The IGSS software package includes three standard report formats, which are
easily and quickly set up by the system designer. No extra programming is
necessary to begin using the reporting facilities in the IGSS package.
The first type of report is the Snapshot report. As the name implies, it generates a momentary or "frozen-in-time" overview of what's occurring in the process. This is typically used in situations where there's a requirement for documentation at certain set periods during the day.
The second type of report is the Periodical report. This report is generated on the basis of historical process data collected and stored by the IGSS software. A Periodical report documents the state of the process in the immediate past, for instance in a daily or weekly report, and further back in time, for instance monthly, quarterly and yearly time intervals.
Periodical reports can be exported to Microsoft Excel and sent via e-mail.
An example of a Periodical report for a 24-hour period
The third type of report is the Alarm Statistics report. It provides an overview of alarms which have occurred in the plant in the past. Each process component or object which has been in alarm is listed in the report as well as the number of times it has been in the alarm state and the average, maximum and total duration of alarms.
Other reporting facilities available in the IGSS package include the Internet reports (IGSSIRS) feature whereby remote users access the IGSS server over the Internet and request report generation for viewing in their Internet browser. The Manual Report Editor (MRE) is a utility for manually entering data into standard reports. Its typical use is for entering data for equipment in the process not monitored by the SCADA system.
All the above report types are available for generation by plant operators while monitoring the process in the Supervise or online mode. However, Periodical and Alarm Statistics reports can be run automatically at user defined intervals by using the Job Scheduler module. Please refer to the topic: Job Scheduler: Automatic Program Execution