Data comparing two versions of a SIMATIC PCS 7 project using SmartCompare from versiondog

Data management functions

• Central data storage
  Server-based data storage with clear SIMATIC PCS 7 project structure, user and access management as well as protection against inadvertent overwriting
• Version management with audit trail of versiondog:
  Version management and documentation with logging of all changes as proof of WHO, WHEN, WHAT and WHY; visualization of changes by means of comparative graphic display for CFC/SFC blocks and charts
• SIMATIC PCS 7 SmartCompare:
  Comparator and synchronization modules for alignment of different project versions with clear representation of differences (as graphics, table or text)
• Automatic data saving
  Cyclic, automatic data saving of engineering stations, automation systems and operator stations
• Synchronization with server version
  Guaranteed use of the most recent version saved on the server in the plant

Functions of library management

• Reference for built and used SFCs/CFCs and blocks, available as a standalone client and as a report
• Automatic check for actuality in the current project
  • Green: Project and library are the same
  • Yellow: Library is newer than project
  • Red: Project does not correspond to any version of the library
• Alarm function for unauthorized modification of standard charts

Library management for SIMATIC PCS 7 projects with versiondog

Cyber security functions

• Cyclic, automatic verification that the released version actually controls the production unchanged:
  • Several times daily
  • With alarm indication
  • For textual and/or graphic representation of the differences when there are discrepancies
  • For nearly all components of the automation system
• Assurance that version levels cannot be changed. (Versions cannot be manipulated)
• Restoring a version without "contamination"
• Check for the authorization of versioning in connection with an RMS (Requirement Management System); versioning is possible for fulfillment of the RMS requirement profile
• Monitoring of the system configuration of Windows and Linux-based systems