Reference Data Synchronization (RDS) Manager provides tools for comparing, synchronizing, and managing reference data across multiple plants. This application is especially useful when you need to maintain a central set of reference data for all the plants across a site without having a network or database connection between plants.
The reference data synchronization process involves three steps:
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Creating an RDS package that contains the reference data from the source plant.
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Comparing the RDS package to the target plant reference data.
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Synchronizing (merging) the RDS package into the plant and application reference data at the target.
Recommended Configuration
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Select the plant whose reference data you want to use as the source reference data.
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Create a data RDS package from the source plant.
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Back up the target plant.
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Lock down (set to read-only) the user access to the reference data at the source plants. Allow full-control user access to the reference data only at the target plant.
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Synchronize the target plants with the source plant RDS package.