station systems if you shut down OSx and Linux on an OSx station that is not out_of_service or sysadmin that station exits OSx and Linux and displays the Power down prompt All the other stations in the system except for those that are out_of_service or sysadmin also...

Page 47: ...rnal devices such as MO drive and printers CAUTION There is the potential risk that database information can become corrupted if you do not shut down the system by the procedure described above Correcting this situation can require modifications of file information from within the operating system environment Factory help may be required Always shut down the system according to the described proce...

Page 48: ...ate changes on sysadmin or out_or_service stations do not affect other stations Offline The Offline state supports all configuration functions Operate The Operate state supports collecting data and monitoring process states as well as all configuration functions except resizing the database and modifying certain tag parameters in the Tag Configurator Shutdown OSx Select the Shutdown OSx state to s...

Page 49: ...e station system you can change tag capacities only on an OSx station with the sysadmin role On a single station system which does not support the sysadmin role you change tag capacities on the primary NOTE Always exit the graphical editor before changing tag capacities If the graphical editor is running when you transition to the Resize state it terminates and the system reports an error Failed T...

Page 50: ...nal Figure 1 6 OSx Change System State Dialog Box State changes in a multiple station system are global that is a state change in one OSx station changes the state for all stations except under the following circumstances State changes on a station with the sysadmin role do not affect other stations and vice versa State changes on a station set to out_of_service do not affect other stations and vi...

Page 51: ... system is unrecoverable An engineer or system administrator with the appropriate security privilege must shut down OSx and Linux and reboot Some process data may be lost as a result Do not attempt to open a multi screen display during a state change When the operator opens a multi screen the system suspends writing to the graphic adapter and queues up these requests If the queue fills up then any...

Page 52: ... keyboard allows the operator to perform the following tasks without the use of a pointing device Silence all alarms Acknowledge alarms only for the tags connected to the graphic that is currently displayed on the screen Create and answer action requests Display alarm group directories The operator controls the cursor by pressing SHIFT Ctrl and an arrow key for large cursor movements Press Ctrl an...

Page 53: ... Operator The keys shown in Figure 1 8 allow the operator to choose preconfigured screen hierarchy displays that are associated with graphics trends and tag groups that are currently displayed on the monitor Figure 1 8 Screen Hierarchy Display Keys ...

Page 54: ...e the system displays graphical editor messages in this area Information Area This shows OSx station status User ID date and time system state station name role and terminal number Figure 1 9 The terminal number is 1 to designate the OSx station or 2 5 to designate X terminals if any are connected The following codes indicate system information for the OSx station P Primary B Backup A Sysadmin Bla...

Page 55: ...reen Area Operate State Navigation Area System Messages Alarm Area Information Area Graphical Editor Messages Terminal Number Station Role System State User ID Date Time Station Name File Controls Startup Data Tags Editors Help Figure 1 9 OSx Main Screen and Information Area ...

Page 56: ...the following security privileges Database Admin System Config or System Start Shutdown Follow these steps 1 Select Startup Event Preferences from the menu bar The Event Preferences dialog box appears 2 In the Navigation Type field select one of the following Icon Only to display the icons without text Figure 1 10 top Icon with Text Descriptor to display the icons with text Figure 1 10 bottom 3 Cl...

Page 57: ... the runtime directory of OSx display types the operator must follow these steps 1 Set the system state to Operate The system displays the navigation area 2 Click the Directory pushbutton from the navigation area The system displays a directory of OSx display types Figure 1 11 Figure 1 11 Navigation Area Directory Displaying the Runtime Directory ...

Page 58: ...e options Select one of the following options by clicking on it or by pressing the indicated keys Restore expands an icon to a window Move allows you to change the position of the window Size allows you to enlarge reduce the window Maximize sizes the window to its largest possible size and minimize reduces the window to an icon Lower and Raise Up move a window above or below all other windows on t...

Page 59: ...Title Bar Scroll Bar Root Menu Callup Up a line click Down a line click Down a line click Up a line click Go to an area of the window drag Shows Active Window Window as Icon Graphic Display Menu Resize Window Corners Shuffle Down Collect Data Restart Refresh New Xterm Shuffle Up Enable F Keys Root Menu Refresh Permanent List Figure 1 12 Screen Elements ...

Page 60: ...le Down repeatedly until the object appears Collect Data allows you to collect system information in a file Enable F Keys allows you to map function keys to graphics See Section 1 8 for more information Permanent List allows you to choose whether the select list for tag details graphics reports and so on accessed from the Directory button remains on the screen until you dismiss it or disappears wh...

Page 61: ... on page 1 36 is displayed You can also double click the icon Maximize Window If a window has this tool click the tool to set the window to its largest possible size Title Bar Some windows have a title bar located at the top Place the cursor on the title bar and hold down the left button to move the window Resize Window Corners Place the cursor on the corner of the window and hold the left button ...

Page 62: ... on the graphic display to enable you to move to areas that are outside the current viewing area Zoom Out reduces demagnifies the graphic display to half its previously displayed size The center of the previous display is the center of the new display Zoom In p zooms closer centered on the point marked by your cursor when you access the menu Scroll bars appear on the graphic display to enable you ...

Page 63: ...To allows you to select the center point for panning a graphic display This feature works only when scroll bars appear on the graphic display indicating that some parts of the display are hidden from view for example when you have zoomed in on part of the graphic display Modify Layers brings up the Layer Attributes dialog box which allows you to restore the current layers or all layers of graphic ...

Page 64: ...ext Browsers These tools allow the operator to see information not visible in a window Place the cursor on the bar and slide the bar back and forth while holding down the left mouse button The operator can also click the pointers at each end of the bar groove to display single lines or columns Sliders These tools allow the operator to see an increase or decrease in an array of values That is as th...

Page 65: ...king on it Some menu items have cascaded menus that appear when you slide the cursor to follow the triangle indicator When you cannot select an item because of the current operation or display the text of the item is gray The following five pushbuttons appear in most of the dialog windows used in OSx Their action does not change from window to window OK Saves information that you have entered and ...

Page 66: ...m by clicking on the item Right click the field adjacent to the short list display tool and list is displayed Left click the item and item is placed in the field Figure 1 15 Displaying a Short List of Items NOTE You can select items on the short list and long list display tools and then use the scroll bar to locate other items in the list Items that you have selected can scroll off the list and re...

Page 67: ...LOG SYS OPERATOR CHANGE LOG SYSTEM _CONFIG SYS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_BASE SYS DATABASE SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_XFER SYS REMOTE DATA TRANSFER ALARM _DIAGNOSTIC SYS DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM ALARM _FO_CIRCUIT SYS FAILOVER CIRCUIT ALARM _GENERAL SYS GENERAL SYSTEM ALARM _H1_COMM SYS H1 COMM SYSTEM ALARM _HT_COLLECT SYS HT COLLECTION SYSTEM ALARM _HT_DISPLAY SYS HT DISPLAY SYSTEM ALARM _HT_UPDATE SYS H...

Page 68: ...display the Tag Filter dialog box The following pages describe these search methods Selection List Incremental Single Selection _ACTREQ SYS ACTION REQUEST SYSTEM ALARM _ALARMING SYS ALARMING SYSTEM ALARM _ARCHIVING SYS ARCHIVING SYSTEM ALARM _BATCH SYS BATCH SYSTEM ALARM _CHANGE_LOG SYS OPERATOR CHANGE LOG SYSTEM _CONFIG SYS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_BASE SYS DATABASE SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_XFE...

Page 69: ...ALARM 3 When the next character is typed the cursor jumps to the next name that fits 4 In this example the entry _AL located the item _ALARMING Incremental Single Selection _ACTREQ SYS ACTION REQUEST SYSTEM AL _ALARMING SYS ALARMING SYSTEM ALARM _ARCHIVING SYS ARCHIVING SYSTEM ALARM _BATCH SYS SYS BATCH SYSTEM AL _CHANGE_LOG SYS OPERATOR CHANGE LOG SYS _CONFIG SYS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AL _DATA_BAS...

Page 70: ...ter again then enter the second search criteria in the Tag Filter dialog box You can continue this progressive filtering using different search criteria each time For example to filter the ht list in Figure 1 19 so that only the _HT_DISPLAY display tag appears click the Filter toggle button at the bottom of the ht selection list When the Tag Filter dialog box appears select Description then type d...

Page 71: ...NOSTICS SYSTEM ALARM _FO_CIRCUIT SYS FAILOVER CIRCUIT ALARM _GENERAL SYS GENERAL SYSTEM ALARM _H1_COMM SYS H1 COMM SYSTEM ALARM _HT_COLLECT SYS HT COLLECTION SYSTEM ALARM _HT_DISPLAY SYS HT DISPLAY SYSTEM ALARM _HT_UPDATE SYS HTU SYSTEM ALARM _LIBRARIAN SYS LIBRARIAN SYSTEM ALARM OK Cancel Filter Next Help Top Selection List Ascending Descending Tag Filter Type Description OK Reset Cancel Name Hel...

Page 72: ...lection List Ascending Descending Tag Filter Type Description OK Reset Cancel Name Help Selection List Incremental Single Selection _HT_DISPLAY SYS HT DISPLAY SYSTEM ALARM OK Cancel Filter Next Help Top display _HT_UPDATE SYS HTU SYSTEM ALARM _HT_DISPLAY SYS HT DISPLAY SYSTEM ALARM _HT_COLLECT SYS HT COLLECTION SYSTEM ALARM Figure 1 20 Filtering Using a Second Variable ...

Page 73: ...R ALARM _DIAGNOSTIC SYS DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM ALARM _FO_CIRCUIT SYS FAILOVER CIRCUIT ALARM _GENERAL SYS GENERAL SYSTEM ALARM _H1_COMM SYS H1 COMM SYSTEM ALARM _HT_COLLECT SYS HT COLLECTION SYSTEM ALARM _HT_DISPLAY SYS HT DISPLAY SYSTEM ALARM _HT_UPDATE SYS HTU SYSTEM ALARM _LIBRARIAN SYS LIBRARIAN SYSTEM ALARM OK Cancel Filter Next Help Top Selection List Ascending Descending Tag Filter Type Descript...

Page 74: ...this filter click the Filter toggle button so that the Filter option becomes active Follow the steps below 1 Enter the search pattern in the filter search field This Filter option is case sensitive so be sure upper and lower case letters match the entry you are looking for Figure 1 22 lists the rules for using the filter 2 Press Enter The cursor jumps to the first occurrence of the pattern 3 Selec...

Page 75: ...e times in a string use a plus sign in the search pattern in the filter search field For example 3 matches 3 33 333 z 9 matches z9 zz9 zzz9 To search for a string that contains a range of characters place the pattern in brackets and indicate the range with a dash character For example enter 2 4 to find the first occurrence of a string that contains 2 3 or 4 In the list shown to the right this filt...

Page 76: ...irectory of OSx display types Figure 1 23 3 Select the Graphic option The screen displays a list of graphics Figure 1 23 4 Double click on the graphic that you want to see The screen displays the graphic Incremental Single Selection mixer1 first stage mixer mixer2 second stage mixer reactor42 building 42 reactor boiler_room utilities boiler filter1 micron filter filter2 second stage filter weigh_s...

Page 77: ...configured in a window group The operator can then access this entire window group as if it were a single graphic window To display a configured window group follow the steps below 1 Be sure OSx is in the Operate state 2 Click on the Directory icon in the navigation area at the bottom of the screen A list of OSx display types appears 3 Click on Window Group in the list of display types A list of a...

Page 78: ...le the feature This feature is not supported for remote terminals To enable function key associations follow the steps below 1 Place the cursor in the unoccupied gray area below the alarm icon in the lower right corner of the OSx screen and click the left mouse button to access the root menu 2 Click Enable F Keys on the root menu 3 Once the feature is enabled you must restart the Window Manager fo...

Page 79: ...ey associations the auto repeat function is disabled to prevent problems with multiple keystrokes such as accidentally defining multiple associations or displaying a graphic multiple times if you hold down a function key for too long When function key associations are enabled you can also display the previous screen by clicking the middle mouse or track ball button This feature requires no additio...

Page 80: ...drew the entire graphic While a complete redraw insured that the area was redrawn correctly for all possible cases it had a very high impact on performance particularly when done on an X terminal Now that OSx redraws only the region covered by the magenta box there are cases when the symbol is not perfectly redrawn such as when layers hold overlapping symbols or depending upon how the symbol has b...

Page 81: ...pear in the navigation area while the system is in the Operate state OSx allows the plant engineer to link process graphics and other associated displays logically in screen hierarchies This structure or hierarchy allows an operator to take shortcuts when paging from screen to screen The operator can monitor a process more easily and respond to problems with greater efficiency Each display type gr...

Page 82: ... associated report such as a shift summary for a given production area Real Time Trend Current Display Tag Detail Alarm Group Historical Trend Real Time Trend Report Tag Group Graphic Tag Group Graphic Report Historic Trend Hist Trend Help Report Graphic Tag Group Alarm Group Help Graphic Hist Trend Tag Detail Tag Group Graphic Related Display Recipe Down Down Right Left Right Left Up Up Left Righ...

Page 83: ...and 2 7 Single Station System 2 7 Multiple Station System 2 8 Role Change Notification 2 9 Attempting to Change Roles without an Active Primary 2 9 Making Role Changes 2 10 Role Change Reports BCL and RDT 2 13 Automatic Role Changes 2 14 2 4 New_Primary Command 2 16 2 5 Switch_Media Command 2 17 2 6 Handling a Failover 2 18 What Is Failover 2 18 When Failover Occurs 2 18 ...

Page 84: ...w the steps below 1 Click the listing for the OSx station The item containing the station name highlights in reverse video 2 Click the Commands button The Commands menu appears Figure 2 1 3 Choose one of the commands from the menu When you execute commands from Network Setup wait for a command to be complete before selecting another command to execute Otherwise the system may remove the highlight ...

Page 85: ...Type Connection Type SUPERVIS ORY sco23 OFFLINE PRIMARY_ROLE ACTIVE BLENDER Room 12 blender UNKNOWN UNAVAILABLE S7 416 S7400 Media 1 one CP 443 1 UNAVAILABLE Host Supervisory UNAVAILABLE OK Commands View Modify Add Delect Cancel Help Data Tags Backup Data Tags Startup Backup Restore Archive Calender Event Preferences Network Setup Network Status Printer Screen Hierarchy User Security Update Files ...

Page 86: ...ected station is active The role of the selected station is not primary An active primary exists in the OSx system When an OSx station goes out of sync with the primary the word RE SYNC appears in the Information Area of the screen Figure 2 2 When a station is out of sync it has lost some data This could be a small or large amount of information and the operator needs to resynchronize the station ...

Page 87: ...ed with a cyan light blue background the station is in the process of synchronizing with the primary To resynchronize remote stations use the Re_Sync command from Network Setup Figure 2 1 Magenta Station is not active Yellow Station is out of sync Cyan Station is synchronizing Network Status Operations Stations Name Description State Control Nodes Name Description State Role Main Network Alternate...

Page 88: ...n on the primary Operator commands on values residing in the controller are not delayed Operator commands on values residing only in the OSx database and not in the controller are delayed NOTE While the database is locked during synchronization the operator cannot change system state or the role of an OSx station After the database is unlocked synchronization continues for a period of time that ca...

Page 89: ...he OSx station of a single station system to the primary role from out_of_service reboot the station Refer to the procedures for powering down and powering up in Section 1 5 WARNING An OSx station in the out_of_service role can communicate with control nodes You can interact with the plant process using an OSx station that is in the out_of_service role Any diagnostic routines or other tasks that y...

Page 90: ...le any other station that you designated previously as backup automatically changes to the normal role If the system is busy when you try to switch the primary role from the current primary to another station you may receive the following message System is too busy for role change try again later Wait until system activity has diminished before trying again A manual role change times out if the ro...

Page 91: ...se dialog boxes does not change When a role change to a new primary fails the system reports the failure on the original primary with a system warning alarm and on the station selected to be the new primary with a message on the system message line at the bottom of the OSx main screen When a role change not involving the primary fails for example assigning a station the backup role the system repo...

Page 92: ...hen the system is functioning normally All stations are in sync the primary is running correctly and the transfer of the primary role is a smooth transition from one station to another Compare this command to the New_Primary command on page 2 16 The operator needs to designate a station to be the backup in the event that the primary fails The system supports only one backup role at a time An opera...

Page 93: ...le code T transition in the Information area of the former primary Typically the period of no primary is only a few seconds For example a report that is scheduled to run may not run at that time but will run at the next repeat time for that report A few seconds of trend data may also be lost in the transition or a BCL or RDT event may be lost To minimize adverse effects to OSx functions choose a t...

Page 94: ...in1 2 3 Primary1 only if no ti i Backup Normal1 active in sync supervisory stations Out_of_service Normal supervisory stations are available Primary1 2 Sysadmin Normal1 2 Out of service Out_of_service1 2 Out_of_service Out_of_service Normal4 Primary1 Normal Backup1 Out_of_service Normal4 Normal Sysadmin1 2 3 Out_of_service 1 Selected station must be an active communicating OSx station 2 Role chang...

Page 95: ...istration before the system has propagated the start of the role change to all stations If the operator attempts to do a role change while a report BCL program or RDT program is executing the role change may fail This is because OSx waits a period of time for BCL RDT programs to go idle and for reports to complete execution In this event wait 1 2 minutes and try the role change again Refer to Sect...

Page 96: ...e changes If an OSx station loses contact with the primary that station makes an entry in its local copy of the database that the primary is out_of_service When you shut down the PCS 7 OSx system each station makes an entry in its local copy of the database that all other stations except the primary are out_of_service The primary role is preserved so that when you restart OSx all stations can then...

Page 97: ...OSx station is not in the process of resynchronizing The selected OSx station is not in sync but there are no active non resynchronizing supervisory stations that are in sync to choose The selected OSx station is either a supervisory or an operator station And No other OSx station in the system is synchronizing to the primary All BCL RDT programs have gone idle during the role change waiting perio...

Page 98: ...tion with the normal role both New_Primary and Role_Change are available This allows you to take an inactive station out_of_service prior to removing it from the system or to run diagnostics If an alarm occurs in the controller when there is no active primary on the system the alarm icon and the alarm summary line do not flash However the system writes the alarm to the alarm log The operator needs...

Page 99: ... network to the other in its communications with the primary This can happen either by user command or because of communications failure on the main network If a screen is displaying data that is obtained from the primary such as a trend display or report preview during a media switch and the station that is switching networks is not the primary that display indicates an error Re displaying or rer...

Page 100: ...on for the backup when it becomes primary and the state of synchronization of every other station Operators need to check the Re Sync icon and resynchronize their stations if necessary Use Network Setup to synchronize stations for the whole system If the backup is in sync when it becomes primary other stations retain the degree of synchronization that they currently indicate If the backup is out o...

Page 101: ...or the system Designate a new backup in case another failover occurs OSx Station Supervisory Programmable Controllers Industrial Ethernet OSx Station Operator OSx Station Operator OSx Station Supervisory OSx Station Supervisory 24 VAC or VDC Power Supply User Supplied Failover circuit is connected to station alarm card Cable is user supplied Backup Primary If primary fails the backup automatically...

Page 102: ...OSx Station Control 2 20 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 103: ...ail 3 1 Tag Detail Displays 3 2 Defining a Tag 3 2 Displaying a Tag Detail 3 3 Changing Tag Detail Values in the Operate State 3 4 3 2 Tag Detail Examples 3 6 Digital Output DO Tag Example 3 6 Loop Tag Example 3 7 3 3 Tag Group Displays 3 8 Displaying a Tag Group 3 9 ...

Page 104: ...rve the current values for the tag s attributes Two typical tag details are described later in this chapter For a complete list of tag details attributes and security privileges see the chapter on Viewing Tag Information in the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Process Configuration Manual Each tag type consists of a group of associated attributes An attribute gives the tag its specific characteristics The value ...

Page 105: ...llustrate examples of tag detail displays that the operator can view and change with the appropriate security privilege Selection List Incremental Single Selection _ACTREQ SYS ACTION REQUEST SYSTEM ALARM _ALARMING SYS ALARMING SYSTEM ALARM _ARCHIVING SYS ARCHIVING SYSTEM ALARM _BATCH SYS BATCH SYSTEM ALARM _CHANGE_LOG SYS OPERATOR CHANGE LOG SYSTEM _CONFIG SYS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_BASE...

Page 106: ...ed or indented boxes indicate values that the operator can change Click the box to bring up a command form at the bottom of the screen Figure 3 3 NOTE If the operator displays a command form for one of the tag details makes a change to a field and the change does not succeed the value in the database does not change However the command form continues to display the new value that the operator atte...

Page 107: ...mand form by selecting the Dismiss pushbutton Example B shows a command form with several fields The operator can change values for more than one entry pressing Enter after each new value In Example C the operator changes certain variables not by entering a new value but by choosing among options The operator selects the pushbutton to the right of the field on the command form with the variable he...

Page 108: ...detail display for a digital output tag An operator with the appropriate security privilege and process group membership can change the values of specific attributes in a DO tag detail Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Figure 3 4 Digital Output Tag Detail Digital Output DO Tag Example ...

Page 109: ...ate security privilege and process group membership can change the values of specific attributes in a loop tag detail HH Alarm H Alarm L Alarm LL Alarm Orange Yellow ROC A Bad X Active General Alarming Information Limit Priority Alarm Active Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Figure 3 5 Loop Tag Detail Loop Tag Example ...

Page 110: ...Figure 3 6 shows an example of a tag group display Figure 3 6 Tag Group Display NOTE A point on a tag group display changes to magenta and the animation stops under the following circumstances The OSx station loses communication with the control node The operator deactivates the scan for a tag from a tag detail display A tag contains no points that are configured for network scan The controller re...

Page 111: ...tations where a user is logged in 2 Select the Directory icon from the navigation area Figure 3 7 The screen displays a directory of display types 3 Select the Tag Group option The screen displays a list of tag groups 4 Either select a tag group or enter a tag group name and press OK The screen displays the tag group selected Figure 3 8 Window Group Sub Graphic Graphic Tag Group Real Time Trend Hi...

Page 112: ...r the tag by selecting a Detail button NOTE If the operator displays a command form for one of the faceplates makes a change to a field and the change does not succeed the value in the database does not change However the command form displays the new value that the operator attempted to enter The tag faceplate continues to display the correct unchanged value When the operator redisplays the comma...

Page 113: ...Data 4 2 Accessing the Trend Directory 4 2 Real Time Trend Displays 4 2 Historical Trend Displays 4 4 Doubling the Size of Trend Displays 4 6 Changing the Time Base or Range 4 8 Refreshing a Trend 4 9 4 2 Displaying Trend Data in a Graphic 4 10 4 3 Reading Disk Space Information 4 11 ...

Page 114: ...inutes or hours When the operator requests a real time display OSx first displays historical values for the duration specified for the viewing window OSx displays trend data as a continuous line As new real time data appears on the right side of the screen the older trend data scrolls off the screen to the left The current value for each variable is shown in numeric format to the right of the char...

Page 115: ...8 ACTIVE A10AI_106 ACTIVE A10AI_0 ACTIVE A10AI_11 ACTIVE A10AI_10 ALT_STAT 0 000 A10AI_101 H_ALM 0 800 A10AI_10 PV 0 150 A10AI_101 PV 0 000 Values Desc Ranges 16 Jun 98 14 46 37 16 Jun 98 14 50 30 0 386218 0 656750 0 982500 0 374153 rtAI 1 8 0 5 14 50 49 16 Jun 98 0 000000 0 800000 0 150000 0 000000 0 900000 0 700000 DONE A10AI_107 ACTIVE A10AI_105 HH_ALM 0 900 Figure 4 1 Real Time Trend Display ...

Page 116: ...t configured for trending during the specified time A trend line is magenta if the tag attribute pair was not scanned during the requested time period To obtain an exact value at a given time move the cursor into the graph area placing it at the time needed and click the left button A vertical line appears at the selected time and a pop up list displays values for each tag in the plot Figure 4 2 A...

Page 117: ..._0 ACTIVE A10AI_11 ACTIVE A10AI_10 ALT_STAT A10AI_101 H_ALM A10AI_10 PV A10AI_101 PV A10AI_105 HH_ALM Values Desc Ranges 14 00 14 10 14 20 14 30 14 40 14 50 16 Jun 98 13 52 54 16 Jun 98 14 52 54 A10AI_111 HH_ALM A10AI_105 PV A10AI_107 ACTIVE 0 386218 0 656750 0 982500 0 374153 rtAI 1 8 0 5 14 50 49 16 Jun 98 0 000000 0 800000 0 150000 0 100000 0 900000 0 900000 0 000000 0 700000 DONE Figure 4 2 Hi...

Page 118: ...at allows you to toggle from Digital to Analog trends To return to the standard display size repeat the steps above substituting 1page for 2page in the ch_trends sh command C2AI_0 PV ANALOG In 0 0 980 C2AI_1 PV ANALOG In 1 0 250 C2AI_10 PV ANALOG In 10 0 750 C2AI_11 PV ANALOG In 11 0 030 C2AO_0 OUT Desired amount of Chocolate 50 000 C2AO_1 OUT Desired amount of Strawberry 50 000 C2AO_10 OUT Desire...

Page 119: ...ewing area using the cursor Move the cursor into the graph area placing it at one corner of the drag area and press the middle mouse button Drag a viewing area and click the middle mouse button again A box containing an enlargement of the drag area appears Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Zooming a Trend ...

Page 120: ...ables the operator to alter the values of the X axis time or Y axis range OK enters the new value and dismisses the command form Apply enters the new value but leaves the form up and Cancel dismisses the command form with no changes Changing Time for Real Time Trends Changing Time for Historical Trends Changing Range OK Apply Cancel A10AI_10 ALT_STAT A10AI_101 H_ALM A10AI_10 PV A10AI_101 PV A10AI_...

Page 121: ...s you can refresh the trend by using any one of the following methods Press ALT r Select Refresh from the root menu The root menu is displayed with a left button mouse click on the root window The root window is accessible from the bottom right gray region on the OSx screen Place the cursor in the trend window and press ALT F2 This method is quicker because it redraws only the trend window The oth...

Page 122: ...one has been configured and observe the trend plot The operator can click the trend line and display a box that shows exact values at the selected time Figure 4 6 0 386218 0 656750 0 982500 0 374153 rtAI 1 8 0 5 0 0 47 00 47 30 48 00 14 50 49 16 Jun 98 0 000000 0 800000 0 150000 0 100000 0 900000 0 900000 0 000000 0 700000 DONE Figure 4 6 Displaying Trend Data in a Graphic ...

Page 123: ...isk usage for a particular group and the total amount of disk space available for historical trend data Actual amount of disk space used to store historical trend data Amount of free disk space available to store historical trend data Always refer to the Free Space field when configuring historical trends to ensure that disk space for that trend is available To calculate disk space usage select th...

Page 124: ...Trends 4 12 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 125: ...OSx 4 1 2 Operator Chapter 5 Alarms 5 1 Alarm Notification and Acknowledgment 5 2 5 2 Alarm Group Display 5 8 5 3 Alarm Mini Windows 5 10 5 4 Alarm Log 5 12 5 5 System Alarms 5 14 5 6 Alarms and OSx Station Synchronization 5 16 ...

Page 126: ...Table 5 1 shows the default alarm priorities and the abbreviations for each Within the PCS 7 OSx system critical is the highest priority alarm and maintenance is the lowest priority alarm Table 5 1 Alarm Priority Indicators Alarm Priority Color Code Alarm Tone Critical C Black on Red Rapid high pitched Warning W Black on Yellow Slow low pitched Information I White on Blue None Maintenance M Printe...

Page 127: ...ds to check the list of active alarms This is described in the next section Silence Icon Figure 5 2 Alarm Silence Command WARNING When some windows appear they force all mouse and keyboard control to the window until the operator makes a selection from the window This means that the operator cannot respond to alarms that occur while the window is open with the potential risk of death or serious in...

Page 128: ... Alarm group importance is based on the following factors The number of in alarm conditions in an alarm group The number of unacknowledged alarms in a group The priority levels of the alarms in a group For example a group with two unacknowledged critical alarms is more important than a group with two unacknowledged warning alarms When the operator clicks on the alarm icon the Alarm Summary automat...

Page 129: ...t intervals The default is 10 seconds You can change the default in the Event Preferences dialog box select Startup Event Preferences on the menu bar In the Manual update mode the operator must press the Update button for the screen to display new alarms and to remove obsolete ones Active alarms for the group are listed by priority and by time of occurrence within priority For example all critical...

Page 130: ...ing actions are taken 1 The operator corrects the alarm condition 2 The operator acknowledges the alarm on the Alarm Summary To acknowledge alarms from the Alarm Summary the operator can either click the alarm summary message line or press Alarm Ack on the operator keyboard The alarm icon at the bottom of the screen continues to blink until all critical and warning alarms are acknowledged Figure 5...

Page 131: ...ally tags configured for alarming have networked status attributes and this situation does not occur However the status attribute for recipe area tags is not networkable For example a recipe area tag goes into alarm and the operator does not acknowledge the alarm before the system state transitions from Operate to Offline and then back to Operate again If an operator displays a graphic that contai...

Page 132: ...rea Figure 5 5 A directory of display types appears 2 Select the Alarm Group option The screen displays a list of alarm groups 3 Select the alarm group The screen displays the alarm group you selected Figure 5 6 Window Group Sub Graphic Graphic Tag Group Real Time Trend Historical Trend Alarm Group Recipe Batch Tag Detail Single Selection Report Figure 5 5 Alarm Group Directory Display Group ID Ba...

Page 133: ...tate number State Description A name that describes the current process state Batch ID The name of the batch associated with the alarm group Group is Enabled Disabled Toggle this field to enable or disable the entire alarm group Tags Names of tags that are assigned to this alarm group Tag Description Descriptions of tags that are assigned to this alarm group Highest Priority Alarm Type Highest pri...

Page 134: ...raphic As long as the mini windows have been configured for a graphic and are enabled the system displays them automatically whenever you open that graphic Figure 5 7 If a graphic is already displayed when you enable mini windows you must close and reopen the graphic for the mini windows to be visible Alarm Mini Window Action Request Mini Window File Controls Startup Data Tags Editors Help Figure ...

Page 135: ...steps below 1 Select Startup Event Preferences from the main menu bar The Event Preferences dialog box appears Figure 5 8 2 In the Event Preferences dialog box toggle the Mini Windows field to Enabled Data Tags Backup Data Tags Startup Backup Restore Archive Calender Event Preferences Network Setup Network Status Printer Screen Hierarchy User Security Update Files Date Time Toggle here to enable d...

Page 136: ...ge Log and system messages in a file called RPLOG DDMMM n DD day MMM month n number This file is listed in the Reports Directory To view the directory of reports the operator must follow these steps 1 Select the Directory icon from the navigation area A directory of display types appears 2 Select the Report option The screen displays a list of reports Figure 5 9 3 Select the report The screen disp...

Page 137: ...ght log entry types and the four alarm priorities Table 5 3 Alarm Log Entry Types and Alarm Priorities Log Entry Type Alarm Priorities IN In Alarm ST Alarm Tag Enable Disable CRIT Critical OUT Out of Alarm SEQ Alarm State Sequencing WARN Warning ACK Alarm Acknowledged OOS Out of Service INFO Information PRI User Priority Change SUP Alarms Suppressed MAIN Maintenance ...

Page 138: ...ot used _CONFIG Currently not used _DATA_BASE Issued by the database subsystem for example when backup database is restored after a failed tag capacity change or database corruption _DATA_XFR Issued by the remote data transfer processes for example for local or remote database errors _DIAGNOSTICS Currently not used _FO_CIRCUIT Issued by the redundancy subsystem when a failover circuit is not conne...

Page 139: ...y the report compiler and report executables for example for arithmetic errors error writing to networked points or too many report outputs _ROOT_FILSYS Issued when the root file system is nearly full There are high and high high alarms _RT_DISPLAY Currently not used _SCHEDULE Issued by the process execution scheduler for example for out of memory or process already running _SECONDARY Currently no...

Page 140: ... occurred before the database was locked can be acknowledged from any station except the primary and the station that is synchronizing An operator cannot acknowledge an alarm that occurs while the database is locked until the system unlocks the database When the database is unlocked following OSx station synchronization these events occur The alarm icon and the silence target appear on the primary...

Page 141: ...sing the Recipe Selection Display 6 4 6 3 Downloading a Recipe 6 6 Planning a Recipe Download 6 6 Clearing the Selected Recipe 6 7 Loading a Recipe 6 8 6 4 Modifying Recipe Component Values 6 10 Modifying Production Recipe Values 6 10 Modifying Scale Values 6 11 Loading a Production Recipe 6 12 Printing a Production Recipe 6 12 Canceling a Download Request 6 12 Suspending a Recipe Download 6 12 Co...

Page 142: ...ters in the process The recipe feature allows either the operator or the control node to initiate the download of a recipe You can use the same recipe across multiple sets of equipment You can make modifications to the production recipe without changing the original recipe definition In effect the production recipe is a working copy of the original recipe Figure 6 1 Recipe components define data v...

Page 143: ... attributes identify these locations When the operator downloads the recipe for production the system copies the recipe values to the memory locations identified by the attributes If you want the operator to configure recipes you must assign the appropriate security privileges Refer to the defining recipe area chapter in the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Recipe Manual Identifying Recipe Areas ...

Page 144: ...he system state to Operate The system displays the navigation area on all OSx stations where a user is logged in 2 Select the Directory icon from the navigation area A directory of OSx display types appears Figure 6 2 middle 3 Select the Recipe option A list of area tags appears Figure 6 2 right 4 Select the appropriate area tag The Recipe Selection display appears Figure 6 3 Window Group Sub Grap...

Page 145: ... access the screen Recipe Loaded The Recipe Loaded field displays the name of the recipe previously downloaded Recipe Selected The Recipe Selected field displays the recipe currently selected Recipe The Recipe field lists all recipes validated for that area Description The Description field displays the description of the recipe as entered in the Recipe Configuration Directory Load The Load button...

Page 146: ... area A directory of OSx display types appears Figure 6 4 middle 3 Select the Recipe option A list of area tags appears Figure 6 4 right 4 Select the area tag that you want to download The Recipe Selection display appears Figure 6 5 5 Select the recipe that you want to download to the selected recipe area OSx links the recipe to the recipe area 6 To exit the Recipe Selection display click the Dire...

Page 147: ...ppears Figure 6 2 middle 3 Select the Recipe option A list of area tags appears Figure 6 2 right 4 Select the area tag that you want to download The Production Recipe Preparation display appears Figure 6 5 Your controller can also make a download only request for the area The Clear Selected Recipe pushbutton on the Recipe Selection Display Figure 6 5 allows the operator to cancel the current recip...

Page 148: ... display are defined below Recipe Area The Recipe Area field displays the name of the designated recipe area it automatically fills when the screen is accessed Description This Description field identifies the recipe area it automatically fills when the screen is accessed Recipe The Recipe field displays the recipe you selected for download from the Recipe Selection display it fills automatically ...

Page 149: ... currently active download The Stop Request selection can only terminate on a RCB_BEG block that is waiting for the area to become available The Hold pushbutton suspends a recipe download indefinitely until continue is requested You can suspend a recipe either before the load is requested or on a RCB_BEG block that is waiting for the area to become available If you request a hold before the downlo...

Page 150: ... Preparation display The component selected highlights in reverse video 2 Click the Modify Value pushbutton The Modify Production Value dialog box appears Figure 6 7 3 Enter a new value in the appropriate field The values modified appear on the Production Recipe Preparation display Changes or operator entered values are recorded on the Operator Change Log Figure 6 7 Modify Production Value Dialog ...

Page 151: ...ect OK on the Modify Scale dialog box OSx applies the scale factor against the original recipe value that was entered in the recipe configuration not against the current value If you modify an individual scalable value from the download screen after OSx applies the scale factor it is not rescaled If you modify an individual scalable value from the download screen before OSx applies the scale facto...

Page 152: ...he download has started the download is suspended when the next RCB_BEG block is encountered If a hold is requested during an active download the hold request is not recognized until the system evaluates a RCB_BEG block and is waiting for the In_Use bit to become available During a hold state the timeout for the RCB_BEG is also suspended The time remaining until timeout is stored until a continue ...

Page 153: ...ion Requests during OSx Station Synchronization 7 11 Responding to Different Action Request Types 7 12 Multi Choice 7 13 Acknowledge 7 13 Enter Value 7 14 View 7 14 Event Log 7 14 7 4 Example of Responding to Action Requests 7 15 Starting the Process 7 16 Answering the BATCH_SELECT Action Request 7 16 Adding a Catalyst to the Reactor Tank 7 17 Answering the ADD_CATALYST Action Request 7 17 Filling...

Page 154: ... a process Action requests are system components that help control a process With action requests the operator can actively and effectively interact with a batch process from a central location During batch processing action requests provide the following interactions They inform the operator about the status of the process They allow the operator to stop the process and perform quality checks pro...

Page 155: ...rs whose currently logged in users have a process group in common with the triggered request until someone acknowledges it It is red and contains the text Urgent when the highest priority of any unanswered action requests is urgent It flashes on all OSx station monitors whose currently logged in users have a process group in common with the triggered request until someone acknowledges it The highe...

Page 156: ...left part of the screen Figure 7 1 From this display an operator can answer an action request and type comments associated with it The icon disappears when all requests are answered View Commit Dismiss Comment BATCH_SELECT 19 AUG 11 07 14 User ID 1 of 1 REAGENT_147 REAGENT_64 REAGENT_39 URGENT REACTOR 27W IS FULL AND READY TO START ENTER THE CORRECT SOAK TEMPERATURE FOR THE BATCH BEING PRODUCED CO...

Page 157: ...tuations try to configure the requests so they occur at different times NOTE In order to answer an action request the operator must have both the action request privilege and the privilege to modify the tag attributes involved Refer to the chapter on viewing tag information in the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Process Configuration Manual to determine which security privileges allow an operator to modify part...

Page 158: ...iss BATCH_SELECT 19 AUG 11 07 14 Batch ID fmacsumm Action Request Summary Figure 7 2 Action Request Summary Dialog Box Request Name Name of the action request that is triggered Date Date the action request is triggered by an event Format DD MMM where DD day and MMM three letter name of the month for example APR for April Time Time the action request is triggered by an event Format HH MM SS where H...

Page 159: ... Change Log with the request answer Select this button to access the next action request in the system Select this button to access the previous action request of Current page number and the total number of pages in the action request summary for example 2 of 8 View Select this button to display a graphic or tag detail that you have associated with the action request If no associated display is co...

Page 160: ... 1 fmacsumm Action Request Summary URGENT Last Value New Value 0 View Commit Dismiss Batch ID BATCH_SELECT 19 AUG 11 07 14 Figure 7 3 Action Request Summary for Enter Value Choices When the action request is the Multi Choice type four radio buttons with the available choices are displayed at the lower left of the Action Request Summary Buttons that have no choices configured are grayed out Figure ...

Page 161: ...mit Dismiss Figure 7 5 Responding to an Action Request 2 Select an action request entry and respond with the appropriate answer The left and right arrow buttons allow the operator to access other action requests The action request package allows the operator to define five types of requests The Multi Choice request consists of up to four different answers from which the operator chooses one The En...

Page 162: ...Committing an action request sends the response to the database where it is used by the process Canceling an action request stops the answer process but does not cancel the request OSx commits the View request automatically when an operator views it 4 Dismiss the Action Request Summary screen and continue to monitor the process ...

Page 163: ...uring OSx station synchronization the operator cannot access action requests from any station If an operator attempts to access an action request while the database is locked the system displays a message indicating that the summary cannot be accessed while the database is locked If an operator has displayed the summary before the system locks the database and then pressed the Commit button the sy...

Page 164: ...ered the operator can respond in the following ways Choose an option from up to four user defined choices Enter an attribute value for a specific device for example a setpoint value of 500 psi for a pressure tank Acknowledge that an event has taken place or that a process is ready to start View information about the process As the operator responds to an action request the Operator Change Log reco...

Page 165: ...d choice is written to the Answer attribute Then select Dismiss to close the form To cancel the answer procedure select Dismiss without first committing the answer NOTE If an operator tries to commit a Multi Choice value that is out of range or fails for any other reason the Commit failed error message appears and all the other choices are grayed out The operator must leave that action request for...

Page 166: ...e committing it 3 Enter a comment in the Comment field This step is optional 4 If you want to commit the answer to the system select Commit The value that you entered is written to the Answer attribute Then select Dismiss to close the form To cancel the answer procedure select Dismiss without first committing the answer The operator can simply view the action request text If the operator has the a...

Page 167: ...tep by step through the process It shows where each action request is triggered in the process and lists procedures for answering each request Figure 7 6 represents the process graphic the operator views when the action requests are triggered Ingredient A Ingredient B TIC TT Steam Supply Steam Return Product Setpoint Figure 7 6 Sample Reactor Process NOTE Before the operator can respond to any of ...

Page 168: ...ry shows the BATCH_SELECT action request Figure 7 7 It is a Multi Choice request 2 If the Daily Production Plan calls for Reagent 64 to be produced place the cursor on the Reagent_64 option and select it 3 Enter a comment stating the reason why Reagent 64 was chosen 4 Select the Commit option OSx commits the choice by writing the value 0x2000 for Reagent 64 to the attribute of tag 27WCONTROL OSx c...

Page 169: ...ven by the text of the request Add the catalyst to the reactor tank 3 In the Comment field enter the milliliters of catalyst added to the reagent mixture 4 Select the Commit option to acknowledge the request OSx commits the answer and changes the reset bit from 1 to 0 The comment and answer are written to the Operator Change Log after the action request is committed The two reagent chemicals conti...

Page 170: ...UCTION PLAN Comment SET_TEMP 19 AUG 11 07 14 User ID 1 of 1 fmacsumm Action Request Summary URGENT Last Value New Value 120 150 View Commit Dismiss Batch ID Figure 7 9 SET_TEMP Action Request 2 In the New Value field at the bottom left of the Action Request Summary enter a temperature value between 50 and 210 F In Figure 7 9 the new value is 120 F The temperature varies according to the reagent be...

Page 171: ...he request is now complete Click the Dismiss button to dismiss the Action Request Summary Comment User ID 1 of 1 fmacsumm Action Request Summary URGENT THE BATCH BEING PRODUCED IN REACTOR27W IS COMPLETED View Commit Dismiss Batch ID BATCH_DONE 19 AUG 11 07 14 Figure 7 10 BATCH_DONE Action Request The fifth action request is triggered only if the batch is temporarily suspended for some reason A log...

Page 172: ...Action Requests 7 20 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 173: ...Batch Units 8 8 8 6 Releasing Batch Units 8 9 8 7 Changing Batch State 8 10 Changing the State of a Batch 8 10 Starting a Batch 8 10 8 8 Changing Batch Mode 8 11 8 9 Splitting a Batch 8 12 8 10 Ending a Batch 8 13 Completing or Aborting a Batch 8 13 Removing a Batch 8 14 8 11 Viewing Batch Related Tag Groups 8 15 Displaying UNIT Tag Groups from the Batch Detail 8 15 8 12 Viewing the Unit Tag Detai...

Page 174: ...menu bar Figure 8 1 Batch Identification enables the operator to associate a batch with a product commit a batch for execution rename the batch and configure the destination of the batch log The operator must have Primary or Batch Control security privileges to access this option The Batch Identification function is not available on a station with the sysadmin role Data Editors Tags RDT Program Ad...

Page 175: ...he Batch Identification option the batch state changes from New to either Commit or Ready to indicate that the system has successfully created the batch However if you modify an existing batch and the modification does not cause a batch state change then there is no visual feedback to indicate that the batch change succeeded To be sure that the change has actually succeeded select Clear and then e...

Page 176: ...mit does not start a batch recipe Figure 8 2 When you select the Commit option the batch is considered active the batch start time is set to reflect the time at which the Commit command was executed and OSx places the batch ID with its description in the Active Batch Directory You cannot Commit a batch unless it is associated either with a product or with the special None product Until a batch has...

Page 177: ...tes a batch with a product and commits the batch Section 8 1 To display the Active Batch Directory select Batch from the Directory icon in the navigation area Figure 8 3 When the operator selects a batch ID OSx displays the graphic that the BCL program associated with that batch If a batch ID does not have an associated graphic OSx displays the corresponding batch tag detail Figure 8 3 Active Batc...

Page 178: ...it on one display page if there are more than eight currently active batches then the Right option appears in the navigation area Selecting Right displays the next set of active batches Selecting Left at any time after selecting Right returns you to the previous page of active batches Select Detail on the faceplate to display the tag detail for the batch The Active Batches button is grayed out whe...

Page 179: ...hortly after synchronization finishes To view the graphic associated with a batch access the Active Batch Directory and select a batch ID OSx displays the currently associated graphic or the tag detail if an associated graphic does not exist A BCL program can automatically change the graphic associated with a batch as the batch progresses To view the tag detail associated with a batch graphic sele...

Page 180: ...st of unassigned units displays in the navigation area Figure 8 6 Use the scroll bar to view multiple pages of units 2 Select the unit s you want to assign to the batch Use the scroll bar to view multiple pages of units 3 Select OK to assign the units or select Cancel not to assign any units Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Figure 8 6 Assigning Units to a Batch ...

Page 181: ... to the batch displays in the navigational area Figure 8 7 Use the scroll bar to view multiple pages of units 2 Select the unit s you want to release from the batches or choose Select All OK to release all assigned units from the batch 3 Select OK to release individually selected units or select Cancel not to release any units Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Figure 8 7 Releasing ...

Page 182: ... 1 Access the batch tag detail Refer to Section 8 4 2 Select the Start option from the State field on the Batch Tag Detail The system sends the Start command to the batch and propagates it to the units assigned to the batch The Start option sends the Start command to all units currently assigned to the batch Other functions built into the batch program by the plant engineer can cause other process...

Page 183: ...e mode the system propagates the mode command to the batch units Automatic Logic in the programmable controller controls the batch processing Manual The operator controls the batch processing manually Semi Automatic The operator controls some functions of the batch processing depending on the logic of the batch program The programmable controller controls the other functions Alarm Group Alarm Stat...

Page 184: ...ame product as the parent batch The split batch command places the new child batch in the ready state and resets its start time to reflect the time at which the split command was performed The system automatically removes parent batches when all of their child batches are removed The operator can also remove the parent batch before all the children have been removed See Section 8 10 for more infor...

Page 185: ...o sets the end time for the batch and sends the Abort command to all units currently assigned to the batch Other functions built into the batch program by the plant engineer can cause other processes to occur when the operator selects the Complete or Abort options NOTE The batch uses OSx resources until Remove is selected for the batch State After selecting Remove the batch tag is released to the ...

Page 186: ...ystem Batch removal does not have to immediately follow the ending of a batch To remove a batch select the Remove option in the batch detail State field The batch is removed if all units assigned to it have been released NOTE The Remove command does not remove the batch unless all units associated with the batch have been released Removing a Batch ...

Page 187: ...ts on the batch tag detail Figure 8 12 Up to eight unit faceplates appear on the screen at a time If a batch has more than eight associated units OSx displays a message indicating that only eight of the units are displayed Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Figure 8 12 Displaying Assigned Units Displaying UNIT Tag Groups from the Batch Detail ...

Page 188: ...ail Selection List Incremental Single Selection _ACTREQ SYS ACTION REQUEST SYSTEM ALARM _ALARMING SYS ALARMING SYSTEM ALARM _ARCHIVING SYS ARCHIVING SYSTEM ALARM _BATCH SYS BATCH SYSTEM ALARM _CHANGE_LOG SYS OPERATOR CHANGE LOG SYSTEM _CONFIG SYS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_BASE SYS DATABASE SYSTEM ALARM _DATA_XFER SYS REMOTE DATA TRANSFER ALARM _DIAGNOSTIC SYS DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM ALARM _FO_CI...

Page 189: ...ptions Figure 8 14 Other functions built into the batch program by the plant engineer can cause other processes to occur when the operator selects the State options Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State Tag UNIT_1 Tag Type UNIT Scan Status Active Batch ID Dutch Cookies P C C1 Figure 8 14 Changing Unit Tag State Changing the State of a Unit ...

Page 190: ...the operator selects the Mode options Automatic Logic in the programmable controller controls the batch processing Manual The operator controls the batch processing manually Semi Automatic The operator controls some functions of the batch processing depending on the logic of the batch program The programmable controller controls the other functions Alarm Group Alarm State Sequencing Alarming State...

Page 191: ...tails Figure 8 12 on page 8 15 or by creating and displaying a tag group with one or more unit tags in it The same state and mode commands available from the unit tag detail are also available from the faceplate Figure 8 16 Tag name Tag descriptor Batch ID State command Mode command Figure 8 16 Unit Faceplate Viewing the Unit Faceplate ...

Page 192: ...Batch 8 20 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 193: ... 9 8 Suspending or Activating a Report 9 9 Scheduling a Report by Time 9 10 Scheduling a Report by Event 9 14 Adding a New Schedule 9 15 Showing the Next Schedule 9 15 Scheduler Example 9 15 Editing and Saving a Schedule 9 15 9 4 Setting the Report Output Destination 9 16 9 5 Printing a Format 9 17 9 6 Previewing a Report 9 18 Printing a Previewed Report 9 21 Error Messages 9 21 Viewing Error File...

Page 194: ...that you have the security privilege to access Data Editors Tags RDT Program Administration Recipe Recipe Area Component Report Tag Group Trend Window Group Action Request Alarm Group Alarm Tag Batch Identification BCL Program Administration Process Group Print Preview Cancel Help Process Group OK Copy Schedule Delete Destination Figure 9 1 Accessing the Reports Directory Accessing the Reports Dir...

Page 195: ...ort Editor as one of the following GEN General Security Level OPER Operation Security Level MGMT Management Security Level Compiled The compile status of a report YES means the report has compiled NO means the report was not compiled before saving Scheduled The schedule status of a report YES means the report is scheduled to run NO means the report is not scheduled Destination The output destinati...

Page 196: ...y or delete reports To copy a report follow these steps 1 Select a report from the Reports Directory 2 Select the Copy pushbutton at the bottom of the Reports Directory A dialog box appears and prompts the operator for a name for the new report Figure 9 2 3 Enter a unique report name and press OK An affirmative message displays when the report copies successfully An error message appears if the op...

Page 197: ...d schedules The operator must have the Report Configuration security privilege to delete a report To delete a report select the report to delete then select the Delete pushbutton at the bottom of the Reports Directory A Confirm Delete dialog box appears and asks if you are sure that you want to delete the format Figure 9 3 Print Preview Cancel Help Process Group OK Copy Schedule Delete Destination...

Page 198: ...e role change again Scheduled reports do not execute while a role change is in progress nor do they execute after the role change is complete until the next scheduled time or event Report execution does not affect automatic failover from the primary to a backup To reach the Report Scheduler select Data Report from the main menu bar This will open the Reports Directory box The Schedule pushbutton i...

Page 199: ...tion Recipe Recipe Area Component Report Tag Group Trend Window Group Action Request Alarm Group Alarm Tag Batch Identification BCL Program Administration Process Group Print Preview Cancel Help Process Group OK Copy Schedule Delete Destination Figure 9 4 Accessing the Report Scheduler ...

Page 200: ...ption The operator cannot enter data into this field from the Report Scheduler Schedule _ of _ Displays the current schedule number and total number of schedules for the report The operator cannot enter data into this field The schedule numbers for report schedules do not remain the same from one report scheduling session to the next For example if report S_AI has 10 schedules the currently edited...

Page 201: ...n change the status of a schedule from active to suspended while the scheduled report is executing The report executing is not suspended however future reports with assigned repeat times are suspended No output is generated for the scheduled future reports since suspending a schedule makes report execution inactive After you toggle the appropriate radio button next to the Schedule Status field be ...

Page 202: ...ning day year and month for report execution Report at Today Select this radio button for the report to begin execution today If you select this button you cannot enter data into the Date field The day month and year are entered for you Report at End of Month Select this radio button for the report to begin execution at the end of the current month If you select this button you cannot enter data i...

Page 203: ...Report at Start of Shift Select this radio button to enter a start of shift to begin report execution If you select this button you cannot enter data into the Time field The hour minutes and meridian are entered for you Report at End of Shift Select this radio button to enter an end of shift to start report execution If you select this button you cannot enter data into the Time field The hour minu...

Page 204: ...rmat used for the equivalent fields in the Report at Time section Figure 9 7 Repeat every Enter data into this group of fields to set the interval at which additional reports are executed The default is 0 indicating only one report minimum is 15 seconds The Report Scheduler accepts only one of the following time periods years months or days with hours minutes and seconds If you schedule a report w...

Page 205: ...Reports 9 13 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator Figure 9 7 Entering Time Schedule Data ...

Page 206: ...ttribute containing the bit that triggers the event The default attribute is Status Status and CTL_Status for area tags are the only valid attributes Bit Name Enter the name of the bit that triggers the report scheduling event If you enter the hexadecimal value of a bit name in this field the associated bit name displays Bit Edge Select one of these radio buttons to trigger the event report schedu...

Page 207: ...gin running at 5 00 A M on August 31 1994 Additional reports also with the same name but with different version numbers run every fourteen days starting from September 14 1994 and ending December 6 1998 at 20 00 military time The report also runs when the active bit transitions from one to zero for the status attribute assigned to the AI_57 tag To edit a schedule select a report format from the to...

Page 208: ...n choose any number of output destinations 3 To save the Report Output to a file select the Save to File pushbutton and enter the number of days 1 366 the Report Output is to remain in the directory before deletion Press Enter OSx saves the Report Output to a file Print Preview Cancel Help Process Group OK Copy Schedule Delete Destination Figure 9 10 Selecting Report Output Destination To remove a...

Page 209: ... at the bottom of the design sheet in the sample reports appendix in the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Reports Manual To print a format follow these steps 1 Select the report you want to print from the Reports Directory 2 Select the Print pushbutton at the bottom of the Reports Directory Figure 9 11 A Print Destination dialog box appears that lists all the printers configured for OSx 3 Select a printer The pr...

Page 210: ...on To preview the Report Output select the Preview pushbutton at the bottom of the Reports Directory Figure 9 12 The executed report results appear on the Preview screen You can use scroll bars to view the parts of the report that are not visible on the screen The message Report is executing appears while the report is executing for the previewed report NOTE Classic When reports run there is no li...

Page 211: ...Reports 9 19 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator Print Preview Cancel Help Process Group OK Copy Schedule Delete Destination Figure 9 12 Previewing Report Output Classic ...

Page 212: ...n access updated values and preview again without leaving the Report Preview window The toolbar and the right click menu in the Editor window have both been disabled The Close option from the Windows Manager menu top left corner of the window has been removed 2 3 4 File A1 This is a sample report This is a sample report 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sheet1 New Sheet A 1 B C D E F Tools AI Tags PV...

Page 213: ...se video Repeat to select additional printers This on demand printing of a previewed report overrides process group assignments for printers and reports If errors occur when the operator is previewing or printing a report the following message appears at the end of the output Errors or warnings occurred A listing may be found in usr tistar hist rpt output RP filename ERR To view a Report Error fil...

Page 214: ...operator can only display Operational or Management outputs with the proper security privileges The operator must have the Report Configuration privilege to delete outputs from the primary To access the Report Output Directory the system must be in the Operate state To view the directory of Report Outputs follow these steps 1 In the runtime navigation area at the bottom of your screen click the Di...

Page 215: ...lowed by a version number Batch ID Name of Batch ID linked with this report output If the output is not linked with a Batch ID this field is blank Time The time the output was generated Date The date the output was generated Type The security level you assigned to the report when you created it Archive An A indicates that the file has been archived to the MO disk If the file has not been archived ...

Page 216: ...ic When reports run there is no limit check on the size of the output file If an output file larger than 4 Mbytes is created you will not be able to view the output file The report output file contains the following information in the heading Name Version The name and version number that identify the report Time and Date The time and date of report execution Type The security level GEN OPER MGMT F...

Page 217: ...nd the right click menu in the Editor window have both been disabled The Close option from the Windows Manager menu top left corner of the window has been removed Figure 9 16 shows an OSxess report output 2 3 4 File A1 This is a sample report This is a sample report 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sheet1 New Sheet A 1 B C D E F AI Tags PV Values Target Values AI_3 AI_2 AI_1 AI_0 0 15 0 56 0 0 94 0 ...

Page 218: ...ct the Print button at the bottom of the Report Output Display Figure 9 17 A Print Destination Box appears Select a printer from the printer list If the OSx station is in the Offline state and there is a backup printer the output goes to the backup printer Figure 9 17 Printing Report Output Classic Printing an Output ...

Page 219: ...ator To print an OSxess report output select File Print from the menu bar Figure 9 18 Both the Print and Print As menu options are discussed in the XESS User s Guide Chapter 11 Printing the Spreadsheet Figure 9 18 Printing Report Output OSxess ...

Page 220: ...up routine automatically removes files when their duration expires However you can also delete unnecessary outputs yourself in order to increase the available disk space in your system The operator must have the Report Configuration security privilege in order to delete report outputs To delete an output select the Delete pushbutton at the bottom of the Report Output Directory A delete confirmatio...

Page 221: ...arms Configuring the Alarm System Modifying action requests SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Process Configuration Manual Configuring Action Requests Modifying recipes SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Recipes Manual Defining Recipes Modifying recipe areas SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Recipes Manual Defining Recipe Areas Modifying batch SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Batch Programming Manual Configuring OSx for Batch Processing Modifying a report form...

Page 222: ...Navigation A 2 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4 1 2 Operator ...

Page 223: ...s acknowledge 7 9 7 13 7 17 enter value 7 9 7 14 7 18 event log 7 9 7 14 multi choice 7 9 7 13 7 16 view 7 9 7 14 7 19 urgency 7 3 Active batch directory 8 5 tags 8 6 Active window 1 38 Alarm acknowledgement from alarm importance list 5 5 from alarm summary 5 6 security privilege 5 3 5 4 and node synchronization 5 16 importance list 5 4 log 5 12 mini windows 5 10 notification 5 2 priority 5 2 5 6 ...

Page 224: ... 6 10 system state 1 26 1 28 tag detail 3 4 time base range of trend 4 8 Checking disk space 4 11 network status OSx station 2 5 Command form changing values 3 4 3 10 Commands OSx station new primary 2 2 2 16 resynchronize nodes 2 2 2 4 role change 2 2 2 7 2 8 2 10 2 11 switch media 2 2 2 17 Configuration batch committing 8 4 using batch ID 8 2 Control node defined 1 13 Copying report 9 4 Covered ...

Page 225: ... state 1 27 Failover 2 18 operator response 2 18 Field data entry 1 42 Filtering tag lists 1 48 Function keys displaying graphics 1 56 enabling 1 38 G Graphic directory 1 54 displaying with function key 1 56 Graphic display menu 1 40 node restrictions 1 14 trend 4 10 Graphical editor messages 1 32 I Icons navigation area 1 34 Information area 1 32 terminal number 1 32 K Keyboard operator 1 30 Keys...

Page 226: ...synchronization and action requests 7 11 Normal role OSx station 1 12 O Offline state 1 26 OK pushbutton 1 43 Operate state 1 26 Operator change log action request 7 5 7 12 Operator node functions 1 21 OSx station 1 11 commands new primary 2 2 resynchronize nodes 2 2 role change 2 2 switch media 2 2 functions 1 21 network status 2 5 non primary tasks 1 22 power requirements 1 2 powering down 1 24 ...

Page 227: ... 9 6 9 8 by event 9 14 by shift 9 10 by time 9 10 frequency 9 12 Report continued selecting 9 3 suspending schedule 9 9 Report directory accessing 9 2 copying a report 9 4 deleting a report 9 5 description 9 3 destination printing 9 16 saving to file 9 16 error messages 9 21 previewing a report 9 18 printing a format 9 17 printing a previewed report 9 21 scheduling a report 9 6 selecting a report ...

Page 228: ...g ok pushbutton 1 43 save pushbutton 1 43 Scaling values recipe components 6 11 Scheduling report 9 6 9 9 by time 9 10 Screen areas alarm area 1 32 graphical editor messages 1 32 information area 1 32 main screen area 1 32 menu bar 1 32 navigation area 1 34 system messages 1 32 terminal number 1 32 Screen elements active window 1 38 graphic display menu 1 40 maximize window 1 39 minimize window 1 ...

Page 229: ...values 1 16 configuration filtering 1 48 definition 3 2 faceplate 3 8 filter 1 48 types system associated alarm 5 14 Tag detail changing values 3 4 command form 3 4 3 10 definition 3 2 directory 3 3 display batch BCH 8 7 digital output DO 3 6 loop LOOP 3 7 unit UNIT 8 16 Tag group active batch displaying 8 6 batch units displaying 8 15 definition 3 8 directory 3 9 display 3 8 example 3 10 faceplat...

Page 230: ...7 14 7 19 Viewing Report Error file 9 21 Viewing window trend changing time range 4 8 W Window control menu callup 1 36 Window display troubleshooting 1 53 Window group displaying 1 55 X Xterm new 1 38 X terminal 1 4 1 13 loss of primary 1 16 Z Zooming trends 4 6 4 7 ...

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