Abstract: A data handling system for monitoring and/or managing a complex system includes computing hardware operable to execute support software products for assimilating information and/or data from the complex system and for sending information and/or data thereto for monitoring and/or managing the complex system The handling system is provided with interface software products executable on computing hardware for implementing a data interface between personnel and the support software products and/or directly to the complex system. The interface software products implement workflows defined in a top-down strategy. The workflows define data filters and/or aggregators for selectively filtering and/or aggregating information and/or data provided from the complex system and/or from the support software products for presenting to the personnel via the interface software products for selectively reducing a quantity of data to be interpreted by the personnel.

Abstract: There is described a data handling system (700, 710) for monitoring and/or managing a complex system (200, 250, 310). The handling system (700, 710) comprises computing hardware (700) operable to execute support software products (750) for assimilating information and/or data from the complex system (250, 310) and for sending information and/or data thereto for monitoring and/or managing the complex system (250, 310). The handling system (700, 710) is provided with interface software products (800) executable on the computing hardware (700) for implementing a data interface (400, 420) between personnel (70) and the support software products (750) and/or directly to the complex system (250, 310). The interface software products (800) implement workflows defined in a top-down strategy.