Select an object type in the tree structure. Then go to the "Visible Columns" list and activate
the check boxes for the entries you want to be displayed for the selected object type.
Object types
● Type 1 in the tree structure
– Process device plant view
– Process device network view
● Type 2 in the tree structure
– Process device plant view > Devices
● Type 3
– Process device network view > Networks
● Type 4
– Process device network view > Networks > PC
● Type 5
– Process device network view > Networks > Communication network
– Process device network view > Networks > Communication network > Object(on all
subordinate levels)
Visible columns
Object type Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5
Object name Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Picture Name For OS Standard - - - -
LID
(Location identifier denotes the
installation position of a device)
- Standard - - -
Address - x - Standard Standard
Description Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Message Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Device status - Standard - - Standard
Last communication - Standard - - Standard
Text1 x x x x x
Text2 x x x x x
Text3 x x x x x
Device - Standard x x Standard
PLT ID* - Standard - - x
Manufacturer - Standard - - Standard
Serial number - x - - x
Installation date - x - - x
Hardware version - x - - x
Software version - x - - x
Article number - x - - x
Object status - Standard - - Standard
Menus and dialog boxes for SIMATIC PDM in the SIMATIC Manager
9.4 "Options" menu
Help for SIMATIC PDM (V8.2)
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