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Section 3 – Introduction to ActiveFactory Software

Section Objective
z Become familiar with ActiveFactory Software main features

Introduction
This section describes ActiveFactory in detail. It introduces the key features, architectures, and
system requirements.
Whether you're an operator, process engineer, or manager, ActiveFactory client tools help you
organize, explore, analyze, present and disseminate your process data in a wide variety of
formats. All of this can be done from your desktop computer.
Wonderware ActiveFactory client tools integrate tightly with the most popular Microsoft Office
tools.
Wonderware ActiveFactory client tools are integrated with the Historian as a full-featured suite of
client applications that maximize the value of the data displayed in ActiveFactory software. With
ActiveFactory client tools you can:
z Explore your data graphically to find important information
z Analyze the data to produce relevant information
z Develop and execute ad hoc queries against any Historian data
z Visualize the current process state
z Disseminate information on an Intranet
z Produce clear, rich automated reports
Analyzing Process Data
Process data is any type of information that is relevant to the execution of a process. The following
types of information are considered part of process data:
z Real-time data - What is the current value of this tag?
z Historical data - What was the value of this tag every second of last Monday?
z Summary data - What is the average of each of these five tags?
z Business data - How much does this particular material cost?
z Event data - When did that boiler trip? When it tripped, what was the internal pressure and
temperature?
To improve performance and quality, while reducing cost, we need to be able to analyze all of this
acquired information. Plant data is typically analyzed to determine:
z Process analysis, diagnostics, and optimization
z Materials management, such as raw materials usage
z Predictive and preventive maintenance of equipment
z Product and process quality (SPC/SQC)
z Health and safety; environmental impact (FDA/EPA)
z Production reporting
z Failure analysis

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Desktop Applications
ActiveFactory client tools include the following stand-alone applications:
z Trend: Enables trending of historical and real time date over time. Powerful features allow
data to be compared with other data from different periods. Alarms and limit excursions
are readily visible. It’s also possible to add and view annotations in your trends.
z Query: This point-and-click application enables complex queries to be built to return any
InSQL data without any knowledge of the database structure or TSQL. Query can be
extended to view InTrack and InBatch data tables.
MS Office Add-Ins:
z WorkBook: an add-in to MS Excel that enables almost any type of analysis and display of
data from InSQL using the Excel spreadsheet format
z Report: an add-in to MS Word that allows sophisticated reporting from InSQL using the
Word document format
Other Controls
In addition to these applications, aaHistClientTrend and aaHistClientQuery are ActiveX controls
providing the essential functionality of Trend and Query for use in container applications such as
InTouch and Internet Explorer. Use of ActiveFactory client tools constituent controls (such as the
TagPicker, TimeBar etc.) in any application is possible with a server license.

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Section 4 – Introduction to Wonderware Information Server

Section Objectives
z Introduce the Information Server product features

This section describes Information Server in detail. It introduces the key features, architectures,
and system requirements.
Information Server provides real-time information to everyone who needs it in an organized, easy-
to-use format that can be accessed from a desktop browser or in conjunction with existing
business systems. This information can consist of consolidated data within a single line in one
plant, multiple lines in one plant or multiple lines spanning multiple plants. It is all presented in a
format designed to help plant personnel make intelligent business decisions. Moreover, the
Information Server software empowers plant personnel to not only visualize information in real
time, but to actually control manufacturing processes to increase profitability and efficiency.
Using Information Server, plant managers can access trends, real-time reports and information on
KPIs from multiple systems at a glance. In addition, plant personnel can optimize production by
modifying process parameters to accommodate for frequent product changeovers and just-in-time
production requirements. In essence, Information Server can facilitate proactive management of
manufacturing processes as well as enhance system flexibility for smooth production runs.

Key Features
Information Server enables access to vast amounts of information from virtually any data source
within data acquisition and control systems. As a result, plant personnel can:
z Extend the capabilities of any existing Wonderware or third-party software system by
leveraging that information over a browser
z Access real-time and historical information from supervisory systems via charts, trends,
data tables and graphical displays
z Leverage information from the Wonderware Application Server, InTouch HMI software, I/O
Servers, DDE servers and more
z Connect to any database or historian that supports ADO/ODBC connections such as the
Historian, InTouch alarm databases, Oracle databases and Microsoft SQL Server
Moreover, Information Server can integrate information from these diverse data sources with
information from other portal systems such as those featuring Microsoft's SharePoint and SAP's
mySAP products.
Solutions featuring Information Server Web analysis software excel at providing the critical
dynamic information required to maximize plant productivity. Web-based applications from most
industrial vendors can be embedded into the Information Server software to leverage the latest
navigation, panel management and security tools.
Open interfaces like XML, OPC, OLE, SQL, Web Services, HTTP and SOAP allow Wonderware
products to integrate with just about any third party system, application or database. In addition,
most ACAD drawings and HTML reports that have been designed to be displayed over a browser
can be embedded into the Information Server software to gain increased extensibility and Web-
part and schedule integration benefits.

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Use the Latest Visualization and Analysis Tools

Information Server Web analysis software offers several visualization and analysis tools in easy-to
understand formats. Examples of this kind of realtime and historical information include:
z KPIs, trends and dynamic reports
z Statistical reports and charts
z Downtime and OEE analysis
z Manufacturing execution system (MES) reports
z Information on product and batch genealogy
z Spreadsheets, charts and tables
z Live graphics
Respond Quickly to Unforeseen Events
In order to remain profitable in today's demanding business environment, companies must be able
to respond quickly to unforeseen events. Appropriate decision-making during such unexpected
circumstances also requires knowledge of where each product is in its manufacturing life-cycle.
Wonderware solutions featuring Information Server software facilitate cost-effective tracking and
tracing of materials all the way through to the finished goods. Thus, the Information Server
software provides:
z Real-time knowledge of production status
z The ability to rapidly and economically respond to production events such as product
recalls
z Features that can help plant employees effectively fulfill regulatory requirements for
documentation
z Access to complete genealogy reports and batch trend comparisons
z Tools for identifying material waste, which can lead to reduced production costs
Effectively Manage Downtime
When production stops, profits fall and costs rise. Whether for a few minutes each hour or an
unplanned outage that lasts for days, downtime is expensive in terms of time, costs and missed
opportunities. Conversely, effective downtime management can unlock the hidden capacity of
each production line, which leads to cost-effective opportunities to increase a plant's overall
profitability. Wonderware solutions featuring
Information Server Web analysis software can help plant personnel efficiently:
z Conduct downtime analysis
z Create accurate downtime reports
z Access valuable historical data on hardware reliability
z Schedule for maintenance and planned outages
Enjoy the Convenience of Centralized, Organized Information
Information Server software centralizes and organizes critical real-time information, making it
easier for plant personnel to identify opportunities for production efficiency improvements. Plant
information can be accessed anytime, anywhere via a Web browser or business systems such as
those featuring SAP's NetWeaver or Microsoft SharePoint products.

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Visualize Information and Control Your System in Real Time

Wonderware solutions featuring Information Server software provide real-time visualization and
control of production processes, which can result in:
z Greatly reduced life-cycle costs
z Improved production efficiency
z Significantly reduced waste
z Less time spent creating, deploying, modifying and managing standardized applications
z Increased plant profitability
Quickly and Easily Build a Plant Intelligence Portal
Wonderware's Information Server software enables plant personnel to quickly and easily build a
plant intelligence portal because it provides the entire portal framework, home page and
configuration tools out of the box. The Information Server software builds the entire portal
infrastructure upon installation. Straight from the home page, portal administrators can easily point
and click to configure the portal and instantly obtain realtime and historical plant information. In
fact, the Information Server portal was designed to be configured by users with no programming
knowledge. In addition, Information Server Web analysis software offers the following advanced
capabilities:
z Portal personalization
z Intelligent content linking
z Dynamic formatting
z Integrated security
z Support for Web Services
z Centralized software administration and management
z Multi-View Windows
z Easy portal customization
z Extensive search capabilities
z Multilingual support
z Extensibility

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Historian Configuration
Section 1 – Software, Hardware and Network Considerations 2-3
Section 2 – System Licensing and Installation Notes 2-13
Lab 1 – Create a Galaxy 2-17
Section 3 – ArchestrA System Management Console Interface 2-25
Section 4 – System Configuration 2-31
Lab 2 – Configuration 2-35
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Module Objectives
z Introduce and explain the ArchestrA System Management Console
z Introduce and explain the ArchestrA System Management Console elements
z Introduce and explain the concept of Dynamic Configuration of Historian parameters
z Use the ArchestrA System Management Console to configure Server Headroom
z Use the ArchestrA System Management Console to perform a Tag Import
z Use the ArchestrA System Management Configuration Export/Import Utility

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Section 1 – Software, Hardware and Network Considerations

Section Objective
z Explain software and hardware considerations and requirements for the Historian
z Discuss Network Considerations using the Historian

This section explains the software and hardware considerations and requirements for the
Historian, as well as network considerations.

Software and Hardware Requirements

It is highly recommended that you run the Historian on a dedicated computer in the production
environment. For example:
z Do not use the Historian computer as a domain controller, mail server, and so on
z Do not use the Historian computer as a workstation
z Do not use the Historian computer for InTouch, InControl, and so on
z Do not use the Historian computer as an Application Object Server
The following table describes the minimum disk space required to install the software (besides the
operating system) for a Historian system.

Software Required Disk Space

Microsoft SQL Server See your Microsoft documentation
Wonderware Common Component Files 20MB or less
Historian program files (including the 18 MB
ArchestrA System Management Console tool
and printable documentation files).
ArchestrA System Management Console only 10 MB
Remote IDAS only 4 MB

Server Recommendations
The following minimum hardware and software requirements for the Historian are based on the tag
count and anticipated data throughput rate, and are divided into four levels.
The recommended memory configuration guideline for SQL Server 2000 is to clamp its memory
consumption to 50% of the amount of physical memory installed on the server or 512 MB,
whichever is smaller.
The recommended Windows virtual memory setting is twice the amount of physical RAM installed
on the server. For tag counts less than 30,000, the data throughput rate is assumed to be equal to
the tag count.
For tag counts greater than or equal to 30,000, the data throughput rate is assumed to be 30,000
values per second (this is the guaranteed throughput that the system can handle, but substantially
higher throughput rates are possible, depending on hardware configuration).

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Level 1 Server
A Level 1 server can handle a load of about 5,000 tags. For example, 2,600 analogs, 2,000
discretes, 300 strings, and 100 non-I/O Server (manual) tags. The minimum requirements are:
z P4 3.2 GHz CPU
z 1 GB RAM
z 1 GB network interface card (NIC)
z Any of the following operating systems:
z Windows 2000 Professional SP4
z Windows XP Professional SP2
z Windows 2000 Server SP4
z Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
z Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
z Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition software, SP3a or later OR Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Personal Edition SP3a, which is required for Windows 2000 Professional and
WIndows XP Professional
z 270 MB of free disk space to install the Historian.
Level 2 Server
A Level 2 server can handle a load of about 63,000 tags. For example, 40,000 analogs, 20,000
discretes, 2900 strings, and 100 non-I/O Server (manual) tags. The minimum requirements are:
z P4 3.0 GHz Dual CPU
z 1 GB RAM
z 1 GB network interface card (NIC)
z Any of the following operating systems:
z Windows 2000 Professional SP4
z Windows XP Professional SP2
z Windows 2000 Server SP4
z Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
z Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
z Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition software, SP3a or later OR Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Personal Edition SP3a, which is required for Windows 2000 Professional and
WIndows XP Professional
z 270 MB of free disk space to install the Historian

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