Experion PKS

HMIWeb Patch 3

R500.2

Software Change Notice

Revision Date: October 30, 2018

R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 3 Software Change Notice ii

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Revision history

Revision Date Description

A May, 2018 First version of the document

B Oct., 2018 To be published to HoneywellProcess.com

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 About the document ..................................................................................................... 5

1.2 About the patch ............................................................................................................ 5

1.2.1 Problems resolved ................................................................................................ 5

1.2.2 Limitations ............................................................................................................ 6

1.3 Before you begin .......................................................................................................... 6

1.3.1 Prerequisites ......................................................................................................... 6

1.3.2 Patch installation or migration checklist................................................................. 6

1.3.3 Applicable nodes .................................................................................................. 6

1.3.4 Applicable modules ............................................................................................... 7

1.3.5 Supported controller migration paths .................................................................... 7

1.3.6 Verify the present version on the node .................................................................. 8

1.3.7 Copying and extracting the patch .......................................................................... 8

1.4 Change impact ............................................................................................................. 8

1.4.1 Control change impact .......................................................................................... 8

1.4.2 Operational change impact ................................................................................... 8

1.4.3 Infrastructure change impact ................................................................................. 8

2 Patch installation ............................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Installing the patch on all applicable nodes .................................................................. 9

2.1.1 To Stop the Services ............................................................................................. 9

2.1.2 To install the patch ................................................................................................ 9

2.1.3 To validate the patch installation ........................................................................... 9

2.1.4 Post-installation tasks ........................................................................................... 9

3 Patch removal ...................................................................................................................10

3.1 Removing the patch from all applicable nodes ............................................................10

4 Additional information .....................................................................................................11

4.1 Additional information to validate patch installation .....................................................11

4.1.1 Files added or replaced .......................................................................................11

4.2 Other PARs Included ..................................................................................................11

5 GTAC Support...................................................................................................................12

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1 Introduction

1.1 About the document

The Software Change Notice describes the prerequisites, resolved PARs, applicable nodes, and

steps to install/uninstall the patch. Additionally, the SCN contains information about the change

impact and additional information for this patch. The latest version of this SCN is always

available on the Honeywell Process Solutions website.

1.2 About the patch

This patch addresses problems and offers improvements requested since the release of

Experion PKS R500.2. These fixes will be included in point release R500.3. It is recommended

to move to this once it is available.

1.2.1 Problems resolved

This patch resolves the following issues.

PAR Subsystem Description of problem

1-8PGFB5B Station Popups/Faceplates

Unable to use FindPopup method to get an open popup window.

1-92BWSY5 Station Popups/Faceplates

A popup containing a full trend object may come up blank on some occasions.

1-95BB2DF Station Alarm light stops working after a Console Station server failover.

1-96GLMYD Station OnResponse event does not get fired if oncalloutresponse event is not defined.

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1.2.2 Limitations

1.2.2.1 Patch removal

[] Automatic [ ] Can be done manually

during next upgrade.

[ ] Must be done manually

before next upgrade.

1.2.2.2 Patch distribution

[] Not Limited [ ] Limited for customers needing the included fixes.

1.2.2.3 Localization

[ ] Not impacted [] Patch may contain strings

in English. A Localization

version to be included in the

next release.

[ ] Needs additional

localization support.

1.2.2.4 Cumulative patch

[ ] Yes.

See Prerequisites

[ ] No

1.3 Before you begin

1.3.1 Prerequisites

The patch must be installed on a node on which the following updates are installed:

Experion PKS R500.2 (with or without Experion PKS R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 1 or 2)

1.3.2 Patch installation or migration checklist

Task order Task Reference

1 Prerequisites See section Prerequisites

2 Applicable nodes See section Applicable nodes

3 Installing the patch See section Patch installation

1.3.3 Applicable nodes

This patch is applicable for the following nodes.

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Node Is the patch applicable?

Application Server (EAS) Yes

Application Control Environment (ACE) No

Application Control Environment TPN Connected (ACE-T) No

APP Node (E-APP) No

Console Station (ES-C) Yes

Console Station TPN Connected (ES-T) Yes

Console Extension Station (ES-CE) Yes

Experion Server (ESV) Yes

Experion Server TPN Connected (ESVT) Yes

Enterprise Model Builder (EMB) Server No

Enterprise Model Builder (EMB) Client No

eServer Yes

Flex Station (ES-F) Yes

Collaboration Station No

Simulation Control Environment (SCE) No

Experion HiWay Gateway (EHG) No

1.3.4 Applicable modules

This patch is applicable for the following modules.

Module Is the patch applicable?

C200 controller No

C200E controller No

C300 controller No

Fieldbus Interface Module No

Fieldbus Interface Module 4 No

Fieldbus Interface Module 8 No

Fault Tolerant Ethernet Bridge Module (FTEB) No

Serial I/O Module (IOM) No

Legacy I/O Module (LIOM) No

PROFIBUS Gateway Module (PGM) No

SeriesC IO Module No

1.3.5 Supported controller migration paths

Not applicable

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1.3.6 Verify the present version on the node

To confirm the installed version, check the file ProductVersion.txt located under:

<Install Path>\Honeywell\Experion PKS\

Launch Station and invoke the menu Help About. The current version should be 6.8.102.116

or 6.8.102.119.

1.3.7 Copying and extracting the patch

Using 7Zip (or a similar software), extract the software patch package to a temporary directory

on the node where install is applicable. The temporary folder should contain:

Experion PKS R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 3.exe

Experion PKS R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 3.xml

1.4 Change impact

1.4.1 Control change impact

None

1.4.2 Operational change impact

None

1.4.3 Infrastructure change impact

None

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2 Patch installation

ATTENTION

Installation of this patch on server nodes requires Experion Server to be stopped.

No view or control of the process may be available during the installation unless

redundant servers are being used.

2.1 Installing the patch on all applicable nodes

2.1.1 To Stop the Services

Perform the following steps to stop all services manually. a) If using redundant servers, ensure that the servers are synchronized. b) Choose Start > All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS. c) Right-click Experion PKS Services Control Panel tool and then click Run as

Administrator. d) Select the Stop all Services option and click OK.

ATTENTION

On systems with redundant servers, perform this on backup server first and then

synchronise system and then fail over the system and install on the new backup.

2.1.2 To install the patch

a) Ensure all copies of Station and HMIWeb Display Builder, Internet Explorer and SafeView are closed.

b) From the directory that the updated software was extracted to run Experion PKS R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 3.exe with administrative privileges.

c) A window may appear asking for confirmation to apply the patch. Click OK to install the patch.

The patch should install without any further user interaction in a few minutes

2.1.3 To validate the patch installation

Invoke Station menu Help About. The version displayed should be 6.8.102.5119.

2.1.4 Post-installation tasks

After successful installation, the files extracted for installation are no longer needed. Delete the temporary folder and its files. Perform the following steps to stop all services manually.

a) Choose Start > All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS. b) Right-click Experion PKS Services Control Panel tool and then click Run as

Administrator. c) Select the Start all Services option and click OK.

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3 Patch removal

3.1 Removing the patch from all applicable nodes

3.1.1 To Stop the Services

Perform the following steps to stop all services manually. a) If using redundant servers, ensure that the servers are synchronized. b) Choose Start > All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS. c) Right-click Experion PKS Services Control Panel tool and then click Run as

Administrator. d) Select the Stop all Services option and click OK.

ATTENTION

On systems with redundant servers, perform this on backup server first and then

synchronise system and then fail over the system and remove from the new backup.

3.1.2 To uninstall the patch

a) Ensure all copies of Station and HMIWeb Display Builder, Internet Explorer and SafeView are closed.

b) From Start Menu Honeywell, invoke Maintenance tool with Administrative Privileges. c) In the maintenance window, click View/Uninstall Experion updates. d) Find the entry for Experion PKS R500.2 HMIWeb Patch 3 and click Remove button.

The patch should get removed and revered to previously installed version without any further

user interaction in a few minutes

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4 Additional information

4.1 Additional information to validate patch installation

4.1.1 Files added or replaced

The patch is an update to Experion PKS R500.2. It delivers Station and HMIWeb Display

Builder and HMIWeb Components version 6.8.102.5119.

4.2 Other PARs Included from previous patches

PAR Subsystem Description of problem Patch name

1-83VAVEJ Station Chart/Trend Using arrow keys with trend legend does

not select trend traces and highlight

plots.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 1

1-81ABWC7 HMIWeb Display

Builder

Unable to copy/paste custom

parameters across different shapes in

HMIWeb Display Builder.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 1

1-8POEE1F Station When entering a value in an

alphanumeric, the black text on blue

background of the alphanumeric may

adversely impact readability for some

operators.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 2

1-8R4BE9X Station Operator

Touch Panel

OEP layout unexpectedly gets replaced

with the Touch panel layout during

normal usage.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 2

1-8VMFAFF Station

Popups/Faceplates

Using popups may increase system

resource usage eventually leading to a

system slowdown.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 2

1-7S6WERR Station

Popups/Faceplates

Station application error may occur

using scriptable callouts with a Yes/No

user response on faceplates contained

within a Detail or Group detail display.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 2

1-8V6ZVK5 Station Notification

Presentation

Opening a display that contains an

alarm icon that is set to show Disabled

state and has size of less than 7px, may

cause Station to consume excessive

system resources and eventually

become unresponsive.

Experion PKS R500.2

HMIWeb Patch 2

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