1. Build Equipment and Procedure Classes
 Build & maintain your own automation standards, templates and building blocks.
Define Control Module, Equipment Module and Unit Classes (including internal logic).
Build Generic Phase Classes.
Build high level Procedure and Recipe Classes.
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2. Build S88 Physical Model
Import design data from P&ID files, spreadsheets and databases.
Modularize physical plant into an object-oriented model.
Detect and alert on design/drafting errors.
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3. Build Detailed Phase Logic
Define Equipment phase sequencing via elaborate SFCs (Step Charts).
Define Activation, Alarms and Requests for each step.
Visualize flow paths on P&ID.
Define /Edit Conditions, Equations, Control Loops.
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4. Build Recipes
Define formula and sequencing (S88.02 PFCs).
Define procedural interactions (Synchronize, Allocate, Couple, etc.).
Produce Gantt chart of Recipe.
Specify and evaluate different execution strategies.
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5. Manage Changes
Maintain "live" specification over life cycle of plant.
Track and monitor adds/deletes/moves made in P&ID.
Identify changes made to specification.
Time-stamp changes to improve traceability.
Highlight changes and evaluate their impact on specification.
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6. Enhance Plant Utilization
Produce Conflict Matrix™ and evaluate procedural interactions.
Improve scheduling through concurrent procedure execution.
Rule-based review of specification helps assess data integrity and plant safety.
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7. Generate & Maintain Specification Document
Print database-driven MS-WORD document of Functional Specification.
Rich textual, tabular and graphic presentation of specification.
Smart Wizard allows user to customize printout.
Document revision and change management.
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8. Interfaces
Import design documents (P&ID, spreadsheets, Instrument Index, etc.).
Export to HMI, Batch Engine, DCS, MES.
Standard XML utility.
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Benefits
Reduce automation system engineering and programming time to lower cost and improve time-to-market.
Improved specification accuracy and consistency help reducing plant failures and enhance plant utilization.
Promote re-use of software to reduce programming and maintenance costs.
Facilitate regulatory compliance through improved documentation and change management.
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