Validating Recipes; Releasing A Recipe For Testing Or Production - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

BATCH Recipe Editor
10.5 Other functions
10.5.2

Validating recipes

Introduction
The validation covers the consistency of the library operations and Process Cell data used in
the created recipe.
Requirement
This is only possible when the recipe is edited with the elements step, transition and structure
element along with the corresponding configuration of the recipe data (header).
Procedure in the BATCH Recipe Editor
1. Open the recipe you want to validate (master recipe or library object).
2. Select the menu command Recipe > Validate.
Result: A result display or error list is displayed that indicates whether or not the recipe header
is completed, whether materials exist, whether steps and transitions in the recipe are
configured and whether the normalized batch quantity is correct. Incorrect elements are
displayed in red in the graphic recipe structure. Validation is also possible in BatchCC.
Note
By double-clicking an entry in the error list, you can jump to the part of the recipe that caused
the problem.
You can use the validation control at any time. Validation does not change the recipe status.
10.5.3

Releasing a recipe for testing or production

Requirement:
The requirement for this function is the validation of the recipe. The validity of the recipe is first
checked automatically when you start this command.
Procedure in the BATCH Recipe Editor
1. OPen the recipe that will be tested (master recipe or library object).
2. Select the menu command Recipe > Release for Testing or Release for production.
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