Using the Plant Applications Client
The Plant Applications Client provides a customizable environment for using Plant Applications views and displays to access your plant data. Access to views and displays is determined by your user name and password. A merged, Manufacturing Database (MDB) is available with Plant Applications, version 6.0. If Plant Applications has been merged with S95 in Proficy SOA, the Plant Applications Client displays will reflect the merged data.
TIP: If you are using Windows Authentication and logging into a domain other than the default domain, you will need to include the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Contact your site administrator if you need assistance.
The Plant Applications Client has these functions:
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Contains all Plant Applications controls and displays
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Allows for user customizable environment
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Contains built-in cross-application automation
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Allows for direct access to content on Plant Applications Web Server
NOTE: If you do not have access to a particular display, which is part of a view, you will still be able to open the view, but you will see a message informing you that you do not have permission to open the particular display.
Different Plant Applications modules enable different types of displays in the Plant Applications Client. Each display is also exposed as an ActiveX control, and may be used outside of the Plant Applications Client in any ActiveX container, such as Intellution’s iFIX Workspace.
Plant Applications Client sessions can be configured by an administrator to automatically time out and enter a protected state. When you log back in, displays to which you have access are reopened. Also refer to Manually Timing Out from a Client Session.
A number of Plant Applications displays are available for viewing through the Proficy Client, which is installed as part of Proficy Workflow. Thus, Proficy Client users have available a way to consolidate displays into a single client for viewing. Plant Applications licensing is required to view Plant Applications displays in the Proficy Client. Refer to Using Plant Applications Displays in the Proficy Client to set up the Proficy Client to view Plant Applications displays.