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Create an Area Group

You can group several areas together and define a name for the group.

In the example below, areas 10, 11, and 12 are associated with the name "Despatch".

Group Name

Despatch

Association 1

DespatchAccum

Association 2

11

Association 3

12

Comment

Areas 10, 11, 12 = "Despatch"

This means any command assigned to "Despatch" will belong to areas 10, 11, and 12.

You can also define a group that includes other groups. In the example below, the name "Plantwide" refers to the areas defined in the "Receivals", "Process", and "Despatch" groups.

Group Name

Plantwide

Association 1

Receivals

Association 2

Process

Association 3

Despatch

Comment

Associate every area with "Plantwide"

To define a group of areas:

  1. In the Security activity, select Groups.
  2. Add a row to the Grid Editor.
  3. Enter a Group Name .
  4. Complete the required Association fields.
  1. Click Save.

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Published June 2018