Edit Equipment Phase Parameters

The
Equipment Phase
 Properties dialog displays Equipment Phase configuration information for the selected equipment phase. The Parameters tab allows you to edit parameter tags (that is, inputs and outputs) for the given equipment phase.
TIP:
Select the LogDesPPDrillIcon icon to view the members of the
Equipment Phase
 parameter. Note that for some of the
Equipment Phase
 parameters, you will need to cascade down more than one level to see all the members.
Select the LogDesPPHomeIcon icon to collapse the list.
To edit
Equipment Phase
 parameters:
  1. Select the row of the
    Equipment Phase
     parameter that you wish to edit.
  2. Select the
    Usage
    type from the list.
  3. Select
    Sequencing
    , if you want the program parameter to be seen by the
    FactoryTalk Batch
     Server.
  4. Select
    Browse
    dots_win7 in the
    Data Type
     column to navigate to the
    Select Data Type
     dialog and choose a data type.
  5. In the
    Base Tag
    column, enter the tag that you wish to use as an alias tag, or select
    Browse
    dots_win7 to access tags using the tag browser.
  6. In the
    Description
    field, enter a description for the
    Equipment Phase
     parameter.
  7. In the
    External Access
     column, select whether the tag has Read/Write, Read Only, or no access (None) from external applications such as HMIs.
  8. In
    OPC UA Access
    , select the level of access (Read Only, Read/Write, or None) that external OPC UA clients have to tags.
  9. Select
    Constant
    to prevent executing logic from writing values to the associated
    Equipment Phase
     parameter. If a logic routine tries to write to a constant tag, the routine will not verify.
  10. Use the
    Connections
    column to view one connection associated with the program parameter.
  11. If you want to create a new connection, do this:
  1. Select a parameter.
  2. Select
    New Connection
     in the
    Name
    column in the
    Connections
    grid.
  3. Select
    Browse
    dots_win7 to navigate to the
    Select Tag
     dialog from which you choose a tag.
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