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Configuring Messages
16.3 CPU-Oriented Message Configuration
Programming with STEP 7
Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01 359
Editing Message Types
1. In SIMATIC Manager, select the FB whose message texts you want to edit, and open the
PCS7 message configuration dialog box.
2. Click on "More" to open the "Message text block". Fill out the text boxes for the message
components "Origin," "OS area," and "Batch ID."
3. Enter the message class and the event text for all events of the message blocks used and
specify whether every event must be acknowledged individually.
4. For the message parts that apply for all instances and should not be changed, select the
"Locked" check box.
Editing Messages
1. Open SIMATIC Manager. Select the instance DB whose message texts you want to edit and
open PCS7 message configuration function.
2. Do not edit instance-specific message parts that are not locked.