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Configuring jobs for Siemens SIMATIC WinCC flexible

There is currently no separate upload type for WinCC flexible.

You can upload data from an engineering station (create backup via the machine network) using either a UNC job or a Local job.

Panel PCs can only be backed up to a limited extent. You can store the backup on a designated network share. Recipe data can be imported to or exported from this network share via the panels. octoplant can then save the data using a UNC path.

Prerequisites

To execute the job, you must first stop the HMI runtime.

If you are using the Prosave backup tool provided with TIA Portal, shut down the Panel PCs before starting the upload.

Procedure

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The UNC job can be set up with or without agents. If the WinCC flexible editor is not installed on the computer on which the comparison is to take place, a Compare agent is required.

  1. Create a job with the Network (UNC) upload type.
  2. Go to the Network (UNC) settings section.
  3. In the User and Password fields, enter your credentials (the domain/user or computer name/user and your password).
  4. In Resource and Subdirectory, enter the directory in which the project data is stored. If the network connection is successful, select the correct directory from the dropdown menu.
  5. Select Check to check access to the resource.
  6. Go to the Advanced section.
  7. Enter the Sleep interval between data packets (in ms) and the Maximum size of data packets (in KB).
  8. To define the upload limits, select the Upload only when timestamp is different (reduces network load) checkbox.
  9. If required, select the Make offline project available to scripting interface checkbox.

For more information on creating local jobs, refer to the AdminClient -> Configuring the upload type Local directory (local jobs) page.