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– Loading of outdated or mismatched control programs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