Option 2.9. Set Historian Connections

Valid Historian connections that are listed on the Historian Connections tab can pull selected data from Historian and display it in CIMPLICITY applications. You can configure historian connections at the project level from Project Properties. When you move a project to another node, the configurations are copied along with the project and hence, you do not need to re-configure the historian connections.

Procedure

  1. In CIMPLICITY Workbench, select Project, and then select Properties.
  2. Select the Historian Connections tab.
  3. Add, Edit or remove connections, as follows.
    Note: From Project Properties you can only create project scope Historian connections. From CIMPLICITY Options Dialog you can only create computer scope Historian connections.
     
    A Add button
    B Edit button
    C Remove button
    A Add button

    The Add button enables you to add a server/connection to the Historian Connections list. During runtime, CIMPLICITY can pull data from Historian tags in applications and fields that use and display Historian tag values.

    1. Click Add. A blank Add Historian Connection dialog box opens.
    2. Entries to define the Historian connections are as follows.
    Field Description
    Connection Name An alias that will make the connection easy to recognize.
    Server Name Name of Historian server.
    Description Additional detail to help identify the Historian connection.
    Specify Username/Password Check to enable the Username and Password fields.
    Username Username that has access to the Historian Administrator.
    Password Valid password for the entered user. Note: A valid password is required to connect if a user name is entered.
    Buttons OK Closes the dialog box; adds the connection/server to the list.
    Cancel Cancels the addition.
    Test Tests the connection to the Historian server.
    Project Scope Indicates that the Historian Connection is created at project level.
    Note: The Project Scope check box can be enabled/disabled only from the Expression Builder.

    Result: The connection is added to the list of Historian Connections. The project level Historian Connection is denoted with a P in the Scope column.

    B Edit button

    Specifications for any connection can be edited.

    1. Select the connection in the list to be edited; click Edit.

      An Edit Historian Connection dialog box opens.

    2. Make any required change.
    3. Click OK.

    Result: The Edit Historian Connection dialog box closes; the edited connection/server replaces the original connection/server in the Historian Connections list.

    C Remove button

    Any connection/server can be removed from the Historian Connection list.

    1. Select a connection
    2. Click Remove.

    Result: The connection is removed from the list; this connection will no longer be listed or be available when a user selects the connection/server that will supply Historian tag data for a feature, e.g. Historian Trend line.

    Connection Guidelines

    • The default Historian server is selected as follows.
    Machine Default Server is selected:
    Server Historian Administrator.
    Viewer During the Historian Client installation.
    Note: Historian Client can be installed during installation of the CIMPLICITY viewer.