InfoPlus.

21 Foundation Course
Introduction

Course Number MM403.601.11

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 The Organization of this Manual
• Title
• Objectives
Copy
• Glossary
of
Slide • Overview
• Content Pages
Repeat
• Review for each
• Lab Section
Lecture
Notes • Solution

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 Introducing Ourselves
• The instructor may ask you to introduce
yourself to the class
• Your learning experience may be
more effective if we know:
– Your name, company, and location
– Your present role in the company with respect to using the product
– Experience in using the product so far
– Experience with this operating system environment
– Any related products which you use (for example, data collection
system)
– How you expect to benefit from taking this course

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 Course Objectives
• At the end of this course, you will be able to:
– View InfoPlus.21 data using Aspen Process Explorer
– Build and maintain a set of process data tags, based on
InfoPlus.21 record structures
– Configure and maintain:
• The InfoPlus.21 Database, including security aspects
• The Historian subsystem
• Cim-IO subsystem for data acquisition
– Describe the functionality of layered products
• Aspen Process Explorer
• SQLplus
• Aspen Calc

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 Software Versions Used
• This course has been written for use with the following
software versions:
– InfoPlus.21 v 6.0.x
– Aspen Process Explorer v 6.0.x
– SQLplus v 6.0.x
– Aspen Calc v 6.0.x
– Cim-IO v 6.0
– Aspen License Manager v 2.4
– Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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 Course Agenda Day 1
• Introduction
• Brief introduction to Aspen Process Explorer, a graphical
interface for viewing InfoPlus.21 data
• Introduction to the InfoPlus.21 Database
– Record Structures
– The standard Tag Set; Other Tag Sets

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 Course Agenda Day 2
• The InfoPlus.21 Database (continued)
– Configuring the Database using the Aspen InfoPlus.21
Administrator tool

• SQLplus Overview
• Other InfoPlus.21 Database Features
– Record Activation
– Alarming and Logging

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 Course Agenda Day 3
• The InfoPlus.21 Historian
– Architecture
– Main functionality, including:
• Data Compression
• Archive files
• Repositories
– Setup and Maintenance considerations

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 Course Agenda Day 4
• Cim-IO Interface subsystem for data exchange
– Architecture
– Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Unsolicited Transfers
– Historical Transfers
– Store and Forward

• System Administration Part 1

– Database snapshots
– Configuring Startup/adding processing components
– Mass record loading/saving
– Documenting the system

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 Course Agenda Day 5
• System Administration Part 2
– Version 6.0 architecture
– Functionality and configuration of
• Aspen License Manager
• Aspen Data Source Administrator
• Aspen Security Server (Framework and Local)
– Configuration of Security for InfoPlus.21
• Database Level
• Record Level
• Field level
– Installation Procedure for InfoPlus.21 V6.0

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