Commissioning and Configuration
Process Control System PCS 7 - PCS 7 BOX
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4.2.4 Step 4: Configuring a PCS 7 Project and Renaming the
SIMATIC PC Station
The PCS 7 Wizard has created a new PCS 7 project. This is displayed in the
SIMATIC Manager. You now have to perform the usual configuration tasks in the
following PCS 7 software components:
• HW Config
• NetPro
• CFC
• SFC
• WinCC
You also have to adapt the name of the SIMATIC PC station.
Refer to the following documentation for additional information about configuration
in SIMATIC PCS 7:
• Process Control System PCS 7; Getting Started - Part 1
• Process Control System PCS 7; Getting Started PCS 7 - Introduction
Adapting the Name of the SIMATIC PC Station
The name of the SIMATIC PC station, which was assigned by the PCS 7 Wizard,
must be changed to match the name specified in the Component Configurator.
Requirement
• The PCS 7 project has been created by the PCS 7 Wizard.
Follow These Steps:
1. Mark the SIMATIC PC station in the right project window, open the context
menu and select the command "Rename".
2. Enter the name that you specified for the station name in the Component
Configurator. Note that the program distinguished between capital and small
letters.
Additional Information
STEP 7 online help