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point configurations in Experion
Restoring TPS point configurations in
Experion
When the TPS points are deleted and the C200/C300 points are built to replace
them, it is likely that the parameter names would have changed. This procedure
describes what needs to be updated with the new point and/or parameter names.
Prerequisites
• The “Backup TPS Point Configuration in Experion” procedure has previously
been completed.
To restore TPS point configurations in Experion
1. Update custom displays
If some point and/or parameter names have changed, update any displays that
reference those point parameters.
a. Open HMIWeb Display Builder and select Tools > Display Builder
Assistant.
b. Select Create Display Report. In Display folder enter the folder where all
your custom displays are kept. Enter a report name and directory to
save the report. Leave all checkboxes in the Include area checked.
c. Run the report.
d. Search the report for references to the old point parameter names.
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e. Edit the displays with HMIWeb Display Builder and update them to
reference the new point parameter names.
Some sites use custom third party controls on their display pages.
These controls can reference point data. You must update the data
bindings in these controls manually.
2. Restore trend, group, history and server script configuration
a. If some point and/or parameter names have changed, edit the
TPSPointsBackup.pnt and update the changed point parameter names.
b. On the primary ESVT log in using an account that is a member of the
Product Administrators group. .
c. At a command prompt, type:
pntbld TPSPointsBackup.pnt
If the point is now a CDA point, you must upload the assignment to the point
configuration in the Control Builder.
a. Go to the Monitoring tab in the Control Builder and right click the new
CDA point
b. Select the Upload menu option.
c. Select only the Upload Server Configuration Information check box, and
select Continue.
d. Right click the new CDA point in the Monitoring tab again,
e. Click the Update to Project menu item, and then select Continue.
f. Copy the server scripts attached to the point in TPSPointsBackup.pnt
into Control Builder.
g. Update the server scripts as required.
3. Restore history data
a. If required, restore the history archives (refer to applicable Experion
documentation). Note that the history data from the History Archives in
Experion that is associated with no longer existent point parameters is
not accessible in Experion.
b. To identify whether all the tags on the PHD-Experion link are retrieving
history, ensure that all the tags handled in the Tag Synchronization
Acknowledgement tool are found in the PHD Configuration Tool.
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c. Select a few tags assigned to each history rate (for example. fast,
standard, extended) and ensure that the data values being collected are
at the current time. This information can be found by running the
PHDMAN tool from the command line and using the command MON
QUE <TAG NAME>.
4. Update server scripts
If some point and/or parameter names have changed, update the server scripts
that reference those point parameters.
a. The Server\data\scripts directory on the Experion server contains xml
files that include all the server scripts. Search the xml files in this
directory for references to the old point parameter names. Make a list of
the server scripts that refer to the old point parameter names. Do not
edit the xml files directly.
b. Update the server scripts to reference the new point parameter names.
5. Restore operator keyboard LED configuration
6. Repeat the following steps for each Flex, Console Station, and Console:
a. Navigate to the Operator Keyboard tab of the Stations configuration
display
b. Restore the LED configuration as recorded in Backup TPS Point
Configuration in Experion.
7. Restore OPC Integrator
Restore the OPC Integrator configuration as mentioned in the section Backup
TPS Point Configuration in Experion. If a point being cutover is assigned to an
OPC Integrator group, then perform the following steps:
a. Disable the OPCI group to which the point belongs.
b. Reconfigure the point assignment in the OPCI group such that the new
point and parameter are correctly referenced.
c. Revalidate the OPCI group.
d. Re-enable the OPCI group.
8. Restore Algorithms
Restore the algorithm configuration as referred in the section “Backup TPS
Point Configuration in Experion”
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9. Update Alarm groups
Redownload the alarm groups to the servers.
a. Open the Configuration Studio and select the System node.
b. Select Configure Alarm Groups for this system.
c. If some point and/or parameter names have changed, update the alarm
groups to reference the new point parameter names.
d. Select Tools > Load Entire Model
e. Click OK .
10. Restore ACE-T and OPC Gateway
Restore the ACE-T and OPC Gateway configuration as referred in the section
“Backup TPS Point Configuration in Experion”. If the point is now a CDA point,
OPC Gateway would no longer be used as the C200/C300 points as they can be
accessed directly.
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