Abstract:
A method (2100) includes receiving information defining multiple functional configurations associated with an industrial process control and automation system (100). The functional configurations identify operations to be performed by the control and automation system (100). The method also includes receiving, at a test system (144) integrated in the control and automation system (100), information defining multiple tests to be performed on the control and automation system (100). The method further includes executing the tests using the test system (144), where the test system (144) accesses data from both the test system (144) and the control and automation system (100).
Abstract:
A method of combining test results from devices including processing equipment (147) and field devices (146) in an integrated industrial control system (IICS) (100) of an industrial facility (IF) (102). The method includes entering (401) manual test data (226) obtained from at least a first of the devices into a first electronic data file in a memory (120) associated with a computer-based testing tool (122) including a processor (112). The computer-based testing tool initiates (410) at least partially automatic testing and automatic collection to obtain at least partially automatic test data (224, 234) involving the first device. The manual test data and the at least partially automatic test data are automatically combined (418) in the first electronic data file to provide a combined overall test result (218) for the first device.