User Manual

Desigo workflow, tools and programming
Working in parallel and subcontracting
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HQ libraries
There are HQ libraries for every engineering level. HQ libraries:
● Allow you to work efficiently
● Are verified
● Are well documented
● Are based on a text data basis that allows you to switch the language in engineering, that is, the library
is language neutral
● Are versioned
● Can be installed with the library setup
RC libraries
Based on HQ libraries, you can create country-specific RC libraries that cover country-specific function
requirements.
Project-specific libraries
Project-specific libraries are based on HQ or RC libraries and contain components with the specific
settings needed in the project. This lets you use reuse already configured solutions in the project.
4.6 Working in parallel and subcontracting
Project data management during parallel working
Project data management for the Desigo tools allows several users to work in parallel in different phases of
the customer project, e.g.:
● Several users are engineering and commissioning in the same project
● Parts of the project are outsourced to subcontractors, e.g., for the point test
To ensure the consistency of the project data, parts of the project data are stored on the Branch Office
Server (BOS). This way several engineers cannot modify the same data elements of the data basis at the
same time.
Check-in/Check-out mechanism
The check-in/check-out mechanism ensures that when several users are working in parallel during
engineering, commissioning or service, they cannot make changes to the same automation station. This
way no inconsistent data can be created.
To quickly transfer project data, the data is compressed before it is sent from the computer to the server.
The data is managed on the Branch Office Server. The project creator transfers the data from his local hard
disk to the server.
In large projects the data can be moved in two steps:
1. Step: Part of the project is transferred from the Branch Office Server to a computer in the plant.
2. Step: Parts of the transferred project can be transferred to local computers. This is called a sequential
check-out.
Parts of the project, such as the building or network topology are checked out in read-only mode, so that all
users always have the project overview.
Working in parallel during engineering
Several users can work on different automation stations in the same project at the same time. To do this,
data is transferred from the central data storage on the Branch Office Server to the local hard disks, e.g.,
individual automation stations are being commissioned at the customer's site while some automation
stations are still being engineered at the office.
Working in parallel during commissioning
Several users can work on different automation stations in the same project at the plant at the same time.
To do this, the components to be loaded are transferred (Pack & Go), so that the user, e.g., can load the
configuration or program and then perform the point test. The test results are saved in the automation
station and can be viewed and transferred back to the engineering database by the commissioning
engineer at any time.