Plant SCADA and Application Server components reference
- Last UpdatedNov 03, 2026
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Use the following information to determine which Plant SCADA components are imported into Application Server by the Integration Assistant, and how they will be configured once the import process is complete. Each section aligns with an activity in Plant SCADA Studio.
Note: Any expressions that are detected in a Plant SCADA project will be converted to QuickScript when integrated into Application Server. However, there are some limitations. For more information, see Support for expressions in QuickScript.
Topology activity
Application Server does not require direct access to the physical hardware in a Plant SCADA system, so the information in the Topology activity is not imported by the Integration Assistant.
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
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Computers |
Not supported |
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Clusters |
Not supported |
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Network Addresses |
Not supported |
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Servers |
Not supported |
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Profiles |
Not supported |
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I/O Devices |
Not supported |
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Boards |
Not supported |
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Ports |
Not supported |
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Modems |
Not supported |
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Remapping |
Not supported |
System model activity
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
Notes |
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Equipment Type |
Template |
Each Equipment Type needs to contain valid Items with supported elements. |
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Items |
Attribute |
Each Item needs to have a unique name within an Equipment Type. Expressions are not supported in Item names. |
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Elements |
Attribute Feature |
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States |
Not supported |
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Configuration parameters |
Not supported |
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Linked Genies |
Not supported |
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Instances |
Object instances |
If an Equipment Instance is not associated with a valid Equipment Type, it will be integrated into Application Server using a generated template. |
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Runtime parameters |
Not supported |
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References |
Not supported |
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Variables |
Feature - I/O (read/write) |
A variable tag will not be integrated into Application Server if its data type is defined as ULONG. If an unrecognized data type is used, or the data type definition contains an expression, the variable tag will not be integrated. |
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Local variables |
Not supported |
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Digital alarms |
Feature - State alarm |
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Time stamped alarms |
Not supported |
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Analog alarms |
Feature - Limit alarm, ROC alarm, Deviation alarm |
If an analog alarm has delays configured for any alarm limits (High High Delay, High Delay, Low Delay, Low Low Delay), make sure they are all set to the same delay period. Application Server will only support one delay period for alarm limits. |
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Advanced alarms |
Feature - State alarm |
The alarm will have an associated script on the parent object. Note: Advanced alarms containing Cicode functions are not supported. See Support for expressions in QuickScript. |
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Multi-digital alarms |
Feature - State alarm |
Application Server does not support multi-digital alarms. However, multi-digital alarms with only two states configured (only 000 00A) can be converted to a digital alarm. |
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Time stamped digital alarms |
Feature - State alarm |
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Time stamped analog alarms |
Feature - Limit alarm, ROC alarm, Deviation alarm |
If a time stamped analog alarm has delays configured for any alarm limits (High High Delay, High Delay, Low Delay, Low Low Delay), make sure they are all set to the same delay period. Application Server will only support one delay period for alarm limits. |
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Double point status alarms |
Not supported |
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Trends |
Feature - History |
Trend triggers are not supported in Application Server. |
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Accumulators |
Not supported |
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SPC |
Not supported |
Visualization activity
Plant SCADA graphics are not imported into Application Server.
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
Notes |
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Menu configuration |
Not supported |
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Pages |
Not supported |
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Symbols |
Not supported |
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Content types |
Not supported |
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Keyboard commands |
Not supported |
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Reports |
Not supported |
Security activity
Plant SCADA's users and groups are not imported into Application Server.
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
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Users |
Not supported |
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Groups |
Not supported |
Standards activity
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
Notes |
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Labels |
Imported |
Any detected labels will be expanded out as they are imported into Application Server. |
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Styles |
Not supported |
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Groups |
Not supported |
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Fonts |
Not supported |
Setup activity
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Plant SCADA component |
Application Server |
Notes |
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Alarm Categories |
Not supported |
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Alarm Priorities |
Priorities |
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Alarm Mode |
Not supported |
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Cause and Response |
Not supported |
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System Parameters |
Not supported |
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Screen Profiles |
Not supported |
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Devices |
Not supported |
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Events |
Not supported |
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Languages |
Not supported |
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Keyboard Keys |
Not supported |
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Custom Files |
Not supported |