{"id":64175,"date":"2023-11-16T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T07:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=64175"},"modified":"2024-06-21T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T07:17:52","slug":"proficy-adaptor-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/primers\/datasources\/proficy-adaptor-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Proficy Adaptor Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Proficy Adaptor connects to the the GE\u00ae Proficy\u00ae Historian version 4.5 or 5.5.\u00a0It provides the ability to read and write time series tag data to and from the historian. Note that the adaptor requires as a prerequisite, the Proficy Historian Client Tools that match the version of the historian installed.<\/p>\n

Proficy 2022 Adaptor<\/h2>\n

The Proficy 2022 Adaptor is a separate adaptor to specifically support the GE Proficy 2022 Historian.<\/p>\n

\n

Proficy Adaptor Settings<\/h2>\n

The following table lists the adaptor's parameters, along with the name<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0type<\/em>\u00a0to be used in the Import\/Export spreadsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Parameter<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription and example<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nType<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Server<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFully qualified name of the server machine on which the historian is hosted.<\/td>\nSERVER<\/td>\nString<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
User ID<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nUser ID to use to connect to the historian.<\/td>\nUSER_ID<\/td>\nString<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Password<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPassword for the User ID used to connect to the historian.<\/td>\nPASSWORD<\/td>\nEncryptedString<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allow Write<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWhether this datasource should allow IFS OI Server client applications to write data to tags on the historian. Options: True, False.<\/td>\nAllowWrite<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Use Proficy reliable session<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWhether to enable reliable sessions.\u00a0Options: True, False.<\/td>\nReliableSessionEnabled<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Server certificate validation mode<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nThe method of validating the security certificate on the historian server. Use \u2018Chain Trust\u2019 to denote that a certificate is considered valid if the chain builds to a certification authority in the trusted root store. Use \u2018None\u2019 to connect to a historian server secured by a self-signed certificate. Default: None<\/em>.<\/td>\nServerCertificateValidationMode<\/td>\nString<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Installation<\/h2>\n

Both Proficy Adaptors are included in the Explorer installer.<\/p>\n

\n

Targeting Proficy Client Tools v6.0<\/h2>\n

To successfully change the configuration to Proficy 6.0.<\/p>\n

Check the Prerequisites<\/h3>\n

1. Ensure that the Proficy Client is properly installed:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Check Add\/Remove Programs.
    \n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Check the start menu.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Check the file system.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Check the global assembly cache.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Check connectivity with the GE Proficy Historian Administrator.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Configure the Redirects<\/h3>\n

    3. For each of the following files, add the following XML.<\/p>\n

    Note: If the file does not exist, create it. If the file already exists, such as for pre-existing binding redirects, make sure that the <dependentAssembly> element and children shown below are inserted in the correct place for the XML structure.<\/p>\n

    Files:<\/p>\n