Optional: Creating And Configuring Process Tags - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Procedure
1. Select the instance of the control module in the DCS structure in the Navigator.
2. Navigate beneath the signal under the instance of the process tag to the channel request.
3. Open the properties of the channel request.
4. Implement the channel request to the I/O channel.
14.11.3

Optional: Creating and configuring process tags

Requirement
● The plant hierarchy is known.
See chapter Notes on the plant hierarchy (Page 133).
● The "Units" tab is open in the Navigator.
Creating and configuring process tags
You can find additional information on creating and configuring process tags in the "EI&C
Operation" manual, keyword "Basic Engineering".
Specifically, the following steps are necessary:
1. Select the "A50 EI&C" folder.
2. Create a position.
3. Create process tag.
4. Do not use a function template.
5. Select the "A20 Signal engineering" folder below the function.
6. Create signals.
7. Create the channel request "Channel requests for control" for each signal.
This channel request is used to link the signal to the DP slave.
See also
Optional: Linking hardware and software: Implementing channels (Page 136)
Plant Automation Accelerator 3.0
Operating Manual, 04/2019, A5E46351208-AA
14.11 Software engineering in the Navigator
Engineering in PAA
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