Abstract: Process knowledge creation, development, and management techniques allow for and enable the creation of a universal process definition (UPD) of an industrial process, the automatic conversion or transformation of the UPD into different site-specific process definitions, and the implementation of the site-specific process definitions at different manufacturing, production, and/or automation sites. Typically, the UPD is site- and equipment-agnostic, and the transformation may generate and provide a set of site-specific process definition implementation files or routines to configure and/or govern the behavior of various site-specific execution systems, e.g., as site-specific operational instances of the UPD. The techniques may utilize feedback and information generated by site-specific operational instances to generate learned knowledge and update the UPD accordingly so that subsequent instantiations of the UPD may incorporate (and reap the benefits of) the learned knowledge.

Abstract: A campaign management technique for batch processes enables a process control system user to flexibly create, edit and execute batch process campaigns. The campaign management technique uses a campaign management function that sends messages requesting batch information to a batch executive function. The batch executive function extracts the requested batch information from a database and sends responsive messages containing the requested batch information to the campaign management function. The campaign management function displays the requested batch information to a user via a graphical display and enables the user to select batch information to be included within a batch process campaign. The user can create a campaign having multiple types of batches, which can include special startup and cleanup batches.