DBDOC is indispensable when a site is upgrading
its SODG or Conductor NT
graphics.
With DBDOC, you can build unusual combinations of graphics, such as SODG
and Conductor NT with Process Portal B. This capability makes checking the new graphics
much easier.
With DBDOC, build your old Conductor NT, Conductor VMS, WinTools, OIS, MCS and
PCView LAN90 along with your new Process Portal B graphics. Using multiple windows,
you can verify that the new graphics are as good as the ones they replace.
Even more, DBDOC identifies many system issues, so you can clean them up and avoid
copying them into the new system.
With DBDOC, you can:
- Capture a picture of the old system graphics.
- Identify used and unused tags, symbols and graphics in the old system.
- Easily sort out issues that exist in the old system.
- Reduce the amount of training necessary.
- Support the system more effectively while training.
- Have a good picture of the old system while training on new techniques.
1. Capture a picture of the old system graphics.
Use DBDOC to capture a picture your system before you start your
conversion to make the conversion and checking of the new system easier.
When you are converting graphics, DBDOC allows you to build all the old
graphics along with the new graphics, so you can easily check that the
functions of the old graphics are being replicated. You do not need to
be on an old console to check many values - the checking can be done at a
regular non-console computer.
2. Identify used and unused tags, symbols and graphics in the old system.
- DBDOC generates lists of tags that are not on graphics, and
creates a list of unused symbols.
- DBDOC's graphics cross-reference shows where symbols and graphics are used.
- The newest version of DBDOC shows orphaned graphics that cannot be
called up. All this information can make conversion to a new graphics
package more cost-effective, since it lets you see how tags, symbols
and graphics are used. You can even tell if they are not used.
3. Easily sort out issues that exist in the old system.
- DBDOC checks the INFI-90 system and identifies graphics
issues that ought to be tidied up before conversion, or directly afterward.
For example, graphics using tags that do not exist do not convert nicely.
You can also use DBDOC to test whether or not tags have source blocks - saving
hours of checking logic that does not work.
- Using DBDOC to tidy your system before conversion makes post-conversion
clean up much easier.
4. Reduce the amount of training necessary.
Conductor NT and Process Portal B are very powerful graphics systems - but it
takes significant training to become a proficient and safe user. For
many, the only application of this training is
to be able to find problems and fix them. Using the powerful ABB tools
opens up the danger of graphics being changed inadvertently. Why send
people to costly training that is intended primarily for people who make
graphics changes? The cost of
installing DBDOC throughout your plant is about the cost of one week
of ABB training.
With DBDOC, you can significantly reduce the amount of training needed in order to
accomplish faultfinding. Because DBDOC is strictly a read-only system, even
inexperienced people can safely use DBDOC for troubleshooting, with no fear of
accidentally changing something in the system.
5. Support the system more effectively while training.
The task of getting up to speed with new techniques like Conductor NT and Process
Portal B is a tough one that takes significant time from the DCS specialists and some of
the technicians. Using DBDOC for troubleshooting while this extra training is going on
means that over-worked people will be able to support the plant while being trained.
If your experts have a copy of DBDOC on a laptop when they are away for training, they
can assist people back at the plant much more easily.
6. Have a good picture of the old system while training on new techniques.
When people are trying to understand what they are being taught about Conductor NT
and Process Portal B, it is very useful to be able to relate the new knowledge being
presented to what they know from the existing system.
DBDOC allows them to study Conductor NT and Process Portal B while seeing the
SODG picture. This helps make the training more effective, especially when training
away from the plant.
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