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Control properties (attributes)
All OS controls have special properties (attributes) that you configure in the Graphics Designer.
The properties allow you to adapt the OS controls exactly to your requirements. The attributes
can be made dynamic. All the dynamization methods of WinCC are available for this. Additional
information on the topic of dynamic process pictures is available in the WinCC Information
System under "Working with WinCC".
Restrictions
● Changing an operator permission
If there is a connection to a BATCH project via the SIMATIC BATCH OS Master control
and changes are then made to the permissions in the BATCH project, these changes only
take effect in the controls when you reconnect to the BATCH project (disconnect and
reconnect) or when the user changes.
● Project settings
Changes to the project settings in the BatchCC are recognized only after a new logon or
reconnection to the project.
● Unit allocation
The SIMATIC BATCH OS Allocation control primarily monitors the process cells that are
available on the WinCC client and also in the BATCH project. If you connect to a BATCH
project that does not recognize the same unit as the WinCC client, running batches and
recipe elements may be delayed and the runtimes (Batch/RUP/ROP) are not correctly
displayed. The data is entered in the unit overview only when there is a status change of
the batch or recipe element.
● ESIG
The OS controls for SIMATIC BATCH do not support electronic signatures. Operator inputs
requiring a signature are not executed.
● While an online structure change is being made to a batch in BatchCC, this batch cannot
be operated or monitored with the SIMATIC BATCH OS controls. Such batches are marked
as locked in the OS controls and the range of functions in the shortcut menu is limited.
Once you have applied the changes to the recipe structure in BatchCC, operator control
and monitoring of the batch via the OS controls is again possible.
Displaying important system messages
If the SIMATIC BATCH system detects situations such as too little hard disk space, important
system messages are displayed automatically in an extra window. The window with the
messages always appears as a foreground window. Requirements for displaying important
system messages are as follows:
● The two OS controls "SIMATIC BATCH OS Master" and "SIMATIC BATCH OS Monitor"
are configured in one process screen.
● In process mode, a connection to a BATCH project is established via the "SIMATIC BATCH
OS Master" OS control.
You also need to acknowledge some of the messages (critical messages) so that they are not
displayed again. If such messages are already pending when you connect to the BATCH
project, the message window is displayed immediately after the connection is made. If you
close this window, you can display it again at any time by double-clicking on the message
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