Creating material classes

  1. From the
    Edit
     menu, select
    Material Classes
    . The
    Material Classes
     dialog box opens listing the currently defined material classes.
    FTBMM_ED_Material Classes
  2. Click the
    Add
     button. The
    Create Material Class
     dialog box opens to the
    General
     tab.
    FTBMM_ED_odin_create_material_class
  3. In the
    Name
     box, type a unique name for the new class.
  4. In the
    Description
     box, type a detailed description for the new class.
  5. The
    Controller ID
     field defaults to the next numeric value in sequence. If necessary, you can change this to a unique number, which is used for PCD phase programming. (See the
    FactoryTalk Batch
     PCD Programmer Technical Reference Guide
     for more information.)
  6. Click
    Apply
     to save the changes. The
    Edit Material Class
    dialog box opens.
  7. Select the
    Properties
     tab, and then click the
    New Property
     button.
    FTBMM_ED_odin_edit_material_class_new_property
    The following is a list of the items in the
    Properties
     tab.
    Item
    Description
    Material Class Property
    Unique name assigned to the material class property.
    When a class is assigned to a material, all property names (class properties and independent properties) must be unique. Names of material class properties cannot be the same as material properties that belong to a material assigned to the class. (See Adding material properties.)
    Type
    Represents the data type from which the provided value is to be derived. There are three data types supported: Real, Integer, and String.
    TIP:
    Unsigned data types introduced in
    Logix5000
     version 32.00 are not supported by
    FactoryTalk Batch
    . Configuring a
    FactoryTalk Batch
     tag to reference a controller tag of any unsigned data type (USINT, UINT, UDINT, ULINT) will result in bad communication. If you attempt to run batches referencing any tags that include one of these data types a communication failure occurs at the point when the tag is used.
    Use
    FactoryTalk Batch
    Tag Verify
     to produce a report that identifies any issues with the tag(s).
    Minimum
    Minimum value for the material class property. Cannot be greater than the maximum value.
    Maximum
    Maximum value for the material class property. Cannot be less than the minimum value.
    Default Value
    Default value for the material class property. Must be between Minimum and Maximum values.
    EUs
    Engineering unit of measure for the material class property.
    Controller ID
    Defaults to the next numeric value in sequence. If necessary, you can change this to a unique number to be used for PCD phase programming.
    Synchronize
    Select to propagate changes to all inherited material and lot properties. This selection is necessary only when you make changes to a material property.
    Description
    Detailed description of the material class property.
  8. Type the information in the appropriate boxes to define the material class property.
  9. Click
    Apply
     to save the changes, or click
    OK
     to save the record and close the dialog box.
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