ABB System 800xA extension - Snapshot Report - ABB 800xA DCS operator interfaces - HMI (ABB 800xA DCS distributed control system)

ABB Ability™ System 800xA Snapshot Reports

Secure your control system functionality after maintenance stops and upgrades.

The new search, presentation and report tool makes the operators more efficient, investigates system status and generates maintenance reports

The Snapshot Reports for ABB Ability System 800xA is a fully integrated system extension that provides you with a powerful search engine and report tool for your 800xA system; it provides functionality to search and present information from the whole ABB Ability System 800xA.

Use Cases

Operators

Engineers

Maintenance

Use the Snapshot Report functionality to provide the 800xA Operators with fast access to objects including recently modified Operator Note aspects.

As a default function in Snapshot, the search result provides the 800xA Operator with direct access to the aspects within the presented objects. Reachable aspects are for example the Operator Notes aspect, the Faceplate, object References, etc.

Pre-configure Snapshot searches for any available object property that can be useful to present during normal operation of the system.

Pre-configure Snapshot searches for any available object property that can be useful to present during normal operation of the system.

Create pre-configured Snapshot searches or create searches on-line to find important Configuration data.

Secure the functionality during maintenance stops and 800xA system upgrades.

Find and present important maintenance properties information from your 800xA system.

Save the Snapshot result to Excel each week.

Compare the maintenance information over time.

Functions

The Search

- Search criteria for any 800xA object- or aspect properties, compatible with any 800xA Library or System Extension like AC800M, AC400, Harmony, etc.
- Name pattern searches combined with specific conditions, can be narrowed down to only specific parts
- Can be configured to suit any user category (engineers, operators, maintenance personnel, etc.)

The Presentation

- Snapshot search is presented in a grid format, each row with 800xA object instance matching the search criterion.
- Direct link between the Snapshot search result and the actual object instance.
- Open any aspect or reference related to the object matching the search criteria via right click, like a faceplate, alarm list or process display

The Report

- After receiving the search result of a Snapshot search, the search result can be saved in Excel format.
- This functionality is achieved by a direct link to Excel
- The header of the Excel report will contain the name and date of the performed Snapshot search.