Course OV245-WIN

Overview

This course will teach students to configure and retrieve historical data using the Ovation® Process Historian. The course covers data collection, data storage and data retrieval. Students will learn how to configure Ovation points and the Ovation system for data collection. The Ovation Process Historian hardware and database schema is reviewed in detail. Some of the various methods of data retrieval that will be discussed include Report Manager, Crystal Reports, Historical Review, and Historical Trend. This course is intended for those students who will configure, access and maintain the Ovation Process Historian and the Report Scanner/Report Generator.

Prerequisites

Students must have a good understanding of the Ovation system architecture and how database point records are built and maintained in an Ovation Windows-based system. It is recommended that students attend the OV100-WIN course prior to attending this course.

Duration

Five Days

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, using the reference material provided, the student will be able to:

• Describe the functions of the Ovation Process Historian and related components
• Configure scanners and points for collection
• Recognize the Ovation Process Historian database schema and understand the concept of a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
• Understand the Ovation Process Historian architecture and hardware
• Install and configure the Ovation Process Historian Report Manager
• Schedule, automate and manipulate reports
• Distribute reports using various techniques such as email, web publishing, printers and various output files
• Create custom reports and ad-hoc queries using various third-party applications such as Crystal Reports, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and SQL
• Create historical trends and build global trend groups
• Create Historical Point, Alarm, SOE, Operator Event, ASCII and common reviews
• Analyze the Ovation Process Historian with the diagnostic tools available

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