Rockwell Automation RSBizWare BatchCampaign Users Guide - Manual (Page 6)

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Common User Assistance Folder
Starting with version 9.0, all Rockwell applications will install their user assistance files
(online help, user documentation PDF files, and release notes) in a common folder located
at \Program Files\Common Files\Rockwell\Help. This gives you one central location to
find information and allows interaction between different products’ user assistance files.
The BatchCampaign online help files will no longer be stored in the \Program
Files\Rockwell Software\BatchCampaign\Help folder. The first Rockwell Automation,
Inc. product installed on a computer creates the common folder. When a product is
uninstalled, the user assistance associated with that application are also removed, but the
\Help folder is not removed unless the product being uninstalled is the last Rockwell
Automation product on the computer. The last Rockwell Automation product removed
from the computer removes the common folder and all remaining user assistance files.
RSBizWare BatchCampaign Features
„ Flexible batch/campaign creation
„ Add individual batches – you can specify the size of each batch in the campaign.
„ Create campaigns with multiple batches – you can automatically generate the
campaign of batches using the quantity/size or a value in between that is applied to
all batches in the campaign.
„ Human interface
Allows you to dynamically view the state of FactoryTalk Batch
Servers and their associated batches and campaigns. The user interface also allows
you to start, stop, abort, hold, and restart an individual batch in the campaign.
„ Flexible batch execution Gives you complete flexibility in how you run your
process. You can choose to execute campaigns automatically from BatchCampaign, or
have the FactoryTalk Batch View or ActiveX
® controls as the primary interface for
executing and commanding batches. Using either of these methods, you can:
„ Start each batch individually.
„ Start all the batches in the campaign simultaneously.
„ Automatic batch execution
„ You can configure a start trigger, which starts a batch or campaign automatically at
a predetermined time.
„ You can configure batches to start immediately.
„ You can configure start triggers, which automatically start the next batch in a
campaign upon completion of the currently executing batch.
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