Supported Data Sources
Visual KPI can connect to a multitude of data sources, with each source requiring its own interface and method for reading data. Data sources can be classified by category as follows:
| Data Sources | Examples | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial or Enterprise Historians | OSIsoft PI, GE Proficy, Rockwell, Honeywell, etc. | Managing time series data for industrial or enterprise purposes. |
| Relational Databases | Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Access, etc. | Using relational databases for data storage and retrieval. |
| External Web Services | Weather, Market pricing, Supplier data. | Integrating data from external web services, such as weather, market pricing, and supplier data. |
| Manually Entered Data | Excel, Forms applications, directly in Visual KPI. | Entering data manually through tools like Excel, forms applications, and direct input in Visual KPI. |
| Business Applications | ERP, CRM, Vertical industry applications. | Using data from business applications like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and vertical industry applications. |
| Devices | Sensors, IoT, IIoT, Control systems (DCS/PLC). | Collecting data from various devices such as sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and control systems (DCS/PLC). |