automation change management and software asset management
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Automation Change Management
and Software Asset Management solutions
ManagerManager
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What is CIMPLICITY Manager?What is CIMPLICITY Manager?
• A solution for management of plant floor software and devices that provides protection against downtime due to device failures and operator errors.
Protect Software Assets
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What problems does Manager address?What problems does Manager address?
• Solves common plant/factory problems
– Editing the wrong version of an applications
– Overwriting of others changes
– Loading of outdated or mismatched control programs
– No backup of device programs when a failure occurs
– Unauthorized program or device changes
– Regulatory compliance issues for configuration change management
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BenefitsBenefits
• Increased Plant Up-Time
– Making sure backups are available when needed – Disaster Recovery
– Reduce or prevent user errors
• Improve engineering processes
– Enforce Good Manufacturing Practice
– Provide a common methodology for accessing device and other plant files and information
– Maintain consistency between facilities
• Reduced Engineering and Maintenance costs
– Keeping control of a large number of device and software programs in a multi-user environment
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Key Features and functionsKey Features and functions
• Version Control
– Keeps historical revisions of program and device changes
– Automatic version numbering
– Restore previous version
– Version Labeling
– Checkout process
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Key Features and functionsKey Features and functions
• Security
– User ID/Password based security
– Multi-level permission (users, groups, projects)
– Use NT authentication
– Control who has access to what
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Key Features and FunctionsKey Features and Functions
• Audit Trails
– Automatically tracks significant events
– Records who, what, when, where and why
– Uses standard database options (Oracle, Access,SQL)
– Generate reports using report generator or other standard reporting tools
Provides Traceability
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Key Features and FunctionsKey Features and Functions
• Central Storage
– Client/Server based system
– All critical Information is stored on the server and deployed to clients
– Facilitates plant device backups
• Docking Mode
– Get what you need from the Server then go out and do your work
– Synchronizes on return
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SchedulingScheduling
• Scheduled backups and compares
– Compare device to server version
– Detect unauthorized changes
– Log results to the audit trail
– Email results
– Can be centralized or distributed to be flexible for your networked environment
– Script driven for other events
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• Make the system require approvals for changes.
• User Verification
• 1 or 2 Signatures
• Same design as iFix for consistency.
• Configurable comments
iFix/PE – Operator Accountability
Manager – Configuration Management Accountability
Electronic SignatureElectronic Signature
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Key Features and Functions - FlexibilityKey Features and Functions - Flexibility
• HTML Interface
– Allows for an easy to use end user product
– Standard Interface for all products
– Can be used to match end user requirements
– Internationalization of end user application
– Connect to other systems
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Key Features and Functions - FlexibilityKey Features and Functions - Flexibility
• Scripting Engine
– Visual Basic Script
– Allows for easily modifying standard functions to meet end user application requirements
– Add support for new software and devices
– Customize order of operations
– Endless possibilities
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Product SupportProduct Support
• GE Fanuc Devices and Software
– Logicmaster 90-30/90-70, Versapro
– CIMPLICITY Plant Edition
– Intellution iFix, Fix 32
– CIMPLICITY Machine Edition
– Fanuc CNC
• Rockwell Automation
– RSLogix 5/500/5000
– AI Series 5/500
– RSView
• Schneider Automation
– ProWorx Plus/NxT, Concept
• Other Automation and office software
– Siemens, Open Control, Wonderware, ….
– AutoCAD, MS Word, MS Excel
– Any file based software
• New support
– Ongoing
– Projects
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fxManagerServer
HMI StationCIMPLICITY, iFixor Other
Allen-Bradley PLCs
Programming StationTaylor PW+, NxT, or ModsoftRSLogix, AI, LM90,CC90,Versapro
GE PLCsCNC and Robotics
ProgrammingStation
Engineering StationCAD, Offline Development
Audit ReportingSystem Administration
Enterprise
PC Control
ArchitectureArchitecture
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System RequirementsSystem Requirements
• Server
– Windows NT/2000/XP
– TCP/IP Networking
• Clients
– Windows 98/NT/2000/XP
– Internet Explorer
• Scheduler
– Windows 98/NT/2000/XP
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Solutions and ServicesSolutions and Services
• Turnkey projects or installation assistance
• Services
– On-site assessment and consultation
– Pilot projects
– Software Installation and configuration
– Special Module development (I.e. interface to acme PLC)
– HTML interface screen development
– Custom reports
– Validation assistance
• Hardware
– Server & Client PCs
– Infrastructure