Binding to a material-enabled phase step

Material binding is the process of binding activated material phase steps to material-enabled equipment modules, or rebinding a previously bound material to a step within a control recipe without being prompted to do so. Material binding must be performed from within the Procedure view. The following criteria must be met to perform manual binding:
  • The step is associated with a material in the recipe.
  • The step is inactive or has a binding status of BINDING.
If you bind a material-based phase, you will have the opportunity to select the type of binding and/or the binding container.
  1. In the Batch List view, double-click the batch that requires binding.
  2. In the Procedure view, select the material-based phase to bind, and then click the
    Bind
     command button. The
    Prompt to Bind a Material Phase Step
     opens with a list of legal binding options.
    ePro_Prompt to Bind Material Phase dialog box
  3. Select the binding Lot or Storage Container for the material, and then click
    OK
    . If there is only one option, just click
    OK
    .
  4. Navigate back to the top of the unit procedure, and then click the
    Start
     command button; or switch to the Batch List view and start the batch.
  5. If you selected a specific material or Automatic, you do not need to do anything. If you selected
    Prompt
    , a
    Prompt to Bind a Material Phase Step
    instruction displays in the Instructions view when it is time to select a material.
  6. Switch to the Instructions view, and then select the desired Lot or Storage Container from the list.
ePro_Prompt to Bind Material Phase step
  1. Click
    OK
    .
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