Archive Groups - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 System Manual

Archive management

8.2 Archive groups

8.2 Archive groups
With the help of the APF engineering tool, you can define archive groups with different data
structures. For each created archive group, the APF engineering tool generates the
"FB_XXXAI" and "FB_XXXAR" function blocks.
Creating archive groups
To create an archive group, follow these steps:
1. Open the archive management in the navigation area of the APF engineering tool.
2. Select the "Archive groups" group.
3. Select the "New" command in the shortcut menu.
The "Add Archive group" dialog box opens.
4. Enter a name for the archive group and click the "OK" button.
The archive group is created with default properties and displayed in the navigation area.
Editing an archive group
In the working area of the APF engineering tool, you can edit the following properties of the
archive groups:
Name
Description
Textlib ID
FB number (I)
FB number (R)
110
Field
Name of the archive group
Description of the archive group
ID for multilingual management in the text library (non-editable; as‐
signed automatically)
Number of the function block that is generated for the archive data re‐
cords in format "INTEGER (32)".
Block numbers FB1775-1795 are reserved for APF blocks and must not
be overwritten.
Number of the function block that is generated for the archive data re‐
cords in format "REAL".
Block numbers FB1775-1795 are reserved for APF blocks and must not
be overwritten.
Explanation
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