Limitations - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

BATCH Control Center
9.8 Batch control
● The visualization of the batch affected by the change in BatchCC is not updated for all
connected clients during the online structure change. After completing OSC editing, the
visualization of the batch is updated.
● You can use the "Save as recipe" function to save the control recipe of any batch to the
folder "Master recipes" as a new master recipe with a new name (suggested name is name
of the batch), regardless of whether it has been changed in OSC processing mode or not.
To do this, you will need the "Save as new recipe" right.
9.8.8.3

Limitations

The following limitations apply to online structure changes:
● Existing conditions within transitions cannot be deleted.
● Active recipe steps cannot be deleted. An object in the control recipe can only be deleted
in the following states:
– Completed
– Aborted
– Stopped
– Inactive, idle
● It is not possible to update process cells in BatchCC during an online structure change, nor
is an online structure change possible during a process cell update.
● A complete batch report cannot be guaranteed if the process continues to run in OSC mode.
● The selected phase type of an existing recipe step cannot be changed. For example 'stir'
cannot be changed to 'heat'. Alternatively, you can delete the existing recipe phase and
create a new recipe phase with the appropriate equipment phase. The phase type can of
course be changed in new recipe phases.
● The following recipe objects cannot be changed or deleted during an online structure
change:
– Existing parameters and their data types
– Unit candidates
– Process tags
● Online structure changes are not supported by the SIMATIC BATCH API and SIMATIC
BATCH server interfaces.
● A special electronic signature is not required for the online structure change.
● Online structure changes are not recommended when using SIMATIC BATCH in
conjunction with SIMATIC IT. You can therefore deactivate the options for OSC in Project
settings > "Batches" folder under Deactivate structure change.
● When changing user, which may also be required by other applications (e.g. Recipe Editor,
PCS 7 OS), all open dialogs in BatchCC are closed and those carried out in OSC mode
and control recipe changes that have not yet been accepted are rejected.
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