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AEX Interoperability Demo

Ken Burkhardt

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AEX Interoperability Testing and Demo

• Practical testing and demonstration of XML

schemas for data exchange is crucial for

successful implementation and acceptance of

this technology

• Testing has been coordinated through the

FIATECH AEX project

• Testing has been done in phases

– AEX Project First Phase

– AEX Pump Pilot

– API targeted Demo

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API Interoperability Demo Participants

• Cross section of participants, including …

– End-user

– Pump suppliers

– Several software suppliers

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API Demo Data Exchange Sequence

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Minimum Essential Set of Data Items

• Using the API 610 data sheet, collaborated to

establish minimum essential set of data items

• Sixty-six data items selected

• Selected to provide meaningful data for import

and export transactions of each software

program, including:

– free form character strings (ex: service name)

– numeric w/ association to specific units of

measure (ex: rated flow)

• Data item handling … created or modified or read

only or remain unused

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Converting To/From XML

• Each software program requires an “interface

executable” file to convert data

– software program XML

– XML software program

• Tools to build these interface executable files are

readily available, including much of the needed

functionality already built into Windows

• The owner of each software program was

responsible for developing the interface

executable files for their program

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Demo of Each Data Exchange

• This demo will be done using actual data from a

user’s capital project

• The data exchanges between the Excel based API

610 data sheet and the pump system hydraulic

modeling program will be done “live”

• The remainder of the data exchanges will be

demonstrated with a video clip and with screen

shots

• Data manipulated in each software program

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Key Points to Note During Demo

• Interface not difficult, not complex

• Use the software per “normal”

• Operations are similar to other Windows based

software

• Minor impact on the “look”

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Initial Data Entry Into Data Sheet

… and Export of XML File

“Live” demo using an

Excel based data sheet

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API Demo Data Exchange Sequence

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Import of XML File into Pump

Supplier’s Select / Configure

Program … and Export of XML

Goulds video clip

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Home page

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Create a new selection

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Import the Bid RFQ file

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Associate the new selection with one of the items in the RFQ

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Rating conditions are automatically imported

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Engineer views the RFQ file in API format

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Engineer Reviews possible selections

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Engineer configures the pump according to customer’s specification

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Engineer view the updated API Datasheet

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Configure the Alternative selection

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Engineer reviews the alternative selection in the API datasheet view

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Import of XML File into Pump

Supplier’s Select / Configure

Program … and Export of XML

Sulzer screen shots:

Software screenshots provided by Sulzer

using Intelliquip’s IFE System

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Application Engineer starts STARS/Intelliquip

System

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Application Engineer starts a new quote

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XML file provided by customer is imported

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XML file imported … ready to select pump

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Selection started and conditions of service

are confirmed

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Alternative pump sizes examined

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Pump selection is made and data sheet is

generated

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Pump is configured

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Datasheet and GA generated

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Quotation is prepared

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AEX XML file is exported

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AEX XML is imported into Excel based API

data sheet

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Import of XML Files into EPC’s

BidTab Analysis Program

BidTab Screen shots

using Aveva VNET

software

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VNET allows a project to link items and

associated documents based on tag numbers

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Suppliers’ XML data sheets and quotes have

been loaded

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Clicking on a data sheet brings it up, or can

click on BidTabComparison …

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BidTab comparison can be viewed

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12% Chrome - Hardened

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Important Points from the AEX Testing

& Demo

• XML data exchange among various software

programs used in process industry works

• Based on their experience to date, all AEX Pump

Pilot participants believe that full implementation

of XML interfaces will be advantageous for their

respective organizations

• A standard set of XML schemas is essential

• The XML interface does not require a special look

or otherwise detract from the existing software

• The software user only needs minimal awareness

of XML, not details of XML

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Questions?