GMP-compliant

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 Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Warranty and Liability ................................................................................................. 1
1 Task ..................................................................................................................... 4
2 Solution............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Overview............................................................................................... 5
2.2 Hardware and software components ................................................... 6
2.2.1 Validity .................................................................................................. 6
2.2.2 Components used ................................................................................ 6
3 Basics ................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) ................................................... 7
3.2 WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) ..................................................................... 7
3.2.1 Function extension with WinCC Audit .................................................. 7
3.2.2 Supported HMI control panels .............................................................. 8
3.2.3 Licensing .............................................................................................. 8
3.2.4 Restrictions ........................................................................................... 8
3.3 User administration in GMP ................................................................. 8
4 Configuration ..................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Activating GMP ..................................................................................... 9
4.2 Licensing HMI control panel ............................................................... 10
4.2.1 Licensing SIMATIC panels ................................................................. 10
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4.2.2 Licensing Runtime Advanced ............................................................. 12

4.3 Configuring function extensions ......................................................... 12
4.3.1 Creating Archive Audit Trail................................................................ 12
Audit Trail as CSV file ........................................................................ 12
Audit Trail as RDB file ........................................................................ 14
4.3.2 Recording tags ................................................................................... 15
4.3.3 Recording recipes .............................................................................. 17
4.3.4 Recording user actions....................................................................... 19
4.3.5 Recording system functions ............................................................... 20
4.4 Evaluating Audit Trail ......................................................................... 21
4.4.1 Transferring Audit Trail (Panels) ........................................................ 21
4.4.2 Viewing Audit Trail .............................................................................. 22
4.4.3 Recording Audit Trail .......................................................................... 24
5 Links & Literature ............................................................................................ 26
6 History............................................................................................................... 26

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 1 Task

1 Task
Introduction
In industries, e.g. the pharmaceutical industry, or the food and luxury food industry,
there are various regulations regarding the traceability and documentation of
production data. These include, among others, the following regulations:
 Complete tracing of operator control actions carried out by operators, using a
timestamp (creation of audit-trails)
 Protection of important process steps using an electronic signature
 Archiving of accountable user actions
The option package SIMATIC WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) supports you in
implementing a GMP-compliant configuration. Via the option package, you can also
automatically create, document and archive the Audit Trails.

Overview of the application example

The application example teaches the following skills:
 Implementing a GMP-compliant configuration via an HMI control panel
 Displaying recorded Audit Trails with WinCC Audit Viewer
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Figure 1-2

Audit Trail
Time Operation Operator

07:05 am Recipe “Orange” selected E. Meier

07:08 am Start line 1 E. Meier

13:20 pm Recipe “Water” selected K. Fuchs

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2.1 Overview

2 Solution
2.1 Overview
Schematic layout
The figure below shows a schematic overview of the most important components of
the solution:
Figure 2-1

Comfort Panel TP1200

CPU 1516-3 PN/DP

Scalance X208
PROFINET / IE

WinCC Runtime Advanced

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Advantages
The solution presented here offers the following advantages:
 Time and cost savings
 Reducing the engineering effort
 Electronic recording of Audit Trails as opposed to paper documentation

Topics not covered by this application

This application example does not contain a description of:
 The basics of configuring with TIA Portal
 Basics of HMI configuration
 Comprehensive information on GMP
Basic knowledge of these topics is assumed.

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2.2 Hardware and software components

2.2 Hardware and software components

2.2.1 Validity

This application is valid for the following versions:

 STEP 7 Professional V14
 WinCC Advanced V14
 SIMATIC Logon V1.5 SP 3
 SIMATIC WinCC Audit (TIA Portal)

2.2.2 Components used

The application example has been created with the following components:

Hardware components
Table 2-1
Component Qty. Article number Note
CPU 1516-3 PN/DP 1 6ES7516-3AN01-0AB0 -
SIMATIC Memory Card 1 6ES7954-8LL02-0AA0 -
256 Mbyte
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SIMATIC Comfort 1 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 Alternatively, other Comfort

Panel TP1200 Panel can also be used
(requires device exchange)
Industrial PC SIMATIC 1 6AG4104-3….-…. Alternatively, other IPCs can
IPC 547E also be used (requires
device exchange)

Software components
Table 2-2
Component Qty. Article number Note
STEP 7 Professional 1 6ES7822-1A.04-0YA5 -
V14 Upd 1
WinCC Advanced V14 1 6AV2102-0AA04-0A.5 -
Upd 1 (Engineering)
WinCC Runtime 1 6AV2104-0BA04-0A.0 -
Advanced 128
PowerTags V14 Upd 1
SIMATIC Logon V1.5 1 6ES7658-7B…-…. optional
SP3 Upd 3
SIMATIC Logon 6ES7658-7B.00-2YB0 optional
Remote Access for 3
Clients
SIMATIC WinCC Audit 1 6AV2107-0RP00-0B.0 -
for SIMATIC
Comfort/Mobile Panels
SIMATIC WinCC Audit 1 6AV2107-0RA00-0B.0 -
for Runtime Advanced
AuditViewer V7.0 SP3 1 -

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3.1 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

3 Basics
3.1 Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
GMP stands for "Good Manufacturing Practice”. The term refers to certain
guidelines designed to ensure the quality of production of, e.g. pharmaceuticals,
substances, cosmetics and food. Next to production, the GMP guidelines also
demand high quality standards on processing, packaging and storage. If the GMP
guidelines are not complied with, companies are not allowed to manufacture the
respective products.
The most important regulatory basis is the Title 21 CFR Part 11 of the US Food
and Drug Administration on electronic data recording and electronic signatures.
Further country-specific and industry-specific regulations also apply.

Note Before implementing a project, observe the respective country- and industry-
specific laws and regulations concerning GMP.

3.2 WinCC Audit (TIA Portal)

WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) is an option package of WinCC (TIA Portal). This gives
you extended functions of WinCC (TIA Portal) Engineerings, whereby you are able
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to ensure the GMP compliance of your project.

Note A detailed description on the WinCC Audit functions can be found on the
websites about GMP validation (see link) under the section "GMP Engineering
Manuals”
Good Manufacturing Practice

3.2.1 Function extension with WinCC Audit

If you activate the WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) option, the following additional
functions will be made available:
 Archive Audit Trail
 Audit Trail Protocol for printing archived changes
 System function "Notify User Action"
 "GMP relevant” markings for tags and recipes possible
 Electronic signature
 Archiving tags and messages with checksum

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3.2.2 Supported HMI control panels

The WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) option is available for the following control panels:
 TP277
 OP277
 MP277
 MP377
 Comfort Panels
 Mobile Panels 277 and Mobile Panel 2nd Generation
 WinCC Runtime Advanced

3.2.3 Licensing

In order to be able to use the functions of WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) in the Runtime
of the operator panel, you need to license each used HMI control panel
individually. The following licenses are available for this purpose:
 SIMATIC WinCC Audit for SIMATIC Panels: 6AV2107-0RP00-0B.0
 SIMATIC WinCC Audit for Runtime Advanced: 6AV2107-0RA00-0B.0
How to license the different HMI control panels is described in Chapter 4.2 .
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3.2.4 Restrictions

If you use WinCC Audit (TIA Portal), some functions and configurations will be
restricted. Further information can be found in the manual "WinCC Advanced V14
– Options" in chapter 1.4.2 "Restrictions (Panels, RT Advanced)".
The manual can be found in the appendix of the entry "SIMATIC WinCC Advanced
V14":
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297

3.3 User administration in GMP

The user administration plays a central role for a GMP-compliant manufacturing
process. In the pharmaceutical industry, for example, it must be ensured that
recipe data can only be changed by authorized personnel.
Depending on the plant concept, you can implement the following two types of user
administration:
 Local user administration
 Central user administration (SIMATIC Logon)
A detailed description, as well as the pros and cons of both concepts, are
described in the application example "User Administration in WinCC (TIA Portal)”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109738532
In this application example, you can furthermore find detailed step-by-step
instructions on how to realize a local or central user administration at the plant.

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4.1 Activating GMP

4 Configuration
Prerequisite
In this chapter, you can find all necessary configuration steps on how to implement
a GMP-compliant configuration in WinCC. As a prerequisite, you already must
have created a project with at least one of the supported HMI control panels
(Chapter 3.2.2).

4.1 Activating GMP

To be able to use "Good Manufacturing Practice”, you first need to activate it. The
following table shows which steps are necessary for this.
Table 1-4
No. Action
1. Open the HMI control panel in the project navigation.
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2.  Open the Runtime settings of the HMI control panel (1).

 In the context menu, select "GMP” ("Good Manufacturing Practice”) (2).
 Activate the checkbox "Configuration conforms to GMP”) (3).

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4.2 Licensing HMI control panel

WinCC Audit (TIA Portal) is an option package subject to licensing. This chapter
shows you how to license the respective HMI control panels.

4.2.1 Licensing SIMATIC panels

Table 4-2
No. Action
1.  Right-click on the control panel you would like to license (1).
 In the context menu, select "HMI Device maintenance” (2).
 Then click on "Authorize/License” (3).
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The "Load licenses” dialog box opens.

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No. Action
2.  Set the respective communication parameters (1).
 Click on "Start search” (2).
 Choose the control panel to be licensed (3).
 Click on "Load” (4).
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The "Automation License Manager” opens.

3. Under "My Computer” you can now find the HMI control panel to be licensed,
together with the corresponding IP address.

4. Select the license "WinCC Audit for SIMATIC Panel” on your PC and drag it to the
"HMI_Panel”.

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No. Action
5. If you select the licensed SIMATIC Panel in the "Automation License Manager”
now, all licenses that have been loaded to the SIMATIC Panel will be displayed.

Licensing is complete and you can close the "Automation License Manager”.

4.2.2 Licensing Runtime Advanced

If you have WinCC Runtime Advanced installed on your PC, the "Automation
License Manager” will automatically be installed as well. Therefore, the license
transfer works the same way as usual in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) or SIMATIC
WinCC (TIA Portal).
Further information on licensing can be found in the manual of the "SIMATIC
Automation License Manager”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/102770153/70701911051
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4.3 Configuring function extensions

4.3.1 Creating Archive Audit Trail

Audit Trail as CSV file

As soon as you have checked the "Good Manufacturing Practice” option box, you
can find the additional tab "Audit Trail” under "Historical data”.
Table 4-3
No. Action
1. Select the "HMI_1” in the project navigation and double-click on "Historical data”.

In the work area, the archive editor opens.

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No. Action
2.  Open the "Audit Trail” tab (1).
 Mark the automatically created "Audit Trail” in the chart (2).
 In the inspector window, adjust the settings of the Audit Trail (3).

Note:
Information on how to store an archive file from a panel onto a network computer
can the found in the application example "Integrating HMI Control Panels in
TCP/IP Networks and access to a NAS or to a shared Windows folder”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/92346478
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3. In the area navigation under "Settings”, you have the option to make further
settings.

4. Optional
 In the inspector window, open the "Events” tab (1).
 In the area navigation, click "Low free Space” (2).
 Add the system function "ShowSystemAlarm” (3).
 Enter a message text (4).
It will be output as soon as the storage space on the medium falls below the
configured minimum volume (from step 3).

Note A precise description of the individual parameters can be found in the manual
"WinCC Advanced V14 - Options” in chapter 1.2.3 "Parameters for Audit Trail”,
as well as in chapter 1.2.8 "Archiving concept of Audit Trail”.

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Audit Trail as RDB file

If you store an Audit Trail as RDB file and want to view it via the WinCC Audit
Viewer at a later time, the following settings have to be made.
Table 4-4
No. Action
1. Changing the logging language
 Open the "Runtime settings” of the control panel (1).
 Under "Historical data”, select "English (United States)” as "Logging language”
(2).
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2. Open the Control Panel in Windows.

3. Changing the Windows format
 Open the "Clock, Language and Region” category in the control panel (1).
 Click on "Region and Language” (2).
 Select "English (USA)” as format (3).
 Confirm your selection with "OK” (4).

4. Now, create the Audit Trail as described in Table 4-3.

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4.3.2 Recording tags

This chapter describes how to capture and record a manual change of the tag
value in Audit Trail. This assumes, that GMP relevant tags have already been
created.
Table 4-5
No. Action
1. In the project navigation, open the standard tag table of the HMI control panel.

2.  In the tag table, mark the tag relevant for GMP (1).
 In the "Inspector window” open "properties” (2).
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 In the area navigation, click on "Good Manufacturing Practice” (3).

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No. Action
3.  Activate the "GMP relevant” checkbox (1).
 Open the drop-down list to select the confirmation type (2).
 Select the confirmation type "Acknowledgment” (3).

Optional
Activate the checkbox "Comment required”, in case you want to capture an
additional comment during the change of the tag value in the Audit Trail.
4. Save your project and load it to your control panel.

Confirmation type "Electronic signature”

Depending on the confirmation type, a dialog in Runtime for entering the
configured information is displayed. The following figure exemplifies the
confirmation dialog, if you select "Electronic signature” and "Commentary required”.
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Figure 4-1

Upon selecting "Electronic signature”, a logged on user needs to confirm the

operator control action with his password. The operator control action and the
authorized user are both captured in the Audit Trail.
If the user enters the wrong password, the operator control action will not be
executed.

Note Electronic signatures can also be realized centrally with SIMATIC Logon and its
included software component, SIMATIC Electronic Signature.
Further information is available in the manual of von "SIMATIC Logon V1.5.3" in
the chapter "What is SIMATIC Electronic Signature".
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4.3.3 Recording recipes

This chapter describes how to capture and record a change of the recipe data in
Audit Trail. This assumes, that recipes complying with requirements of a GMP-
compliant configuration, have already been created.
General information on the recipes can the found in the manual of "WinCC
Advanced V14” in the chapter "Working with recipes (Basic Panels, Panels, RT
Advanced)”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297/91389190283
Table 4-6
No. Action
1. In the project navigation, open the "Recipes” of the HMI control panel.
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2.  Select the "ColorSelection” recipe (1).

 In the "Inspector window” open "properties” (2).
 In the area navigation, click on "Good Manufacturing Practice” (3).

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No. Action
3. Activate the checkbox "Record operator control actions in Audit Trail".

4. The checkboxes for sign loading and saving of recipe data are unlocked.
5. Optional
Activate the checkboxes "Sign loading of recipe data” and "Sign recipe data
saving”.

6. Save your project and load the configuration to the HMI control panel.
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Behavior in the Runtime

If you change or load a recipe in Runtime, a message (depending on the selection)
will be displayed to confirm the user action.
Figure 2-3

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4.3.4 Recording user actions

Automatic recording
The following functions are automatically captured in Audit Trail in Runtime and
recorded:
 user administration
– User logon and logoff
– Import user administration
 Message system
– Messages acknowledged by the user
– Incorrect acknowledgment attempts
 Archive
– Start and stop archive
– Open and close archive
– Delete and copy archive
– Start sequence archive
– Long-time archive

Manual recording
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Next to automatic recording, you can record user actions manually. For this
purpose, the system function "NotifyUserAction” is available to you.
The following table shows how to configure a manual recording, using the example
of a button. This assumes that there are already configured screens and buttons.
Table 4-7
No. Action
1. Open the directory "Screens” in the project navigation and open the screen with
the button, to which you would like to add a manual recording. In this application
example "Start screen”.

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No. Action
2.  Select the "Button” (1).
 In the Inspector window, click "Properties > Events” (2).
 In the area navigation, click "Release” (3).

3.  Add the "NotifyUserAction” system function to the button (1).

 For the parameters "Confirmation type” and "Mandatory commenting”, select
the corresponding settings from the drop-down list. (2)
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4. Fill in the category, the object name and the description that are to be entered in
the Audit Trail.

A precise description of the individual parameters can be found in the manual

"WinCC Advanced V14” in chapter "NotifyUserAction (Panels, RT Advanced)":
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297/69070035211
5. Save your project and load the configuration to the HMI control panel.

4.3.5 Recording system functions

Depending on the control panel and options used, the use of system functions is
restricted.
In connection with WinCC Audit (TIA Portal), some system functions are recorded
in Audit Trail. For further system functions, an electronic signature may be
required.
Further information on system functions that are GMP-relevant can be found in the
manual "WinCC Advanced V14 – Options" in chapter 1.3.4 "Recording system
functions (Panels, RT Advanced)".

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4.4 Evaluating Audit Trail

4.4.1 Transferring Audit Trail (Panels)

If you have selected the SD card of the panel as storage location for Audit Trail,
you first need to transfer the Audit Trail to a PC in order to be able to view it
afterwards.
In this regard, by using the system function "ArchiveProtocolData”, you can move
the Audit Trail to a connected network computer. During this, you need to observe
the following steps:
1. Close all archives (System function "CloseAllLogs”)
2. Then move the archive (System function "ArchiveLogFile”)
3. Open all archives again (System function "OpenAllLogs”).

Note With the system function "CloseAllLogs”, archiving is continued in the

background and the data are buffered. As soon as the system function
"OpenAllLogs” is executed, the buffered process data are entered into the
corresponding archive.

Figure 4-4
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Further information on the system function can the found in the manual of "WinCC
Advanced V14” in the chapter "ArchiveLogFile (Panels, RT Advanced)”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297/76202771339

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4.4.2 Viewing Audit Trail

The following table shows you how to evaluate Audit Trail via "SIMATIC Audit
Viewer”.

Note The "SIMATIC Audit Viewer” can be found on the installation CD of WinCC
Advanced V14 in the "Support” folder.

Prerequisite
To view the Audit Trail, you need to tranfer it from the control panel to a PC.

Note To be able to open an RBD file with WinCC Audit Viewer, you need to switch the
Windows format to "English (USA)” in the Windows Control Panel, see Table 4-4
Step 3.

Table 4-8
No. Action
5. Open "All Programs > Siemens Automation > Options and Tools > HMI Tools” and
click on "WinCC Audit Viewer”.
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6. In "SIMATIC Audit Viewer”, click on "Select Database”.

The "SQL Server / Audit Trail Browser” opens.

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No. Action
7.  Click on "Audit Trail / Backups /Archives / Data records” to select an Audit Trail
(1).
 Navigate to the storage location of the Audit Trail and select it (2).
 Click on "Open” (3).

In "SQL Server / Audit Trail Browser”, the selected Audit Trail appears.
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8. Then click on "OK” in "SQL Server / Audit Trail Browser” to acknowledge the
selection.

9. In "SIMATIC Audit Viewer”, all recorded user actions of the Audit Trail are
displayed. The "Data Validity Indicator” shows you, whether the Audit Trail file has
been modified after the creation.

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4.4.3 Recording Audit Trail

In WinCC (TIA Portal), reports can be generated automatically. Therefore, you can
also document and archive the Audit Trail. This chapter shows you how to record
the Audit Trail in WinCC Advanced.

Note General information on reports in WinCC (TIA Portal) can the found in the
manual of "WinCC Advanced V14” in the chapter "Working with reports (Panels,
RT Advanced)”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297/91449612811

Table 4-9
No. Action
1.  Open the "Reports” folder in the HMI control panel project navigation (1).
 Add a new report (2).
 Rename the report to "ReportAudit” (3).
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2.  In the work area, open the "Controls” task card and open the "Controls” tab
(1).
 Select the "Print audit trail” control and drag it into the "Detail page” area via
Drag & Drop (2).

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4.4 Evaluating Audit Trail

No. Action
3. Optional
Adjust the header and footer line according to your specifications.
Further information can be found in the manual "WinCC Advanced V14" in the
chapter "Objects and reports (Panels, RT Advanced)”:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297/74775254539
4. The Archive Trail Protocol has now been configured.
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5. Save your project.

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5 Links & Literature

Table 5-1
Topic
\1\ Siemens Industry Online Support
https://support.industry.siemens.com
\2\ Download page of the entry
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109744244

\3\ Manual - SIMATIC WinCC Advanced V14

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109742297
\4\ Manual - SIMATIC Automation License Manager
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/102770153
\5\ Manual – SIMATIC Logon V1.5.3
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109738714
\6\ Application example - User Administration in WinCC (TIA Portal)
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109738532
\7\ Application example - Integrating HMI Control Panels in TCP/IP Networks and
access to a NAS or to a shared Windows folder
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/92346478
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6 History
Table 1-2
Version Date Modifications
V1.0 05/2017 First version

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