Forcing Comment Entry - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

3. Confirm with "OK".
Result: The information for the signature is displayed in the "Signatures" table.
– If several signatures are required and the "All" option is active, all the signatures must
– If several signatures are required and the "Individually" option is active, the open
In both cases, the signature is complete, only when all signatures have been entered.
4. Confirm the "SIMATIC Logon Service - Signature" dialog box with "OK".
Note
Remember that it may be necessary to complete the signatures within a specified time. The
time available and the expiration of the time is displayed in the "Times" group in the
"SIMATIC Logon Service - Signature" dialog box.
9.7.3

Forcing comment entry

Comment field in the "Sign" dialog
To sign operator actions, or the editing of recipes, you can now also force entry of a comment.
This means that the operator or the person who is required to sign electronically per user role,
is forced to enter a comment in the comment field of the "Sign" dialog, in addition to signing
electronically. Only then can he close the dialog with the "OK" button.
Requirement
To configure in the BATCH Control Center, enable the "Force comment when signing" check
box in the "Electronic signatures" tab of the "Project settings" dialog in the Options > Settings
menu.
Signing and comment entry
If an electronic signature with forced comment is configured for an action, the batch remains
at the step at which the signature is required, and a WinCC process control message is
generated. An icon indicating a signature request is displayed at the step and an icon indicating
an operator prompt is displayed at the batch.
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be entered at the same time in one open "SIMATIC Logon Service - Signature" dialog
box before clicking "OK".
"SIMATIC Logon Service - Signature" dialog box can be closed again with "OK" after
entering a signature.
Description
Signature request at the recipe step.
Operator prompt on the batch in the BCC
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