6 Management 12/2008
6.1 Organization management
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6-220 ePS Network Services, Function Manual (FH) - Release 12/2008
Function Description Type
Internal name,
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
number
Manufacturer ID
This selection is used to specify which
information is displayed in a column.
DISPLAY
SELECTION
V ePS Network Services:
Version 3 or 4
DISPLAY
"Gear wheel" icon The color changes to green to indicate
that a machine is active or connected.
DISPLAY
"Sheet" icon Lines displayed on this icon indicate
that machine logon is required to
operate ePS.
An arrow indicates that logon is not
necessary.
DISPLAY
Details Company, location, and production unit
are the details from the machine master
data that are displayed.
DISPLAY
Device class Displays the device class selected in
the machine master data (SINUMERIK,
SIMATIC, IPC).
DISPLAY
"Create machine as
copy" icon
Creates a new machine with same
settings as an existing machine.
Only a new machine name (ID) must be
uniquely assigned.
ACTION
"Export machine"
icon
If you want to run an individual ePS
machine with another server, export the
machine and import it again on the
other server.
The machine must first be disconnected
before it is exported.
ACTION
"Activate machine"
selection
Activate the machine for the purpose of
using the ePS Network Services.
Deactivated machines cannot use ePS
Network Services.
TOGGLE
ACTION
Delete machine Deletes a machine permanently. Data is
no longer available for this machine.
ACTION
Selected machine
If an individual machine is selected, it is
displayed again separately, as
described above.
NN
Export Launches the export function when
multiple machines are selected.
ACTION
Upgrade Launches the conversion of ePS
Version 3 to Version 4 when multiple
machines are selected.
ACTION