Options" Menu (Depends On Device); Help" Menu; Contents; Help For Device Parameters - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Status display
● During the process, the progress is indicated as a percentage for the relevant device.
● Once the process is complete, the display field shows the entry "Result".
Messages
The message log shows errors and warnings or outputs from the EDD.
8.6

"Options" menu (depends on device)

The menus and dialog boxes can contain other device-specific menu commands.
If a device is opened twice, for example, by opening the higher-level network and by opening
it directly, device-specific functions are grayed out in the second window and can only be
accessed in the window that was opened first.
Note
Device-specific menu items and help for these menu items are derived from the device
description assigned to the object. You will find device-specific information in the online help
and in the documentation provided by the device manufacturer. The PDF file associated with
this documentation does not contain any device-specific information.
8.7

"Help" menu

8.7.1

Contents

This menu command displays the Help on SIMATIC PDM.
You can navigate to different help topics from the Table of Contents. The "Index" and "Find"
functions enable you to display information on specific terms.
8.7.2

Help for device parameters

This menu commands calls the device-specific help with descriptions of the parameters.
Note: The device-specific help is derived from the device description assigned to the object.
8.7.3

Info

This menu command displays information about the software version and the copyright.
Help for SIMATIC PDM (V8.2)
Operating Manual, 02/2014, A5E33203676-AA
Menus and dialog boxes in SIMATIC PDM
8.7 "Help" menu
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