Siemens ST PCS 7 User Manual

Engineering system

ES software

Import/Export Assistant

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Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007

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Overview

Efficient processing of mass data

The import/export assistant (IEA) is an effective tool for rational

engineering of mass data, and is based on multiple use of pro-

cess tag types and example solutions. It is particularly suitable

for large plants with many process tags of the same type or with

several plant components of the same type. Plant data which

have already been configured (such as process tag lists or

charts from the CAD/CAE world) can be imported into the engi-

neering system and used for largely automatic generation of

process tags. The data of the host planning system can be sub-

sequently matched again with the parameters optimized during

commissioning.
To permit simple and fast modification, the PCS 7 projects can

also be exported, the data processed using the IEA editor or

other programs (e.g. Microsoft Excel or Access), and subse-

quently reimported.

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Benefits

The import/export assistant offers the following benefits when

using previously configured plant data:

Importing of previously configured plant data from the host

CAD/CAE world, such as process tag list

- No multiple inputs with the associated input errors

- Simple handling, easy-to-use graphic environment

Automatic and reproducible generation of process tags and

derivatives based on the imported process tag lists and exam-

ple solutions (technological hierarchy, charts of the individual

process tags)

- Drastic reduction in time required, and avoidance of errors

Automatic derivation of the OS display hierarchy, automatic in-

terconnecting of blocks and positioning in displays

- Considerable reduction in time required and costs

Commissioning of individual process tags with the user-

friendly CFC and SFC graphic tools

Exporting of parameters optimized during commissioning

back to the CAD/CAE world

- Consistent data in the host planning tools

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Function
• Generation/modification of process tag types or example so-

lutions

• Importing of data from plant planning

- Generation of process tags from process tag types and de-

rivatives from example solutions; provision with data from the

import file (one process tag/derivative per import file line in

each case)

- Assignment of an import file to a process tag type, and

checking of the assignment

- Generation of a template for an input file for the process tag

• Exporting of data for plant planning

- Generation of an export file per process tag type/example

solution in each case, with one line for each process tag of

this type or each derivative of this example solution

• Matching of process tags

- Removal of parameter/signal connection points not present

on the process tag type and of messages from the process