With a modern software platform, connecting SCADA to ERP software such as SAP doesn’t have to be difficult. In this webinar, join experts from Inductive Automation, Sepasoft, and 4IR Solutions to find out why Ignition is an effective solution for connecting operational and business systems, and how a new module makes the process smoother than ever. Learn how to: • Get SCADA, MES, and ERP systems working together seamlessly • Turn data from external business systems into production data, using little or no coding • Interface between your OS and applications without pricey middleware • Leverage SQL databases across the enterprise • And much more

2. Moderator
Don Pearson
Chief Strategy Officer
Inductive Automation

3. Today’s Agenda
• Introduction to Inductive Automation and Sepasoft
• Benefits & Obstacles of Connecting SCADA with ERP
• Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
• Introducing the Business Connector Module (Demo)
• Q&A

4. About Inductive Automation
• Founded in 2003
• HMI, SCADA, MES & IIoT software
• Used by 48% of Fortune 100 companies
• Over 1,900 integrators
• Automation World 2019 Leadership in Automation
First Team Honoree in 6 categories
Learn more at: inductiveautomation.com/about

5. One Universal Platform for HMI, SCADA, MES & IIoT:
• Unlimited licensing model
• Cross-platform compatibility
• Based on IT-standard technologies
• Scalable server-client architecture
• Web-managed
• Launch on desktop or mobile
• Modular configurability
• Rapid development and deployment
The Ignition Industrial Application Platform

6. Ignition Software Stack

7. About Sepasoft
• An Inductive Automation Strategic Third-Party Module Partner
• Develops & supports MES Modules for Ignition
• Incorporated in 2003
• Hundreds of companies in a variety of industries depend on Sepasoft MES software
• 600+ MES implementations worldwide
• 31 MES-Certified System Integrator companies

8. Presenters
Keith Adair
MES Product
Manager,
Sepasoft
Joseph Dolivo
Principal, Digital
Transformation,
4IR Solutions
Kevin McClusky
Co-Director of Sales
Engineering,
Inductive Automation

9. SCADA Systems Overview
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA)
● Used primarily by operators & others
on the plant floor
● Controls industrial processes
● Gathers & processes real-time data
● Records historical data
● Helps keep efficiency high and
downtime low

10. SCADA Systems Overview

11. ERP Systems Overview
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
● Software for managing and automating
business processes
● Collects, stores, manages & interprets
data from business activities
● Shares data across departments
● Uses databases maintained by a DBMS
● Helps increase efficiency and reduce
production & transaction errors

12. ERP Systems Overview

13. Benefits of Connecting SCADA with ERP
Cross-reference info from the business level and the plant floor to:
• Make better decisions
• Prevent downtime
• Make your operations more efficient and transparent
• Comply with regulations more easily
• Improve quality control and quality assurance
• Increase and accelerate data access

14. Obstacles to Connecting SCADA with ERP
• SCADA is part of operational technology (OT);
ERP is part of information technology (IT)
• OT has proprietary systems; IT prefers to use
open, standards-based technologies
• SCADA is real-time; ERP is transaction-based
• ERP systems are database-oriented; SCADA
systems are not. SCADA-system data is hard
to transfer.

15. Obstacles to Connecting SCADA with ERP
Solutions?
• Manually move data across systems,
which is very time-consuming.
• Implement solutions that integrate the
two systems, which is very costly and
takes a long time.
• The best way to accomplish this is with a
platform that works with both OT and IT.

16. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

17. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

18. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

19. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

20. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

21. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

22. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

23. Connecting Data Through the Ignition Platform
Total System Integration

24. Introducing the Business Connector
● The Sepasoft Business Connector Module
enables seamless integration between enterprise
systems and Ignition-powered manufacturing floors
● Integrated with the Ignition ecosystem
ERP / Business System
Business
Connector

25. What is the Business Connector?
It provides intuitive drag-and-drop
interfaces for:
● Developing business logic
● Transforming data
● Mapping data between Ignition
and other systems

26. Transforming Data with the Business Connector
● Intuitive mapper allows users to transform raw ERP output into
user’s desired structure

27. How does the Business Connector Work?
The Business Connector suite consists of up to three modules working in
tandem:
● Business Connector Module
○ Provides the sequencing engine and mapping functionality
● Interface for SAP Module
○ Allows Business Connector to communicate with SAP systems
● Web Services Module
○ Allows Business Connector to communicate with ERP systems that
use REST or SOAP APIs

28. Connecting Your Global Enterprise
• Enables your Ignition Gateway to act as middleware
• Share ERP data with other local systems
• Via MES Enterprise, distribute operational configuration to your
global operation.

29. The Value of the Business Connector Module
• Business Connector
○ Built on standards (ISA-95, B2MML)
○ Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
○ Intuitive Ignition integration
○ Seamless MES integration
• Interface for SAP
○ Minimal configuration
○ SAP® Certified
○ Built-in templates

30. Demo: Sepasoft Business Connector Module

31. Closing Discussion
• How do you think Ignition and the Business Connector Module
will help industrial organizations work in a smarter, more
connected way?

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