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storage location for the export. When this check box is not selected, a file name is created and
the PDF file is saved in the specified folder.
Note
To have the reports for closed batches available at any time, export the batch reports from the
print preview to PDF files. You can then archive and delete these batches in the BATCH Control
Center.
Special features during report creation
● Additional load for report generation
If your configuration limits are significantly greater than the typical values used for
performance calculation, an even higher load will be placed on the BATCH server during
report generation. Through the use of a PH, you achieve a significant load distribution.
● Display reports on PH or PCS 7 Web Option
Report files in PDF format are only displayed on a PH or a PC with PCS 7 Web Option for
OS if Adobe Reader is installed there.
● Representation of unswitched transitions in the batch report
In PC-based operating mode, process values of unswitched transitions in alternative
branches are represented with the "-" character. By contrast, in AS-based operating mode,
these process values are also displayed in the batch report.
● Non-printable characters in the print preview, printout and PDF generation
A European SIMATIC BATCH installation uses the Arial font as a default. This means that
only European, Arabic and Hebrew characters are used for the print preview, printout and
PDF generation from BatchCC. Some characters will not be printed if other fonts are used
in BatchCC.
● Control strategies
The actual value and setpoint are output for control strategies. If the actual value and
setpoint are different, both values are marked in red in the report to make them more easily
identifiable. Actual values and setpoints are displayed with an accuracy of a maximum of
two places after the decimal point.
● Report creation with automatic completion of recipe phases
Recipe phases with the "Continue" option are either completed with a recipe phase of the
same type without a set "Continue" option, or the recipe phase is automatically completed
at the end of the unit recipe. With automatic completion, the recipe operation that contains
this recipe phase and the recipe unit procedure are activated once again. This reaction is
documented during report creation.
● Delay in closing batches
Messages are collected cyclically from the PCS 7 OS archives for batch reports. This means
that message data from running batches may not be up-to-date until the next cycle. All
current data is collected after the "Close batch" command. It may take some time for the
batch status to change from "closing" to "closed" in the report.
● Equation values in reports
In reports of the master recipes, equation values are displayed only with their configured
values. The equations are only calculated and displayed with the current values when the
batch runs.
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