Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 System Manual page 61

Adding new attributes to a material class
To add an attribute to a material class, follow these steps:
1. Select the required material class in the navigation area of the APF engineering tool.
All attributes of the selected material class are displayed in the working area.
2. Click in the last row of the working area and specify the following properties:
3. Click the "Save" button.
Editing attributes
To change the properties of the attributes, follow the steps below:
1. Select the required material class in the navigation area of the APF engineering tool.
All attributes of the selected material class are displayed in the working area.
2. Click in the row of the attribute to be edited and make the required changes.
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Column
Pos
Name
UoM
Format
Enum_Mat
Low limit
High limit
TXTLIB
FCT_ IO_BLOCK_NAME
Visible
Position in the visualization order.
Name of the attribute
Unit of the attribute
Format of the attribute
Name/coding of an enumeration
The "ENUM_MAT" field can only be selected if you have set "ENU‐
MERATION" as the format of the attribute. You can create enumer‐
ations in SIMATIC Manager under "Global Declarations".
Lower operator control limit for numerical values
Upper operator control limit for numerical values
ID for multilingual management in the text library (non-editable; as‐
signed automatically)
Name of the output in the AS block
You can use the "Visible" check box to specify whether the attribute
is displayed in the process picture.
Material management
5.2 Material classes
Explanation
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