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Table of Contents
About this manual ........................................................................................7
Document organization ..............................................................................7
Legal Notices .................................................................................................7
Additional resources ................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1
What is FactoryTalk Batch? ....................................................................... 14
Modular Batch Automation ................................................................. 14
FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor example ........................... 15
FactoryTalk Batch Recipe Editor example ................................... 16
Who uses FactoryTalk Batch? .............................................................. 16
Reference guidelines and standards ......................................................... 17
FactoryTalk Batch Components ................................................................ 18
FactoryTalk Batch Server ..................................................................... 18
FactoryTalk Batch Recipe Editor......................................................... 18
FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor ................................................. 19
FactoryTalk Batch View ....................................................................... 19
FactoryTalk Event Archiver ................................................................ 20
FactoryTalk Batch Network Editor .................................................... 20
FactoryTalk eProcedure Client ........................................................... 22
FactoryTalk eProcedure Server .......................................................... 22
FactoryTalk Batch Material Manager ................................................ 22
FactoryTalk Batch Material Editor .............................................. 22
FactoryTalk Batch Material Server ...............................................23
Chapter 2
FactoryTalk Batch Server overview ..........................................................25
Sample demonstration setup ................................................................... 26
Add sample FactoryTalk Security users ............................................. 26
Configure sample permissions for FactoryTalk Security users....... 28
Configure the sample FactoryTalk Batch Server .............................. 30
Rebuild the recipe directory ................................................................32
Start the FactoryTalk Batch Server service ............................................... 33
Batch Service Manager dialog box - Server options .......................... 34
Start the sample FactoryTalk Batch Phase Simulator ............................. 34
Verify PCD communications ..................................................................... 35
Learn about FactoryTalk Batch.................................................................. 36
Chapter 3
FactoryTalk Batch introduction
introduction