Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 Manual page 144

Batch control
Predecessor
Order
Batch
Product
Quality
Batch
Status
Mode
Starting date and
time
Finishing data and
time
Recipe
Sequence
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Number of the predecessor batch in an execution sequence. You can 'chain'
batches to make execute in a defined sequence. This is done by specifying
the predecessor batch which is indicated in this column by the list position. A
'0' means that this batch is not chained – in other words, it has no
predecessor batch and can be started as soon as the first apparatuses of this
batch are free (see Chapter 6, Batch planning).
The column for the production order can be displayed as well (via the 'View'
menu).
Batch name
Product name
Quality designation
Batch quantity with engineering unit
Batch status
Starting mode of the batch (A=automatic, B=manual mode)
Planned or actual starting time of the batch. Its meaning depends on the
status of the batch:
Planned starting time with 'released' and 'blocked' statuses otherwise actual
starting time.
Planned or actual finishing time of the batch. Its meaning depends on the
status of the batch:
Planned finishing time with statuses 'released', 'blocked', 'in progress',
'error' and 'paused', otherwise actual finishing time.
The column for the recipe name can be displayed as well (via the 'View'
menu).
This indicates the sequence in which the batches were released. The batches
are executed in this sequence unless a a modification has been specified by
chaining, or a different priority by the starting mode. After sorting, the order
in which the batches were released can only seen from the 'Sequence'
column.
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