States Of A Transition Condition; Overview Of Batch Step Statuses - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

9.8.5.10

States of a transition condition

Overview
A transition condition can have the following 4 states:
Result
TRUE
FALSE
INVALID
ERROR
Note
If an OR operation for several conditions is used and one condition is fulfilled, the values of
the other conditions no longer need to be determined. This means that the transition is fulfilled,
although individual conditions may be INVALID.
9.8.5.11

Overview of batch step statuses

The state of a batch step contains information about:
● The allocation of a unit or an equipment phase, for example, waiting for a unit or equipment
phase
● The basic status of an equipment phase, for example, inactive, running, held, completed
● Additional characteristics such as error, pending command, locked, operator prompts
The status display of a batch step is formed accordingly.
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Description
Condition is fulfilled
Condition is not fulfilled
Condition value not yet determined
Error in evaluating or determining the condition White cross in red
BATCH Control Center
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Symbol
Green check mark
(no symbol)
Question mark
dot
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