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Contents
SFC Visualization 1
SIMATIC Configuration 2
Operating and Monitoring the
SFC Chart 3
SFC-Visualization for S7
Appendix
Manual A
SFC API Functions
Index
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Contents
1 SFC Visualization
1.1 SFC Visualization.......................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 SFC Basic Settings ....................................................................................... 1-2
2 Configuration
2.1 Configurations for the SFC Visualization........................................................2-1
2.2 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC Control" Status Display...................................... 2-2
2.3 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control" Status Display ..................... 2-4
2.4 Configuring an SFC Button............................................................................ 2-7
2.5 Configuring the SFC Browser Selection......................................................... 2-8
2.6 Using Functions for Own Scripts (SFC API Calls) .......................................... 2-8
2.7 The MultiClient .............................................................................................. 2-9
2.7.1 Further Information on the Multi-Client...........................................................2-9
3 Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart
3.1 User Privileges.............................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart via the SFC Status Display ............ 3-1
3.3 PCS7 SFC Control ........................................................................................ 3-2
3.4 PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control ....................................................................... 3-3
3.5 Visualization via an SFC Selection Button in the Button Set or via
SFC Browser Selection in the Display ........................................................... 3-6
3.6 Display of the Detail Window ......................................................................... 3-7
3.7 Operations in the Detail Window.................................................................... 3-8
3.8 Setting the Operating Mode........................................................................... 3-8
3.9 Setting the Operating State ........................................................................... 3-9
3.10 Setting the Step Control Mode..................................................................... 3-10
3.11 Setting the Runtime Options........................................................................ 3-11
3.12 Acknowledge Operator Requests and Step Errors ....................................... 3-12
3.13 Properties Dialog Boxes of Steps and Transitions........................................ 3-12
3.14 Properties Dialog Box of the Step................................................................ 3-13
3.15 Properties Dialog Box of the Transition........................................................ 3-15
3.16 Messages ................................................................................................... 3-16
A SFC API Functions
A.1 Script Example: Configuring an SFC Button ..................................................A-4
Index
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1 SFC Visualization
1.1 SFC Visualization

With the optional package "SFC Visualization" you can carry out configuration for
the SFC visualization in WinCC, and in the WinCC Runtime System you can
operate and monitor the SFC charts.
What is SFC?
SFC (Sequential Function Chart) is a sequential control system that is used for
process flow control.
A sequential control system is a control system that, subject to conditions, switches
from one state to the next.
What are the Features of the SFC Engineering System?

The engineering system allows you to create SFC charts, compile them, and load
them into the PLC. It also allows you to test and commission them.
In order to be able to use the SFC charts in the runtime system, you must import
them into the runtime system from the engineering system, using the "PLC-OS-
Engineering" software package (also individual charts). It imports the SFC charts
together with their OS comments and the messages configured for the charts. In
addition, mechanisms are stored with the messages. These permit direct access to
the SFC chart that a message relates to.
You may also:
• Configure the display of SFC charts
• Configure access privileges for the SFC
• Place objects in the WinCC display for calling the SFC chart.
Further information may be found in the manual "SFC Sequential Function Chart",
in the "SIMATIC STEP 7 User Manual", and in the respective online help.
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What does the Runtime System Offer for SFC?

The runtime system allows you to monitor and operate any number of SFC charts
simultaneously.
Note:
Configuration is not possible during runtime operation.
1.2 SFC Basic Settings
WinCC Explorer Settings

In the WinCC-Explorer you can configure general settings for the display of the
SFC charts in the runtime system. These changes may relate to individual charts,
or globally to all charts displayed.
Global Settings
The global settings for the display of the charts concern the chart topology, the
colors used, and the privilege levels. In the WinCC Explorer, open the
"SFC Properties" dialog by first selecting "SFC" and then clicking the right-hand
mouse button to select the menu item "Open".
For the chart topology you may determine the size of the objects and the distance
between them in the detail and overview windows.
You may choose colors to vary the display of states of steps, transitions, and the
selected objects.
You may change the privilege levels for operations if you require levels other than
the default levels ("Monitoring", "Process Operation" and "Advanced Process
Operation"). These apply to all the SFC charts of the WinCC project concerned.
In order to give a user privileges for operations in the SFC visualization, the
corresponding global or area-specific privilege levels for the user must be set in the
User Administrator.
If no users have been configured, all operations are possible without restriction. In
this case, the "Privilege levels" tab is not available.
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Chart-Specific Settings (on Server or Client only, not on MultiClient)

For each SFC chart, you individually set
• The chart’s update cycle as well as
• The standard display, meaning with which the chart is to be opened (overview
or detail window).
The available charts are displayed in the detail window of the WinCC Explorer
when "SFC" is selected. The dialog box for the SFC chart selected is opened via
the right-hand mouse button and the "Properties" menu command.
If required, you can also delete the SFC charts no longer required in WinCC. These
charts continue to exist in the PLC database afterwards, meaning that they are also
available again in WinCC after the next PLC-OC data transfer.
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2.1 Configurations for the SFC Visualization

Within a WinCC display you can place objects that open an SFC chart during
runtime operation. These objects may be "SFC Control"/"SFC MultiChart Control"
objects, arbitrary graphics objects (for example, rectangles), or Windows objects
(for example, buttons).
You can configure the following objects for opening the SFC chart:
• Configuring the PCS7 SFC Control
• Configuring the PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control
• SFC Button
• SFC Browser Selection
You can use functions of the SFC Visualization in order to create your own scripts.
Please refer to:
• Using Functions for own Scripts.
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2.2 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC Control" Status Display

The states of an SFC chart can be displayed in a graphics display by an SFC
Control function which is assigned to this chart. This Control is also called the
status screen (just like the SFC MultiChart Control). The status display must be
placed in a graphics display in WinCC Graphics Designer and configured as
described below.
1. Placing the PCS7 SFC Control in the Graphics Display
In the Graphics Designer open the desired graphics display and select the
entry in the "Smart Objects" toolbar. Open a frame in the graphics
display for the object to be displayed. The selection list of all the installed
"Controls" is then displayed automatically. Select "PCS7 SFC Control“.
Chart "Step Error"

Step Contol Mode Name Chart Status Display
"Operator Request"
Display
Step N ame
Runtime
Chart Display
Function Description
Step Control Mode In runtime mode the current step control mode is displayed here: "T" = Transition,
"C" = Confirmation by operator, "T and C" = Transition and confirmation by operator,
"T or C" = Transition or confirmation by operator, "T/T and C" = Step-specific
confirmation by operator.
Chart Name In runtime mode of WinCC the name of the assigned SFC chart is displayed here.
Chart Status In runtime mode of WinCC the current state of the chart is displayed here: ACTIVE,
OFF, HELD, OFFLINE.
"Step Error" In runtime mode of WinCC the step error (group display) is displayed here. "The
Display chart is opened by clicking on the display (E), and the affected chart section is
shown." If no error stop currently exists, this field is empty.
"Operator Request" In runtime mode of WinCC an operator request (group display) is displayed here.
Display "The chart is opened by clicking on the display (C), and the affected chart section is
shown." If no operator request currently exists, this field is empty.
Step Name In runtime mode of WinCC the name of the current step is displayed here. If several
steps are active (for example, in a parallel branch), the name of the first active step
is displayed, followed by the characters " ,... ".
Runtime In runtime mode of WinCC the current runtime of the current step is displayed here.
If several steps are active (for example, in a parallel branch), the runtime of the first
active step is displayed.
Chart Display In runtime mode of WinCC you can use this button to change the display mode of
the displayed SFC chart. The "Overview" and "Section" display modes are available.
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2. Configuration
In order to carry out configuration open the properties dialog box by double-
clicking on the SFC Control.
In the "General" tab card specify whether the SFC chart is to be opened as an
"Overview" or "Section" window. The corresponding button in the SFC Control
is labeled correspondingly.
Use the "Assign chart" command button to use a further dialog box in which all
the SFC charts of this OS are listed. Select the desired chart and then close
the dialog box by clicking on "OK".
The current chart name is entered under "Connected Chart" and is also
displayed in the Control after the properties dialog box has been closed by
clicking on "OK".
Options in the further tab cards: You can configure the display of the SFC
Control individually. In the "Colors" tab card you can use the color toolbar to
change the existing colors for certain elements (for example, title bar, window
background, etc.) In the "Fonts" tab card you can specify the font, the type
style and the font size.
Note:
Configuration by double-clicking on the Control is the most comfortable method.
You can naturally also configure the status display by using the Dynamic Wizard-
Script – as in previous versions.
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2.3 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control" Status

Display
The "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control" can be used to monitor and operate any
number of charts. This Control is also called the status screen (just like the SFC
Control). As in the "SFC Control" the "SFC MultiChart Control" is inserted into a
display and the parameters configured during the configuration process.
1. Placing the PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control in the Graphics Display
In the Graphics Designer open the desired graphics display and select the
entry in the "Smart Objects" toolbar. Open a frame in the graphics
display for the object to be displayed. The selection list of all the installed
"Controls" is then displayed automatically. Select "PCS7 SFC MultiChart
Control“. The Control is displayed in accordance with the size of the opened
frame. If you do not open the frame completely, not all the columns are visible.
In this case a horizontal scroll bar is inserted so that the contents can be
scrolled into the visible area during runtime operation. The "#", "Control", "F"
and "B" columns are always displayed.
Note:
In order to obtain a better overview the Control is displayed in two sections here.
The figure below shows the left-hand and right-hand sections of the Control while
the frame is opened completely.
Left-hand section
Operating Mode
Line Number Chart Acknowledgement Enable Step
Sorting Commands
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Line Number The configured sequence can be recognized on the basis of the line number.
In runtime mode of WinCC the column is sorted in ascending or descending numerical
order whenever you click on the column header.
Chart The name including name-forming part of the technological hierarchy is displayed for
every SFC chart in this column (if it exists).
In runtime mode of WinCC the symbol for the current chart state is displayed before the
name.
If you click on it, the chart is opened in the overview mode.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out by the chart state. Order: OFF,
ACTIVE, HELD, OFFLINE. If you click again, in the reverse order.
Acknowledgem In runtime mode of WinCC the "Operator request" and "Step error" are displayed here.
ent The fields are empty, if there are no displays.
When you click on the display the chart is opened and the corresponding chart section
is displayed. If an operator request or an step error does not exist currently, the
respective field is empty.
If you click on the column header, the entries are sorted. Order: Lines with displays,
lines without displays. If you click again, in the reverse order.
Operating In runtime mode of WinCC the operating mode (manual or auto) of the SFC charts is
Mode displayed here. The operating mode can be changed by means of a combo box.
If you click on the column header, the entries are sorted. Order: Lines with "Auto"
display, lines with "Manual" display. If you click again, in the reverse order.
Enable In runtime mode of WinCC this entry indicates whether an enable for changing over to
the "Auto" operating mode exists for the respective chart.
The option can be set or reset by clicking on it.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out. Order: Set option, unset option.
If you click again, in the reverse order.
Step In runtime mode of WinCC the name of the current step is displayed here. If several
steps are active (for example, in a parallel branch), the name of the first active step is
displayed, followed by the characters " ,... ". The symbol of the stepping state is
displayed before the step name.
When you click on it, the chart is opened in detail mode and the active step is displayed
centered in the chart.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out by the step state. Order:
INACTIVE not processed, INACTIVE processed, ACTIVE, HELD, ERROR. If you click
again, in the reverse order.
Sorting In runtime mode of WinCC you can move the selected line one line up or down by
clicking on the one of the command buttons.
Commands In runtime mode of WinCC you can control a selected SFC chart by means of
commands. The commands have the following function (from left to right): START or
CONTINUE, CANCEL, HOLD, RESTART.
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Right-hand section
Comment Runtime Step Control Mode Transition
Display
Comment In runtime mode of WinCC the comment of the state is displayed here.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out in alphabetic order.
Runtime In runtime mode of WinCC the current runtime of the step is displayed here.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out in numerical order.
Step Control In runtime mode the current step control mode is displayed here: "T" = Transition, "C" =
Mode Confirmation by operator, "T and C" = Transition and confirmation by operator, "T or C"
= Transition or confirmation by operator, "T/T and C" = Step-specific confirmation by
operator.
The mode can be changed by means of a combo box.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried out in alphabetic order.
Transition In runtime mode of WinCC the name of the current transition is displayed here. If
several transitions are active (for example, in an alternative branch), the name of the
first active transition is displayed, followed by the characters " ,... ". The symbol of the
result is displayed before the transition name (colored line).
When you click on it, the chart is opened in detail mode and the active transition in the
chart is displayed centered.
If you click on the column header, sorting is carried by active and inactive transitions. In
the case of active transitions, also by the result.
Display In runtime mode of WinCC you can visualize a selected SFC chart in the selected
"Section" or "Overview" mode by using these command buttons .
2. Configuration
In order to carry out configuration open the properties dialog box by double-
clicking on the SFC MultiChart Control.
In the "General" tab card you assign the desired SFC charts to the Control or
delete them from it.
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Assigning Charts: The dialog box for selecting the SFC charts is opened by
using the command button. Select the desired chart and then close the
dialog box by clicking on "OK". Repeat this procedure for every SFC chart
which you want to include in the SFC MultiChart Control. A line is created for
every chart with those columns which provide information on the chart in
runtime operation. Please also refer to PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control
Deleting Charts: Select a chart no longer required in the properties dialog box
and use the command button to delete it.
Sorting Charts: You can change the sequence at a later point for the selected
SFC charts. A selected chart can be moved up or down by using the
command buttons.
Title: For the SFC MultiChart Control you can enter a title which identifies it
uniquely in runtime operation.
Options in the further tab cards: You can configure the display of the SFC
Control individually. In the "Colors" tab card you can use the color toolbar to
change the existing colors for certain elements (for example, title bar, window
background, etc.) In the "Fonts" tab card you can specify the font, the type
style and the font size.
2.4 Configuring an SFC Button

You can also configure a graphics object to select an SFC chart. This object serves
as a representative for the SFC chart. Unlike an SFC status display, however, it
does not receive any information on the current status of the chart. Such an object
could be, for example, a button.
The procedure is basically the same as for the configuration of the SFC Control:
• Select the "Button" object in the "Windows Objects" window and open a frame
in the graphics display by dragging the mouse.
• Enter the further settings (text input for labeling, font, operating privilege, etc.)
in the subsequent configuration dialog box and close it by clicking on "OK".
• In the Dynamic Wizard double-click on the "Configure SFC button" entry.
• In the next dialog step, choose the mouse action that is to start the SFC chart
which is then assigned in the following step.
• The "SFC Browser" is called up. In the browser select the SFC chart that is to
be assigned to the button.
• In the subsequent "Set Option" dialog box choose the display in which the SFC
chart is to be opened ("Overview" or "Section").
• Click on "Finish" to complete the configuration.
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2.5 Configuring the SFC Browser Selection

In order to select SFC charts you can place an object in the graphics display which
calls up the SFC browser during runtime operation.
The procedure for configuring the SFC browser selection is the same as for
configuring the SFC Button, except that there is no configuration step that calls up
the SFC browser for SFC chart selection.
2.6 Using Functions for Own Scripts (SFC API Calls)

You can use prepared scripts in the WinCC Graphics Designer in order to assign
certain actions to objects.
SFC Visualization offers a whole number of functions of which the most important
are contained in these prepared scripts.
Example: The functions "SFCOpenSection" (for "Section") and
"SFCOpenOverview" (for "Overview") are allocated to the selected action (for
example, "Left-hand mouse button") with the script "Configure SFC button"
The example can be found under Script Example: Configuring an SFC Button.
However, the SFC Visualization functions can also be used in your own scripts. To
do so, the header file "sfccli.h" has to be read in (# include "sfccli.h").
The most import functions are described under SFC API Functions.
General Information on the Functions

• If a BOOL value is provided, TRUE = success and FALSE = error.
• Normally those functions which have "LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT IpdmError"
as a parameter, can be called with "(void*)0". In this case the error is not
evaluated. Also refer to Script Example: Configuring an SFC Button
• If you require a window handle, the window of the "parent" should be specified
for the window to be generated. However, since this is not easy to achieve in
scripts, "NULL" is also allowed as the assignment. In this case, the desktop is
used as the "parent" of the new window.
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2.7 The MultiClient
2.7.1 Further Information on the Multi-Client
What is a Multi-Client Project?

Unlike a client that connects to exactly one server, a Multi-Client can access up to
six servers. A Multi-Client itself has no SFC charts of its own and does not have a
process connection. A Multi-Client can monitor and operate the SFC charts that are
present on the servers, but it cannot modify them.
The data from the server projects are announced to the Multi-Client via reference
lists (packages). The Multi-Client can access the server data only after the
packages have been created and loaded.
Similarly, for the SFC Visualization, the actual data are not exported. Only
references to the SFC charts are exported. This means that packages do not have
to be re-created or reloaded after a chart has been changed. Only when charts are
deleted, added, or renamed, a new package has to be created and loaded onto the
Multi-Client.
Creating and Loading a Package

Prerequisites: Before a package is created on the WinCC server, the data have to
be put into the WinCC data storage by means of an PLC-OS transfer. This transfer
includes the process variables, the messages, and the SFC charts.
You create a package for a server by selecting "Create..." in the context menu in
the "Server data" function of the WinCC-Explorer (not possible in the Multi-Client).
The name of the package created is displayed in the detail window. It contains the
project name and the name of the server. The extension is ".pck".
In order to load a package into the Multi-Client, choose "Load..." in the context
menu of the "Server data" function.
In the "Open" dialog box, enter the computer’s name, then choose the project from
the combo box and within it the computer’s name, followed by the "Packages"
folder. Then select the package file (.pck) and click on "Open". The server data will
now be copied into the "Packages" folder and are thus available to the Multi-Client.
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Configuring the SFC Visualization

The WinCC Explorer of the Multi-Client allows configuration of the display and
operations, as described under "SFC Basic Settings".
The basic SFC settings that exist for the individual server projects are of no
relevance to the Multi-Client. If no configuration is carried out, the default settings
for the Multi-Client apply.
Just like the server project, the Multi-Client project permits the positioning of
objects in graphics displays, where the objects are assigned to SFC charts which
they open (also refer to "Objects for Opening of SFC Charts").
Note Regarding Configurations in Server Projects

• Configurations for the SFC visualization that were carried out in graphics
displays (for example, SFC selection buttons, SFC status display) will also
work on the Multi-Client.
• A server project cannot be configured from a Multi-Client.
Permanent Operability for Multi-Clients

The SFC Visualization supports "permanent operability" for Multi-Clients. As soon
as a default server has been configured at the Multi-Client, this is used as the
server, irrespective of whether the server is currently the MASTER or on
STANDBY. In case of a redundancy changeover the SFC Visualization reacts in
accordance with the behavior defined at the WinCC.
Clients and Multi-Clients

The SFC Visualization supports simultaneous operation of Clients and Multi-Clients
at a server or server couple, as long as there are no limitations in this respect by
the PCS 7 or the OS.
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3 Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart
3.1 User Privileges

If no users have been configured, all operations are possible without restrictions.
Otherwise, depending on the privilege levels configured for the SFC visualization,
and on the user that has logged on,
• Buttons are activated and deactivated, and
• Operations are checked prior to execution.
Depending on the outcome of the check, operations are either accepted or
rejected.
3.2 Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart via the SFC
Status Display
SFC Status Display

By selecting a graphical display that contains a status display configured for the
SFC chart (or SFC charts) you can obtain an overview of the SFC chart’s status
(PCS7 SFC Control). In the case of "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control" you can
monitor several SFC charts and also change (operate) certain parameters.
• PCS7 SFC Control
• PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control
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3.3 PCS7 SFC Control
The following current information is displayed:
Heading • Chart name of the corresponding SFC chart *)

1. line • Abbreviation for the step control mode ("T", "C", "T and C", "T or C",
"T/T and C")
• Chart state (ACTIVE, OFF, HOLD, OFFLINE)
• Group display for step error "F" (if it exists, otherwise empty)
• Group display for operator request "B" (if it exists, otherwise empty)
2. line • Step: Name of the first **) active step
3. line • Runtime: Current runtime of the first **) active step
*) If the text ## Initialization error ## is displayed instead of the chart name, this
SFC Control has a chart assigned to it which has been deleted in WinCC.
If the chart still exists in the PLC project, you can transfer it back to the WinCC
database by means of a new PLC-OS transfer. Otherwise you have to assign
another SFC chart to the SFC Control.
**) In a parallel branch several steps can be active simultaneously.
You can change to the overview display of the SFC chart by clicking on the
"Overview" button, as it was configured in this example (or change to the detail
display, if the "Section" key has been configured).
If "F" is displayed, the properties dialog box of the step is also opened.
A mouse click opens the detail display of the chart and centers the active step with
the error acknowledge button
If "B" is displayed, the properties dialog box of the transition is also opened.
A mouse click opens the detail display of the chart and centers the active transition
with the acknowledge button of the operator request.
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3.4 PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control

The SFC MultiChart Control allows you to operate and monitor several charts
simultaneously.
(In order to obtain a better overview the Control is displayed in two sections here).
Left-hand section
Columns Contents Function

# Line Number Display for sorting
Chart • Name of the SFC chart (including Double-clicking opens the overview
naming-forming part of the TH) display of the chart
• Symbol for the operating mode
F Group display for step errors (if it exists, A mouse click opens the detail display of
otherwise empty fields) the chart and centers the active step with
the error acknowledge button.
C Group display for operator request (if it A mouse click opens the detail display of
exists, otherwise empty fields) the chart and centers the active
transition with the acknowledge button of
the operator request.
Operating mode "Auto" or "Manual" operating mode Allows a changeover of the operating
mode by means of a fold-down list box
FA – Enable for Radio button which enables the Allows the enable to be set or reset
Auto changeover to "Auto"
Step • Name of the first active step A mouse click opens the detail display of
• Symbol for the step state the cart and centers the active step
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Right-hand section
Columns Contents Function

Comment Comment of the first *) active step Display
Runtime Runtime of the first *) active step Display
Step Control Abbreviation for the step control Allows a changeover of the step control
Mode mode ("T", "C", "T and C", "T or C", mode by means of a fold-down list box
"T/T and C")
Transition • Name of the first **) active A mouse click opens the detail display of the
transition cart and centers the active transition
• Symbolic display of the result
*) In a parallel branch several steps can also be active simultaneously
**) In an alternative branch several transitions can also be active simultaneously.
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Command Buttons
• A selected line can be moved up or down by one line by clicking on the

command buttons.
• A selected SFC chart can be controlled by means of commands.
The command buttons (inactive here) have the following
function (from left to right): START or CONTINUE, CANCEL, HOLD,
RESTART.
• You can open a selected SFC chart by using the "Section" or "Overview"
command buttons in the selected display mode.
Information on the Display

• If a line which only contains the SFC name is displayed in gray in the SFC
MultiChart Control, this is an SFC chart which no longer exists in the WinCC
database, meaning that it was deleted here and not transferred during the last
PLC-OS transfer.
Remedy: If the chart still exists in the PLC project, you can transfer it back to
the WinCC database by means of a new PLC-OS transfer. Otherwise you have
to assign another SFC chart to the line in the SFC MultiChart Control.
• If you select one or more lines, the selection is reversed after approx. 30
seconds.
• The "#", "Control", "F" and "B" columns are fixed, meaning that they always
remain visible during horizontal scrolling.
• When you click on a column header, the table lines are sorted in ascending or
descending order.
• A sorting which is changed during runtime operation is not persistent. The
configured display mode is restored when the display is re-selected.
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3.5 Visualization via an SFC Selection Button in the Button

Set or via SFC Browser Selection in the Display
An SFC chart can also be visualized and interacted with in the runtime system as
described below.
An SFC chart is visualized and interacted with as follows:
1. Click on this button in the button set, or on an object configured in the

display that selects the SFC Browser.
The SFC Browser is displayed with a list of all SFC charts (also the servers of
the imported packages in the case of Multi-Client).
You can select a chart from the list of SFC charts displayed and visualize it by
clicking on the "OK" button.
2. Click on the name of the desired SFC chart.
Depending on the setting in the WinCC-Explorer, the SFC chart selected is
displayed in the overview or in the detail window. In the following example the
display is in the form of an overview window. This always displays the entire
chart. Exception: Very large charts are displayed on a maximum of half the
screen and have a scroll bar.
When the overview window is open, the current state of the SFC chart is
displayed in color. The assignment of the colors to the respective states can be
configured freely and is specified globally for all charts in the WinCC-Explorer.
An info bar below the title bar shows the name of the currently active step. This
bar is empty, if no step is active, for example, after the chart has been
executed.
3. You can obtain a detail view of the SFC chart by clicking in the overview
window on the desired position. The area surrounding the click position is
displayed in the detail window. You can modify this area by resizing or scrolling
the detail window.
The SFC windows are displayed in the working area and are always on top.
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3.6 Display of the Detail Window

The title bar of the detail window has the following structure:
<Technological Hierarchy\\Chart Name> : <State of Chart> PLC State : <PLC
State>.
The individual components of the title bar reflect the respective circumstances.
Chart Status
State Meaning
ACTIVE The chart is running.
OFF The chart is deactivated.
HELD The chart has been paused.
OFFLINE The chart is not updated.
PLC State
State Meaning
STOP The PLC is in the stopped state or the
connection to the PLC is faulty.
RUN The PLC is running, the connection to the PLC
works, the charts are updated.
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3.7 Operations in the Detail Window

The following operations are possible when the detail window is displayed:
• Setting Operating Mode
• Setting Operating State
• Setting Step Control Mode
• Setting Runtime Options
• Acknowledge Operator Requests and Step Errors
• Properties Dialog Boxes of Steps and Transitions
3.8 Setting the Operating Mode

The mode of operation determines how the execution of the SFC chart is to be
controlled.
SFC knows the following operating modes:

• Auto (process mode) - the execution is controlled automatically.
• Manual (interactive mode) - the execution is controlled by the operator.
The changeover from "Manual" to "Auto" can be carried out after having been
enabled by the enable button , or without this enabling.
Changing over from "Auto" to "Manual" is possible after an enable at the controller
unit, or, with an appropriate privilege level, without that enable (forced manual
switch).
Depending on the operator’s privilege and whether an enable has been issued, the
changeover will either be permitted or refused, and different messages will be
displayed.
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3.9 Setting the Operating State

The commands in the interaction bar (or in the SFC MultiChart Control) allow you
to set or modify the SFC chart’s operating state.
Button for Meaning

command
Start: The sequential control system’s operating state is changed from OFF to
ACTIVE. This means that processing of the SFC chart is started immediately. The
start step automatically becomes active, its actions are executed and the results of the
transitions following the start step are evaluated.
Exception: If a step was marked as a target step , "Start" activates this target step
and not the start step (this also applies when several target steps were selected).
Continue: The sequential control system’s operating state is changed from HELD to
ACTIVE. This means that the SFC chart continues to be executed, transition results
continue to be evaluated and actions continue to be carried out. and that transitions
are carried out in accordance with the set step control mode.
Exception: If a step has been marked as a target step , "Continue" continues the
execution of the halted SFC chart at the target step, after properly completing the
steps that were interrupted. This means that the cyclic processing of these steps is
carried out at most one more time, and that the end processing overlaps with the
initialization of the target step (this also applies when several target steps were
selected).
Cancel: The sequential control system’s operating state is changed from HELD to
OFF. The active steps are completed, followed by the end step. This allows you to
bring the sequential control system into a well-defined state.
Remark: Selected target steps are ignored.

Hold: The sequential control system’s operating state is changed from ACTIVE to
HELD. This means that the SFC chart is halted, that transition results are not
evaluated and that actions are not carried out. An operation (command) is required for
further execution.
Restart: The sequential control system’s operating state is changed from HELD to
ACTIVE. The active steps are executed, the start step is activated and its actions are
executed.
Remark: Selected target steps are ignored.
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3.10 Setting the Step Control Mode

The step control mode determines the step switching behavior of the sequential
control system. The step control mode modifies the behavior of transitions whose
conditions have been prepared or fulfilled.
If required, a button is displayed in all step control modes other than “T” if there is a
current request for user intervention.
Changing the step control mode is possible in all states of operation.
In this combo box you can set the following step control modes:
Step Control Meaning

Mode
T Transition:
The sequential control system runs under process control (i.e., automatically). If a transition
condition is fulfilled, switching deactivates the predecessor steps and activates successor
steps.
C User interaction:
The sequential control system runs exclusively under interaction with the operator. Transition
conditions do not have to be fulfilled. A request for user intervention is issued for all
successor transitions of each active step. Switching takes place after the operator has
intervened.
T and C Step control by transition and user interaction:
The sequential control system runs process-controlled and under interaction with the
operator. If the transition condition to a successor of an active step is fulfilled, a request for
user intervention is issued. Switching requires user intervention.
T or C Step control by transition or user interaction:
The control flow of the sequential control system is based on the process or on user
interaction. A request for user intervention is issued for every successor transition of an active
step. Switching takes place after the intervention. If the transition condition is met before the
user intervention, the switching happens automatically without intervention.
T / T and C Step specific confirmation by operator:
The "Confirmation" label is set or reset step-specifically in the properties dialog box of the
step. The sequential control system runs:
Under process control at steps without the “Confirmation label”.
Every fulfilled successor transition condition of an active step without user intervention
switches to the next one without confirmation (corresponds to step control mode “T”).
Under user control at steps with a “Confirmation label”.
Every fulfilled successor transition condition of an active step with "confirmation" sets a user
intervention request and switches to the next transition after confirmation (corresponds to
step control mode "B").
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Minimum Execution Time:

In the step control modes “C” and “T or C”, the minimum execution time for a step
can be circumvented by operator intervention.
3.11 Setting the Runtime Options

The runtime options provide you with further ways of influencing the sequential
control system's behavior. The individual options can be combined. In the runtime
system, the following options for the execution can be set via the control bar (or in
the SFC MultiChart Control):
• Command output
• Cyclic operation
• Timeout watchdog
Execution option Meaning

Command output At Command output "on" the actions of active steps are
executed.
At Command output "off" the actions of active steps are not
executed.
Cyclic operation At Cyclic operation "on" the start step of the SFC chart is
activated again after the end step has been deactivated.
At Cyclic operation off the sequential control system is set to the
OFF state after the end step of the SFC chart has been
deactivated, meaning that there are no active steps left, and no
actions or transitions are processed anymore.
Timeout watchdog At Timeout watchdog on the active time of each step under
processing is compared with its maximum execution time. If the
time is exceeded, a step error is reported back to WinCC. In
addition, an acknowledge button for the step error is displayed in
the SFC chart.
At Timeout watchdog off no comparison takes place between
the active time and maximum execution time.
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3.12 Acknowledge Operator Requests and Step Errors
The (group acknowledgement) button allows you to acknowledge current

intervention requests and step errors collectively, without having to resort to
individual acknowledgements (acknowledgement at the buttons of the steps "F" or
of the transitions "C").
Note:
In case of a step runtime error the step is returned to the state which it had before
the error occurred (for example, active = "green") after the error has been
acknowledged.
3.13 Properties Dialog Boxes of Steps and Transitions

The Properties dialog box is the detailed display of a step or a transition in an SFC
chart. This dialog box shows information specific to the selected object
(step/transition).
The dialog boxes for steps and transitions can be displayed separately or in a
combined display. In the combined display the dialog box for the step includes the
properties of the successor transition. In this case, the title bar also contains the
name of the transition.
The combined display is shown when you click on the "Transition >>" button in the
Properties dialog box for the step. Return to the step-only display by clicking on the
"Step <<" button.
The information shown is identical in both display variations. The only difference is
in the arrangement of the buttons.
Automatic Trace
By setting the Update option you can activate an automatic trace. It automatically
displays the current properties after each switching event, depending on the chart’s
execution. This means that the display of the properties follows the respective
active step or the respective active transition.
If the active step or the active transition are located outside the window display
during the execution of the chart, the chart is automatically shifted so that the step
or transition under observation are within the window’s display area. The objects
that are currently under observation are shown on the chart as selected.
The following description of the properties dialog boxes is based on the separate
display of step and transition.
• Properties Dialog Box of the Step
• Properties Dialog Box of the Transition
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3.14 Properties Dialog Box of the Step
Procedure
Activate the detail window for the SFC chart in which you want to display the
Properties dialog box of a step.
Now click on the desired step in order to open the dialog box.
"General" Tab Card

The runtimes, the “Confirmation” option, the comments and the state of the step
are displayed (read-only).
The state of the step is displayed as text in the title bar, and by the appropriate
symbol in the dialog box.
State Meaning Symbol

INACTIVE, This step has not been
None For target step +
not executed yet
processed
INACTIVE This step is no longer being
(check mark) For target step +
has been processed
processed
ACTIVE The step is being processed.
(arrow)
HELD The step has been paused.

(arrow on line) For target step +
ERROR The step is in the error state

(flash arrow) For target step +
(timeout).
"Initialization", "Execution", "Termination" Tab Cards

For each individual action of the step the configured assignments are displayed.
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Operations in the Properties Dialog Box of the Step

The following operations are possible within the dialog box:
• Close the dialog box with the "Close" button
• Acknowledge a step error with the "E" button
• Select the previous or next step with the "← / →" button
• Display the properties of the transition to successor with the "Transition >>"
button
• Set / reset option: "Target step"
• Set / reset option: "Update"
The current step is marked as a target step by setting the option "Target step". This
means that
• The SFC chart, if it is OFF, will start execution at the target step rather than the
start step next time that "Start" is clicked.
• a halted SFC chart continues at the target step after "Continue" has been
clicked and after the interrupted steps have been completed properly.
The target step mark only applies to the next "Start" or "Continue" command, after
which it is reset.
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3.15 Properties Dialog Box of the Transition
Procedure
Activate the detail window for the SFC chart in which you want to display the
Properties dialog box of a transition.
Now click on the desired transition in order to open the dialog box.
A window is displayed that contains the Boolean operators of the transition logic
and the fields with the conditions. The window consists of two pages with a total of
16 lines for conditions and a three-stage transition logic. On the first page, 2 x 5
conditions are combined by the Boolean operators, and a further 2 x 3 conditions
on the second page. Next to the last operator, there is an "arrow" button to toggle
between the two pages.
The results of logic operation of the Boolean operators are visualized as colored
connecting lines of varying thickness. A wide green line indicates "fulfilled", a thin
red line indicates "not fulfilled", and a thin black line indicates "inactive".
Transition State
State Meaning Color
INACTIVE The transition is not being processed. Gray

NOT FULFILLED The transition condition is not fulfilled. Dark red
FULFILLED The transition condition is fulfilled. Dark green
Operations in the Properties Dialog Box of the Transition

The following operations are possible within the dialog box:
• Close the dialog box with the "Close" button
• Acknowledge intervention request with the "C" button
• Select the previous or next transition with the "← / →" button
• Set option: "Update"
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3.16 Messages
General
During the execution of an SFC chart in the PLC messages are generated on
intervention requests for transitions and in the case of step errors.
Generation of the Process Messages

The messages are generated generically by the PLC-OS-Engineering software
package. In addition, mechanisms are stored with the messages. These permit
direct access to the SFC chart that a message relates to.
When an SFC standard display is integrated into a graphical display, the messages
of the SFC chart concerned are integrated into the hierarchy of the group display.
Process Messages in the Runtime System

The messages regarding intervention requests for transitions and step errors are
displayed and archived by the WinCC reporting system.
From the message system it is possible to call up the detail window of the SFC
chart for an SFC message (Loop In Alarm button), including the Properties dialog
box of the respective step and of the transition.
Process Messages in the Runtime System

When a process operation for an SFC chart is executed an operation message is
generated and included in the operation list.
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A SFC API Functions
• BOOL SFCAbout(HWND projWnd, LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT lpdmError);

Opens the Info about SFC Visualization (version info).
Example: SFCAbout(NULL, (void*)0);
• BOOL SFCSetProperties(HWND projWnd, LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT

lpdmError);
Opens the SFC Properties dialog box (read only)
(dimensions, colors, privilege levels).
Example: SFCSetProperties(NULL, (void*)0);
• BOOL SFCSetChartProperties(HWND projWnd, LPCSTR chartName,

LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT lpdmError);
Opens the Properties dialog box for a specific chart (read only)
(comment, last change, updating cycle, standard view).
Parameters: chartName(in) Name of the chart, for example,
"SFC1"
Example: SFCSetChartProperties(NULL, "SFC1", (void*)0);
• BOOL SFCOpenSection(LPCTSTR chartName, long left, long top, long width,

long height, LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT lpdmError);
Opens the specified chart as a detail window.
"SFC1"
left(in), top(in), width(in), height(in) Pixel coordinates of
the rectangle in which the SFC windows may move
Example: SFCOpenSection("SFC1", left, top, width, height, (void*)0);
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SFC API Functions
• BOOL SFCOpenOverview(LPCTSTR chartName, long left, long top, long

width, long height, LPOHIO_ERRORSTRUCT lpdmError);
Opens the specified chart as an overview window.
"SFC1"
Example: SFCOpenOverview("SFC1", left, top, width, height, (void*)0);
• BOOL SFCRtBrowser(LPCSTR* pChartName, LPCSTR* pTagName, LONG

left, LONG top, LONG width, LONG height, BOOL alwaysOnTop);
Calls up the Runtime PackageBrowser and returns the selected chart, if
appropriate with the server prefix, for example, "OS1_KH1234D::SFC1"
Parameters: pChartName(out) Name of the chart, for example,
"SFC1"
pTagName(out) TagName of the chart, for example,
"SFC1" (used for the group display)
alwaysOnTop(in) 1, if the Browser is to always remain
on top (recommended), otherwise 0
Example: SFCRtBrowser(&chartName, &tagname, left, top, width, height,
1);
• BOOL SFCSaveWorkspace(LPCSTR pWsName);

Saves all the currently opened SFC windows user-specifically under the
workspace (screen combination) "pWsName_user.SSM".
Parameters: pWsName(in) Name of the workspace
Example: SFCSaveWorkspace("TestLayout1");
• BOOL SFCRestoreWorkspace(LPCSTR pWsName);

Restores all the SFC windows saved by using SFCSaveWorkSpace under the
workspace "pWsName_user.SSM".
Example: SFCRestoreWorkspace("TestLayout1");
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SFC API Functions
• BOOL SFCDeleteWorkspace(LPCSTR pWsName);

Deletes the specified workspace from the hard disk.
Example: SFCDeleteWorkspace("TestLayout1");
• BOOL SFCCloseAllWindows();
Closes all the open SFC windows.
Example: SFCCloseAllWindows();
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SFC API Functions
A.1 Script Example: Configuring an SFC Button

-------------------------------------------
#include "apdefap.h"
void OnLButtonDown(char* lpszPictureName, char* lpszObjectName, char*

lpszPropertyName, UINT nFlags, int x, int y)
{
// WINCC:TAGNAME_SECTION_START
// syntax: #define TagNameInAction "DMTagName"
// next TagID : 2
#define TAG_1 "Plant_1/Unit_1/Function_1/SFC2"
// WINCC:TAGNAME_SECTION_END
#pragma code ("sfccli.dll")

#include "sfccli.h"
#pragma code ()
long left, top, width, height;
TCHAR szFullDmVarName[MAX_DM_VAR_NAME + 1 + 32];

{
TCHAR* pServerPrefix = NULL;
TCHAR* pTagPrefix = NULL;
TCHAR* pWindowPrefix = NULL;
GetServerTagPrefix(&pServerPrefix,&pTagPrefix,&pWindowPrefix);
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SFC API Functions
szFullDmVarName[0] = ’\0’;
if (pServerPrefix && pServerPrefix[0])

strcpy (szFullDmVarName, pServerPrefix);
else if (pTagPrefix && pTagPrefix[0])
strcpy (szFullDmVarName, pTagPrefix);
strcat(szFullDmVarName, TAG_1);
}
SSMGetWorkFieldCoordinates(SSMGetScreen(lpszPictureName), &left, &top,

&width, &height);
// Overview
//SFCOpenOverview(szFullDmVarName, left, top, width, height, (void*)0);
// or Detail
SFCOpenSection(szFullDmVarName, left, top, width, height, (void*)0);
}
-------------------------------------------
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SFC API Functions
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Index
A P
Acknowledge Operator Requests and PCS7 SFC Control .......................................3-2
Step Errors .............................................3-12 PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control.......................3-3
Properties Dialog Box of the Step ............... 3-14
Properties Dialog Box of the Transition ....... 3-15
C Properties Dialog Boxes of Steps and
Configurations for the SFC Visualization....... 2-1 Transitions ............................................. 3-12
Configuring an SFC Button .......................... 2-7
Configuring the "PCS7 SFC Control" S
Status Display ......................................... 2-2
Configuring the "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Script Example
Control" Status Display ............................ 2-4 Configuring an SFC Button ...................... A-4
Configuring the SFC Browser Selection........ 2-8 Setting the Operating Mode ..........................3-8
Setting the Operating State...........................3-9
Setting the Runtime Options ....................... 3-11
D Setting the Step Control Mode .................... 3-10
Display of the Detail Window........................ 3-7 SFC API Functions...................................... A-1
SFC Basic Settings ......................................1-2
SFC Visualization.........................................1-1
F
Further Information on the Multi-Client.......... 2-9 U
User Privileges .............................................3-1
M Using Functions for Own Scripts
(SFC API Calls)........................................2-8
Messages...................................................3-16
O V
Visualization via an SFC Selection Button
Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart in the Button Set or via SFC Browser
via the SFC Status Display....................... 3-1 Selection in the Display ............................3-6
Operations in the Detail Window .................. 3-8
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1.1 SFC Visualization

What are the Features of the SFC Engineering System?

What does the Runtime System Offer for SFC?

1.2 SFC Basic Settings

WinCC Explorer Settings

Chart-Specific Settings (on Server or Client only, not on MultiClient)

2.1 Configurations for the SFC Visualization

2.2 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC Control" Status Display

Chart "Step Error"

2.3 Configuring the "PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control" Status

Line Number Chart Acknowledgement Enable Step

Comment Runtime Step Control Mode Transition

2.4 Configuring an SFC Button

2.5 Configuring the SFC Browser Selection

2.6 Using Functions for Own Scripts (SFC API Calls)

General Information on the Functions

2.7 The MultiClient

2.7.1 Further Information on the Multi-Client

What is a Multi-Client Project?

Creating and Loading a Package

Configuring the SFC Visualization

Note Regarding Configurations in Server Projects

Permanent Operability for Multi-Clients

Clients and Multi-Clients

3 Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.1 User Privileges

SFC Status Display

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.3 PCS7 SFC Control

The following current information is displayed:

Heading • Chart name of the corresponding SFC chart *)

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.4 PCS7 SFC MultiChart Control

Columns Contents Function

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

Columns Contents Function

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

• A selected line can be moved up or down by one line by clicking on the

Information on the Display

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.5 Visualization via an SFC Selection Button in the Button

1. Click on this button in the button set, or on an object configured in the

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.6 Display of the Detail Window

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.7 Operations in the Detail Window

3.8 Setting the Operating Mode

SFC knows the following operating modes:

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.9 Setting the Operating State

Button for Meaning

Remark: Selected target steps are ignored.

Remark: Selected target steps are ignored.

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

3.10 Setting the Step Control Mode

Step Control Meaning

Operating and Monitoring the SFC Chart

Minimum Execution Time:

3.11 Setting the Runtime Options