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Process PortalTM
Detailed Functionality
OperateIT
 Content
Process Portal Functional Summary

User Interface  Integrated Control Functionality

Process Graphics  Redundancy
Alarm and Event  Security
Trend  National Language Support
Historian  Third Party Integration
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 Process PortalTM
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Detailed Functionality
User interface
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 Key Benefits
Fast reaction and action

Back and
Shortcut
History Navigate
forward in
Context
circle Menu
buttons
ListFindof
Prioritizing information
tool

 Real-world navigation
for every situation
- task centric and object
focused
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 Tailored to users needs

– a multitude of navigation
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tools “… just a right

mouse click
away”
 User Interface
Content User Interface

 Introduction
 Navigation
 Workplace modes
 Window management
 Dual monitors
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 Logical colors
 Examples
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 Faceplates
 Introduction
A customized environment for each user
 Customized environment for each
usage
 An Workplace can be configured
for
 A user group, e.g. shifts
 A user
 An industry
 Effective navigation
 Short cuts to displays
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 Back & forward buttons

 History list
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 Information availability
 Context menu (right mouse
button) for short cuts to relevant
information on each object, e.g. to
alarm list, to trends displays
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Introduction

Status bar
Panel Area
Structure of Workplace

Application Bar
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Navigation
Context Menu
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Navigation
Context Menu – Default aspect
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Navigation
Aspect History List
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Navigation
Object History List
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Navigation
Back and forward buttons
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Navigation
Shortcuts
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Navigation
Aspect links
 Navigation
Direct Access

 If you want to surf the web for

instructions or other
information, just type in the
address, e.g.
 [Link]
 You can also browse for
Aspects, but type ao:// for
Aspect Objects, e.g.
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 ao://MV102:Live Video
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Format: Object:Aspect
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Navigation
References
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Navigation
Find tool
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Navigation
Using Drop Target to change displays
 Workplace
modes
Two modes of operation

 Operator mode
 The complete screen is
occupied by the Workplace
 Auto start/login of Workplace
 As in today's Unix stations
 Use Operator mode to take
advantage of the Window
Management
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 WindowsTM mode
 Workplace runs in a
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Windows NT window
 Manual start of Workplace
 Access to other applications
 Use this mode for engineering
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Management
Prioritizing of information
 Window
Management
View Classes

 Each type of information (Aspect  Example of View Classes from the

Category) is associated to a View Library Structure
Class
 The View Class defines the
behavior of the Window
 xPosition
 yPosition
 WindowHeight
 WindowWidth
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 WebFrame
 Defines a layout for the window,
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e.g. with our without display bar

 Stacking Order
 Higher the number higher priority  You can define your own view
 Resizable classes and edit the existing ones
 Different
Workplaces
Divide the Workplace to show more aspects

 Standard Workplace  Workplace with panel

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 Dual Monitors
Dual Monitor support

 Configure where information to

be shown
 You get one logical screen
which is shown on two
monitors
 Based on Windows 2000
standard support
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General

 Where the operator can see status

and also control the object.
 Predefined faceplates for the
controllers:
 AC800 M/C
 AC400 Series (Advant Master)
 Safeguard
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 Three different layouts to suit

different needs.
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Faceplates

Reduced faceplate

Standard faceplate
AC 800M/C example

Extended faceplate
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Faceplates
AC 400 Series Advant Master examples
 Logical Colors
Consistent color management

 Use a set of predefined colors

to ensure consistency for
operators and to save time
during engineering
 Used in for example
 Faceplate, Trends, Alarm &
Event, Process Graphics
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 Examples of colors
 Background color 1
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 Background color 2
 Alarm Color 1
 Event Color 2
 ...
 Examples
Efficient procedures to find information

 Process Portal is designed to

give you an optimized way of
finding important information
 Examples include
 Search dialogue
 Direct Access
 Short Cuts
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 Context Menu
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 Examples
Scenario 1 – Search for Object Name

 Mission
 You want to physically locate
an object
 Facts
 You know the first two
characters of the object name
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Type in the name
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Open the search dialog and type in the name

You can use the * as Wild Card

You get a list of all available

Objects that matches you
search criteria
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Open the Location Structure
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You get to know that the

V37 is located in the
Select Location Structure and double click Process Room
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In what displays can I find this Process Object?
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Right mouse click to and select References, a automatic generated

list of displays in which you can find the object, and the display you
want to open
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Examples
Mission Completed
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Scenario 2 – Search for Object Type

 Mission
 You want to know how many
Valves we have in the plant
and you want to get a live
view of them
 Facts
 You know the Object Type
modified the last couple of
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months
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Open the search dialogue
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You see that we have 4 Blocks

valves that match the criteria
Select search options and specify an Object Type
Set the modified date range
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Examples

Select Live Video and double click

Select an Object to see Aspects
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Scenario 3 – Direct Access

 Mission
 You want to bring up the P&I
diagram for a particular object
 Facts
 You know the name of the
object
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Type in the Object Name and Aspect Name

Type in ao:// and Object and Aspect name.

You can also type http:// to open a web page
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 Integrated
Information
Easy to integrate information

 How to integrate various

software tools into the
Operator Workplace
 An extensive amount of
information can be made
available with a very limited
effort
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Information
World Wide Web Aspect
 World Wide Web Aspect
 Link to any html page, which lets you
have a connection to needed
information
 Located locally or on your Intranet or
Internet
 Examples of usage
 How do I engineer this valve?
 Engineering Specification
 How do I configure this pump?
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 Data Sheets
 Is there a new release of this valve?
 Link to the supplier
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 Where can I buy this motor?

 Link to Manufacturing Warehouse
Home Page
 How much did we produce yesterday for
machine 1?
 Link to intranet Report directory
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Information Active X Wrapper Aspect

 ActiveX Wrapper Aspect

 Wraps any Active X into an
aspect
 Examples of usage
 Devices provided together with
an ActiveX for presentation
and a communication ability.
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Information Windows Application Aspect

 Windows Application Aspect

 Makes it possible to start any
executable application within
Windows NT as the result of an
aspect selection
 Examples of usage
 Integrated presentation of Word
Documents
 Integrated presentation of Excel
documents
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 Integrated access to your document

system
 Integrated access to your
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maintenance system

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Process Graphics
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 Key Benefits
State of the Art Process Graphics

 Real-world process on the

display
 Graphic elements, subelements,
primitives libraries
 2D, 3D, photos, scanned images
 Aspect links to any aspect
 Buttons, property elements
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 Graphic Builder
 Graphic element
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building/modifications/arranging,
Property elements
 Element Browser enables reuse of
graphic elements for all function
block- and control module instances
 Expression Builder to perform logic,
set colors, input properties, local
language
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Introduction

Toolbox with graphic components

Build area
Layout and glossary

Properties
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Graphic Hierarchy

Graphic Displays

Graphic Elements

Complexity
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Sub-elements
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Graphic Primitives
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Static data

Examples with static data

Working with generic elements
 Dynamic data
Working with graphical elements
 To add dynamic data
 By using the Element Browser
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 Expression
Builder Expression Window

 One integrated Expression

Window
 Expressions
 Colors
 Variables
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Builder
Expression
Working with Expression Builder
 Logical Colors
Consistent color management

 Saves time and makes the

update efficiently
 Define for example a
background color that can be
updated in place
 Events
 Trends
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 Process Graphics
 Objects
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 General
 AC400 specific
 Deploy
Availability of Graphic Displays

 Graphic Display´s are

distributed "on demand“
via the Deploy command
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Alarm & Event
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 Key Benefits
Reliable and fast decision-making
Alarm list
 Reliable decision-making for all
situations
Alarm Sequence Band  Relevant alarm information
always available
 Multitude of presentation and
Alarm Band configuration possibilities
 Alarm & event lists
covering whole plant,
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specific sections, objects

 Filtering, Sorting, Layout
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 Colors, blinking
Alarms
 Audible alarm

Events Context menu always available

System Messages
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Three main views of alarms/events
 Event/Alarm list – Shows latest alarms for plant, area or object

 Alarm Sequence Band – shows latest alarms for area or plant

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 Alarm Band – Shows alarm summary for area or object

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Learn once use several times
 The Alarm/Event Manager user interface handles
Alarms, Events and System Messages

User
Interface
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Servers Alarms Events System Messages

 Acknowledge
Operator functionality
 Acknowledge in Alarm List
 Click in Acknowledge state
box
 Acknowledge selected alarms
 Acknowledge multiple alarms
by selecting "Viewable page"
or "Whole List"
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 Acknowledge
Operator functionality
 Acknowledge in Process
Graphics
 Bring up the Context Menu
 The Acknowledge verb
becomes visible when an
alarm occurs on the object
 Choose Acknowledge
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An Windows like user interface
Drag and drop columns Double click on head line for quick sorting
and a second time for reverse order
Resize columns
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Context Menu
 The right mouse button
instantiates the Context Menu
 Delete Alarm
 Acknowledge Alarms
 only selected alarm(s), or multiple
alarms by page or entire list
 Silence Alarms
 Silences, but does not
acknowledge, the audible alarm
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 Enter Comments for Messages

 Opens dialog for entry of a time-
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stamped object or message

comment
 Stored in the system message
server
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Layout templates
 You can have as many layout
templates as you want
 Stored in the Library structure
 Defines the layout, sort, filtering
and format

 Select the preferred layout for

each alarm and event list
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 Right mouse click and Config

View
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 Also select how the list should be

configures
 Get all alarms, alarms from
object, the objects and its
children or get alarms from its
children in a specific structure
 Configuration
Configure Sort order
 Set the default
sort order for a
event/alarm list
 You can have
multiple sort
criteria's
 Sort order can be
changed by drag
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& drop
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Configure Priorities
 Set colors
depending on
state
 Play a sound file
momentary or
continuously until
the operator has
acknowledge the
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alarm
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Configure Columns
 Configure the
default layout of
the columns
 Set blink behavior
 Temporary
configuration of
the columns can
also be done
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directly in the user

interface by drag &
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drop
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
Configuration

Completely user configurable

Configure the date format
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Configure filters

Configure on
 Message type
 Alarm status
 Alarm time
 Class
 Priority
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 Process section
 Specific for AC 400 with
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Master Software
 Configuration
Filtering according to process sections
 Group Alarm Band
 An alarm indicator can show
alarms from a certain process
section
 Each button shows all alarms
from the object and its children
 The figure shows the number
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of alarms in the list & the color

the highest priority
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 “Filtering relative to structures”

 Configuration
Configuration of Alarm Sequence Band
 Select the Config View
 Select how many alarms you
would like to display in the bar
 Select which Event/Alarm list
that should be the source
 Context Menu available by
right mouse click
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 Configuration
Logging on a printer
 To get a continuously printout
(logging) of all alarms use the Alarm
Logger
 Select Printer
 Select the layout you want to have
 Logger Configuration Name
 Verify the status of the printer and
that it is logging
 You can stop the alarm logger at
any time
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 What printer can I use?

 Any matrix printer supported by
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Windows
 It can be a network printer

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Trend
Process PortalTM
Detailed Functionality
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 Key Benefits
Monitor and analyze your process over time

 Spend time evaluating data

instead of collecting data
 Presentation
 Unlimited number of traces
 Possibility to trend any attribute
 You can trend any Property, e.g. the
alarm limits
 Info about data source such as
names, ranges, value
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 Zooming, panning and ruler functions

 Configuration
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 All configuration and modification for

can be done during runtime
 Templates ready for re-use
Context menu always available
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Information Integration in Trend Displays

Right mouse
click to get
aspect
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Automatic
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generated
display
references
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Presentation

Trend table
Graphical
View Area
Trend Display Layout

Tool bar
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
Presentation
Zoom

Horizontal/Vertical Zoom

Area Zoom
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Zoom Window

 Get an extra zoom window

 The grey area to the left
shows the area to be zoomed
 The right area shows the
zoomed area
 Get both an overview and an
zoom view at the same time
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Presentation

Horizontal Ruler
Ruler


Vertical Ruler
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Several areas in one Trend display

 You can define how many

areas you can see in a Trend
Display
 Used to easy compare values
and get an overview
 Configured in the Trend
Template Aspect
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X-Y Plot

 Set one curve to represent the

X-axis and another curve to
represent the Y-axis
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Value to Value
Two sinus curves
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The color fades the older the value is

Value to time
Two sinus curves
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Tool Bar Functionality

Zoom Window Current Time

X/Y Plot

Time Scope
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Ruler X/Y
Zoom X/Y/Area Zoom in/out
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Move ruler
Stop/Start update
Save Pan
Show hide\table
Cancel Changes

Reset to template
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Keyboard Short cuts

 Zoom in – I
 Zoom out – O
 Area Zoom – A
 Toggle X/Y Plot – P
 Zoom Window – G
 Toggle Ruler X/Y - X
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Copy and Paste (Trend graphics)

Copy Paste
Ctrl-Print Screen for the complete screen
Alt-Print Screen for the Window
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Copying and Pasting (Trend Data)
Tag, Value, OPC HDA Quality

524480=good quality, 2621440=no data

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Copy
Ctrl+C
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OPC HDA = 524480 good

quality
OPC HDA = 2621440 no data
Paste
Ctrl+V
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Configuration of trend displays

 Create trends for process

sections
 Create a trend display for a
process section picking up
trend traces from parts of the
section (Relative addressing
in a composite object)
 Use Trend Templates to
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define the layout and colors of

each trend display
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Configuration of trend curves
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Select what
aspect to trend
Click in on an empty object Select what Property to trend
line and select your object by
browsing
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Configuration of X-Y Plot

 Make sure you have two

curves that you want to plot
against each other
 Configure one curve to be on
the left axis and the other to be
on the right axis
 In the Trend Template located
in the Aspect System
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Structure
 Set Pair Prop to the same
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figure to create pairs

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Configuration of Area

 Right mouse click on the row

in the table
 Select in what area the curve
should be drawn
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Configuration
How to change Trend Template

Right mouse click and select Config View

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
Configuration

Library Structure

Definition of Trend Templates

Trend Template Aspect

 Configuration
Trend Templates and Trend Display

 In the Aspect System

Structure
 Select the Trend aspect
system and the Trend Display
 Define your settings in the
Trend Template
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 Configuration
Trend Configuration - General

 Set the number of rows in the

table and if the table shall be
visible
 Define how many areas that
shall be visible and the width
of each
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 Set the time scope

 Configuration
Trend Configuration - Colors

 Set your preferred colors by

using Logical Colors
 Set number of traces in a
trend display
 Unlimited
 You can also set what axis a
curve shall be printed on
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
Configuration

Size
Position
Set the layout of the columns
Trend Configuration - Columns
 Configuration
Facts and Figures

 Unlimited Trend Displays

 Unlimited Trend Traces in one
Display
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Historian
Process PortalTM
Detailed Functionality
OperateIT
 Key Benefits
Easy and secure data collection for evaluation
 Log templates
 Defines how to log an arbitrary aspect/value
 Log templates available for re-use
 Log Configuration
 Various storage interval methods
 Deadband compaction
 Set min and max or log only when value has
changed
 Log intervals min 1s cycle time, max x years
 Set deviation in %
 Storage and storage size
 Cyclic storage
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 On hard disc
 Cyclic storage, Present max set to
2 000 000 points
 Hierarchical logs
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 Many different types of value aggregation to a

secondary log
 Historian
Historian Data Collection

Process Portal
Clients
Contains
Process Portal Historian
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Connectivity Server Aspect Server

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Control Network

Controller
 Distributed
Historian Distributed Historian Data Collection
Process Portal
 Distribute the Collection of the Clients
data to several Connectivity
Servers to increase
performance
 Seamless usage of the
distributed data
Aspect Server
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Control Network
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Controller
Connectivity Server

Contains
Process Portal Historian
 Presentation
Seamless Trending

Process
Runtime
Portal
Process Portal Historian
Clients
Contains
Process Portal Historian
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Connectivity Server Aspect Server

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Control Network

Controller
 Presentation
Reports
Reports from Process Portal
Historian via OLD DB from the
Connectivity Server
Process Portal
Clients
Contains
Process Portal Historian
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Connectivity Server Aspect Server

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Control Network

Controller
 Configuration
Historization of data

 Easy administration and

maintenance with help of Log
Templates
 Bulk Configuration Log Template Logs
Logs
 One history server for Logs
 AC100 Series Controllers Defines how to log
 AC400 Series Controllers One log per object
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
and property you
AC800 M/C Series Controllers
would like to log
 Any OPC Server
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 Configuration
History Log Template
 History Log Template
 In the Library Structure
 Storage Interval
 Dead band Compaction
 Set min and a max
 0 – means log only when value
changed
 Log intervals
 Min 1 sec cycle time
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 Max x Years
 Set deviation in %
 Storage Size
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 A cycle storage
 Max 2 000 000 points
 Set points or time range
 Disc storage
 On hard disc
 Configuration
Dead band compaction
Define a minimum interval

If the value does not exceed the

Exception Deviation wait until the
max value to log

Define exception deviation

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Define number of points to

store or the time span
 Configuration
Hierarchical Logs

 Used to have for example one

top log each second and a
secondary log which logs the
first log every minute
 Aggregate
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 Unlimited hierarchical levels

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 Configuration
How to log a value

 Create a Log Configuration  Presentation Attributes

aspect on the object  Engineering Units
 Select what property to log  Empty means get from
and the template controller
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 Configuration
Support for TTD-logs

 The history package also has

support for the TTD-logs in the
AC400 Controller Series
 For more information, please
see the presentation AC 400
Connect
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 Back to Process Portal

Functional Summary slide
 Process PortalTM OperateIT

Detailed Functionality
Integrated Control
Functionality
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 Key Benefits
Integrated Control functionality

 One integrated environment

from engineering to operator
graphics
 Save time and money in
engineering, operation and
maintenance of the plant
 One-time entry of data
Object
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 Single place for updating data Face

plate
 Predesigned faceplates,
graphic elements, alarm &
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event lists and trend displays Control

LICA 101 Object
for all controller objects

Process
Object
 Key Benefits
One time entry of data
 Create a new Function Block of
Motor in Controller
 All defined aspects for the
motor are automatically
available in Process Portal
Process Portal
 Automatic mirroring between
Plant Explorer
Plant Explorer and Control
Builder
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Motor
Function
Block
 Key Benefits
Example One time entry of data
Control Builder in Control IT Process Portal

Automatic
mirroring
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All Aspects defined in

the Object Type are
automatically created
and connected

Create a new Function Block

 Key Benefits
Single place for updating data
Object Available aspects

MotorControl

Object Instances
Motor 1

Available aspects for

object instances
Motor 2
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Motor 3
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Motor 4
 Key Benefits
Right mouseclick to access Control Logic
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Navigate directly to the Control Logic

and the function block

Right mouse click on V40

 Key benefits
Fast and easy integration with Connect products
 The Connect products automatically
provides
 Faceplates
 Graphic elements
 Alarm & event lists
 Trend displays
 And more… depending on Connect product
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© C om pany nam e

 Connect products available for:

 AC 800M/C
 AC 400 with Master software
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 MP 200/1
 Safeguard
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 Process PortalTM OperateIT

Detailed Functionality
AC 800M/C Connect
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 Key Benefits
Integrated Control functionality

 One integrated environment

from engineering to operator
graphics
 Save time and money in
engineering, operation and
maintenance of the plant
 One-time entry of data
Object
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 Single place for updating data Face

plate
 Predesigned faceplates,
graphic elements, alarm &
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event lists and trend displays Control

LICA 101 Object
for all controller objects

Process
Object
 AC 800M/C
Connect
Fast and easy integration with AC 800M/C Connect

 Ready to use
 Faceplates
 Graphic elements
 Alarm & event lists
 Trend displays
 System status viewer
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Connect
AC 800M/C

Reduced faceplate
Faceplates

Standard faceplate
Extended faceplate
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Connect
AC 800M/C


Alarm & Event lists

Preconfigured alarm lists

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Connect
AC 800M/C
Trend displays


Pre-configured trend
displays for all objects
 AC 800M/C
Connect System status viewer

 System status viewer

available
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 AC 400 Connect
presentation
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 Back to Process Portal

Functional Summary
slide
 Process PortalTM OperateIT

Detailed Functionality
AC 400 Connect
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 Key Benefits
Integrated Control functionality

 One integrated environment

from engineering to operator
graphics
 Save time and money in
engineering, operation and
maintenance of the plant
 One-time entry of data
Object
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 Single place for updating data Face

plate
 Predesigned faceplates,
graphic elements, alarm &
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event lists and trend displays Control

LICA 101 Object
for all controller objects

Process
Object
 Key Benefits
Fast and easy integration with AC 400 Connect
 Ready to use
 AC 400 Workplace
 Faceplates
 Object displays
 Graphic elements
 Alarm & event lists
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 Trend displays
 Logs
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 Status lists
 System status viewer
 AC 400 Connect
How does the integration work?
Process Portal A2.1
Control Builder From the controllers

Upload of all objects

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AC400 Controller Series

Process Portal A2.1 Control Builder

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Upload of all objects

From the the engineering database

 AC 400 Connect
Supported Object Types
 Standard  As options
 AI  DRICONE
 AO  DRICONS
 DAT  MOTCONI
 DI
 DO
 GENBIN
 GENCON
 GENUSD
 GROUP (Group Alarm)
 GROUP (Group Control)
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 MANSTN
 MOTCON
 PID
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 PIDCON
 PIDCON A
 RATSTN
 SEQ
 TEXT
 VALVECON
 AC 400 Connect
AC 400 Workplace

 Direct and fast access to

specific AC 400 functions
 Advant adapted layout
and colour setting
 Pre-configured help
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AC 400 Connect
Faceplates
 AC 400 Connect
Object Displays and Graphic elements

 The Object Displays has

the same layout and
functionality as the
Object Displays in
AdvaCommand for Unix
& NT
 Extensive Libraries with
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graphic elements
 Display conversion tool
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for conversion of graphic

displays in
AdvaCommand to
Process Portal
 AC 400 Connect
Alarm & Event lists

 Preconfigured alarm lists

 Support for the Process
Sectioning and the Class
concept in the AC400
Controller Series
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 AC 400 Connect
Trend displays and Logs

 Pre-configured trend
displays and logs for all
objects
 Trend curves shows
TTD-logs
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 AC 400 Connect
Status lists and System status viewer
 Status list and System
status viewer available
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 AC 400 Connect
Drive Integration

 Supported objects:
 Standard Drive Object,
DRICONS
 Engineered Drive Object,
DRICONE
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 Controller
Integration Create the node structure

 Start with creating the MB300

Network
 Create the Nodes on the
network
 AC410
 AC450
 MP200
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 MP200/1
 Set the network and the node
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number for each node

 Controller
Integration Upload the controller objects

 From the MB300 Network  From the Function Chart

 Builder
Two steps
 Read the data from the
controllers (Create OCD file)
 Append the objects to the
platform (Upload from OCD
file)
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 Controller
Integration Speed optimization

 Select what kind of object

types you would like to upload
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 Controller
Integration After Upload

 The complete structure in the

controller is uploaded
including boards and I/O
connections and extended
process objects
 Very powerful!
 One time entry of data
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 Consistent data
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 Controller
Integration
Configuration Flexible Configuration

 Uploading from the Controller  Downloading to the Controller

 You can configure the logs in  Configure logs in Process
the controller and later upload Portal
the configuration to Process  The direct log can be TTD
Portal  The hierarchical once are
stored in the Process Portal
 This means that you can work
off-line and download the logs
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when you have a controller

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 Controller
Integration
Configuration How to configure TTD-logs

 Put TTD Node Configuration

Aspect on the Node in the
Control Structure
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 Controller
Integration
Configuration TTD Node Configuration – Main View

 Shows all TTD logs configured

in the Process Portal
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 Controller
Integration
Configuration Controller View
 Shows all TTD logs configured in
the controller
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 AC 800M/C Connect presentation

 Back to Process Portal Functional
Summary slide
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Redundancy
Process PortalTM
Detailed Functionality
OperateIT
 Key Benefits
Increase uptime and performance

 Fail safe operation

 Increased uptime of your plant
 Guaranteed no loss of data
 Load balancing
 Full user transparancy
 Client-server switch over
 Storage of configuration data in
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Aspect Directory
 Efficient Engineering
 System takes care of copying and
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updating of configuration data

 Increased performance
 By using load balancing
 Introduction
Two different types of Servers

 Aspect Server
 Server for configuration data
during configuration and
process data during run-time
 Connectivity Server
 The connection between the
process and the Aspect
Server
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 Contains History Server and

Alarm Server
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 Aspect Servers
Increased uptime

 Redundant Aspect Servers  Redundant Control Network

 2 or 3 servers act as a Server  Two network cards, for the
group control network, in each PC
 Clients are switched over  Redundant Client/Server
automatically Network
 Automatic replication of data  Two network cards, for the
after re-start of a server Client/Server Network, in each
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 Redundant Connectivity PC
Servers  Automatic switch-over if one
 network fails
Two connectivity servers act
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in parallel
 Note! No synchronization of
logs and Alarm Servers after
a re-start of a failed Server
 Aspect Servers
Two different solutions

 2 Redundant Aspect Servers  3 Redundant Aspect Servers

 Read operations guaranteed  Read and Write operations
from the Aspect Directory if guaranteed, with the Aspect
one of the Servers fails Directory, if one of the Servers
 fails
Read and Write operations
guaranteed towards the  Read and Write operations
process, if connection to the guaranteed towards the
process is available process, if connection to the
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 process is available
Transparent switch-over time
 Two Servers need to agree on
a Write operation in order to
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successfully complete it. (2

out of 3 redundancy)
 Transparent switch-over time
 Aspect Servers
3 Redundant Aspect Servers (2oo3)
•Read and Write
operations guaranteed,
with the Aspect Directory,
if one of the Servers fails
•Read and Write
operations guaranteed
towards the process if
connection to the process
Client/Server Network
is available
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Connectivity
Server
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Aspect Aspect Server Aspect Server

Server
Control Network
3 redundant Aspect Servers

Controllers
 Aspect Servers
Redundancy configuration

 You define what Aspect  If one of the PC fails the only

Servers are part of the thing you need to do is to
redundant server group, by replace the PC, install the
adding them in the software, add the PC to the
Configuration Wizard Server Group and hook it up to
 By doing that, data will the Client/Server network
automatically be replicated to  The Server Group will take
the newly added servers care of the replication of data
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 Aspect Servers
Transparent Engineering

 As an engineer, you do not

need to care about the
redundancy
 Engineering of the application
is the as if you had a non
redundant system
 Redundancy is a hardware
issue and the Server Group
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handles replication
 You need to setup the server
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group by selecting what

servers are in the group
 Aspect Servers
Load balancing

 Distribute clients to several  You can control the Load

Aspect Servers to increase the Balancing by setting up to
performance what server a client shall
 The Server Group will connect
distribute Clients access in an  E.g. you can say that Client A
random way always shall connect to
Aspect Server A and Client B
 Instead of all clients accessing to Aspect Server B
one server, the clients will be
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distributed over several

Aspect Servers in the Server
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Group
 Connectivity
Servers Redundant Connectivity Servers

 Functionality  What is a complete redundant

 Switch over time of 10 seconds system?
 During the time, a Connectivity  Automatic replication of
Server is down, alarms in the
Alarm Server and logs in the connectivity server when it
History Server is not recorded in goes up again (future release)
that Connectivity Server, which
means that there will be a ”hole”
in the logs
 Alarm and Event makes a refresh
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of Alarms for AC800 and will

resend active alarms
 Switch over for
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 Data Access (DA)

 Alarm and Event (AE)
 Local Histroy (HDA)
 Connectivity
Servers Redundant Connectivity Servers

Client/Server Network
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Connectivity Aspect Server

Server
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Control Network

Controllers
 Connectivity
Servers What actions will trigger a switch over?

 Aspect Server (any client) will

detect and fail over to the
parallel Connectivity Server if
 It recognizes a failure form the
OPC Server, such as
 OPC Server reports an error
 OPC Server stops
communication
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 Manual fail over

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 Control Network
Redundant Client/Server and Control Network

Client/Server Network
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Connectivity
Server
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Aspect Server Aspect Aspect Server

Server
Control Network

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Controllers Functional Summary slide
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Security
Process PortalTM
Detailed Functionality
OperateIT
 Key Benefits
Industrial IT – an open system
 Advantages
 A more open world
 Integration with 3:rd party software
 More flexible and modular
 Buy from several vendors
 Openness under responsibility
 You can do anything with the computer
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 Everybody can have a CD with software to

install in the Operator Workplace
 Internet opens the road to a lot of information
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 You will minimize your risk, with Industrial IT software from ABB
 Key Benefits
Security issues
Ensure that only authorized personell can access your plant

 Access Control in Industrial IT  IT Policy

 Who is allowed to control the  Who is allowed to install new
plant? hardware or software?
 Who is allowed to configure  Who is the System
the plant? Administrator?
 How to audit operator  How to protect from Virus
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interactions? attacks?
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 Key Benefits
Industrial IT Security

 Only authorized personnel has

read/write access to your
process
 From the complete plant, to
process areas, down to
settings on individual control
loop
 Security on
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 Configuration of Aspects
 Write Operations to Process
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 OPC Items
 Alarm Acknowledgement
 Key Benefits
Windows 200 Standard security with additions

 Based on Windows 2000 user  Additions for IndustrialIT

information  User Roles
 Users are defined in the
 Permissions
standard tools
  Permissions are extendable
Set the rules for usernames
and passwords and configurable
 Password aging  Structure support
 Length  Security inheritance through
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 Password history the structures

  Access to object controlled by
Lockout after illegal login
attempts the permissions for all the
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 structures it belongs to
Audits for login, file access
etc  User location
 Secured storage of  Windows 2000 access control
information extended with location
 Configuration
How access control is determined

Who are you?

User & Groups

Where are you?

Location/Node
Access
Grant/Deny
Check
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What do you want to do?

Operation
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On what object?
Object/Aspect
 Configuration
Who you are (User and User Group)
 Users
 Defines who you are and your password
 An Industrial IT user is mapped to a
Windows 2000 user
 Users that are not mapped will be logged
in as Guest
 Examples
 Mr. Operator
 Mr. Maintenance
 Users can be grouped into user groups Mr. Operator Mr. Engineer
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for easy administration

 Controls the permissions
 Examples
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 Operator
 Engineers
 ...
Mr. Maintenance
 The Windows 2000 User Group
determines the permissions
 Always map Process Portal user groups to
Windows 2000 User Groups
 Configuration
Who you are (User Roles)

 Simplifies the user interface by  Default roles are

defining what functions each user  Operator
roles shall have access to  System Engineer
 Context Menu entries only shown  Application Engineer
for appropriate user role(s)
 System Administrator
 Operator does not need to see all
the configuration aspects  Previously called Privileges in
 Debugging functions Process Portal A1.0
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 Advanced Configuration
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 Configuration
Where you are (What node)

In the control room

At home or
on the road
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At the machine

In the rack room

 Configuration
What operation to do

 Defines what you can do with

an aspect
 Operations for aspects
 Read
 open up something for view
 Modify
 to create, modify or delete an
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aspect
 Operation for OPC Items
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 Read
 Write
 Configuration
What object to access
 Operator A is only allowed to
control the mixing unit BV1
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 Operator B is only allowed to

control the mixing unit BV2
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 Down to the level of an OPC

property
 Configuration
Security range

 Specifies how far the Security

Definition is valid
 Only one entry is needed to
set the permission for several
objects
 None, not activated
 Object, valid for the object
only
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 Structure, valid for the object

and its children
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 Configuration
Auditing of operator actions

 Additions to Windows 2000

audit logging
 Examples of operations that
can be audit
 Modify on an aspect
 Modify permissions on OPC
items
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 Current value, new value and

user
 Presented in the system event
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list
 Configuration
Set available user permission

  Pre-defined permissions are

Permission is required to
 Read
perform an operation  You can view values
 Permission is granted based  Configure
on the current user, his/her  You can change an aspect

location and the object Operate
 You can control, e.g change set point or
 Operations without permission open a valve
 Tune
are dimmed in the user  You can tune the process, e.g set the
interface
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amplification for a PID

 Shutdown
 New permissions can be  You can shutdown a service
added  Security configure
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 You can configure security settings

 Batch configure
 You can configure a batch
 Administrate
 You can administrate of the Aspect
System
 Configuration of Security Definition
Configuration
Aspect

 In the Aspect System

Structure
 In Aspect Type Definition
Aspect
 Tie a permission to each
operation
 How to configure an entry
 Select Permission
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 Add User
 Add Node
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 E.g. Mr. Operator can

administrate Node 21
 The Security Definition Aspect
can be placed on any object
 Configuration
Security Inheritance

 The structures are used as  There is a default security

base for the security definition for the complete
 Aspect Directory
Search for security definitions
is done bottom up  There is a default security
 From child to parent definition for each System
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 Configuration
Structure - Search Order

 The search always start on the

object itself
 The next step is to search in
the structures
 Defined in the Structure
Search Order
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 Configuration
Security Inheritance - Search Methods

 Search is bottom up  See next slides for

 explanations
Three search methods
 Continue search
 Terminate search
 Do not search for more
security definitions
 Terminate search and use
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system default
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 Configuration
Search Methods - Continue Search

 You want to modify an aspect

on V37
 Continue the search until you
find a deny or allow for you
Security
operation Definition
 Example V37
 V37 does not have Modify
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defined in Security Definition

 The first valid Security
Security
Definition Aspect found with Definition
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Modify is on BV1
 Default security, if no Security
Definition Aspect is found, is
deny
 Configuration
Search Methods - Terminate Search

 You want to modify an aspect

on V37
 As soon as you find a Security
Definition Aspect stop the
search Security
Definition
 Example V37
 V37 does not have Modify
defined in Security Defection
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 It is a deny
 This means that the you can Security
put a Security Definition Definition
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Aspect on the Object and that

will control the access
 The one further up in the
structures will be overridden
 Configuration
Search Methods - Terminate Search use System Default

 As soon as you find a Security

Definition Aspect stop the
search
 This means that you can put a
Security Definition Aspect on
the Object that will control the
access

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V37 does not have Modify

defined in Security Definition
 Look at the system default Security
Definition
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 If you do not find a Security

Definition Aspect use the
System Default
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Configuration
Select what permission to Audit
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
List
Configuration
Audit list

All audited events are can be shown in the System Event

 IT Policies
IT Policies – Control your environment

 IT Polices may help

 What is allowed and not allowed?
 Hardware
 Who can exchange hardware components?
 What hardware is recommended?
 Software
 Shall it be allowed to surf the Internet at the same
time that you are controlling the process?
 What software can be installed on
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an Operator Workplace?
 Who is allowed to install software?
 What kind of anti-virus programs should be installed?
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 IT Policies
How to protect your Automation System?

 Fire walls
 Block for incoming traffic
 Proxies
 Control what internet sites you
can access from your workplaces
 Anti-Virus software
 Stop virus attacks by using Anti-Virus
software
 Update the data files regularly
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Summary slide
 Process PortalTM OperateIT

Detailed Functionality
National Language
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 Key Benefits
National Language Support
 The product is released with US  Benefits
English
 Fulfils national regulations
 All texts for the Operator can be
translated  Minimized operator errors
 Operator commands  Less training
 Error Messages  Use the standard settings in
 Help Texts Windows to choose your
 Application Specific Texts languages
 A translation guide and tools are  Support for changes of languages
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available
after system restart
 Each country can make it’s own
translation
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 Translation to all languages with

character sets supported by Unicode
 Western style languages and Chinese
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Summary slide
 Process PortalTM OperateIT

Detailed Functionality
3:rd party integration
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 Key Benefits
Integration with 3:rd party applications
  Standard interfaces
Integration of all available
information  OPC (OLE for Process
Control)
 Vertical Integration
 Most controllers and PLC’s
 All user categories from 3:rd part suppliers
 support OPC for data
Any controller, I/O system or
exchange
3:rd party application
 OLE DB
 Windows application
 For easy transfer of data to
 ActiveX controls report tools like Excel or
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 Crystal Reports
Horizontal Integration
 Copy and Paste
 All data available for reports
 For quick transfer of data from
and optimization applications
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Trend- display and Alarm-list

to Microsoft Office and other
Windows applications
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Functional Summary