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Creating jobs

  1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
  2. Select a PCS7 component in the Project tree.
  3. Create a job with the upload type SIMATIC S7.
  4. Configure the General, Notification, Upload and compare sections and Create a version automatically after job run. The Notification and Create a version automatically after job run are only displayed if the required settings have been made.

  5. Configure the SIMATIC S7 settings section.

    1. Under S7 program path, select the project for which the job is to be executed.

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      Only projects that have been checked in to the selected component can be selected. If there is only one project, this is selected automatically.

    2. Under Access path, select the access path via which communication with the controller is to take place.

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      Depending on the selection, other input fields are displayed for further configuration of the access path.

  6. Configure the Backup section.

    1. Activate the Upload only when timestamp is different (reduces network load) checkbox to reduce the network load.

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      If this option is activated, only new and changed program blocks are transferred. The differences are determined using the timestamp. Blocks without changes are transferred from the previous backup.

    2. If you want to exclude blocks from the upload, click the No blocks are excluded button. The Edit excluded blocks dialog opens.

    3. Activate the SIMATIC NET option to exclude the system blocks (SDBs).
    4. In the Type dropdown menu, select any other blocks (DB, FB, FC, OB) that you can define in the From: and To: input fields or activate the All blocks checkbox.

  7. Configure the Advanced section.

    1. Activate the SIMATIC NET option if SIMATIC NET is installed in the network transition and is to be used.

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      This option is only available for connection paths with network transition.

    2. Define the TCP/IP port via which the connection with the S7 Controller is to be established.

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      Port 102 is set by default. Select a different port if it is already being used by another application and enable it in your firewall if necessary.

    3. Activate the option Enter CPU password manually to be able to enter the password for access to a protected CPU.

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      This option is only required if the password is not stored in the selected S7 project. The entry of the password in the job configuration has priority over the password in the S7 project.

    4. Specify how many retries are to be performed if an error occurs when uploading a block. Values between 0 and 5 are possible.

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      This can occur if the Controller accesses the block during job execution and it is therefore locked. If no access is possible after the defined attempts, the job is aborted with an error.

    5. Adjust the network load by configuring the Sleep between packets.

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      Values between 0 and 5000 ms are possible.

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You can implement further settings for jobs of this upload type in the AdminClient in the Global settings dialog.