Plant Applications Fundamentals will teach the student how to configure and maintain Plant Applications from GE Digital. This course provides an entry-level introduction to essential Plant Applications capabilities and applications. This includes configuring the plant model, products, events, variables, calculations, user displays and user security. Students will also be taught how to use aspecting and the Unified Manufacturing Database, apply quality specifications, setup alarms and SPC rules, track downtime and waste and run Web Displays. Valuable hands-on lab exercises are provided which guide students through the configuration of the out-of-the-box capabilities of Plant Applications from GE Digital.

Audience

The course is intended for Plant Applications Administrators and power users that are responsible for configuration and support of the software within their organization.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic understanding of manufacturing terminology and the role of industrial software. They should also have a general knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Excel, plus Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).

When you complete this course, you will be able to:

The following topics will be covered in this session:
• Exploring the Plant Applications architecture and design.
• Creating, configuring and implementing a Plant Model hierarchy.
• Performing aspecting and employing a Unified Manufacturing Database.
• Creating aggregate and custom calculations.
• Defining and applying unit-based and central level specifications.
• Applying alarm and SPC rules in Plant Applications.
• Configuring downtime and waste tracking and using associated client applications.
• Using Web Client Displays.
• Applying the Plant Applications security model and configuring e-signatures.
• Using Server Management tools.

Course Syllabus