Rockwell Automation RSBizWare BatchCampaign Users Guide - Manual (Page 57)

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Holding and Restarting a Batch
Putting a batch on hold and restarting a batch are very similar. You can only use these
options if your batch is running. Click the Hold button in the toolbar to put the batch on
hold. When the batch is on hold, the state of the batch should be HOLD or HELD. Once
the batch is on hold you can use the Restart button on the toolbar to restart the batch.
When you restart the batch, the state should return to RUNNING.
Stopping and Aborting
To stop a batch, click the Stop button on the toolbar.
To abort a batch, you must click the Abort button on the toolbar. The batch will be
aborted; you cannot use it anymore in the campaign.
Deleting a Batch or a Campaign
Deleting a batch can only be done when the state of the batch is Buffered (IN_BUFFER),
Ready, Aborted, or Completed and the mode is AUTO or SEMI-AUTO. To delete a batch,
click on the batch, and then click the Delete button on the toolbar.
Buffered Batches and the Batch List
The batch list is the set of batches currently on the FactoryTalk Batch Server. When
adding a server, you have the option of entering the number of batches to be automatically
allowed on the batch list.
For example, with a 10-batch limit on Server1 and a campaign that includes 50 batches,
only 10 of the batches will be added to the batch list. In this example, the list will have 10
batches on it, leaving the remaining batches in BatchCampaign in the Buffered state. They
will remain there until there are no longer enough batches in the buffer to maintain 10
batches on the list, and all the batches have finished executing.
It is possible to have the number of batches on the list be greater than the configured limit
by clicking on a batch which is in the “In_Buffer” state and then clicking on the Move
Buffered Batch(es) to the Batch List button on the toolbar. Also, batches whose start
conditions have been met will get added and started, even if this will result in the number
of batches on the batch list exceeding the BatchList Count.
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