7.1.2.3 Configuring the BATCH server
Rules
● A SIMATIC PC station must be created and configured with a "BATCH application" in HW
Config for the PC on which the BATCH server runs.
● If you wish to work locally on the engineering station with BATCH server/clients (single
station project engineering) you only need to configure one PC station with server and client
application, where the computer name is left empty or the local computer name is entered.
WARNING
Configuring applications (WinCC, SIMATIC BATCH, ...) on separate "SIMATIC PC station"
objects and then merging them to create one PC station by assigning the same computer
name to the "SIMATIC PC station" objects is not permitted.
Procedure in the SIMATIC Manager
1. Select the project in the Component view.
2. Select the menu command Insert > Station > SIMATIC PC Station.
Result: A new SIMATIC PC station is inserted in the current project.
3. Set the computer name of the PC station:
– To do this, select the SIMATIC PC station.
– Select the menu command Edit > Object properties.
– Enter the computer name in the last field.
Engineering
7.1 Basic engineering for PCS 7
SIMATIC BATCH V8.2
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