Run the Plant SCADA Integration Assistant

To run the Plant SCADA Integration Assistant

1. In the System Platform IDE, go to the Galaxy menu and select Import.

2. From the Import menu, select Plant SCADA Integration Assistant.

3. When the Integration Assistant opens, enter the path to the backup file for the Plant SCADA project you would like to import. You can select Browse to locate the required CTZ file.

   Note: Make sure the backup file you select has been correctly prepared for use with Integration Assistant. For more information, see Back up a Plant SCADA project for integration.

4. Select the language that was used during the configuration of the project.

   If the project uses a language that requires ANSI characters to be converted to OEM characters for data files (for example, if an Arabic language was used), select This project requires [CtEdit]ANSIToOEM set to 1.

5. Review the information pane at the bottom of the Integration Assistant to confirm that the Galaxy and Node settings are correct for the import. It is recommended that the Galaxy is backed up before proceeding.

6. Select Continue. The Integration Assistant will restore, validate, and analyze the selected project.

   If the assistant detects anything in the project that will impact the outcome of the integration process, a notification will appear and a link to the Project Analysis Report will be provided. You should address the warning messages included in the report before you proceed with the import process.

   If changes are required to your project, select Cancel to exit the Integration Assistant and make the required adjustments in Plant SCADA. When you are done, create a new backup of the project and run the Integration Assistant again.

   If no changes are required, select Continue.

7. Configure the customizations you would like to use for the information imported from your Plant SCADA project. There are two tabs, General and Alarm Priorities.

   Use the General tab to set the following customizations.

   • Include cluster in equipment hierarchy – this option appears if clusters are detected in your Plant SCADA project. It determines if clusters will be included in the equipment hierarchy created in Application Server, with object instances created for each cluster.

     Select one of the following:

     • Include – this setting is enforced if your Plant SCADA equipment hierarchy contains duplicate names across multiple clusters.

     • Do not include – this setting is enforced if the equipment hierarchy has a depth of 10, which is the maximum supported by Application Server.

   • Import additional Plant SCADA fields – determines if Plant SCADA fields that are not directly supported by Application Server are imported as additional metadata. If you select Import, any unsupported fields will be imported as XML and applied to the PSMetaData attribute for each associated instance. For a list of these additional fields, see Plant SCADA fields imported as metadata. To avoid including these additional fields, select Do not import.

   • Preferred Alarm Message source – determines which Plant SCADA field will be used for an Alarm Message when both Alarm Name and Alarm Description have been used in a Plant SCADA project. If neither are configured, the item name will be used.

   • Rate of Change Alarms – determines the Period (in seconds) and ScanTime (in milliseconds) to use for Analog Rate of Change alarms in Application Server. The values presented here represent those detected in the Citect.ini file for Plant SCADA's [Alarm]Period and [Alarm]ScanTime parameters. You need to check if these fields match the values you have set for these parameters.

     Use the Alarm priorities tab to specify how Plant SCADA's alarm priorities will be mapped to the Application Server priorities. Alarms that do not have a priority set in Plant SCADA will be mapped to priority 999.

8. Select Continue to initiate the integration procedure. The assistant provides a Status update. A notification appears when the process is complete. An error message appears if the integration was not successful.

9. Select the Open integration report link to view details about the outcome of the integration process. This will open an Excel file (.xlsx). For more information, see Interpret the Integration Report.

10. Select Close to exit the Integration Assistant.