Manual

• Manual
  • Golden thread through the help - an overview
    • Which help chapters for the start
      • The Editor
      • Creating a project
      • Templates and pictures
      • Drivers and variables
      • Functions
      • Starting the Runtime
      • Extended Possibilities
    • Guideline through the help - There I will find
    • Functionality of the online help - So I find, what I need
  • Alarm Information List (AIL)
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type alarm
      • Alarm engineering with filters
        • Filter
        • Time
        • Text
        • Entry in the list
        • Profiles
      • Grouping of alarms
        • Alarm groups
        • Alarm Classes
        • Alarm areas
          • Defining alarm areas
            • Creating alarm areas
            • Configuration
            • Variable link to classes
          • The behavior in the Runtime
    • Functions
      • Alarm functions
        • Alarm-connection: Activate
        • Alarm-connection: activate/deactivate
        • Alarm-connection: inactivate
        • Alarms: ackn. flashing
        • Alarms: Acknowledge
        • Alarms: delete
        • Alarms / Groups / Classes
        • Alarms: Activate/deactivate alarmgroup connection
        • Alarms: Save AML and CEL memory buffer
        • Print alarm- or CEL-list
        • Export alarms
        • Create online-protocol
        • Switch online-printing on/off
        • Switch online printer
      • Picture switch - alarms
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Alarm information list
      • Logging the alarms
        • Online printing
        • Selective printing
      • Alarm status line and alarm information list
  • Archiving
    • General information
      • Format of archive files
      • Cascading and data reduction
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Assistant
      • Creating a picture of the type Archive Revision
      • Creating a new archive
        • Properties
        • Runtime
        • Scan
        • Save
          • Evacuate archives
        • Options
      • Archive columns in the detail view
        • Incremental search
      • Define following archives
        • Archive selection
      • Batch archiving
        • Definition of the batch filter
      • String archiving
      • RDA (Realtime Data Acquisition)
        • PLC data format
        • Header description
        • Type description
          • TYPE 1
          • TYPE 2
          • TYPE 3
          • TYPE 4
      • Display options
      • Sequence of archiving
      • Archive functions - Start, End, Active
      • Profiles
    • Functions
      • Archiving Functions
        • Archive: Stop
        • Index Archive
        • Archive: Start
        • Archive: List of active archives
        • Export archive
          • Name
          • Archive
      • Picture switch - archive revision
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Archive revision
      • Working with the Archiving function
        • Edit values
        • Filling in values
        • Delete values
        • Store values in archive
        • Define list representation
        • Multiple selection of values
  • History of changes
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Logged data
        • Possibilities of Filtering
      • Logged actions
      • Data export
  • Automatic Line Coloring (ALC) - Topology
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • ALC elements
        • Procedural elements
          • Connection points of procedural elements
        • Lines
          • Example
          • Connection points of lines
      • Configuration
        • Configuration of the sources
        • Configuration of ALC Interlockings (Command interlocking)
  • Pictures
    • Picture elements
      • Vector picture elements
        • Ellipse
        • Arc of a circle
        • Segment of a circle
        • Line
        • Polygon
        • Polyline
        • Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle
        • Tube
        • Text
      • Picture Elements
        • ActiveX
        • Bar Graph
        • Bitmap button
        • Combined element
          • Assistant
          • Stati
          • Test mode
          • Comparison operators
          • Creating a formula
            • Formula editor
              • Examples
          • Display of variable names and identifications
        • Combo/List boxes
          • ComboBox
          • Listbox
        • Move Element
        • Message
        • Multi-binary Element
          • Multi-binary Element - Types of Linkage
          • Multi-binary Element - Status Combinations
        • Switch
        • Text button
        • Link Text
        • Trend Graph
        • Clock
        • Universal slider
          • Assistant
        • Invisible button
        • Numerical value
        • Indicating instrument
        • Binary Element
        • Substitution of variables in dynamic elements
        • Animated graphics
      • Editing and moving picture elements
        • Overlapped representation of picture elements
        • Copying of picture elements
        • Selecting groups
        • Changing the size of picture elements
        • Moving of picture elements
    • Templates
      • Template editor
        • Opening the template editor
        • Displaying templates in the template editor
        • Create new template
        • Mounting a new template
        • Positioning templates
        • Relative positioning
          • relative to the mouse pointer
          • relative to the element
        • Deleting templates
      • Distributed engineering with templates
    • Symbols
      • Editing symbols from the library
      • Creating own symbols
        • Inserting own symbols into the library
        • Symbols in symbols
      • Inserting symbols into a picture
        • Embedded symbols
          • Replacing links
        • Linked symbols
          • Assign links
      • List of symbols
      • Symbol selection in the Combined element
    • Graphical Possibilities
      • Adding and removing corners
      • Copy and Paste
      • Grid
      • Font
      • Selecting
      • Scaling
      • Move
      • Center
      • Zooming
      • Shortcuts
    • Picture - Functions
      • Picture switch general
        • Replacing links
        • Replace indices
      • Picture with index
      • Picture : close
      • Picture: Return to last
      • Focus: Activate input to the element with the focus
      • Focus: set to template
      • Focus: Set
      • Focus: Delete from template
      • Show menu
      • Monitor assign
      • Close the template
      • Setpoint default
      • Overview Window
      • Picture: Move center
    • Predefined picture types
      • Creating
      • Types of picture types
        • Picture type specific functions
  • Chronologic Event List (CEL)
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type CEL
      • CEL engineering with filters
        • Filter
        • Time
        • Text
        • Entry in the list
        • Profiles
    • Event logging
      • Online printing
      • Selective printing
      • Logging of value changes in the CEL
        • Checks, whether value has been set correctly
    • Functions
      • CEL functions
        • Export CEL
      • Picture switch - Chronologic Event List
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Chronologic Event List
  • File Structure
    • System files
    • Structure and syntax - ZENON6.INI
    • Structure and syntax - PROJECT.INI
    • Structure of the variable file (dBaseIV)
  • Diagnosis Viewer
    • General
    • Components of the logging systems
    • Standard procedure
    • Diagnosis Server
      • Settings of the server
    • Diagnosis Client
    • Analysis program Diagnosis Viewer
    • Global settings
      • Connection settings Diagnosis Server connection
      • Column settings
    • Possibilities of Filtering
    • Reading the log files
    • Structure of the log file
      • Message levels
      • Search function
      • Profiles
  • Editor
    • Guideline Editor
      • Project Workspace
        • Project Manager
        • Detailview of the Project Manager
          • Editing entries
          • Tool bar in the detail view
          • Navigation in the listview
          • Filtering list entries
          • Extended filter options for variables
          • Search replace
          • Column properties
        • External files
        • Symbols
      • Properties window
        • Grouped view
        • All properties
        • Dialog view
        • Show/hide favorites
        • Show/hide all properties
        • Sorted logically
        • Sort ascending/descending
        • Open/close all sections
        • Show/hide help  
          • Properties help Embedded help
      • Pulldown menus
        • File
        • Edit
        • Pictures
        • Options
          • Settings
          • Editor Profiles
          • Menu Tools
          • Toolbars
          • Commands
        • Windows
        • Help
      • Toolbars
        • Pictures
        • Reports
        • Visibility levels
        • Alignment
        • Elements
        • Runtime Files
        • Remote Transport
        • PFS
        • Profiles
        • Dockable windows
        • VBA
      • Keyboard shortcuts
      • Output window
      • Status Line
      • Individual arrangement of the windows
    • Closing the Editor
    • General selection dialogs
      • Variables
      • Functions
      • Templates
      • Files
      • Pictures
      • Users
      • Drivers
      • Data types
  • Energy Management System (EMS)
    • Introduction
      • Initial situation in the electricity industry
      • Initial situation in the natural gas industry
      • Aims of an economic management
    • Functionality of the whole system
      • Function of the system when electricity is used as the power source
      • Function of the system when natural gas is used as the power source
      • Principal thoughts
        • Options in order to influence the output in the electrical power area
        • Options in order to influence the output in the gas area
        • Power consumption characteristics of devices
    • Method of the EMS
      • Input values
      • The model for the short term prognosis
        • Calculation of the correction power
        • Actual value and real value forecast
        • Lowering the supply limit
      • Operating principle of the obtaining rule
        • Output determination for the devices
          • Primary factors
          • Secondary factors
        • Switching process
      • Overlapping of schedule inputs
    • Multi-level combined heat and power plants (CHPs)
      • Set value processing at CHPs
      • Planned switchings for CHPs
      • Priorities of CHPs
      • Time-dependent restrictions for CHPs
        • Running time according to level switching
        • Expiration of the delay time
      • Manual operation of CHPs
    • Parameterization of the EMS
      • Minimum requirements
      • Data for the EMS
      • Grids
        • Natural gas grids
      • Supply area
        • Additional parameters for the gas supply areas
      • Device group
        • Additional parameters for the gas device groups
      • Generator
        • Switching levels
      • Devices
        • Additional settings for the gas devices
      • Specific elements of the natural gas grid
        • Gas storage
        • Liquid gas plant
      • Lock times
      • Creating a process picture
      • Engineering the picture switch function
    • Internal state of the components
    • Creation of the Runtime files
    • Operating the EMS during the Runtime
  • Energy Edition
    • Automatic Line Coloring (ALC) - Topology
      • Engineering in the Editor
        • ALC elements
          • Procedural elements
            • Connection points of procedural elements
          • Lines
            • Example
            • Connection points of lines
        • Configuration
          • Configuration of the sources
          • Configuration of ALC Interlockings (Command interlocking)
    • Command input
      • Engineering in the Editor
        • Creating a picture of the type command input
        • Limits / Reaction matrices for switching direction texts
        • Create data points
          • Project-overlapping data points
        • Define command input
          • Actions
            • Create action
            • Execute actions
              • Picture switch to picture command input
              • Picture element Command input
              • Picture element Set value
              • Context menu Command input
                • Error messages
                • Executing actions 
              • Context menu Set value
          • Command conditions
            • Define command conditions
              • Define condition variable
              • Interlocking condition
              • Internal interlocking conditions
              • Command interlocking in Distributed Engineering
        • Create menu
        • Import/Export
        • Compiling - Starting the Runtime
          • Substitution
          • Compiling Error
      • Operating during Runtime
        • Picture type Command input
          • Control elements
            • Blocked or locked elements
        • Reload
        • Logging in the CEL
        • Lock response variable
        • Server change in redundant operation
        • Exit Runtime
        • Cause_of_transmission_(COT)_Procedure
  • Extended Trend Module (ETM)
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating pictures of type Extended Trend
      • Creating a new diagram
      • Curve parameters
      • Y axis parameters
      • Frame configuring
      • Entries for the extended trend in the PROJECT.INI file
      • Configuring the time or value axis (X-axis)
        • X axis
      • Configuring procedure
      • Profiles
    • Functions
      • Print
        • Header / Footer
        • Titel / Comment
        • Legend / General
      • Function Picture switch - Extended trend
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Advice on online operation
      • Quick changing of the axis parameters in online operation
      • Picture type Extended trend
  • Functions
    • Overview functions
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating and editing functions
      • Selecting a function
      • Deleting functions
      • Inserting functions from other projects
    • System functions
      • Application - Functions
        • Select printer
        • Functions on/off
        • Functions on
        • Functions off
        • Reload
        • Exit program
        • Simulate right click
      • Windows - Functions
        • File Operations
        • Print a hard-copy
        • Window to the background
        • Window to foreground
        • Play sound-file
        • Sound beep
        • Sound beep finish
        • Start program
    • Execution sequence during Runtime
  • HTML
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type HTML
    • Function Picture switch - HTML
    • Operating during Runtime
  • Import / Export
    • General
    • Archives
    • Pictures
      • Templates
      • Fonts
      • Symbols
    • Users
    • Data types
      • Creating data types by hand
    • Functions
      • Scripts
    • Menus
    • Profiles
    • Reaction matrices
    • Standard recipes
    • Recipegroups
    • Variables
      • Import of variables and datatypes
      • Manual editing of the variable XML file
        • Other export formats
    • Interlockings
      • Command interlockings
    • Time control
    • Allocations
    • Error messages
      • Import
      • Export
  • Industrial Maintenance Manager (IMM)
    • Functionalities
    • Limitations
    • Preparatory works
      • Database
      • Configuration
    • Structure
      • Left side: Tree
      • Right side: List
    • Maintenance task
      • Period of time
      • Hours and operations counter
    • Data input
    • Integration in the process
    • Operating during Runtime
    • Functions
      • Determine open maintenances
  • Industrial Performance Analyzer (IPA)
    • General
    • The configuration of the Industrial Performance Analyzer
      • Editable properties of the data storage
      • Editable properties of the analysis
        • Pre-define time filter
        • Equipment identification
        • Shift name from list
        • Alarm reason
      • Variable selective activation
      • Definition of the alarm groups and classes
    • Internal Industrial Performance Analyzer
      • Operate picture of type IPA in the Runtime
      • Filtering
        • Filter
          • Filter date/time
          • Filter equipment identification
          • Filter alarm classes
          • Filter alarm groups 
          • Filter shift start
          • Filter shift end
          • Filter alarm reason
          • Filter others 
        • Column definition
      • Create document
      • Diagram settings / Create diagram
        • Examples for diagrams
      • Function Picture switch to the picture type IPA
      • Delete entry from database
    • External Industrial Performance Viewer
      • Database connection
      • List view
      • Filter
      • Settings
    • Connection to the database
      • Creating an own database.
      • Creating a database in Microsoft SQL Server or MSDE
      • Defining the database connection
      • Fields of the alarm table
    • Functions
      • Create IPA document
  • Keyblock Runtime Start
    • Usage
  • Keyboard
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type Keyboard
  • Converting projects
    • Conversion from version 2.20 to 3.04
      • Restructuring the database
      • Restructuring the database when the structures changed
    • Conversion from version 3.04, 3.50 to 3.52
      • Operating system
      • AML/CEL-Export
      • AML / CEL, Archives
      • Network operation
      • Archives
      • Layer
      • Arcs
      • Downward compatibility
      • Database
      • Backup documentation (QRF inquiries)
      • American time formats
      • Alarm printer
      • Symbols
      • Zoom function
      • Project backup
      • Filters for system windows
      • Export variable
      • Element Link text
    • Conversion from version 3.52 to 5.11
      • Things to be done in version 3.52
        • Preparatory works
        • Rotated texts
        • Picture names with special characters
      • Things to be done in version 5.11
        • Licensing
    • Conversion from version 5.11 to 5.50
      • Things to be done in version 5.11
      • Things to be done in version 5.50
    • Conversion from version 5.50 to 6.01
      • Things to be done in version 5.50
        • Function names
        • Projects
        • Runtime changeable project data (users, recipes, etc.)
        • Data
        • Profiles
        • 3S Arti driver (since SP2)
      • Things to be done in version 6.01
        • Licensing
        • User administration / password system
        • Configuration settings
        • Simulator driver
        • Picture functions
    • Conversion from version 6.01 to 6.20
      • Evacuating archives to SQL database
      • Converting multi-user projects from 6.20 to 6.20 SP1
    • Converting from version x to version 6.22
      • Function authorizations for Acknowledging Alarms
      • VBA - Direct variable access via request is no longer possible
      • RGM - database changed
  • List
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type List
    • Function Picture switch - List
    • Operating during Runtime
  • Licensing
    • Demo mode
    • Version information
    • Selecting the appropriate license size
    • Types of licensing
    • Procedure of licensing
    • Command line parameters
    • Characteristics of the Server Client operation
  • Menus
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Defining menu entries
        • Action
        • Submenu
        • Separator
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Displaying menus in the Runtime
        • Displaying main menus
        • Displaying context menus
  • Message Control
    • Requirements
      • Requirements for ISDN adapter
      • Hints for the modem communication
      • Acknowledging of paging messages
    • Speech output: Text-to-Speech Engine
      • Requirements for Text to Speech
    • Views in the Message Control
      • Tree view
      • Table view
    • Defining the recipient database
      • Task description
      • Step 1: Preparatory work
      • Step 2: Global settings of the Message Control
      • Step 3: Settings for GSM
      • Step 4: Settings for Paging/SMS
      • Step 5: Acknowledgement possibilities for paging messages
      • Step 6: Settings for E-Mails
      • Step 7: SMS-Server
      • Step 8: Settings for the voice message
      • Step 9: Creating recipients
      • Step 10: Creating a group
      • Step 11: Creating a shift for a group
      • Step 12: Copying/pasting a group
      • Step 13: Defining the Calendar
    • Defining the function Send a Message
      • Step 14: Preparatory work
      • Step 15: The recipient types of the function „Send a Message“
      • Step 16: Parameters for the sending types
      • Step 17: Acknowledging of messages
        • Acknowledging of paging messages
        • Acknowledging of voice messages
      • Step 18: The recipients database in the Runtime
    • Message - Functions
      • Show recipient-database
      • Send a Message (optional)
      • Send Message: activate
      • Send Message: deactivate
    • The INI file of the Message Control
      • [Voice]
      • [GSM]
      • [Mail]
      • [Paging]
      • [Speech]
      • [SMSGATEWAY]
  • Monitor configuration
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • New project
      • Existing project
    • Monitor configuration
      • General settings
      • Station specific settings
        • Defining monitors
        • Defining viatual monitors
    • Functions calls for picture selection
  • Network
    • Requirements
      • Recommendation
    • Configuration of the network
      • Settings under Windows
        • Time synchronization in the network
      • Configuring the network computers
      • Installing the client(s)
        • Script AUTOSTART_CLIENT
        • Script AUTOEND_CLIENT
        • Client management
      • Networkmodels
        • Client server model
        • Multi-hierarchical model
        • Networt and Remote Transport
        • Authorization
      • Executing functions on server and client in online operation
      • System functions
      • Network messages from the system driver
    • Functions
      • Authorization in network
      • Redundancy switch
    • Network functions
  • OPC Server
    • The advantages of the OPC technology
      • No more manufacturer- dependence for hard- and software
      • Plug&Play configuration
      • Multi-Client access and data distribution
      • Network capability and Internet/Intranet
    • Technical background
      • General OPC Server Information
      • Item Addressing:
      • Group information
      • Supported OPC Specifications:
    • Installing the OPC Server
    • Registering the OPC Server
    • Licensing the OPC Server
    • Settings in zenon
    • Browsing of the OPC Server
    • Starting / Stopping the OPC Server
    • Activity logging
    • REMOTE access with DCOM
      • Windows Firewall
      • General authorization
      • DCOM configuration
      • PC wide settings
        • Setting the access authorization
        • Setting the start authorization
      • Application specific settings
      • Remote browsing the OPC Server
        • Browsing with Registry entry
        • Browsing with OPC Enum
  • PLC Diagnosis
    • Simatic Graph 7 sequence chain analysis
      • Requirements
      • Implementing the Graph7 sequence chain analysis in a project
        • Manual engineering of variables
      • Requirements for the automatic import
      • Automatic Graph 7 import in the Editor
        • Options for the Graph7 import
        • Select desired sequence chains
      • Creating picture
      • Runtime operation
      • Description of the operand analysis
        • 1. Search disturbed step
        • 2. Selection of edited transition
        • 3. Find missing operands
        • Display FUP
    • straton Monitoring Viewer
      • Requirements
      • Integration of ActiveX in a zenon picture
      • Display the ActiveX in a zenon picture during runtime
  • Process Control Engine (PCE)
    • The PCE Editor
      • The Taskmanager
      • The editing area
      • The output window
      • The menus of the PCE Editor
        • Menu File
        • Menu Edit
        • Menu Run
        • Menu View
        • Menu Window
        • Menu Help
      • The icon bar of the PCE Editor
    • Course of actions
      • Creating a task
        • Properties of the task
        • Variables of the task
      • Entering code
        • The collection Tasks
        • The object Task
      • Function Show PCE
      • Executing tasks
        • Executing tasks with system start
        • Executing tasks event triggered
          • On a PC
          • On a CE terminal
    • VB Script - Introduction
      • Data types
        • Variant
        • Variant Subtypes
      • Variables
        • Declaring Variables
        • Naming Restrictions
        • Scope and Lifetime of Variables
        • Assigning Values to Variables
        • Scalar Variables and Array Variables
      • Constants
      • Operators
        • Operator Precedence
        • Arithmetic Operators
        • Comparison Operators
        • Logical Operators
      • Conditional Statements
        • Making Decisions Using If...Then...Else
          • Running Statements if a Condition is True
          • Running Certain Statements if a Condition is True and Running Others if a Condition is False
          • Deciding Between Several Alternatives
        • Making Decisions with Select Case
      • Looping Through Code
        • Using Do Loops
          • Repeating Statements While a Condition is True
          • Repeating a Statement Until a Condition Becomes True
          • Exiting a Do...Loop Statement from Inside the Loop
        • Using While...Wend
        • Using For...Next
        • Using For Each...Next
      • Types of procedures
        • Sub Procedures
        • Function Procedures
        • Getting data into and out of procedures
        • Using Sub and Function Procedures in Code
      • Coding Conventions
        • Constant Naming Conventions
        • Variable Naming Conventions
        • Variable Scope
          • Variable Scope Prefixes
        • Descriptive Variable and Procedure Names
        • Object Naming Conventions
        • Code Commenting Conventions
          • Formatting Your Code
  • Process Gateway
    • General
    • Requirements
    • Installation
    • Configuration Process Gateway
      • Project configuration
      • Module configuration
      • Security configuration
    • Configuration Access DEC
      • Module configuration
      • Logging
      • Configuration file: specific entries for AccessDEC
    • Configuration Access DNP3
      • Module configuration
      • Logging
      • Configuration file: specific entries for Access DNP3
    • Configuration Access IEC870SI
      • Module configuration
        • 870-101
        • 870-104
        • Device
        • Sector
        • XML-File
      • Communication
        • Startup
        • General request
        • Reset
        • Value changes
        • Priority
        • Read
        • Process initialized
        • File transfer
          • Storage and naming
          • Spontaneous directory transfer
        • Monitoring command
        • Internal type T00
        • Master connected
        • Pulse generation
        • Reload
        • Broadcasts
        • Logging
          • Client name
          • Modules
            • IEC870Slave
            • OSI2
            • OSI7
            • ScadaRT
      • Compatibility
        • Protocol 101
        • Protocol 104
    • Configuration Access MODBUS
      • Module configuration
      • Hardware address of the MODBUS system
      • Configuration file: specific entries for AccessMODBUS
    • Configuration Access SNMP
      • SNMP architecture
      • Management Information Base (MIB)
      • MIB structure
      • Module configuration
      • Configuration file: specific entries for Access SNMP
      • Configuration of the Windows SNMP agent
    • Configuration Access SQL
      • Module configuration
      • Variable selection
      • Creating tables
      • Operation in a redundant system
      • Configuration file: specific entries for AccessSQL
      • Table format
        • Table for process image
        • Table for variable IDs
  • Production and Facility Scheduler (PFS)
    • General
    • Views in the Production & Facility Scheduler
      • Tree view
      • Table view
    • Configuring objects with the Production & Facility Scheduler
      • Task description
      • Step 1 - Preparation
      • Step 2 - Configuring the Production & Facility Scheduler
      • Step 3 - Creating the equipment
      • Step 4 - Creating models
      • Step 5 - Creating shifts and breaks
      • Step 6 - Defining a holiday model
      • Step 7 - User event Horn tone
      • Step 8 - Reflections on the schedule structure
      • Step 9 - Hall schedule
      • Step 10 - Reflections on time types
      • Step 11 - Times used in the Hall schedule
      • Step 12 - Switching points used in the Hall schedule
      • Step 13 - Schedule for Line I
      • Step 14 - Schedule for Line II
      • Step 15 - Reflections on the calendar filling process
        • Absolute times
        • Relative times
      • Step 16 - Performing the calendar filling
      • Step 17- Checking over the configuration
      • Step 18 - Using the PFS in the Runtime environment
      • Step 19 - Execution in the Runtime
        • Positive time change
        • Negative time change
      • Step 20 - Summary
    • Advanced configuration in the Production & Facility Scheduler
      • Drag & Drop
      • Filtering the PFS configuration
      • Mass processing
      • Structure schedules
      • Configuring Picture switch for PFS windows
      • Permissions for the Runtime environment
      • Using the PFS in a network
      • Converting projects
      • VBA interface
    • Object types
      • Fixed object types
      • Editable object types
      • Production & Facility Scheduler object
      • Equipment object
      • Object editable facilities
      • Schedule object
      • Editable schedule object
      • Functions list object
      • Time object
        • Absolute time type
        • Relative time type
        • Offset
        • Time context menu
      • Switching point object
        • Active
        • Type of link
        • Links
        • Action
        • Password
      • Time Model object
      • Editable models object
      • Shift object
      • Break object
      • Event object
      • User event object
      • Calendar object
        • Absolute time
        • Relative time
        • Month view
        • Week view
        • Day view
        • Types of model allocations
        • Schedule allocation types
        • Model allocations in the Calendar view
        • Model context menu
        • Schedule context menu
      • Variable list object
      • Variable object
      • Functions object
    • Properties
      • Production and Facility Scheduler (PFS)
        • Time change
        • Holidays
        • Table colors
      • Editable equipments
        • Equipment settings
        • Default allocation of models
      • Editable schedules
        • Time context menu
        • Calendar filling
    • Dialogs
      • PFS Switching point preview
      • PFS Filter dialog
      • Permissions
      • Cyclic creation of switching times
      • Schedule selection
      • Schedule activation period
        • Duration of series
        • Serial pattern
      • Model selection
      • Schedule modification table view
      • Model editing table view
      • Change time
      • Changing the offset
      • Change the value
      • Creating switching points
      • Duplicate
    • Execute PFS event
    • Picture switch - PFS
      • Filter tree view for picture switch
      • Filter table view for picture switch
    • Picture type Production and Facility Scheduler
  • Project and workspace
    • Workspace
      • Creating a new workspace
      • Save workspace
      • Edit existing workspace
      • Backup and restore of workspaces
    • Project
      • Create a new project
      • Save project
      • Edit existing project
      • Replace project links
      • Insert project into workspace
      • Save and reload project
      • Remove project from workspace
      • Delete project
    • Integration project
      • Copying sub-projects
        • Copying the complete workspace
    • Global Project
      • Definition of the project filter
    • Configuration
      • Standard
        • Printers
        • Directories
      • Project configuration
        • Project Information
        • RT changeable data
  • Project backup
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Project backup and export
      • Restore project backup
      • Backup and restore of workspaces
      • Delete project
  • Cross reference list
    • General
    • The context menu
      • Search for list element
      • Function calls
      • Variable use
      • Unused variables / functions / fonts
      • Select list elements
      • Print list/search result
  • Remote Desktop
    • Structure
    • Configuration
    • Establishing a connection
      • Authentification
      • Standard viewing software
        • Connection options
        • File transfer
      • WEB viewing software
    • Limitations
    • Preconditions / troubleshooting
    • Uninstall
  • Remote Transport
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Configuration
        • TCP/IP
        • Serial
        • Define files
        • Storage card
  • Report Generator
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Create picture of type Report
      • Create a new report
      • Set up page
        • Border
        • Header / Footer
        • File info
      • Printer settings
      • Formatting
        • Format cells
          • General
          • Columns
          • Rows
          • Alignment
          • Frame
          • Font
          • Pattern
          • Numbers
          • List
        • Format rows / columns
          • Column
          • Row
        • Set up archive filter
      • Report functions
        • Conventions
        • Formula assistent
        • Database functions
        • Date and time functions
          • date
          • datevalue
          • day
          • hour
          • minute
          • month
          • now
          • second
          • time
          • today
          • weekday
          • year
        • Logical functions
          • and
          • exact
          • false
          • if
          • isblank
          • iserror
          • islogical
          • isnontext
          • isnumber
          • isref
          • istext
          • not
          • or
          • true
        • Archive and protocol functions
          • archive
          • archiveex
          • archiveexr
          • archivem
          • archivemr
          • archivemsp
          • archivemspr
          • archiver
          • archivesp
          • archivespr
          • archivespw
          • archivew
          • archivetime
          • batch
          • batchnr
          • wmzz
          • wmz
        • Statistical functions
          • avg
          • count
          • counta
          • countblank
          • max
          • min
          • percentile
          • stdev
          • stdevp
          • sum
          • sumsq
          • var
          • varp
        • Mathematical and trigonometrical functions
          • abs
          • acos
          • acosh
          • asin
          • asinh
          • atan
          • atanh
          • atan2
          • ceil
          • column
          • columns
          • cos
          • cosh
          • degree
          • even
          • exp
          • fact
          • factdouble
          • floor
          • int
          • ln
          • log10
          • mod
          • odd
          • pi
          • product
          • quotient
          • radians
          • rand
          • randbetween
          • round
          • row
          • rows
          • sign
          • sin
          • sinh
          • sqrt
          • sqrtpi
          • tan
          • tanh
          • trunc
        • Text functions
          • char
          • clean
          • code
          • find
          • fixed
          • left
          • len
          • lower
          • mid
          • paint
          • proper
          • replace
          • rept
          • right
          • search
          • substitute
          • trim
          • upper
        • Recipegroup Manager functions
          • recipea
          • recipef
          • recipew
        • Other functions
          • alarm
          • cel
          • compare
          • comparesp
          • comparespsum
          • comparesum
          • computername
          • maxsp
          • minsp
          • parameter
          • select
          • selectmode
          • username
          • variabler
          • variablerw
        • Formatting keys
          • Numerical data types
          • Logical data types
          • Data types for date and time
          • Handling of archive entries
    • Functions
      • Report - Functions
        • Report: execute
        • Print report
        • Export report
      • Picture switch - reports
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture of type Report
  • Standard recipes
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Create picture of type standard recipe
      • Create a new recipe
      • Adding variables to a recipe
      • Editing set values
      • Executing recipes
    • Function Picture switch Recipes
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Standard recipe
      • Recipe - Functions
        • Recipe single directly
        • Recipe single with offline dialog
        • Recipe single with onlinedialog
        • Standard recipe
      • Status information for recipes / recipe group manager
  • Recipegroup Manager
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Create picture of type Recipegroup manager
      • Creating a Recipegroup
      • Adding variables to a recipegroup
      • Change min/max values
        • Interlocking and visibility
        • Filter
        • Keyboard
      • Adding recipes to a recipegroup
      • Editing a recipe from a recipegroup
      • Recipe configuration with filters
        • Recipe selection
        • Options
    • Functions
      • Function Recipegroup Manager
      • Picture switch - Recipegroup Manager
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Recipegroup Manager
  • Runtime
    • Starting the Runtime
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Mouse
      • Keyboard
  • Runtime Help
    • Preparatory work
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Inserting help files into the project
        • Language switch
      • Updating help files
      • Help in a main menu
      • Help for dynamic elements
        • Defining the context menu
        • Defining dynamic elements
      • Help for alarms
    • Displaying Help
      • HTML Help of the operating system
      • Help in HTML picture
    • Function Open help
    • Runtime Help with CE
  • SAP interface
    • Basics / Requirements
    • Measurement documents
      • Technical background
    • Malfunction reports
      • Technical background
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Connection parameters to an SAP system
      • Measurement documents
      • Malfunction reports
  • Scheduler
    • Creating a schedule
    • Switching points
      • Create an analog switching point
        • Add variable
        • Add functions
      • Create an on/off switching point
      • Editing of switching points
      • Colors of the switching points
    • The settings of the Scheduler
      • Time change
      • Holidays
    • Create a special schedule
    • Delete a special schedule
    • Copy and substitution of schedules
    • Schedules in integration projects
  • Fonts
    • Font lists
      • Creating a new font list
    • Default font and system font
      • Creating a new font
    • Linking fonts to elements
      • Embedded and linked fonts
  • Scripts
    • Engineering in the Editor
    • Functions
      • Script: Execute
      • Script: Select online
    • Operating during Runtime
  • language switch
    • Which texts are language switchable?
    • Where to use keywords?
    • Language table
      • Create new language table
      • Import of extisting language tables from other projects
    • Fonts
    • Predefined keywords – System texts in CEL
    • Language change for Runtime help / list path / media files
    • Oursourcing of translations
      • Single user project
      • Multi User Project
    • Function Language change
  • Startup Tool
    • Version administration
      • Main dialog
      • Menu 'Application'
        • General settings
      • Menu 'Item'
        • Properties Dialog
          • Page 'General'
          • Page 'Database'
          • Page 'Extras'
    • Possible sources of errors
    • Command line
  • Status processing
    • Status definition
      • User status 1 .. 8 (ST_M1 .. ST_M8)
      • Select (SELEC)
      • Revision (REV)
      • Desired direction (DIREC)
      • Runtime exceeded (RTE)
      • Manual value (MVALUE)
      • General request (GR)
      • Spontaneous (SPONT)
      • Invalid (I-BIT)
      • Summer/winter time announcement (SU/WI)
      • Switched off (N_UPD)
      • Realtime external (RT_E)
      • Realtime internal (RT_I)
      • Not sortable (NSORT)
      • Default message trafo value (DM_TR)
      • Run message trafo value (RM_TR)
      • Info for variable (INFO)
      • Alternative value (AVALUE)
      • Not updated (ACTUAL)
      • Winter time (WINTER)
      • Transmission cause (TCBx)
      • P/N bit (PN_BIT)
      • Test bit (T_BIT)
      • Acknowledge writing (WR_ACK)
      • Writing successful (WR_SUC)
      • Normal status (NORM)
      • Deviation normal status (ABNORM)
    • Usage
      • Reaction matrices
      • Dynamic elements
      • Combined element
      • Report Generator
      • Recipegroup Manager
      • VBA
  • straton Runtime (Soft PLC)
    • User interface
      • Slider Allowed maximum
      • Settings
        • General
        • Redundancy
        • Advanced users
    • Licensing
      • Demo mode
    • Start the straton Runtime
    • straton Runtime cycle
    • Close the straton Runtime
    • Remote systems
      • zenon Runtime and straton Runtime on one remote PC
      • straton Runtime autarkic (PC)
    • straton Runtime with Real Time Kernel (RTK)
      • Restrictions and requirements of the straton RTK
      • straton RTK configuration
        • Start RTK configuration
        • RTK basis information
        • RTK basic settings
        • RTK Taskmanager
        • RTK hardware configuration
        • RTK Logs
        • Close RTK configuration
      • Blue Screen Handling   
      • Error codes when starting stratonRTK
    • Redundancy
      • Requirements
      • Configuration in zenon
      • Configuration in the straton Runtime
    • OEM spezifikation
    • straton I/O driver support
    • straton I/O driver: Hot-Restart/Online Change
  • straton Workbench (IEC 61131-3)
    • General information about this help chapter
    • straton General
    • First steps with straton in zenon
      • Create a straton project in a zenon project
      • Edit a straton project
      • Design of the Workbench
    • Variable handling
      • Create O and M variables in straton
      • Create O and M variables in zenon
      • Using zenon variables in straton
      • Variable names
    • Arrays
    • Data structures
    • Distributed engineering (multiuser)
    • Reusing projects
  • System Requirements
    • File Structure
    • Ports
    • System requirements
    • Hardware requirements
      • Hardware requirements for the Editor
      • Hardware requirements for the Runtime
  • Variables
    • Data types
      • Types of data types
        • Pre-defined datatypes (simple datatypes)
        • User-defined datatypes (simple datatypes)
      • Creating a new user-defined datatype
      • Changing the properties of an user-defined datatype
      • Deleting an user-defined datatype
    • Variables
      • Simple variables
        • Creating a simple variable
        • Changing the properties of a simple variable
          • Modifying variables
            • Error modifying variable
        • Deleting simple variables
      • Array variables
        • Creating array variables
        • Automatic addressing
          • Example for an array with automatic addressing (INT variable)
          • Example for an array with automatic addressing (BOOL variable)
          • Example for an array with manual addressing
        • Changing the properties of an array
        • De/activating array elements
    • Drivers
      • Driver object type
      • Loading a driver
      • Configuration of a driver
      • Change driver
      • Delete Driver
      • Further Drivers
      • Driver variables
    • Structures
      • Structure data types
        • Creating a structure datatype
        • Adding further structure elements
        • Changing the properties of a structure element
        • Deleting a structure datatype
      • Structure variables
        • Creating a structure variable
          • Automatic addressing
            • Example for a simple structure with automatic addressing
            • Example for a structure array with automatic addressing
          • Manual addressing
            • Semi-automatic solution
            • Fully manual solution
        • Changing a structure variable
          • Changing the properties
            • De/activating structure elements
          • Changing the sequence
        • Deleting a structure variable
    • Inheritance concept
      • Inheritance in zenon
        • Inheriting properties with structure datatypes and structure variables
      • Inheriting properties of a datatype with simple variables
        • Overwriting properties
        • Restoring the properties of a datatype
    • Limits
      • Defining limits in the Editor
        • Deduce limits from datatypes
        • Multiple selection
        • Deleting limits
        • Overlapping limits
      • Limits in the Runtime
        • End of a limit violation
      • Dynamic Limit Text
        • Using keywords in text lists
    • Reaction matrices
      • Creating a reaction matrix
      • Editing a reaction matrix
      • Types of reaction matrices
        • Binary
        • Analog
        • String
        • Multi-reaction matrices in general
          • Multibinary
          • Multianalog
      • Dynamic limit texts in reaction matrices
    • Variable - Functions
      • Read a dBase-file
      • Print current values
      • Export data
      • Trend-Values on
      • Trend-Values off
      • Trend-values on/off
      • Send value to hardware
      • Driver Commands
      • Write time to variable
      • Read time from variable
    • Picture type - Variable status test
      • Create picture of type Variables status test
      • Picture witch - Variable statustest
    • License size of the variables (I/Os)
  • VBA
    • General
      • Inserting existing macros
      • Frequently asked questions
        • Macro is not performed with the first click
        • Macros no longer work in the Runtime?
        • Why does the button stay pressed?
        • Windows CE and VBA
      • Functionality of online variables 
        • Switching off the event
        • The container has to be defined and to be created
        • Creating
        • Definition
        • Remove on closing
        • Event on changes in the container
        • Activating the event:
        • Creating the event:
        • Functionality of the event:
        • Variables are added to the container
          • Object PROPERTIES
          • Object EVENTS
          • Object METHODS
          • How to insert an ActiveX element in zenon?
          • How to access a VBA object of the control system
          • How to use VBA macros
          • Access from an external program
          • Visual Basic 6
      • VBA - object structure in zenon
    • Examples
      • Example 1 - Setting values with a VBA macro
      • Example 2 - Setting a switch (working with process variables)
      • Example 3 - Setting variable values and displaying them in date format in zenon
      • Example 4 - Setting variable values and displaying them in time format in zenon
      • Example 5 - Database access via VBA
      • Example 6 - Accessing alarms
  • Interlockings
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating Interlockings
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Usage of Interlockings
  • Distributed engineering
    • Types of multi-user projects
      • Local Server
      • Local Server with multiple Clients
      • Server with multiple Clients
    • Creating a new multiuser project
    • Working with multiuser projects
      • Extend and synchronize project
      • Changing existing elements
      • Deleting projects
      • Disconnect client
      • Backup mechanism
        • Project backup
          • Project backups of local project copies
          • Project backups of server projects
        • Restore project backup
          • Restore project backups of local project copies
      • Allow, accept and reject changes
        • Status of elements/modules
        • Legend
      • Deleting elements
      • Synchronizing a multiuser project
      • Convert existing project into multiuser project
      • VBA
      • Closing the Editor
    • Working offline
      • Switch offline
        • Elements/modules are locked by another user
        • Elements/Modules are checked ot by the same user during offline switch
        • No Elements/Modules are checked out when switching offline
      • From offline to online
      • Possibilities in Offline period
  • Video
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type Video
    • Picture switch - video
      • File
      • Online
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Video
  • Web Server and Web Server Pro
    • General
      • Requirements
        • Publishing service - (HTML Web Server)
        • Browser
        • Requirements in Windows Vista
    • General limitations
    • WEB Server vs. Web Server (PRO)
    • WEB Server (Pro) - Installation
    • WEB Server (Pro) - Topologies
    • WEB Server (Pro) - Licensing/Configuration/Status
      • Dongle licensing
      • Soft licensing
    • WEB Client - Setups
    • WEB Client - Versions
    • Available functions in the WEB client
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Project configuration 5.x
      • Project configuration 6.x
      • Screen resolution / Monitor administration
      • Multi-project administration / Redundant projects 
    • Creating the HTML project entry page
      • Example for a minimal default.htm page
      • Example from the WEB server CD
        • The index.html page
        • Standard WEB client installation
        • Links to the standard project entry page
        • Automatic WEB client installation with CAB file
        • Configuration of the example page
    • User authorization
    • Possible sources of errors
      • Init Runtime Error
      • ActiveX control failed to load
      • Automatic WEB Client installation failed
      • ActiveX control not installed correctly
      • Max. clients
      • Crash after browser refresh
    • Implementing the WEB server in the internet environment
  • worldview
    • Engineering in the Editor
      • Creating a picture of the type World view
    • Function Picture switch - Worldview
    • Operating during Runtime
      • Picture type Worldview
  • wizards
    • Language Table
      • Language Text Wizard
      • Wizard for System Texts
    • Pictures and Templates
      • World View Wizard
      • Wizard for Functions
    • Wizards for Projects
      • Document Wizard
      • Import Wizard
      • Project Wizard
    • Wizards for Variables
      • System Variable Creation Wizard
      • Wizard for creating variables
    • Update wizards
  • Time control
    • Engineering in the Editor
  • zenon and Windows CE
    • General
      • How it began...
      • What is Windows CE?
      • How is Windows CE created?
      • Can Windows CE be used in the industrial world?
      • Advantages of Windows CE
      • What offers zenon under CE?
      • Disadvantages of Windows CE
        • Limitations
      • Creating projects for CE
      • Licensing
    • Requirements
      • CE versions / supported processors
    • System files
      • 20% Rule
      • Runtime
    • Network
    • CE terminal as server
    • CE terminal as client
    • CE terminal as data server
    • Network settings
    • Possibilities for diagnosis
    • Pocket PC and Windows Mobile Edition
    • Recipegroup Manager
  • Allocations
    • Engineering in the Editor
    • Trigger variables and trigger type