Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 163)

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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 and deploying FactoryTalk View SE
applications. This includes information about how FactoryTalk View uses FactoryTalk
services.
For additional, detailed information about FactoryTalk 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 gain access to FactoryTalk Help by clicking Help in dialog boxes used to set
up FactoryTalk components and services.
Key local station application concepts
This section presents some of the common terms and concepts used to describe
FactoryTalk View SE local station applications.
FactoryTalk Local Directory
The FactoryTalk Directory centralizes access to application resources and components,
such as graphic displays and tags, for all FactoryTalk products participating in a control
system.
For example, to access tag values in a data server, HMI clients use FactoryTalk Directory
to find out which computer is hosting the data server.
FactoryTalk Local Directory (also called the Local Directory) manages FactoryTalk
View SE local station applications. The Local Directory must reside on the same
computer as the local station application.