Programming and interconnecting the process tags
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7.1 How to program and interconnect the process tags
Introduction
To assign parameters to and interconnect process tags, you must first insert the signals in the
Process Object view and then modify the parameter values.
Requirement
● SIMATIC Manager is open and the "fast_MP" project and all open hierarchy folders are
displayed in the Process Object view.
Procedure
Step Action
1 In the left window of the Process Object view, click the "PLANT" folder.
2 In the right window, click the "Signals" tab.
3 In the right window, split the display window into two sections
by positioning the cursor over the bar to the left of the hori‐
zontal scroll bar at the bottom (as shown in the screenshot).
When the cursor turns into the split symbol, move the bar to
the middle of the display window.
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● Click the "Chart" column title to sort the column in ascending order.
● Use the scroll bar on the bottom left to view the "Chart", "Block", and "I/O comment"
columns in the left window.
Position the split cursor at the edges of the column titles to hide or reduce the size of the
columns.
● Next, use the scroll bar on the bottom right to view the "Signal" column.
Getting Started (V8.1 with APL)
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