Connections

Create OT Source

Make sure that you are a part of the MI OT Connect Administrator Security Group.

In the module navigation menu, select Admin > Operations Manager > Connections.
The Connections page appears, displaying the APM Connect workspace.
Select OT Sources.
The OT Source section appears.
Select .
The OT Source: <Source_Name> page appears.
Complete the following general details:

Name
Define a unique name for the OT Source.
Source Type
Select the source type from the available options in the drop-down list.
Tag Subscription Rate
Specify the tag subscription rate in minutes.
Complete the following Connection details:

Prog Id
Define the program ID for the OT Source. This field is required if you select the Source Type as OPC-HDA.
Optional: Complete the following Tag Sync Details:

Tag Sync Enabled
Select this check box if you want to enable Tag Sync.
Tag Sync Interval
Define the tag sync interval in minutes.
Initial Start Time
Define the time for the initial sync of the tags.
Tag Filters
Define Regular Expression filters to exclude Tags you do not want to synchronize.
Select .
The OT Source record is created.
Note: Creating an OT Source only defines the configuration of the source. To complete the connection, you must install and configure the OT Connect Adapter Service on the OT Connect Process Data Server. For more information, refer to the Deployment section.
Note: If the Adapter or Conductor is offline, the icon will be greyed out.

In the module navigation menu, select Admin > Operations Manager > Connections.
The Connections page appears, displaying the APM Connect workspace.
Select OT Sources.
The OT Source section appears, displaying all the available OT Sources.
In the OT Sources pane, select the OT Source for which you want to check the connection.
The details of the selected OT Source appears.
Select to update the connection status.
The OT Connect Connection Status is updated, providing a link to display the status information.
Optional: On the OT Source header, select the Connection Status link.
The Connection Status window appears, displaying the details of the connection.
Select OK to close the window.

In the module navigation menu, select Admin > Operations Manager > Connections.
The Connections page appears, displaying the APM Connect workspace.
Select OT Sources.
The OT Source section appears, displaying all the available OT Sources.
In the OT Sources pane, select the OT Source for which you want to trigger the tag synchronization.
The details of the selected OT Source appears.
Select .
The OT Connect Tag Synchronization is requested for the selected OT Source.
Note: If a Tag Synchronization is already running, an error message appears.

In the module navigation menu, select Admin > Operations Manager > Connections.
The Connections page appears, displaying the APM Connect workspace.
Select OT Sources.
The OT Source section appears, displaying all the available OT Sources.
In the OT Sources pane, select the OT Source that you want to delete.
The details of the selected OT Source appears.
Select .
The selected OT Source is deleted.
Note: You cannot delete an OT Source if it is associated with Source Tags. If source tags exist in GE Digital APM, an error message appears.