Set Up the Demo

We recommend that you start with a "clean" computer or VM image that has a supported version of Windows and SQL Server installed. For a complete list of supported versions, see the Batch Management Readme.

Note: Batch reporting, Information Server, and Historian Server are not directly used within this demo.

To set up the demo

1. Install the software.

   1. Install System Platform (SP), selecting the following products and all their components, and install valid licenses.

      • InTouch

      • Application Server

   2. Install AVEVA Batch Management, selecting the following features, and install a valid license.

      • AVEVA Batch Management Server

      • AVEVA Batch Management Server Components for ArchestrA IDE/IEE

   3. When you get to AVEVA Batch Management Configurator as a part of the install, click Cancel. You will configure the AVEVA Batch Management software as a later step in these instructions.

2. Download the Demo Files

   You can download the Batch Management demo application (BM-2023-Demo.zip) from the AVEVA Customer Support Portal.

   After downloading and extracting the zip file, locate the following folders within the extracted content:

   • DemoGalaxy.aaPKG

   • qa_results

   • Schedule

   • BatchManagementConfig_A

3. Set up the demo in the ArchestrA IDE.

   1. Open the ArchestrA IDE and undeploy any existing configurations.

   2. Create a new Galaxy named "BM23DemoGR" based on the Default.cab file file and connect to it.

      You can use a different name for the Galaxy, but you will have to later update the Galaxy Access name in the AVEVA Batch Management Tag Linker to match it.

   3. Import the following script function libraries into the IDE from "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\Batch Management\AppObjects" (assuming AVEVA Batch Management is installed in the default location). Use the Script Library File when you import:

      • InBatchObjectSupport.dll

      • ArchestrA.Events.Scripting.aaSLIB

      • InBatch.API.aaSLIB

      • InBatchCommon.aaSLIB

   4. Import the "DemoGalaxy.aaPKG" into the IDE from the extracted demo package.

   5. Edit the WinPlatform_001 object and set the host name.

   6. Cascade deploy the WinPlatform_001 object and all objects under it.

4. Copy demo support files to your local computer.

   1. Copy the contents of the qa_results folder from the extracted files into C:\qa_results.

   2. Copy the contents of the Schedule folder from the extracted files into C:\Schedule.

5. Configure the AVEVA Batch Management installation so that the Galaxy can be prepared for the AVEVA Batch ManagementEvents.

   1. Run the Configurator. On the Windows Start menu, point to AVEVA, and click Configurator.

   2. Select the AVEVA Batch Management Server feature and configure Batch Events on the AVEVA Batch Management Server.

      • Select the Batch Events checkbox.

      • In the GR Node Name box, enter the actual hostname. Do not use "localhost".

      • In the Galaxy Name box, enter the Galaxy name. That is, "BM23DemoGR".

   3. Click Configure.

6. Set up the configuration files.

   Note that this configuration is based on the configuration created in the tutorial described in the Batch Management Getting Started Guide.

   1. Back up your current AVEVA Batch Management configuration if needed ("C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\Batch Management\cfg\Config_A").

   2. Copy the AVEVA Batch Management default configuration file (dflt_cfg) into the \Config_A folder.

   3. Copy the contents of the BatchManagementConfig_A folder from the extracted files into: C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\Batch Management\cfg\Config_A

   Ensure that none of the copied files are marked as read-only.

7. Start the AVEVA Batch Management Environment Display. On the Windows Start menu, click AVEVA> Batch Management Server > Environment Display.

8. From the Environment Display, start the AVEVA Batch Management run time by clicking Runtime > Start All.

9. Start InTouch WindowViewer and load the AVEVA Batch Management Demo App.