Monday, January 23, 2012

Training Learning Paths [Update]

There are two distinct learning paths available to you for your technical training needs. The correct learning path depends on which Wonderware products comprise the infrastructure of your system or solution:
  • Wonderware System Platform, or
  • Wonderware InTouch
If you are not familiar with the products, it might not be obvious to identify which infrastructure is in place. Things to look for to identify the correct learning path:
  • If your application is using the ArchestrA framework, developed from the ArchestrA IDE, hosted in a Galaxy, and is object-based, the infrastructure is Wonderware System Platform
  • If your application is tag-based, the infrastructure is Wonderware InTouch
Keep in mind that the most recent versions of Wonderware InTouch allow the creation of tag-based applications using the ArchestrA IDE and hosted within a Galaxy for the sole purpose of using the new ArchestrA Graphics. These applications are not really object-based.
While both learning paths share certain courses, each one has a different entry point course:
  • The Wonderware System Platform learning path starts with the Application Server training course
  • The Wonderware InTouch learning path starts with the InTouch - Part 1 training course
It is important to note that the Wonderware InTouch product is used as the visualization component regardless of the infrastructure in place, but we have designed and developed InTouch training courses tailored specifically for each infrastructure:
  • The InTouch for System Platform training course is designed for users of applications based on the Wonderware System Platform infrastructure. It teaches how to use the InTouch product as the visualization component of object-based applications built with Application Server.
  • The InTouch - Part 1 and Part 2 training courses are designed for users of tag-based applications created with Wonderware InTouch.
Some of our courses can be taken standalone, that is, they don't have another class as a pre-requisite (for example, Historian Client training or IntelaTrac training). This is not the case for the majority of our training courses, which require knowledge of other products. For a graphical representation of the dependencies between all the different courses we offer, please refer to the following diagrams:
  • Wonderware System Platform learning path
  • Wonderware InTouch learning path
Update: Visit our website for the most recent diagrams.
 

1 comment:

  1. This is a good write up, I think all adopt some of this into my early discussion in Tag Based InTouch training to clear up the paths. - Mike McCulty

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