Functions for Destination Systems

Add Destination System

  1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, choose Start of the navigation pathPlant Connectivity Next navigation step New Next navigation step Destination SystemEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Enter the type, name, and a description for the destination system and choose OK.

Duplicate Destination System

  1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select the destination system you want and choose the Duplicate Destination System pushbutton.

    The system creates a new destination system with the same settings. The name of the original destination system is copied and supplemented by (1).

  2. You can change the settings of the new destination system.

Copying and Pasting a Destination System

  1. Select the destination system of your choice and choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step CopyEnd of the navigation path from the menu.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step PasteEnd of the navigation path.

    The system creates a new destination system with the same settings.

Delete Destination System

  1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a destination system and choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step DeleteEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Choose Yes.

Rename Destination System

  1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a destination system and choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step RenameEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Enter the required data and choose OK.

Changing the Description of a Destination System

After creating a destination system, you can use this function to change the description of the object at any time by clicking the destination system and choosing Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step Change DescriptionEnd of the navigation path in the menu. You can only display the description of a destination system by placing the mouse pointer on this object. PCo then displays the description that you entered when you created the system.

Save Destination System

  1. If you have made a change to a destination system, on the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a destination system and choose Start of the navigation pathPlant Connectivity Next navigation step SaveEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Choose Yes.

Show Usage in Agent Instances

With this function, you can display, for a destination system, the agent instances and notifications in which the destination system is used. Click the destination system you want and choose the Show Usage in Agent Instances pushbutton. PCo then displays a dialog box with the where-used list. The function is also available in the context menu.

Context Menu

You can call a context menu for each destination system by clicking on the destination system with the right mouse button.