Specifying Units Using Conditions - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

Result: This assignment is displayed in the properties dialog of the recipe elements shown
(where it cannot be changed). When assigning phases, only the phases that can be executed
by the units still selected are available.
10.4.4.3

Specifying units using conditions

In the Recipe Editor, you can use conditions to specify units that match the required equipment
properties. When a process cell is expanded or a change is made, the list of available units is
adapted automatically without change to the recipe.
Requirement
The BatchCC is open.
Procedure
1. Select the menu command Options > Settings > Project settings and select the "Unit
selection according to conditions" check box on the "General" tab to "Yes". You have now
set this strategy as the default for new recipes or expanded recipe procedures.
2. Open a new recipe in the Recipe Editor. Open the "Properties of ..." dialog with the menu
command Recipe > Header parameter ... and open the "Allocations" tab.
3. Select the desired recipe assignment from the list and click "Edit". If there is no recipe
assignment, first click "New".
4. Click "New" in the dialog that opens. This creates a new, empty condition. Click the
"Change" button to make the following additional settings in the wizard:
– In the first step, select the required equipment property and click "Next".
– In the second step, select the operator ("Available" indicates that only the presence but
– In a third step, select or enter the required value of the equipment property.
– In the final step, click "Finish".
5. Close the dialog with "OK".
Result
The possible units on which the recipe unit can run are displayed on the "Allocation" tab. The
unit allocation is determined by SIMATIC BATCH from the recipe phases and conditions used
and cannot be edited.
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not the value of the equipment property is evaluated).
Using logical operators, you can logically combine multiple conditions with queries of
equipment properties.
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