Add Exit Action

Overview

The Add Exit Action command opens the Add Exit Action dialog box that allows you to define a new exit action. Depending on the settings made for Default insertion method in the Tools > Options > SFC Editor dialog box, a dialog box is displayed prompting you to select the duplication mode for the new step.

Adding an Exit Action

To add a new exit action, proceed as follows:

Step

Action

Result

1

Execute the command SFC > Add Exit Action.

By default, a dialog box is displayed prompting you to select the duplication mode for the new action.

2

Select a duplication mode, and click OK.

The Add Exit Action dialog box opens.

For further information, refer to the Selecting the Duplication Mode for Step Actions .

3

Enter the Name for the new step, for example Step0_exit, select Structured Text (ST) from the Implementation language list, and click Add.

  • A new node Step0_exit is automatically inserted in the Applications tree below the SFC POU node.

  • An ST editor opens allowing you to program statements that are executed once after the Step0 has become inactive.

4

Close the Step0_exit editor.

  • The Step0 block in the SFC editor is now marked with an X in the lower right corner. Double-clicking this marker opens the ST editor.

  • Step0_exit is available in the Properties of the step as Specific > Actions > Exit action.

If you copy and paste the Step0 block, the same exit actions are available in the copied step, and the new step calls the same action.