Preparing the process picture for automatic generation
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5.1 How to Prepare the Plant Display for Automatic Generation.
Introduction             
To prepare for automatic process picture generation, take the steps described below.
Requirements
● You have completed the session in the PCS 7 Wizard "New Project".
● SIMATIC Manager is open and the "fast_MP" project and all open hierarchy folders are 
displayed in the Plant view.
Procedure
Step Action
1 Select the "UNIT_A" folder in the left-hand window of the Plant view.
2 Open the shortcut menu of the "Picture(3)" object in the right window and then select the 
Object Properties ... menu command.
3 Select the "Block icons" tab.
4 Select the "Derive block icons from the plant hierarchy" check box and click "OK".
5 Open the shortcut menu of the "UNIT_A" folder and select Plant Hierarchy > Customize.
The "Plant Hierarchy - Settings" dialog box opens.
6 Select the radio button in the "OS area" column for the second level in the "Level Settings" 
group.
7 Select the "Derive picture hierarchy from the plant hierarchy" check box.
8 Click "OK".
Getting Started (V8.1 with APL)
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