User Manual

Siemens Industry, Inc.
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Figure 16. Report Scheduling Email Output.
Applications
Application solutions capabilities from Siemens
Industry, Inc. combined with the flexible InfoCenter
Suite platform provide information structured to meet
your individual needs. InfoCenter Suite delivers
solutions to support ongoing facility management
information needs including:
• Regulatory Compliance
• Research Study Support
• Indoor Air Quality Analysis
• Energy Use Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
InfoCenter Suite Advanced provides timely access to
archived data allowing you to answer FDA, JCAHO or
EPA inquirers, or to facilitate accurate reporting for
qualification and validation processes. InfoCenter
Suite’s security is specifically designed to store data
records as a protected electronic asset. InfoCenter
Suite’s features such as PDF-based reporting, data
archiving and audit trails can be combined with
validation services and the Insight workstation to
provide a complete compliance solution to regulated
information management needs.
One of the most popular uses of InfoCenter Suite is to
help organizations that are regulated by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in complying with its rules
for electronic records and electronic signatures. The
goal of the rule (21 CFR Part 11) is to encourage the
widest possible use of electronic technology to speed
the review and approval of documents submitted to or
audited by the FDA. Since its release in 1998,
InfoCenter Suite has been successful in supporting
the electronic record requirements of the rule. This is
achieved through InfoCenter Suite’s InfoCenter
Server software and Report Manager application.
InfoCenter Server is designed to automatically collect
data from multiple data providers, securely store that
information in a relational database system and track
all modifications and annotations to data using an
advanced audit trail system. InfoCenter Suite Report
Manager supports compliance-based reporting needs
by providing state-of-the-art reporting capabilities.
In APOGEE Insight, the Compliance Support Option
(CSO) gives the ability to enter comments for alarms.
These CSO comments can now be imported and
displayed in InfoCenter system activity.
Research Study Support
Retrieval and compilation of environmental system
data to support and validate research studies is often
a time-consuming task for scientist, doctors and lab
technicians. InfoCenter Suite allows fast, easy access
to accurate historical data to support R&D information
needs. Historical temperature, humidity, and
differential pressure parameters as well as on/off
status of lights can be accessed from researchers'
desktop computers when they need it.
Indoor Air Quality Analysis
InfoCenter Suite facilitates the analysis of indoor air
quality conditions over time and assists in pinpointing
problem areas. Reports can be used to help
determine the cause of IAQ problems, or substantiate
the air quality and environment conditions within a
facility.
Energy Use Analysis
The ability to have an accurate picture of utility
resource usage at a facility is an ongoing need. Faced
with a growing deregulation environment, businesses
need tools to assist them in making better utility
buying decisions. By gaining and understanding of
where, when and how energy is used, these decisions
have strong tangible support. InfoCenter Suite can
support these efforts by:
• Obtaining load profiles for electricity, water,
gas, and steam resources for budgeting
purposes.
• Developing reports which document usage for
major consuming equipment to verify saving of
capital improvement projects.
• Using building load profile to assess the
benefits of deregulation and changing rate
structures.
• Having the Emission Report track greenhouse
emissions based on energy consumption.
Performance Analysis
InfoCenter Suite provides access to historic HVAC
system information to provide in-depth analysis,
diagnostics and optimization of facilities operations.
Access to information for analysis allows facility