PFS Switching point preview

The Production & Facility Scheduler context menu enables users to access the switching point preview mode.

The switching point preview mode is a powerful diagnosis tool enabling users to check over the PFS configuration. It defines and displays, according to the selected filter criteria, absolute and relative switching points and absolute execution times. Therefore, it enables users to assess the effects of the changes they have made before they actually apply them to the equipment. This preview can also be used to display a history of times. The definition is always performed on the basis of the current configuration.

User events can not be executed in the editor. In the Runtime environment, trigger time points for user events are kept in memory for 14 days at the most; therefore, the history of execution times can only be traced back in time over this period of time.

You can also filter the configured objects, for instance if you only wish to search within a specific schedule.

When you close the dialog by clicking on OK, the settings you have defined are saved, and will remain available until the next time you open access the dialog.

Search dialog in text fields

The Equipment, Schedule, Variable and Function fields support the use of wildcards for filtering purposes:

fill-in	Meaning
Text	The naming have to be Text
*Text	The naming have to end with Text
Text*	The naming have to start with Text
T??t	Any character is possible on second and third place.

Equipment	Defines the filter to use with the equipment you are examining. Only switching points inherent to the relevant equipment will appear in the preview. ATTENTION: Input is case sensitive!
Schedule	Defines the filter to use with the schedule you are examining. Only switching points inherent to the relevant schedules will be displayed in the preview window. ATTENTION: Input is case sensitive!
Variable	Defines the filter to be applied to the variables you are searching. Only switching points linked to relevant variables and matching the criteria defined in the mask will be displayed in the preview window. ATTENTION: Input is case sensitive!
Function	Defines the filter to be applied to the functions you are searching. Only switching points linked to relevant functions and matching the criteria defined in the mask will be displayed in the preview window. ATTENTION: Input is case sensitive!
Filtering of	This option enables you to select which data should be used when displaying the preview. If you selected `Edited data`, only edited data will be used when creating the preview. The preview thus enables you to check over your configuration before saving any new settings. `Execution data` creates the preview on the basis of the configuration used for the switching points' execution.
Switching time points	This option enables you to define the period of time for which you wish to create a preview.
`Sort on`	Select the columns according to which you wish to sort the information, define the sorting sequence and click on the button `Sort` to sort the switching point table.
`Preview`	Starts defining execution times according to the established criteria. If the Recursive option is deactivated, only schedules on the first level are searched. Contains the table with the switching points which are executed throughout the specified period and match the filter criteria. Deactivated switching points or switching points contained in deactivated schedules are highlighted.