
Programming Actions and Conditions
S7-GRAPH for S7-300/400 Programming Sequential Control Systems
C79000-G7076-C526-01
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Comment, Extended Name, Number, Name
Step Comment
A step comment can contain a maximum of 2048 characters. It has no influence on
the execution of the program.
Step comments are displayed only at the single step display level. If you do not
enter an extended step name, the step name is displayed instead.
The Extended Name
The extended name is displayed in the text line above the actions. It can be used,
on the one hand, as a simple comment also visible at the single page level, and on
the other hand the extended name can also be used instead of the step name to
identify the step to the diagnostic system.
The number of characters in the extended name is not limited. If you do not enter
an extended name, the step name is displayed instead.
Step Number (for example S1) and Step Name (for example Step1)
The step name and step number must be unique and can be adapted at any of the
three display levels.
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The step number is automatically assigned by the system (range: 1 to 999).
If the step number of the first step is set manually in a branch path, when further
step-transition pairs are inserted, the numbers are assigned automatically by
the system in ascending order starting at the manually entered number. This
simply leads to interrupted numbering of the step-transition pairs. You can
renumber the steps and transitions at any time so that individual areas are
consecutively numbered.
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The step name is automatically assigned by the system (range: step1 to
step999). It can consist of a maximum of 24 alphanumeric characters. The first
character must be a letter. If the zoom factor is too low, the display of step
names is suppressed.
If you modify the name of a step in the "Step Properties" dialog box, S7-Graph
automatically searches for the old name and replaces it throughout the entire
program when you save or compile. All instructions in which the step is
referenced are therefore updated.