ABB PP865 3BSE042236R1 Human-machine interface
To achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, manufacturing and non-manufacturingbusinesses must be able to adapt quickly to market changes. This makes the timely
collection and distribution of reliable information to the plant's decision-makers
critical. System 800xA Information Management provides the ability to collect and
securely store and present business as well as process data from all plant data sources.
This data can be analyzed and transformed into useful information, then presented to
personnel (e.g.Plant Manager's Workplace, Figure 27) to improve operations efficiency
and profitability.
System 800xA Information Management features include:
■ Intuitive Information Presentation: Desktop displays provide concise,
enterprise-wide system and process information in a familiar office presentation
format without requiring personnel to leave their office workplaces. A discrete tag
ticker continuously shows business Key Performance Indicators(KPIs), providing
fingertip, real-time, and historical information on planned versus actual production
status. Tag ticker information can be supplemented with a trend display when more
detailed information and status are required.
Automated System Actions: Versatile scheduling options provide automatic
triggers for key system actions such as process data collection, running calculations
on process data, report generation, historical information archiving, and history data
consolidation to provide a single, plant-wide history repository, as well as system
back-up functions. Scheduled actions can be based on cyclic scheduling or can be
event-driven, time based, or performed on demand, requiring minimal effort to
perform repetitive system activities.
■Flexible Report Generation and Distribution: A variety of reporting software
is supported including Microsoft*Excel and Crystal Report for very familiar, easy-to-
use formats. Standard report templates are included, which offer quick report setup.
These reports can fulfill plant and regulatory agency documentation requirements
as well as provide powerful tools for decision-making and planning for improved
operations performance.
Secure Historical Data Storage and Access: Fault tolerant and distributed
data configurations provide dependable data and information availability: The
information is also protected by user access restrictions and offline storage. Users
can be confident that electronic record keeping requirements are being met and
that their decisions are based upon reliable information.

Information Management is integrated with Harmony, ensuring that all process data
and events are securely collected, stored, and archived. Plant users are then able to
access, analyze, report, and document all Harmony data to improve plant operations.
For more details, please refer to the System800xA Information Management Overview,
3BUS092079.
Smart Client provides Harmony users with a browser-based thin client for displaying
information from System800xA (Figure28). The cpmPlus Smart Client is a true
thin client that seamlessly retrieves data from ABB's System 800xA and connected
third-party systems. Displays are available inside and outside the plant facility, as
long as a connection to the plant exists (i.e. VPN). The cpmPlus Smart Client utilizes
the extended automation capabilities of the System800xA technology to provide
intelligent data access and viewing functions to assist all levels of personnel in making
quick, informed decisions and taking the appropriate action, thereby improving
performance.
Major benefits of the cpmPlus Smart Client include:
Eliminate duplicate engineering by using the existing data definitions.All
information defined in System800xA, including upper and lower limits, is seamlessly
available inside cpmPlus Smart Client.
Simplified display configuration requires no programming. Displays configured
using dragand-drop display components and information from System 800xA
property browser.
No additional costs based on tag count. Information from all connected System
800xA's is available.
These benefits allow companies to lower their overall cost ofownership and to
leverage the advantages of ABB's System 800xA extended automation environment.
The feature set of the cpmPlus Smart Client includes:
Thin client based graphical displays
Trending and statistical process control
Alarm and Event Reporting
Microsoft Excel Interface