New version of change management software
March 2006
SCADA/HMI
Products & Solutions
GE Fanuc Automation has introduced Proficy Change Management Version 5.50, a powerful tool to manage automation systems and protect software and engineering assets.
"This release provides significant enhancements with a focus on delivering better integration with GE Fanuc products, providing support for new programs and devices, and providing increased functionality," says Daniel Coetzee, manager of Sub-Saharan Africa for the GE Fanuc Automation division of GE Industrial.
"For companies to stay competitive, they must keep their automation systems running securely and efficiently. Proficy Change Management assists in monitoring software and data assets, protecting against device failure or operator error and meeting government regulatory requirements," says Coetzee.
With powerful capabilities including security, version control, audit trails, central storage and automated backup and recovery, Proficy Change Management ensures that automation systems continue to run safely and efficiently. The latest version Proficy Change Management 5.50 provides enhanced compare capability for identifying differences between versions, allowing for improved support of Proficy HMI/scada iFIX and Proficy HMI/scada Cimplicity. The compare functionality provides complete reports that identify changes made in the tag database and screens or picture files.
In addition to the existing project management capabilities for managing Proficy Machine Edition controller program projects, Proficy Change Management 5.50 provides the ability to schedule automatic upload and compare operations. This enables users to ensure that the PLC program matches the master version on the server; or make sure they have a backup of what is running on the PLC. This functionality is now available for GE Fanuc Series 90-30, Series 90-70 and VersaMax Controllers.
New features include:
* An e-mail configuration tool that allows users to configure what events trigger an e-mail and to whom to send them.
* An enhanced history report for viewing change history on a project that provides an HTML based report.
* A checked out projects report that allows administrators to determine who has which projects checked out, where, and for how long.
In line with Proficy's open and layered architecture, the Proficy Change Management 5.5 offers support and new functionality for the Rockwell RSLogix 5, 500, and 5000 projects. The new version also permits users to manage and control Wonderware projects. Version control for Wonderware applications allows users to utilise the compare tools to identify changes made to screens and tags. Publish and retrieve functions allow backup and deployment of changes to nodes.
The Electronic Signature capability has also been enhanced to allow external handling of signature routing. The new Application Programming Interface (API) allows users to control how the signatures are handled for custom applications. Also, a new utility allows the archiving and documentation of existing Proficy Change Management databases as well as maintenance of a set number of versions based on a selected date.
For more information contact Daniel Coetzee, GE Fanuc Automation, 031 583 2602, [email protected], www.gefanuc.com
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