Creating And Editing Attributes - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 System Manual

To edit the properties of a material class, follow these steps:
1. Select the required material class in the navigation area.
The properties of the selected material class are displayed in the working area.
2. Define the properties of the material class in the working area of the engineering tool.
3. Click the "Save" button to save the changes.
4. Click the "Dismiss" button to discard the changes.
Deleting material classes
Deletion is not possible, in order to guarantee data consistency.
5.2.2

Creating and editing attributes

You can define up to 100 attributes (material properties) for each material class. An output is
created for each attribute when the "FB_XXXMA" function block is generated. The attribute
data are saved in the "FB_MATTATTRIB_XXX" user archives.
The attributes are displayed and can be assigned with values in the process picture.
Advanced Process Functions Engineering Manual
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Material management
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