Overview Area - Siemens Simatic PCS7 Function Manual

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7, OS Process Control .
6.2.1

Overview area

Display in the overview area
The following figure shows an example of the overview area:
This section describes only the icons that are specific to the maintenance station.
"Highest priority messages" icon list
If at least one message with Priority 16 is active (incoming or incoming acknowledged state),
the icon is displayed. This priority is predefined by the system for emergency operation of an
AS.
To display the "Highest priority messages" list, click the icon.
Icon
In addition to the display of the icon, an AS process control message without area information
is generated. The message comes in as soon as at least one highest priority message in the
"Diagnostics" area has come in.
As soon as all highest priority messages in the "Diagnostics" area have gone out, the message
without area information is assigned the status "outgoing".
For more information on configuration of the message priority see the manual
System PCS 7; Operator Station .
Sum status of the plant
The plant operator obtains an overview of the statuses of the individual areas from the
"Diagnostics" area.
The icons are displayed on each operator station regardless of whether the "Diagnostic" area
is assigned to this operator station.
The following cases are exceptions to this:
● OS single-station projects
● All operator stations of a project if the maintenance station is an OS single-station project.
Maintenance Station
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"Highest priority messag‐
es" list is called
Operator control and monitoring
6.2 Layout of the user interface
Process Control System PCS
Permission
Enable for the diagnostics area
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