Time Out When Transmitting Operator Commands; Entering Comments On A Running Batch - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

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9.8 Batch control
Limitations for manual jump
● You can only start recipe elements which are located in an active ROP or in an active recipe
unit procedure. Recipe elements cannot be started manually in an ROP/recipe unit
procedure which is not active.
● The commands apply only to selected objects and not for all recipe steps in a batch:
– Abort batch (except conti.)
– Stop step (except conti.)
● If a recipe contains several instances of the same recipe phase and one of these instances
is active in a simultaneous branch, one of the instances of this recipe phase started
manually by the user will remain in "waiting" until the active recipe phase is complete. This
means that the batch may be suspended at this recipe step.
● Partner objects are not started when starting recipe steps in simultaneous branches or after
synchronization lines.
● If a monitoring structure contains recipe phases in continuous mode, these phases remain
in this state in the event of a "manual jump" after the monitored area.
Additional information
You will find information on project settings the section General (Page 728).
You will find information on the commands "Abort batch" and "Stop batch" in the sections:
● Abort (Control menu) (Page 1065)
● Stop (Control menu) (Page 1069)
9.8.5.4

Time out when transmitting operator commands

Time out time window
A positive acknowledgment has to be issued from the AS to the BATCH control server (BCS)
within a set time window. Otherwise there is an error message that the operator command was
not executed correctly.
Note
In exceptional cases, the control command may be successfully performed despite the error
message.
This happens, for example, when, during prolonged state transitions of a recipe function, the
target state is reached only after the acknowledgment time, for example, a long "Aborting"
transition state to the "Aborted" target state.
9.8.5.5

Entering comments on a running batch

During or after batch control, the operator can enter comments for each control recipe element
(RUP, SUB, ROP, RPH) or for the entire batch (control recipe header) without having to put
the batch on hold (for example entry of laboratory values or comments on important events).
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