Name allocation manager

Name allocation manager (NAM) is a name allocation service designed to streamline and standardize name allocation processes across the AVEVA portfolio, encompassing various applications, services, and third-party/customer engagements. NAM allows management of name templates, construction and allocation of names as per name templates, constraints and rules. It empowers users of AVEVA software such as AVEVA Engineering to request names for tag number allocation. Leveraging the robust infrastructure of Microsoft Azure, the solution offers an accessible open API and operates within a secure multi-tenant environment that is integrated with CONNECT.

To connect Engineering to Name allocation manager, refer to NAM

To set up tags management in Engineering Configuration, refer to Tags Management Setup and Configuration

Definitions and instances

Naming rules library – List of naming rules shared across a solution/folder.

Naming rule – Naming templates composed of naming parts.

Rule sets - Allows grouping of naming rules to simplify management.

Scope - This represents an existing asset, for example, an oil rig, a factory or a project. A Name allocation manager tenancy can have multiple scope.

Name Context - The context in which each allocated name is created uniquely. Any scope can have multiple name contexts. In Engineering, a Name context groups multiple naming rules that write the tag number to the same attribute.

CONNECT

CONNECT is a unified industrial software platform that spans your entire business – from engineering, design, and procurement to optimizing operations and production. This includes on-boarding and up-skilling your people. Designed to drive business excellence across asset and operations lifecycle, this platform is helping to evolve the industries that power our world.

CONNECT is perfectly scalable, giving you a flexible, powerful set of tools that turn opportunities into business value.

CONNECT your people to remove operational barriers and create a unified, empowered workforce.

CONNECT your asset and operations value chains to maximize return on capital and improve profitability.

CONNECT your processes to new capabilities such as machine learning, advanced analytics, early awareness, dashboards, and more.

CONNECT is a web portal from which you can launch and manage your integrated product components in a unified way. Underneath the web portal is a set of services and libraries which registered product components use to integrate with the cloud platform and with each other.

Before using Engineering, some configuration needs to be done in CONNECT to setup Naming rules and Scopes

ENABLE Name allocation manager in CONNECT

The AVEVA CONNECT home page lists all the services you have access to as a set of tiles. To be viewed as a tile on the home page, each service must be subscribed to in the AVEVA Cloud Services Catalog and turned on in a folder in AVEVA CONNECT.

Home displays the services and assets within an admin or user’s personal folder which is also the parent folder.

Folder management

Folder Management displays a list of folders which has details of services.

Select a folder to view its content.

Note: An administrator needs to have a personal folder to assign roles in CONNECT

Create a new folder and Enable a service

To create a new folder and enable a service, click + Add folder to display the Add folder window.

Name the folder. For example, Asset6. Select Change to choose a region and Save.

Select Upload image for a new image or Select stock image to choose from existing images.

The new folder displays its services and assets.

Select the Off button to change it to On in Name allocation manager service. This enables the service.

The Name allocation manager service is now On.

Manage roles in Name allocation manager service

An administrator can assign roles once Name allocation manager service is enabled.

The administrator can create users, groups and assign roles.

To assign roles in Name allocation manager dashboard, select the browse button on the bottom right corner. This displays Manage roles and View audit log.

Select Manage roles to display the Roles window in User management. Select +Assign role to create a new role.

In Assign role, select a Service role or Account role.

Follow the steps in the window to complete the fields and Save.