Chaining Batches - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

BATCH OS controls
11.4 Applications in process mode
Procedure in WinCC Explorer
1. Open the OS project editor.
2. Select the "Runtime help available" check box on the "Layout" tab of the "OS project editor"
dialog.
3. Close the dialog with "OK".
Result
The project has been reconfigured. If you change to a process picture that contains all the
BATCH OS controls, you will notice that a help button has been added at the right end of each
toolbar to call the online help. Click the help button to open the corresponding context-sensitive
help.
To deactivate the online help for individual BATCH OS Controls, deselect the option "Runtime
help available" in the "OS project editor" dialog.
11.4.6

Chaining batches

Chaining batches in the BATCH OS Process Cell control
In this Control, you can chain batches or cancel the chaining of batches. Chaining is possible
if the predecessor batch does not have the status "Archived" or "Archiving" and if the successor
batch has the status "Planned", "Enabled" or "Blocked" with interlock (no editing possible).
No chaining is permitted to already exist and no cycle is permitted to arise in the chaining.
To chain two selected batches, a shortcut menu with the "Scheduling" command group is
available. You can revoke the chaining of previously chained batches. Once again, the
appropriate command is available in the shortcut menu.
Set chaining parameters such as mode and time offset in relation to the previous batch (GAP
Time) in the BATCH OS Properties Control once you have chained the batch in the BATCH
OS Process Cell Control.
User permissions for chaining
Settings for the chaining parameter and the time offsetGAP Time mode in relation to a
successor batch can be made with the required user permissions.
Functions that are not supported
● Electronic signatures (ESIGs) for batch chaining actions are not supported in the Control.
● The OS control does not support configuration of batch chaining based on the Gantt chart
in BatchCC.
● A Gantt chart as displayed in BatchCC is not available for the BATCH OS controls. Enter
the start time for the start batch of a batch chaining under "Chart start" on the "Batch" tab
for a selected batch in the BATCH OS Properties control .
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Operating Manual, 02/2016, A5E35958174-AA