Rockwell Automation RSBizWare BatchCampaign Users Guide - Manual (Page 48)

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Setting up Triggers
Triggers are used to determine when and in what order a batch or campaign is to be
started. The master node is responsible for monitoring triggers and sending START
commands when appropriate. An operator on any RSBizWare BatchCampaign client
(configured to use the same configuration database) can enable or disable triggering.
When triggering is disabled, the master node does not monitor trigger requirements and
will not send START commands. The default setting for Triggering is ON.
1. Click the Properties and Settings button to open the Properties dialog box.
2. Select the Triggering tab.
3. Select a computer to act as the master node.
When BatchCampaign is installed on more than one node, the master node is the one
on which BatchCampaign is running and is enabled to move or start batches. The
master node is the only BatchCampaign node allowed to move batches from the
Campaign batch buffer to the FactoryTalk Batch Servers’ batch lists and start batches
whose trigger conditions have been met.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
5. You can control batch triggering from the main window. The Trigger button on the
toolbar toggles between Triggering Enabled (green light) and Triggering Disabled (red
light). When the traffic light is green, triggering is enabled on the master
BatchCampaign node for all of the configured FactoryTalk Batch Servers. When the
light is red, triggering is disabled.
Configuring Error Handling
You can enable or disable certain startup and timeout errors on the Miscellaneous tab of
the Properties dialog box.
1. Click the Properties and Settings button to open the Properties dialog box.
2. Select the Miscellaneous tab.
3. Select a checkbox to enable (a check mark displays in the box) one or more of the
following options:
„ Show “Recipe Database” connect errors on startup – Displays startup errors
resulting from attempts to connect to the recipe database.
„ Show “Buffering Database” connect errors on startup – Displays startup errors
resulting from attempts to connect to the buffering database.
Note: Since this value can be changed from any computer running BatchCampaign, this
provides a manual switchover / warm backup solution.
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