Compile Os - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

9.4

Compile OS

Introduction
With the OS compilation all the relevant AS engineering data is transferred to the OS project
and any corresponding OSD objects are created automatically (e.g. picture hierarchy, SFC
display, process tag symbols and picture blocks, tags, messages, archive tags, OS server
package). The actual OS configuration is thereby reduced to creating the static picture objects
and positioning the process tag symbols created.
OS compilation mode
The OS compilation mode can compile multiple OS within a project with an OS single/OS
server station via the "Options > Compile multiple OS assistant" menu in the SIMATIC Manager
("20_OS" in the example).
With the "Area-oriented" mode the OS allocation of the area determined in the plant hierarchy
(PH) is decisive rather than the S7 program allocated when creating the OS objects during the
OS compilation. You can only select this mode when there is a configured PH. This mode is
the default for new projects as of V6.1.
Note
We recommend using the "Area-oriented" compilation mode. This setting must be used for the
PCS 7 Web option and PCS 7 asset management functions.
A change between area-based and AS-based requires that one AS is only assigned to one
OS. Otherwise, messages are displayed more than once. To save time during compilation,
areas to which no amendments were made can be selected. Therefore, only the amended AS
is compiled.
Following each change, a complete compilation with memory reset is forced.
Compendium Part A - Configuration Guidelines (V8.2)
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