New Features in Application Server and AVEVA OMI 2020 R2

Alias Names

Alias Names are now first class citizens in the system.

Graphic Repeater App

The Graphic Repeater app allows a single graphic to be shown multiple times in an AVEVA OMI layout pane, with each occurrence using different values. Dynamic sorting of the graphic, based on the current run-time values, is supported.

Web Widgets

Web Widgets, previously supported only in InTouch HMI windows, are now supported in AVEVA layout panes.

Navigation Node Security

Navigation Node Security can now use roles.

Galaxy Style Libraries

Galaxy Style Libraries are supported and the Galaxy Style Library can be dynamically changed at runtime.

Support for Expressions in External Content Objects

External Content objects, which previously could use only static strings, now allow dynamic strings. These dynamic strings can be any combination of static strings, references, and complex expressions. The behavior of the dynamic content is determined at run time, and is the same as provided by the Industrial Graphic Editor.

Flex License Mode Configuration

Flex License mode configuration has been enhanced.

Layout Background Image

A background image can be set for an entire AVEVA OMI layout.

GR Access Toolkit

The GR Access Toolkit has been updated to support Flex licensing. The toolkit is available as a separate download from AVEVA Support website:
https://softwaresupport.aveva.com/

Linked Layouts

Layouts can be used as content and linked to templates and assets.

Licensing

The Galaxy Repository process periodically retries obtaining a license if it cannot obtain one, or if it loses an acquired license.

New Features in InTouch HMI 2020 R2

InTouch HMI 2020 R2 includes a number of new features, hot fixes, and provides support for the latest versions of Microsoft products. Refer to the GCS Technology Matrix for the list of supported Microsoft products. The following section summarizes the major features introduced in this release.

AVEVA Connect

Enhancements and improvements in security and performance to the integration with AVEVA Connect.

Web Widgets

This release introduces two new web widgets QR Code Scanner and Web Browser.

InTouch HMI as an OPC UA Server

InTouch HMI can now function as a secure OPC UA Server allowing OPC UA clients to connect to it.

Web Client

The following enhancements and improvements were made to the Web Client this release:

• Web Client supports customization for the Header icons allowing you to provide your own icons.
• Web Client can now be accessed from outside the OT network via a reverse proxy.
• Web Client is now integrated with AVEVA Identity Manager providing an additional authentication method.
• Web Client now supports runtime language switching.
• InTouch Local Tags can be utilized in Web Client to provide per-user memory tags.
• Web client now supports the InTouch SQL Data Grid client control.
• Significant improvements in the performance and availability.

New Features in Historian 2020 R2

Declarative Engineering Unit Conversion

Support for UOM conversion during retrieval, new Engineering Units Catalog added to SMC.

Enhanced Excel add-in

Support for Excel custom functions, UOM conversion, periodic numeric retrieval supports event based time slicing.

AVEVA Historian Client Web (previously known as Historian Insight)

Support for UOM conversion, new alarm grid page.

Tag Extended Property Administration

SMC supports adding/editing/deleting tag extended properties.

Volume Shadow Copy Aware Backups

Support for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), enabling consistent backups without shutting down the Historian.

High-Latency Network Support

Replication supports high-latency networks.

New Features in Historian Client 2020 R2

Trend supports UOM conversion