Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition Administrators Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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Welcome to FactoryTalk Metrics Line
Edition
What is FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition?
FactoryTalk Metrics LE is a special edition of FactoryTalk Metrics that contains
additional components for configuring a new application and for visualizing data
collected by the application. Like FactoryTalk Metrics, FactoryTalk Metrics LE is a
performance management application that collects data about the performance of
production assets so that their efficiency can be improved.
FactoryTalk Metrics LE includes:
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FactoryTalk Metrics software
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Report Expert software
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 software
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A FactoryTalk Metrics server license and a number of runtime user licenses
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FactoryTalk Metrics LE components, which include:
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The FactoryTalk Metrics LE User-Defined Type (UDT)
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The FactoryTalk Metrics LE Configuration Tool
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Additional Report Expert dashboard reports
This Administrator’s Guide focuses on the components that are unique to FactoryTalk
Metrics LE. All of the FactoryTalk Metrics documentation also applies to FactoryTalk
Metrics LE.
FactoryTalk Metrics LE should be considered as an alternative to FactoryTalk Metrics
under the following circumstances:
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The customer has an installed base of Rockwell Automation ControlLogix controllers
that can accept a UDT data structure.
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The customer is willing and able to modify their control system program(s) to
integrate the UDT and make the necessary programming changes.
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The additional dashboard reports for Report Expert provided with FTMLE have value.
The UDT and Configuration Tool that are included with FTMLE are intended to
accelerate the implementation of a FactoryTalk Metrics application by providing an easy
way to connect the FactoryTalk Metrics performance parameters to the necessary data
points in the control system. This method is intended to "quick start" the application
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