zenon manual

Time Control
v.8.20
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Contents

1 Welcome to COPA-DATA help ............................................................................................................... 4

2 Time Control ................................................................................................................................................ 4

3 Engineering in the Editor ......................................................................................................................... 5

4 Time control detail view of toolbar and context menu ................................................................... 5

5 Configure time function ........................................................................................................................... 6

Welcome to COPA-DATA help

1 Welcome to COPA-DATA help

ZENON VIDEO TUTORIALS

You can find practical examples for project configuration with zenon in our YouTube channel
(https://www.copadata.com/tutorial_menu). The tutorials are grouped according to topics and give an
initial insight into working with different zenon modules. All tutorials are available in English.

GENERAL HELP
If you cannot find any information you require in this help chapter or can think of anything that you
would like added, please send an email to [email protected].

PROJECT SUPPORT
You can receive support for any real project you may have from our customer service team, which
you can contact via email at [email protected].

LICENSES AND MODULES

If you find that you need other modules or licenses, our staff will be happy to help you. Email
[email protected].

2 Time Control
Time control makes it possible to execute actions in the Runtime using time functions. A time function
calls up a zenon function and executes it once at a certain time or cyclically. For example, production
data can be saved automatically on a server in the network.

PROJECT MANAGER CONTEXT MENU

Menu item Action

New time function Creates a new function for the time control.

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Menu item Action

Export all as XML Exports all entries as an XML file.

Import XML... Imports entries from an XML file.

Editor profile Opens the drop-down list with predefined editor

profiles.

Help Opens online help.

3 Engineering in the Editor

Time control is configured in the Editor in the time control node. Pre-existing time functions are
shown in the detail view Time functions can be edited by means of their properties.

Note: Turn of the month and turn of the year refers to the set execution date and not to the turn of
the year on 01. 01. at 00:00.
If the change should be executed at exact this point in time, the engineering must be done for this
point in time; e.g. 01. 01. 2017, 00:00:00.

4 Time control detail view of toolbar and context menu

CONTEXT MENU
Menu item Action

New time function Inserts a new time function in the list.

Jump back to starting element Jumps back to the initial position in the zenon Editor.

Note: Only available in the context menu if a jump to

the current position has been made from another
position with the Linked elements context menu entry.

Copy Copies the selected entries to the clipboard.

Paste Pastes the content from the clipboard. If an entry with

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Menu item Action

the same name already exists, the content is pasted as
"Copy of...".

Delete Deletes selected entries after a confirmation from list.

Export selected as XML... Exports all selected entries as an XML file.

Import XML Imports entries from an XML file.

Remove all filters Removes all filter settings.

Note: Only active if the current view is filtered.

Edit selected cell Opens the selected cell for editing. The binocular
symbol in the header shows which cell has been
selected in a highlighted line. Only cells that can be
edited can be selected.

Replace text in selected column... Opens the dialog to search and replace texts for the
selected column.

Properties Opens the Properties window.

Help Opens online help.

5 Configure time function

To create a time function:
1. Highlight the Time control node in the project manager.
2. Select New time function in the context menu or in the toolbar.
A new time function is created.
3. Configure the time function using its properties.
Above all:
a) Active: Activate this property in order for the time control to be executed in the
Runtime.
b) Name: Unique name of the function.
Note: This name cannot be language-switched.
c) Function: Selection of the function that is to be called up at a defined point in time.

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d) Execution type: Configuration of when and at what interval the function is executed.
With Start time and, if required, interval.
e) Select, if necessary, in the Execution days group, the days on which the function is to be
executed

EXECUTE SEVERAL FUNCTIONS

To execute several zenon functions using a time function:
1. Create a script that contains all required functions.
2. Create a Script: execute function that executes this script.
3. In the Function property, select the function that executes the script.

CONFIGURE INTERVALS
Time functions can be executed in intervals.
To execute a time function:
1. Select, for the Execution type property, a value that is not on this day only.
2. Configure the Start time.
3. With cyclical execution: Configure one of the properties:
 interval: The function is executed on this day from the start time in the configured
interval.
Example: With the value 00:15:00, the time function is executed every 15 minutes.
 Interval one month: The function is executed from the start time each month at the
same time.
 Interval one year: The function is executed from the start time each year at the same
time.
4. For repetitions on several days: In the Execution days group, select the days on which the
function is to be executed.

Note: Turn of the month and turn of the year refers to the set execution date and not to the turn of
the year on 01. 01. at 00:00.
If the change should be executed at exact this point in time, the engineering must be done for this
point in time; e.g. 01. 01. 2017, 00:00:00.

FILTERING FOR EQUIPMENT GROUPS

Time functions can be linked to equipment groups with the Equipment Groups property. This linking
only has an effect in the Editor. It allows you to filter time functions for equipment groups.

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