Creating The Multiproject - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

Creating and managing a PCS 7 project

5.3 Creating the multiproject

5.3 Creating the multiproject
Division into individual projects for multiproject engineering
Dividing the multiproject into functional units is recommended in principle in PCS 7 (e.g. one
project per unit). This setup provides the maximum flexibility during the configuration and
commissioning phase. This applies in particular to automation systems (AS). This way the
project engineer responsible for one or more automation systems (AS) can, for example,
display the appropriate project from the multiproject and configure this separately.
The multiproject ("Comp_MP" in the following example) should consist of the following parts:
● Project "01_PLANT_A" for a unit consisting of fault-tolerant AS
● Project "02_PLANT_B" for a unit consisting of standard AS
● Project "25_ES" for one or more engineering stations
● Project "20_OS" for the redundant OS server pair and an OS client
● Project "21_CL", for OS clients of the same type as typical operator stations
● Master data library "Comp_Lib"
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