VTScada provides several enterprise connectivity tools to allow sharing of real-time system data with third party systems. The ODBC server allows industry standard reporting tools to extract tag data from VTScada. The OPC server and client enable two-way exchange of live process data between VTScada and OPC compliant devices and software. Web services configure VTScada to allow business applications to retrieve data and request actions via SOAP interfaces over a network.

1. Updated May 8, 2014
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Enterprise Connectivity Package
Sharing Data with Third-Party Business Systems
In VTScada 11, these once-optional integrated components became a standard part of every Development Runtime License.
VTScada ODBC Server
Use industry standard reporting software like Crystal Reports®
, XL Reporter®
,
Microsoft Access®
, or Microsoft Excel®
to extract system information directly from
VTScada applications. Through this interface, you can treat a VTScada application
as if it were a database, with each logged tag within it representing a table of
timestamps and values. Once the connection is configured, your reporting
software can send SQL queries to VTScada to retrieve the logged tag values. Best
of all, you do not need to have VTScada installed on your computer to access the
real-time system data you need.
VTScada OPC Server
An extensive library of third-party device drivers allows VTScada to communicate
with monitoring and control hardware from a wide variety of manufacturers.
However, if no custom driver is available, OPC can be an effective solution. This
common high-performance communication protocol enables the transfer of
process data between devices of different manufacturers. The VTScada OPC
Server allows OPC-compliant programs (including other VTScada applications with
configured OPC clients) to exchange live process data with VTScada applications
with minimal configuration.
VTScada OPC Client
The OPC Client allows standard VTScada applications to exchange live process
data with OPC-compliant servers (including VTScada OPC servers).
VTScada Web Services
Configure VTScada to allow third-party business applications to do more than
simply retrieve data from the VTScada historical database. Enterprise-level
business solutions, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, can also
use VTScada services that you have made available from your VTScada
application. This may be as simple as developing remote reporting applications or
as complex as delivery scheduling systems that rely on calculations in VTScada to
predict when material deliveries will be required.
Business applications make requests to VTScada over a network via a Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP) interface. VTScada interprets these requests,
performs the requested actions and responds in the requested format. Adding
Web Services to your VTScada application requires an understanding of XML,
SOAP, and VTScada programming techniques.
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