Webcast answers: Automation system integration project management

摘要

Additional answers related to the "Tips for automation system integration project management" are provided below. Answers were provided by Don Roberts, an auditor for the Control System Integrator Association (CSIA) and a consultant and principal of Exotek LLC and by Dennis Brandl, founder and chief consultant at BR&L Consulting Inc. Q: Does it make sense to map existing objects into the SP95/SP88 Object Model at the outset? Dennis Brandl: In some cases, yes. When integrating more than two systems together, it is often less work to map all systems to a standard format (ISA 95 or ISA 88) [ISA 95 Enterprise-Control System Integration and ISA 88 Batch Control, which is used widely beyond batch control]. Also, if you expect that the systems you are integrating will be changed over time, then picking a nonversion-dependent format, such as ISA 95 and ISA 88, is less work in the long run. If neither system follows the ISA 95 or ISA 88 models internally, and they are not expected to change, then redesigning just to follow the standard may not provide any benefit.