Create a new PIUnitBatch

In the Module Database tree, select the icon of the server for which you want to create a new PIUnitBatch.

Click New PIUnitBatch . Alternatively, right-click a PIUnit and then click New PIUnitBatch.

In the New PIUnitBatch window, enter the basic properties of a PIUnitBatch.

All available fields default to blank except for:

• Start Time, which defaults to * (current time)

• The PIUnit and Server fields are pre-populated, based on the unit that is selected in the Module Database tree, that is, the PIUnit for which the PIUnitBatch will be created.

  Start Time is the only required field of this window, as indicated by the label's bold text.

  All other fields can be left blank.

  If End Time is blank, the PIUnitBatch is set to a still running state; a PIUnitBatch is considered to still be running if it has no end time.

Click the Browse button on the right side of the PIBatch field to give a PIUnitBatch a reference to an existing PIBatch. For more information about assigning a PIBatch reference to a PIUnitBatch, see Link or unlink a PIUnitBatch to a PIBatch.

The Unique ID field shows <Undefined Unique ID> because the unique ID of a PIUnitBatch is assigned at the time the PIUnitBatch is created; that is, after OK is clicked.

Note: A PIUnitBatch may contain one or more PISubBatches. See Create a new PISubBatch for details.