Tech Notes

Tech Note: 035

How to monitor Wonderware Historian performance from Wonderware InTouch application

The Wonderware Historian (IndustrialSQL Server) includes two features that allow performance statistics to be collected and distributed to network clients. The System Driver module performs the task of collecting historian performance statistics and the InSQL IOServer (INSQLIOS) allows clients to connect via Suitelink to acquire real-time data. Using these two features we can acquire historian performance statistics to clients such as InTouch for real time monitoring and alarming.

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Tech Note: 033

Troubleshooting Historian Client Connection to AVEVA Historian Server

When experiencing problems connecting to a Wonderware IndustrialSQL Server Historian (InSQL) from a Wonderware ActiveFactory client such as Trend, there are several steps that can be used to troubleshoot the problem. This tech note details the correct steps to take to initiate communication. It is assumed that there is a running InSQL Server on your network which is able to accept client connections from other client nodes.

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Tech Note: 032

Displaying graphics, documents, web pages and web cameras in Wonderware InTouch

AVEVA InTouch HMI

This Tech Note explains how to use Microsoft Web Browser ActiveX Control to display graphics, documents, web pages and web cameras in Wonderware InTouch application.

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Tech Note: 024

How to Automatically Backup History Blocks of AVEVA Historian Server

AVEVA Historian

This Tech Note details the procedure to automatically backup history blocks of AVEVA Historian Server.

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Tech Note: 020

How to eliminate password prompt when starting/stopping IndustrialSQL Server Historian

AVEVA Historian

This Tech Note details the procedure to eliminate password prompt when attempting to start or stop AVEVA Historian Server from within the System Management Console.

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Tech Note: 019

How to modify or review Archestra Login Account

General

Archestra Login Account is a designated Windows Login Account that is used by all Wonderware services to perform tasks that require Windows login information (such as creating folders and files, interact with the network, connecting to databases etc.). This Tech Note details the recommended procedure to set up, modify or review the Archestra Login Account.

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Tech Note: 018

Configuring Automatic I/O Failover in InTouch 9.5

AVEVA InTouch HMI

The InTouch 9.5 HMI provides significant enhancements that result in improvements in both operational and engineering productivity. One of these enhancements reduces engineering development times by providing a one-click option for I/O Failover, which enables you to automatically switch I/O servers when I/O communication fails. Users can configure I/O server switching via the graphical user interface (GUI) in WindowMaker. Script functions are also provided to further extend the I/O communication failover features.

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Tech Note: 017

How to find duplicate items in IndustrialSQL Server

AVEVA Historian

This tech note presents example of a query which determines whether tags with duplicate item names exist within an IndustrialSQL's Runtime database

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Tech Note: 015

Automatic generation of batch reports at the end of the batch using InTouch

AVEVA Historian, AVEVA Historian Client, AVEVA InTouch HMI

ActiveFactory 9.1 and 9.2 contains a component called WorkbookRunner which enables automatic generation of a report snapshot based on a predefined report template.

Examples of situations when this functionality may be needed are: automatic generation of batch reports and automatic generation of snapshot on-demand reports. This Tech Note details the procedure to automatically generate batch reports in Wonderware InTouch and also directly from the operating system level by using a VBScript program.

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Tech Note: 014

Tech Note 14: Creating batch reports with no predetermined time span using ActiveFactory Industrial Workbook

AVEVA Historian, AVEVA Historian Client

This Tech Note describes the process of using Wonderware ActiveFactory IndustrialWorkbook tool to create batch reports against Wonderware Historian (IndustrialSQL Server) that don't have predetermined time span, but are dependent on a batch number or name as an input parameter.

The Tech Note contains visual companions for each important part.

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