Live from WBF 2008-- Paul Nowicki beams up

Using slides of different generations of the Star Trek Enterprise, and with a nod to Star Wars (Long, long ago...) Rockwell Automation's Paul Nowicki began his update of ISA88.01-- Updated for Today's Best Practices. Part 1: Models and Terminology – Reaffirmed in 2005 Relevant Correct Used by the community Update Objectives Update content of S88.01 to clarify issues that have surfaced in the last 10 years When are we done? Committee ballot Spring 2008? Updates to reflect today's practices... General Model Clarification Clarification of Equipment & Control Modules Collapsibility and the “Magic” better defined Provisions for Part 5 Modes and States Alignment with S95 Conformance First: more intuitive figures! Clarity on Basic Control Basic Control…where? Executed by control modules Equipment modules, units, and process cells may perform basic control because they contain or make use of control modules. Control modules can direct commands to other control modules if contained or some way referenced. Explaining the Magic! (and I don't think this means using "handwavium") "Collapsibility" = Flexibility in the Standard Defining Collapsibility Rules:

Procedural Element Level	Rules for Omitting
Process Cell Procedure	May be omitted.
Unit Procedure	May be omitted.
Operation	May be omitted
Phase	Recipe phases may be omitted Equipment phases may not be omitted

NAME	Minimum Procedural Element Attributes DESCRIPTION
ID	Provides unique identification.
Version	Identifies the version of the procedural element.
Version Date	Identifies the date and time that this version was created or modified.
Approval Date	Identifies the date and time that this version was approved.
Expiry Date	Identifies the date and time that this version expires and should no longer be used.
Author	Identifies the person or system that authored this version. (e.g., J. Smith).
Approved By	Identifies the person or system that approved this version.
Description	Describes the function that is achieved through execution of the procedural element.
Level	Indicates the level of the procedural element.  For example procedure, unit procedure, operation or phase.
Mode	Indicates the current mode of the procedural element.
State	Indicates the current state of the procedural element.

Procedure and Equipment  

Type of Procedural Element	Procedural element strategy options
	Strategy defines lower level PE orchestration	Strategy can reference another PE	Strategy can reference a Process Task Strategy
Recipe Process Cell Procedure	Yes	Equipment Process Cell Procedure	No
Recipe Unit Procedure	Yes	Equipment Unit Procedure	No
Recipe Operation	Yes	Equipment Operation	No
Recipe Phase	No	Equipment Phase	No
Equipment Process Cell Procedure	Yes	No	No
Equipment Unit Procedure	Yes	No	No
Equipment Operation	Yes	No	No
Equipment Phase	No	No	Yes

Opening the Door for WG 5! Assessment for Conformance... Nowicki finished by giving a report card on the percentage of how many meetings the most active members of SP88 have attended, coupled with a plea to join the committee.