Discrete & process

1. I would like to know the major differences between PP discrete and PP for process industries.
2. When and why do we implement PPPIinstead of PP?
waiting for valuable answers!
thanks in advance
Aritra

Hi Anitra,
I'd like to add some more things:
1) PI-Sheet:
By using PI sheets PP-PI offers all the answers to regulatory requirements like
- Digital signatures
- Audit trail
- Validated input fields (e.g. if value is out of tolerance a deviation will be created that is also displayed later on in the deviation analysis in the EBR)
- Event-based instructions (e.g. locking/unlocking instructions triggered by formula functions) improve the quality of the process by guiding the user.
- Use of EBR (electronic batch record): all batch relevant data, including the PI sheet(s) are collected there and can be approved.
- OPC functionality: Standard instructions to us SAP's OPC interface
2) Resource networks
Hardwirded resource connections can be modeled by that (e.g. 1 reactor beeing connected to 3 alternate tanks which are leading to other resources)
3) Selection of alternative resources following specific requirements (e.g. selection contains only resources that fulfil a certein specification like corrosive-resistant)
4) Approval processes for recipes (routing + BOM)
5) Phase relationships allowing also parallel and sequential tracks in the routing
6) PI-PCS interface
Sending process parameters to an external system (PLC, weighing system,...) instead to a PI sheet
Best regards,
Arne Manthey
Solution Manager
SAP

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