FactoryTalk Batch Server API

This information was developed to provide quick and easy access to information regarding the interface between the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server and

FactoryTalk Batch View

— the Application Programming Interface (API). It is a reference for those who want to develop custom interfaces.

The API is the interface between the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server and

FactoryTalk Batch View

or a custom user interface application. The server API allows collection of batch control system information and commands the server to take some action.

TIP:

The interface between the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server and Phase is documented in the FactoryTalk Batch
PCD Programmer Technical Reference Guide
.

The two basic components of the server API are:

Items
- An item is a named data structure accessed using the GetItem
method.

Executes
- An execute is a command to the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server to perform some action.

This diagram depicts the relationships between the various components of a

FactoryTalk Batch

system. The Component Object Model (COM) or Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) protocol is used between

FactoryTalk Batch View

and the server. Use the COM or DCOM protocol between the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server and a custom user interface.

XML-based item references

Object reference

Command and arbitration masks

Valid states and modes

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