Operating Modes Of Field Devices - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Functions
7.3 Device management
To open the documents, select the SIMATIC PDM menu command Help > Document
Manager. Use the mouse to select the required document from the submenu.
Requirements
The following requirements must be met in order to assign and display documents:
● The documents are stored locally on the PC or are located on a connected network drive
● A display program is assigned to the document type in Windows on the PC.
● The user who wants to open a particular document has read rights to the document (as a
Procedure
To assign specific documents to a device, proceed as follows:
1. Open the object properties of the device.
2. Select the "Document Manager" tab.
Actions on the "Document Manager" tab
Action
File
Title
Test whether a document can be displayed.
Remove a document from the list
7.3.7

Operating modes of field devices

Modes
Each device supports specific, different operating modes which can or cannot be toggled using
SIMATIC PDM (depends on the interlock setup of the device).
The following operating modes are available:
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(designated by means of a letter).
Connections involving http, ftp, and UNC paths are not supported.
minimum).
Rows for a maximum of 10 documents are displayed.
To execute
1. Click the "..." button.
2. Navigate to the document required.
3. Click "Open".
The storage path and file name of the selected file is displayed in
the "File" box.
Enter a name for the document.
Select the menu command Open.
Select the menu command Delete.
Help for SIMATIC PDM (V8.2)
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