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About FactoryTalk systems
FactoryTalk View SE and other Rockwell Automation software products use a set of
common FactoryTalk services to support certain functions, such as diagnostic messages
and access to real-time data.
These services, including FactoryTalk Directory, are installed with the FactoryTalk
Services Platform when you install FactoryTalk View SE. For an overview of FactoryTalk
services, see page 1-1.
An automation and control system that uses FactoryTalk services, and integrates
FactoryTalk products and components, is known as a FactoryTalk system.
Finding more information about FactoryTalk services
This manual contains information about developing FactoryTalk View SE applications,
including information about how FactoryTalk View uses FactoryTalk services.
For additional, detailed information about FactoryTalk systems, services, concepts, and
components, see the FactoryTalk Help.
To open the FactoryTalk Help
Select Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Tools>
FactoryTalk Help.
You can also open the FactoryTalk Help by clicking Help in dialog boxes used to set
up FactoryTalk components and services.
Key network station application concepts
This section presents some of the common terms and concepts used to describe
FactoryTalk View SE network station applications.
FactoryTalk Network Directory
The FactoryTalk Directory centralizes access to application resources components, such
as graphic displays and tags, for all FactoryTalk products participating in a control system.
FactoryTalk Network Directory (also called the Network Directory) manages FactoryTalk
View SE network distributed applications and network station applications.
For more information about FactoryTalk Network Directory, see Chapter 4, Setting up the
FactoryTalk Directory.
Do not run FactoryTalk Directory, or any other application software, on the same computer as a
Windows domain controller.