Appendix A Glossary
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end of batch archiving
The FactoryTalk Batch Server automatically runs the Archiver when a
batch is removed from the Batch list.
equipment editor
The equipment configuration module of the FactoryTalk Batch
components. The FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Configure resources,
phases, units, and communications data.
equipment phase
An equipment phase is the S88 terminology for the equipment phase
and equipment phase interface. In FactoryTalk Batch, equipment
phases are configured in the FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor as
instances of the recipe phases. Equipment phases are bound to the
recipe at runtime.
exception handling
Those functions that deal with facility or process contingencies and
other exception conditions.
exclusive-use resource
A common resource that can only be used by one user at any given
time.
execution token
A "marker" indicating a currently active step of an SFC. By definition,
an SFC begins execution with a single Execution Token present in its
Initial Step. When SFC execution reaches an "AND Divergence", a
single Execution Token is split into two or more tokens, and when SFC
execution passes through an "AND Convergence", two or more
Execution Tokens are combined into a single token.
expedited approval process
An Expedited Approval Process can be used when you do not want to
perform the Primary Approval Process, for example in the early stages