Appendix A Glossary
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shared-use resource
A common resource that can be used by more than one user at a time.
simulator
The FactoryTalk Batch phase logic simulation program allows you to
run the FactoryTalk Batch components and simulate your batch
process without being connected to a PCD. The simulator can be used
for testing, experimentation and demonstration purposes.
site
A component of a batch manufacturing enterprise that is identified by
physical, geographical or logical segmentation within the enterprise.
state
The condition of equipment or a procedural element at a given time.
static binding
A binding method where a step or set of steps is bound to equipment
when the recipe is built in the FactoryTalk Batch Recipe Editor
(equipment bindings are specified in the master recipe). Material
phase steps are never statically bound.
step reference
A step within a container recipe that is configured to reference an
operation or unit procedure specified when using the Find Recipe
References option.
stopping
Stopping is a possible state of the Firing attribute of a transition.
When the transition is in the Stopping state, it has issued STOP
commands to one or more of the preceding steps and is waiting for
them to transition to terminal states.