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Use

The XSteps editor provides you with a maintenance environment for XSteps and standard XSteps and can be accessed from the following applications:

  • The standard XStep repository

  • The master recipe

  • The standard routing

  • The production order

  • The process order

The functions you can invoke depend on the application in question. For example, you can generate control instructions or control recipes in the process order and production order only.

Prerequisites

In order to move or copy XStep nodes and then insert them again, you must fulfill the following prerequisites independent of the application:

  • In the standard XStep repository, the SXS version must be in ( ) change mode; that is, the XStep node ( ) is displayed in blue.

  • In the process order and production order, following generation of the XStep nodes, you can only move those nodes that no longer influence the business context.

Features

You can use the following functions in the XStep editor:

  • Check

    You either check the entire XStep tree, or separate XSteps in the XStep tree. During the check, the system ensures that the definition of the XSteps is correct; that is, whether the XStep parameters used have been previously defined.

    To do this, you select an XStep or the entire XStep tree and choose Check from the context menu. The error messages are displayed at the bottom of the screen. If you double click an error message, the XStep node containing this error will be visibly highlighted.

  • Simulate

    You can simulate individual XStep trees separately. To do this, select an XStep node and choose Simulate from the context menu. On the right of the screen, you can then see how the entire XStep tree will look in the PI sheet. No interaction with the system is possible in the simulation; that is, the input fields and function buttons are not active in the simulation.

  • Drag&Drop

    You can move the XStep nodes of an XStep tree in all applications using Drag&Drop.

  • Cut, Copy and Paste

    You can cut and copy every XStep node of an XStep tree and insert it at a different point in the XStep tree.

  • Functions in the Properties Dialog Box

    • ( ) Close

      This function closes the dialog box. The data entered is not saved automatically.

    • ( ) Reset

      As soon as you have confirmed your entries in the properties window with Enter, these are transferred to the XStep tree. Using the ( ) Reset function, you can reset incorrect entries. This is, however, only possible before you have selected Enter.

    • ( ) Previous Node

      Using this function, you can switch to the properties dialog box of the previous XStep node.

    • ( ) Next node

      Using this function, you can switch to the properties dialog box of the next XStep node.

See also: XStep