Proficy Historian Analysis Important Product Information 6.0 SP1
New Features
CAUTION: If you installed the Proficy Historian Analysis Pre-Release software and want to upgrade your setup to the final release version, you will need to uninstall Proficy Historian Analysis software and reinstall it. Any development work that might have been done using the PRE-RELEASE build is NOT SUPPORTED.
The following sections outline the features of the Proficy* Historian Analysis software:
Introduction Key Features Features New to 6.0 SP1 Previous Features Not Supported Introduction
Proficy Historian Analysis is an integrated product solution from GE that provides a web-based historian client for process engineers to visualize Proficy Historian data and perform analysis on the data to achieve process improvement.
Proficy Historian Analysis is designed to be the one view into Proficy Historian, which a process engineer can use to help visualize and troubleshoot the process and thereby make improvements to the process. By viewing the data within trends and within the context of your plant data model, you can determine root causes and turn the data into actionable information. Key Features
Proficy Historian Analysis key features include the following:
Tag and asset searching Tag analysis tools, including chart and table options Ability to create filters and call the different Historian query modes Create and edit runtime expressions Create and share analysis favorites Visualize, analyze, and collaborate on Proficy Historian and SCADA alarms in detail Create displays in the context of your plant structure Provide access to content based on roles Features New to 6.0 SP1
Proficy Historian Analysis 6.0 SP1 new features include:
Asset Replacement Removal - Provides the ability to remove tags that cannot be matched during Asset Replacement. Export Trend Data - Time Aligned on the Action Menu. This provides the ability to export data in a time-aligned tabular format Auto Refresh for Trend Charts Regional Settings section "Alarm" indicators changed to "Alert" indicators. Histograms with normalized distribution New layouts to display analysis elements SCADA alarm acknowledgement integration with CIMPLICITY and iFIX Linking tags to alerts Command Line Interface for a Silent Install Provisioning Tool Command Line Interface Previous Features Not Supported
Microsoft® Silverlight® Separate Report tab Asset Default view Chart editing tools including: Foreground/background colors Symbol/marker selection X/Y axes control including color, title, annotations, tick controls
Release Notes
CAUTION: If you installed the Proficy Historian Analysis Pre-Release software and want to upgrade your setup to the final release version, you will need to uninstall Proficy Historian Analysis software and reinstall it. Any development work that might have been done using the PRE-RELEASE build is NOT SUPPORTED. Installing Proficy Historian Analysis
For complete instructions on installing Proficy Historian Analysis, refer to the Proficy Historian Analysis Getting Started Guide.
Known Issues
Defect # Area Description DE12366 Upgrade After upgrading to 6.0 SP1, the SIM1 entry in the View Installed Updates list will not be removed. < Fixed Defects Defect # Area Description DE17085 Proficy Login failing when the password contains certain multi-byte Vision characters < 00297511 Filtering- In version 5.5, users could filter based on the value of a string tag String Tags (such as CurrentBatch, where the value could be 'Batch01', 'Batch02', etc. This does not work in version 6.0. Also in 5.5, the 'does not equal' condition was available. This is not available in 6.0 < System Requirements CAUTION: If you installed the Proficy Historian Analysis pre-release software and want to upgrade your setup to the final release version, you will need to uninstall Proficy Historian Analysis software and reinstall it. Any development work that might have been done using the PRE-RELEASE build is NOT SUPPORTED. Server Software Requirements Supported Operating Systems Requirements Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) NOTE: You must have the April 2014 update rollup for Windows® Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed. Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit) Proficy Application Server Requirements Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5 or 8.0 Proficy Application Server 2.5 SP2 (included) Web Server Requirements Proficy Web Server 6.3 SIM16 (included) SQL Server Requirements Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (64bit) -Or- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 SP2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit) -Or- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Historian Server Requirements Refer to the Proficy Historian Important Product Information (IPI) for specific requirements Proficy Historian Server 5.5 SIM26 or greater Standard 6.0 or greater Enterprise 6.0 or greater Proficy Historian A&E Database 5.5 SIM6 or greater, or 6.0 or greater NOTE: If you have Proficy Historian Enterprise 6.0 SP1 or greater and then you install Proficy Historian Analysis 6.0 SP1 or greater on a single node, the Proficy Historian Analysis install will upgrade your Proficy Historian Enterprise to the latest version. Client Software Requirements Supported Operating Systems Windows® 8 Professional or Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit or 64-bit) Internet Browsers Internet Explorer® 11 or greater Google® Chrome® 38 or greater Mozilla® Firefox® 32 or greater Hardware Requirements Server class computers require a minimum of Quad-Core CPU capable of running 64-bit Windows, 32 GB RAM, with 100 GB free disk space. Sizing Recommendations Though your actual results may vary, the following size recommendations are provided. For all environments, the Proficy Historian Analysis Web server computer should meet all the minimum specifications shown. Having a good understanding of topology and how the environment will be used (connections, growth plan, collection rate, and so on) will ensure the hardware supports the application. For other server requirements in a Multi-Server or Custom setup (such as for Microsoft SQL Server), Historian Server, or the Proficy Application Server, refer to the specific product’s Important Product Information (IPI) for more information on minimum hardware requirements per product. Servers Quad-Core CPU capable of running 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or 2012 R2 32 GB RAM 100 GB Free Disk Space Clients 2 GHz computer with 8 GB RAM 20 GB HD free disk space Network interface software for network communications TCP/IP network protocol is required SVGA or better color monitor and a 100% IBM compatible 24-bit graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution and at least 65535 colors Two-button mouse with scroll wheel or compatible. NOTE: Many desktop-class computers are not certified to run Windows Server. Check the Microsoft web site and your computer hardware vendor web site for possible conflicts between hardware and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. These specifications are sufficient to meet the needs of a small pilot application. However, production system requirements may be significantly different depending on many application-specific factors. Please contact the Solution Consultant, System Architect, or Product Manager to review the requirements of your application. Compatibility Several GE products work with this product. The following is a general set of required versions to work with the Proficy Historian Analysis 6.0 product. Product Required Version Proficy Historian Standard 5.5 with SIM26 or greater, or 6.0 or greater Proficy Historian Enterprise 6.0 or greater Proficy Historian A&E Database 5.5 with SIM6 or greater, or 6.0 or greater Proficy Web Server 6.3 SIM16 Proficy Application Server 2.5 SP2 Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX NOTE: Alerting is not supported on iFIX redundant systems. Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 9.0 or later