The Process Explorer™ is a window into the InfoPlus.21 real-time database. It is used to view real-time and/or historical data stored in InfoPlus.21 database present on the network. Process Explorer enables concurrent views of data from multiple InfoPlus.21 databases.

Process Explorer organizes and presents information about a process/tool in a meaningful and usable form. Process Explorer data display features enable engineers and managers to improve the process performance by making informed decisions quickly and accurately.

The Process Explorer runs on client workstations in the office providing simultaneous access to data from multiple tools and sensors stored in multiple databases.

• Variety of industry-standard trends

• Time-based trends of real-time and historical data

• Easy zoom into a graphically specified area

• Time axis with highly flexible scaling (from milliseconds to one year)

• Data views from multiple tools on one chart

• Data views from multiple databases on one chart

• Multiple trend windows in one application window

• Multiple "scooters" or slidewires for trend analysis

• Remote access to database from Excel directly using ActiveX controls

Multiple trends windows provide combined of data display. Easy to use "time slider" like a common scroll bar, lets you select the portion of history you want to view AND easily adjust the amount of time displayed without going into file system level search.

Advanced Tag (SVID) Browser

The Advanced Tag Browser lets you search for a list of tool variables for a specific tag using any field in the database. It features a "favorites" list to make repeat tasks easier and a search mechanism for finding tag names. A subset of tags can then be dragged and dropped into the trends window.

Excel Add-ins

The optional Excel Add-Ins leverage ActiveX technology to get the data from the real-time and historical database into Excel spreadsheets. Requests for process data, including raw values, and averages, are made using a simple dialog box. The data is retrieved directly into spreadsheet cells, making reports and ad-hoc calculations a snap.