Define Batch Tag Sources

The first required step to browse and reference batch tags in the InTouch application is to define the batch tag sources.

To define batch tag sources

1. Double-click any blank animation link Tagname or Expression input box. The Tag Browser appears.

   

2. Click the Define Tag Sources button. The Define Tag Sources dialog box appears.

   

3. Click New. The Define Tag Source dialog box appears.

   

   A tag source consists of the following items:

   • Tag Source Name
     The tag source name can be any user-defined name.

   • Access Name
     The access name corresponds to the name defined for the InTouch application. AVEVA Batch Management access names can be defined manually or loaded from the export file from Tag Linker.

     AVEVA Batch Management has one default access, IB_CTRYSYS_TAGS. Its Application is IBSERV and its Topic is IB_TAGS.

   • Tag Source Type
     The tag source for AVEVA Batch Management tags is AVEVA Batch Management – Control System. These sources are created by the AVEVA Batch Management Runtime Client installation program.

   • Location
     The location points to the directory containing the AVEVA Batch Management databases (...\Batch Management\cfg\config_A).

4. Define the following tag source. These sources are for the default accesses. The source name is an example only. You can substitute any name.

   • The location is the AVEVA Batch Management configuration directory (config_A).

   • Tag Source Name: EquipmentTags.

   • Access: IB_CTRLSYS_TAGS.

   • Tag Source Type: AVEVA Batch Management – Control System.

     

5. Use the tags from each source in the InTouch application as required. Change the Tag Source to view the different batch tags available.