Inventors:
Robert J. McGreevy - Oswego IL, US
Deborah A. Sadowski - Pittsburgh PA, US
Robert J. Herbst - Aurora OH, US
Justin R. Hartman - Solon OH, US
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH
International Classification:
G05B 15/00
G05B 11/01
G06F 17/40
Abstract:
A distributed historian framework is provided where historical data is collected in accordance with an organizational model of a hierarchical system that is distributed across various elements of an enterprise. A directory service operates with the organizational model to enable configuration of historian components within the organization and to enable data to be located within the organization. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes at least one historian component to archive data within an organization. A common data model then exposes functionality and data of the organization to the historian component.