How is FactoryTalk Historian different from FactoryTalk Metrics?
FactoryTalk Historian and FactoryTalk Metrics use similar software tools, but collect and analyze fundamentally different data. FactoryTalk Historian collects process parameters, which is chiefly analog values collected over time for the purpose of documenting a process for later reporting or analysis. FactoryTalk Metrics collects data on the performance and efficiency of the machines on the manufacturing floor — production counts, downtime events, etc. So FactoryTalk Historian monitors the process, and FactoryTalk Metrics monitors the equipment. Despite the fact that they collect different kinds of data, the data from each application can be presented together. For instance, it is possible to combine FactoryTalk Metrics and FactoryTalk Historian reports together on the same Web page.
