Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager User Guide - Manual (Page 20)

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FactoryTalk Transaction Manager User Guide
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FactoryTalk Services Platform Components
With each coordinated release, additional Rockwell Software products build
on the FactoryTalk platform and integrate more of the FactoryTalk
components. All of the FactoryTalk components install together as a
platform, integrated into each FactoryTalk-enabled product's install process.
The following sections discuss the FactoryTalk Services Platform
components.
F ACTORY T ALK D IRECTORY
FactoryTalk-enabled products use the FactoryTalk Directory to share a
common address book, which automatically finds and provides access to
plant-floor resources, such as data tags and graphic displays. Unlike a single
database, FactoryTalk Directory provides searchable references to resources
stored anywhere across an automation system, offering the benefits of
central data storage without the risk of a single point of failure. Changes
made to the automation system automatically update across all participants
in a FactoryTalk-enabled application.
F
ACTORY
T
ALK
L
IVE
D
ATA
FactoryTalk Live Data manages connections between FactoryTalk-enabled
products and data servers. It notifies clients when a connection is lost,
automatically reconnects, and combines data from multiple controllers and
servers into a single group with a single data server connection. This results
in faster real-time data transfer and more reliable, efficient connections to
data servers. It also assists in redundancy support for data servers by
automatically handling detection and failovers for all FactoryTalk-enabled
products.
F
ACTORY
T
ALK
A
DMINISTRATION
C
ONSOLE
The FactoryTalk Administration Console is a stand-alone tool that allows
you to configure and manage FactoryTalk-enabled applications.