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Configuring Messages
16.9 Configuring the 'Reporting of System Errors'
Programming with STEP 7
Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01 383
Shared Devices
SFM evaluates the information as to whether a (sub)module was configured as a shared device.
Since SFM always views a CPU, only the (sub)modules with full access set for the CPU are taken
into account in the diagnostics. Those configured as "not assigned" (sub)modules are ignored.
16.9.4 Settings for "Report System Error"
You have several possibilities for calling the dialog for the settings:
• In HW Config, select the CPU for which you would like to configure the reporting of system
errors. Then select the menu command Options > Report System Error.
• If you have already generated blocks for reporting system errors, you can call up the dialog by
double-clicking a generated block (FB, DB).
• In the Properties dialog of the station, select the option for automatic call up during Save and
Compile the configuration.
You get to the option for automatic call up during Save and Compile as follows:
1. In the SIMATIC Manager, select the appropriate station.
2. Select the menu command Edit > Object Properties.
3. Select the Settings tab.
Note
You can also open the "Settings" tab of the properties dialog in HW Config via menu command
Station > Properties.
In the dialog box, enter the following, in addition to other things:
• Which FB and which assigned instance DB should be generated
• Whether reference data should be generated
• Whether warnings should always be displayed during the generation of Report System Error.
• Whether the dialog box should appear when Report System Error is automatically called after
saving and compiling the configuration (see setting above)
• Generating error OBs: whether or not error OBs that are not yet available should be generated
in the S7 program and in which OBs "Report System Error" is to be called.
• The CPU behavior on error: You can determine which error classes cause the CPU to change
to STOP mode when they occur.
• The appearance of the messages (structure and order of the possible text parts)
• Whether messages should be acknowledgeable
• Which parameters the user block interface should contain
• Which status DB(s) are generated for PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO or the module status in
the Web server of the CPU.