mdt autosave – managing changes for system platform objects

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MDT AutoSave – Managing Changes for System Platform Objects

Presented by Matthew LawsonDirector of Technical OperationsMDT SoftwareNovember 2009


The Problem

DevStudio IDE

InTouch for SP w/Trend

GR

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Automation Process& Devices

All Clear!ChangeProblemsDisaster

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The Hero

!

DevStudio IDE


GR

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Automation Process& Devices

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DisasterSolution

1) Compare

2) Restore

3) Deploy

Party Time!


How did the hero save the day?

The Answer: AutoSave for System Platform

• Latest product from MDT Software, the inventors of Change Management Software for Programmable Devices.

• MDT has been safeguarding plant automation assets in the most advanced manufacturing facilities over 20 years.

• Thousands of end-users in numerous industries worldwide have selected MDT AutoSave.

• MDT AutoSave effectively manages plant floor automation devices, enabling you to minimize downtime, increase safety and maximize production.


What is it?


GR Automation Process& Devices

DevStudio IDE

The AutoSave Server is an archive for the historical revisions of

your graphical objects, templates, instances & controls

AutoSave for System Platform runs on the Galaxy Repository,

and acts as a monitor of incoming activity

AutoSave for System Platform captures

changes as they are made

AutoSaveServer

DevStudio IDE

DevStudio IDE

AutoSave forSystem Platform

By actively managing changes on the GR

Node, A4SP can track

changes for multiple users, simultaneously


How is it set up?

1. Install the AutoSave Server

This is the archive/repository for the revision, user, client and other information. Can be a new installation or expansion of your existing AutoSave installation.

2. Install AutoSave for System Platform

Installed on the Galaxy Repository, this will update the database and install as a service, monitoring for any incoming activity or changes.

3. Run the Galaxy Export

The final step is to export the entire Galaxy into AutoSave to establish a baseline for all objects.

In 3 steps AutoSave for System Platform can be up and managing changes in your facility.


How does it work?

AutoSave for System Platform provides an intuitive client interface that gives you access to your historical data. This includes graphical objects, templates, instances, client controls and InTouch applications.


How does it work?

Additional tabs of information, such as “Revision History”, provide additional data that is not found in the DevStudio IDE.


How does it work?

Operations are a single-click away to provide you with the ability to compare or restore to a prior revision of a graphical object, template or instance.


Why do I need it?Complements your Wonderware System Platform solution with unparalleled change management lowering risk and increasing control.


When do I need it?In the “Build” phase of your project to capture & track changes and manage conflict between users developing the system.

Build Phase


When do I need it?During the “Operate” phase to manage changes and identify causes of downtime or problems that may occur.

Build Phase

Operate Phase


When do I need it?During the “Maintain” phase to adapt to process changes and enhancements and to access to your historical data.

Build Phase

Operate Phase

Maintain

Phase


Expandable?Yes! AutoSave supports the most comprehensive range of devices and editors in the industry!

Microsoft

Allen-Bradley

Rockwell Automation

Schneider

Omron

Kuka

ABB

Mitsubishi

FANUC

Telemecanique

Toyoda

Siemens

GE

Indramat

PLCs

Robots

CNCs

Welders

Drives

HMI's (OIT)

Workstations

Project Files

Documents


Success?MDT AutoSave is installed in the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world. Our customers include:

– 3M – Allvac – BAA – BHP Billiton – Campbell’s Soup Company– Caterpillar – Chevron – Chrysler – Coca-Cola – Continental Corporation – ConvaTec – Coors Brewing – Fonterra– Ford Motor Company – General Mills

– General Motors Corporation– Georgia Pacific – GlaxoSmithKline – Hewlett-Packard – Iams – Kraft Foods – Melox– Merck– Mozal Aluminum – Miller Brewing – National Starch & Chemical – Michelin – Nestlé – Procter & Gamble

–Rio Tinto –SABMiller plc –Sara Lee –Scaw Metals–Shagang Steel –Toyota –Tropicana –Unilever –Vale (formerly CVRD) –Vistakon –Weyerhaeuser –Whirlpool–Wyeth