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--- general:industrial_app_store_faq [2022/02/18 15:35] – Added in a question that could show the implementation table su
+++ general:industrial_app_store_faq [2023/09/28 13:27] (current) – [Where is data stored?] su
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 ===== What is the Industrial App Store? ====
-The Industial App Store is an online marketplace for industrial applications. Industrial Apps typically perform visualization and analysis functions on industrial process time-series data (e.g. pressures, temperatures, choke postions, tank levels, flow-rates, etc...) and/or Alarm & Event data (e.g. outputs from monitors on SCADA, DCS, and ESD systems).
+The Industrial App Store is an online marketplace for industrial applications. Industrial Apps typically perform visualization and analysis functions on industrial process time-series data (e.g. pressures, temperatures, choke positons, tank levels, flow-rates, etc...) and/or Alarm & Event data (e.g. outputs from monitors on SCADA, DCS, and ESD systems).
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 App Store Connect runs as a windows service on your corporate network (it's the only installation you need to do).
-Once set-up, it acts a data conduit routing queries from Industrial App Store users to data sources configured on your App Store Connection. This video provides a good introduction...
+Once set-up, it acts as a data conduit routing queries from Industrial App Store users to data sources configured on your App Store Connection. This video provides a good introduction...
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 ===== Where is data stored? =====
-Client data remains on client infrastructure. App Store Connect is not a data transfer tool, it as a connection tool.
+Client data remains on client infrastructure. App Store Connect is not a data transfer tool, it is a connection tool.
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   - Configure Real Time Data Source
-More information is availble on: [[data_core:how_to_connect_your_data_to_the_app_store|How to Connect your data to the App Store]].
+More information is available on: [[data_core:how_to_connect_your_data_to_the_app_store|How to Connect your data to the App Store]].
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    the need for far greater constructive collaboration between operators
-With this in mind, we desiged data collaboration at the heart of the Industrial App Store. Organizations can enable trusts that enable their employees to work together.
+With this in mind, we designed data collaboration at the heart of the Industrial App Store. Organizations can enable trusts that enable their employees to work together.
 For more information, see [[general:organization_user_and_data_management:trust_management|Inter-organization Trust Management]].
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 ===== Do I need to install App Store Connect? =====
-You only need to install App Store Connect if you want to connect data to applications. If your organization is already registed with the Industrial App Store, the chances are that an App Store Connect has already been set-up and access to organzation data sources configured. If so, you should contact your App Store Connect administrator and request access.
+You only need to install App Store Connect if you want to connect data to applications. If your organization is already registered with the Industrial App Store, the chances are that an App Store Connect has already been set-up and access to organization data sources configured. If so, you should contact your App Store Connect administrator and request access.
 If you do not know who your App Store Connect administrator is, contact <support@intelligentplant.com>.
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 ===== Do you support multi-factor authentication? =====
-Yes. If you register your organization with the Industrial App Store, your Domain Administrator can enable multi-factor authenticaion on your Azure Active Directory.
+Yes. If you register your organization with the Industrial App Store, your Domain Administrator can enable multi-factor authentication on your Azure Active Directory.
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-==== Do you have any documentation that can help in deciding what method to opt for when making dashboards? ====
-This Implementation Table provides details on a variety of methods that could be used when working towards building dashboards.
-**For Calculations**
-^Method ^Scale Limit ^Responsibility for Scaling ^Possible Complexity ^Ease of Replication ^Experience Required ^IP Protection ^Effort to create single dashboard ^Effort to create many dashboards^
-|**Templated Script Tags**|ASC Server|Intelligent Plant|Low (Orchestrated)|Upload Instances (Easy)|Basic Configuration (Select Tags)|Tags can be seen by client admin, new instances can be created by admin|Low|Low (import)|
-|**Custom Script Tags**|ASC Server & Code Efficiency|Developer|Low (Orchestrated)|Developer Responsible|Basic Code (Scripting)|Code can be seen and copied/modified by admin|Low|High (Up To Developer)|
-|**Custom Script Tags With DLL**|ASC Server & Code Efficiency|Developer|Low (Orchestrated)|Developer Responsible|Medium Code (Compilation/Linking)|DLL code can be obfuscated but decompilation possible.|Low|High (Up To Developer)|
-|**Jupyter Hub**|Bandwidth & Capacity Of Server Instance|Developer|Medium (Manually Run)|Developer Responsible|Basic Python|Scripts are stored on intelligent plant server - could be accessed by someone if they broke contract.|Medium|High (Up To Developer)|
-|**App Implementation (Ext. Host)**|Bandwidth & Server Host & Code Efficiency|Developer|High (Fully Open)|Developer Responsible|Advanced Coding|No one else can possibly see how your app does something, but they could attempt to replicate results through reverse engineering|Depends On App|Depends On App|
-|**App Implementation (Local Install)**|Server Host & Code Efficiency|Developer|High (Fully Open)|Developer Responsible|Advanced Coding|A local install would mean anyone with access to the client host could decompile or attempt to reuse code.|Depends On App|Depends On App|
-|**Power Automate**|Bandwidth & Azure Limits On Data, Executions Etc..|Developer|Very Low (Orchestrated, Restricted)|Developer Responsible|Drag And Drop|Depends on sharing level|Low| |
-** For Displays **
+===== Will upgrading Windows OS impact Intelligent Plant software? =====
-^Method ^Shareable with Users ^Real-time Updates ^Embeddable ^User Configurable^
-|**PnID**|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|**Power BI**|Yes|No|No|Yes|
-|**Trend**|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|**Jupyter Hub**|No, this must be run by the developer, but when it works then it could be used as start of app|No|No(Developer Only)|No|
-|**New App**|Developer Responsible|Developer Responsible|Developer Responsible|Developer Responsible|
-** For Storage **
+The Industrial App Store model means that apps are hosted in the cloud and therefore software management is not an issue for organization IT departments. However, you may host some software on-prem - for example, App Store Connect, Data Core Nodes, or stand-alone instances of Intelligent Plant apps.
-^Storage of Data ^Write-ability^
-|**Client Historian**|Unlikely|
-|**IP Hist**|Yes|
-|**Alarm Analysis**|Yes|
+In these cases, refer to our guidance notes for more information.
+  * [[general:preparing_for_a_server_upgrade|Preparing for a Server Upgrade]]