Course Description:  The Proficy Batch Execution Development course is designed to provide a good working knowledge of the Proficy Batch Execution solution. This course includes lab time for configuring and applying Batch development tools to process applications. The course takes the student through the development of an application that uses many components of the software.

Who should attend: This course is designed for process, automation, or instrumentation engineers and system integrators who will be developing, configuring, and using applications on an iBatch system.

Prerequisites: Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and/or Windows XP operating systems. Completion of iFIX Fundamentals course (44A728312-154) is a must! Familiarity with relational databases and the ISA S88.01 standard would be helpful.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, the student will be able to:

• Understand architecture communication between iBatch Server and Client nodes.
• Create new iBatch projects and configure the iBatch Server.
• Configure the iBatch Archiver and the iBatch Publisher.
• Create Equipment Configuration, including Area, Process Cells, Units, Equipment Phases and Control Modules.
• Create recipes using Sequential Function Charts (SFC) in the iBatch Recipe Editor.
• Create Class Based iBatch applications.
• Use the iBatch Client to monitor batch production.
• Use iBatch Integration Services and ActiveX objects to monitor batch production.

Course Description: Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows operating systems and basic Windows networking. A basic understanding of the Proficy Machine Edition environment and experience with VBScript would be helpful, but is not required.

Who should attend: This course is designed for new users of Proficy Change Management software who are going to install and configure the software for use within an existing IT infrastructure.

Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable operating in an MS Windows environment; and should have some understanding of the Proficy Machine Edition environment, PLCs and automation networks.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Describe the Change Management Architecture
• Use the Change Management Server, Client, and Scheduler
• Operate within the Proficy Machine Edition Environment
• Create Projects
• Utilize Access Control
• Create Reports
• Create Factory Layouts
   

Course Description: The Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY Fundamentals course is a beginning level course focussed on the multiple aspects of project configuration. Valuable hands-on lab exercises are provided which guide students through the building and modification of the HMI application.

Who should attend: This course is designed for Operators, Application Designers, and System Managers.

Prerequisites: Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows operating systems as well as some plant floor process experience.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Create a new project;
• Configure Resources, Roles, Users, Ports and Devices;
• Configure points;
• Use the Point Control Panel;
• Create graphic screens;
• Configure Events, Procedures and Actions in screen objects;
• Use the Database Logger to create and configure logging tables;
• Create and configure trend charts using run-time and historical data;
• Configure project Alarms;
• Configure the stand-alone, ActiveX and Historical Alarm Viewers;
• Access methods of CIMPLICITY and 3rd party ActiveX controls;
• Use and modify graphics library Smart Objects;
• Make use of the various animation capabilities of CIMPLICITY;
• Use screen variables.
• Use the Navigation Configuration Editor
   

Course Description: This Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY Advanced course will introduce the students to configuring clients and servers, OPC client and server, server redundancy, classes and objects, Web View and Recipes. Students will also look at CIMPLICITY SQL, ODBC basics, CimEdit scripting - advanced feature in trending. An experienced instructor uses hands-on lab exercises and demonstrations to guide the student in learning the advanced features of Plant Edtion to develop projects.

Who should attend: This course is designed for Application Engineers and System Managers.

Prerequisites: Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows operating systems; have taken the Proficy CIMPLICITY course and have at least 6 months experience using CIMPLICITY.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Configure CIMPLICITY Servers and Viewers for use on a network.
• Configure CIMPLICITY project security settings.
• Explain OPC and how it is used in CIMPLICITY.
• Deploy CIMPLICITY OPC Client functionality.
• Prepare CIMPLICITY OPC Server capabilities.
• Setup and use the Advanced Viewer with OPC Servers.
• Work with the Data Logger and SQL Server Express.
• Build variables into Linked Objects and scripts.
• Use VisiconX to query and view data from external systems.
• Write scripts in CIMPLICITY Screens and the Basic Control Engine (BCE).
• Create and deploy Classes and Objects.
• Implement Server Redundancy.
• Add custom buttons to the Alarm Viewer.
• Use the Dynamic Graphic Replay (DGR) to replay logged data.
• Use key System Utilities.
• Integrate Proficy Historian with CIMPLICITY.
• Integrate Proficy Change Management with CIMPLICITY.
   

Course Description: The Proficy iFIX Fundamentals course is designed to provide a good working knowledge of iFIX. All major features are covered, from project configuration to data acquisition and visualization. Valuable hands-on lab exercises are provided to guide students through the building and modification of an HMI/SCADA application from top to bottom.

Who should attend: This course is designed for process, automation or instrumentation engineers and system integrators who will be developing, configuring and using applications on an iFIX system.

Prerequisites: Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows operating systems. Control system exposure and experience is recommended.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, the student will be able to:

• Understand communication between iFIX SCADA Servers and iFIX iClient nodes.
• Configure iFIX nodes using the System Configuration Utility.
• Configure I/O Drivers to communicate with iFIX.
• Create and modify standard Process Database tags.
• Create graphic screens (pictures) using a wide variety of object types and animations.
• Design and build a picture navigation strategy.
• Create basic scripts using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
• Configure alarming and create screens to monitor and acknowledge alarms.
• Use trending to monitor both real-time and historical data.
• Design and build a system-wide security strategy.
• Use a variety of iFIX Utilities and Operating System administrative options to troubleshoot project or system process faults.
   

Course Description:  The Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX Advanced course is designed to pick up where the iFIX Fundamentals course ends. The course is intended to provide the student a base level of proficiency using some of the product's more advanced features. The student will become familiar with some of the tools and concepts available for optimizing and troubleshooting iFIX.

Who should attend: This course is principally designed for process, automation, or instrumentation engineers and system integrators who will be developing, configuring, and using applications created with iFIX.

Prerequisites: Completion of Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX Fundamentals course (44A728312-154) is a must! Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and/or Windows XP operating systems. Familiarity with relational databases and VBA would be helpful, but not required.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Integrate iFIX with OPC servers and Clients
• Advanced configuration with Database Blocks
• Integrate iFIX with Proficy Historian
• Integrate iFIX with Relational Databases (RDBs)
• Use VisiconX to build graphical RDB tools for users
• Extend iFIX Alarm systems to RDBs and Proficy Historian
• Work with Charts and Chart Groups
• Master Dynamo creation and maintenance
• Work with ActiveX components
• Develop schedules to automate workflows and processes
• Drive reports with iFIX
• Configure Server Fail-over and Redundancy
• Prepare iFIX for use with Terminal Server 

Course Description:  The Using VBA with iFIX course is designed for those who wish to acquire a basic knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) within iFIX. This knowledge will allow the student to generate VBA based solutions for their special system requirements. The course begins with an introduction to VBA and why VBA is so important in today's applications. Lectures, coding examples, and labs are included in this course on the important aspects of VBA, as well as reference to Visual Basic syntax. This course will demonstrate to the student how to enhance runtime operation to solve special problems.

Who should attend: This course is principally designed for process, automation, or instrumentation engineers and system integrators who will be developing, configuring, and using applications created with iFIX.

Prerequisites: Completion of iFIX Fundamentals course (44A728312-154) is a must! Participants should have a working knowledge of Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and/or Windows XP operating systems. Familiarity with some programming language would be helpful, but not required.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Understand how VBA functions inside of iFIX.
• Create VBA procedures (functions and sub-procedures).
• Understand and create (declare) variables of various data types (including arrays) and use them to make expressions.
• Use simple VBA code structures including decisions, loops, and collections.
• Use the VBA MessageBox and InputBox commands and create VBA Forms.
• Access iFIX data and use iFIX Subroutines and Methods
• Create and use Error Handlers in VBA and use VBA debugging tools.
• Access Relational Databases using ADO (ActiveX Data Object).
• Use VBA Automation to make References to other applications.

Course Description: The Proficy View Machine Edition Fundamentals course familiarizes the student with operating in the ME development environment, understanding the concepts of a project, creating graphical panels, writing scripts, configuring alarm & logging schemes, and launching the project into View Runtime. Students are also introduced to Networking, Web Access and OPC features. An experienced instructor is provided to guide the student using demonstrations and hands on lab exercises.

Who should attend: The course is designed for programmers, operators, application designers, and system managers beginning to work with Proficy View Machine Edition, who will be tasked with developing, modifying and maintaining the programs.

Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable operating in an MS Windows and Windows NT environment, and have a basic understanding of electrical/control fundamentals.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Identify and navigate the various components of the Machine Edition Environment Window.
• Create, open, and modify a project using the various tools of the environment.
• Utilize View tools such as the Panel Editor and Graphic Drawing tools, and the Animation properties dialog box to generate, animate, and control View HMI Screens.
• Create Application, Panel and Button scripts. Utilize the help tools to find scripting language commands, keywords, and functions.
• Set up Alarm Groups.
• Log and analyze data.
• Configure security for users and access-advanced features of View Runtime.
• Configure Clients and Servers for View Networking and reference remote data over the View Network.
• Configure content for Web Access by publishing data.
• Set up Third Party Access to Machine Edition Servers.