Applications and areas

In a

FactoryTalk Directory

, elements such as data servers, alarm and event servers, device servers, HMI servers, and project information are organized into

applications

.

A

FactoryTalk Directory

holds any number of applications, stores information about each application, and makes that information available to

FactoryTalk

products and services.

A

FactoryTalk

network directory can manage any number of separate network applications. Likewise, a

FactoryTalk

local directory can manage any number of separate local applications. When developing a

FactoryTalk

system, log on to either a network directory or a local directory, create an application, add device servers, data servers, and optional alarm and event servers.

Areas

organize and subdivide applications in a network directory into logical or physical divisions. For example, separate areas might correspond with separate manufacturing lines in one facility, separate plants in different geographical locations, or different manufacturing processes.

HMI Servers are added and configured using

FactoryTalk View Studio

, but their status can be viewed in

FactoryTalk Administration Console

. The root of an application in a network directory can contain only one HMI server. Create a separate area for each HMI server added to an application. Areas cannot be created within a local application.