Assigning A Control Module Type To A Function; Assigning Control Module Types To The Dcs Structure In Bulk - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

14.12.4

Assigning a control module type to a function

Requirement
● Hardware engineering has been performed.
See chapter Editing hardware engineering via engineering tasks (Page 117).
● The "SW interface" tab of a function is displayed and the tasks have been created.
See chapter Displaying the SW interface tab and creating tasks (Page 137).
● The "Units" tab is open in the Navigator.
Procedure
1. Assign the control module to a function.
See also chapter Assigning a control module type to the DCS structure (Page 138).
2. Confirm your entries.
Executed tasks are marked with a green signal light in the "Status" column.
Result
● The inserted control module is displayed below the function in the Navigator structure. See
also the overview in Notes on the plant hierarchy (Page 133).
● There is a mapping table below the inserted control module. The mapping table is edited by
the administrator. See also chapter Configuring the mapping table of the signal designations
(Page 159).
14.12.5

Assigning control module types to the DCS structure in bulk

Requirement
● Hardware engineering has been performed.
See chapter Editing hardware engineering via engineering tasks (Page 117).
● The "Units" tab is open in the Navigator.
Bulk processing of tasks
1. Select one of the folders of the plant hierarchy in the DCS structure.
2. Open the properties of the folder.
3. Select the "Tasks" tab.
4. Make sure that the "SW interface" tab is displayed and the tasks have been created.
See chapter Displaying the SW interface tab and creating tasks (Page 137).
5. Select the "SW interface" tab and proceed as described here:
Assigning a control module type to the DCS structure (Page 138)
The task includes all control module types below the selected folder.
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