Before you can optimize production, you need to understand where efficiencies can be gained in your plant. To do this, you need a clear view across entire lines and production processes. FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) is a supervisory-level HMI software for monitoring and controlling distributed server/multi-user applications. It provides a comprehensive and accurate picture of operations, meeting the demands of multiple stakeholders including engineering, maintenance, operations, and production Information Technology (IT).FactoryTalk View SE provides robust and reliable functionality in a single software package that scales from a stand-alone HMI system to a distributed visualization solution. As our customers have experienced over the past few years, FactoryTalk View SE enables you to take advantage of mobility, virtualization, and other new technologies, meeting HMI challenges in process, batch, and discrete applications and delivering critical visibility when and where you need it.Features:-Technology is an ever-changing landscape - one that evolves so rapidly that it can be hard to keep pace. Exploiting advancements in commercial technology and product investment will help enable you to take advantage of mobility, virtualization, and other new technologies.  FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) will help you prepare for changes in your own environment and deliver: Improved Operator EffectivenessEasy-to-understand display screens help the operator quickly assess the situation and navigate the systemView and interact with alarm conditions throughout the integrated architecture with easy-to-use graphical alarm objectsSystem-wide diagnostics report, route, and store information about events that happened in a system and provide a system-wide diagnostic solution for determining the root cause of an issueMobile HMI provides continuous system visibility anytime, anywhereDesign Time EffectivenessDefine tags once in the Logix controller, then access them throughout your systemFast and reliable access to data in the Logix family of controllersThe common development environment  provides an application framework for managing/editing machine-level up to distributed applicationsReduce the overall maintenance effort and the probability of introducing errors with global objects, pre-engineered faceplates, and tagless HMI servers Scalable HMI SolutionsScale from a single station to multi-client / multi-server systemsArchitect the right solution to meet todays needs while supporting future expansion as your system growsExpand the capabilities of the system by integrating and sharing data with other Rockwell Software products Stringent Security FrameworkRestricted access to control system assets and ability to meet the most stringent security requirements such as FDA 21 CFR Part 11Common users and security configuration throughout all FactoryTalk-based productsSingle-sign from ThinManager to FactoryTalk View clients streamlines operator experience Optimized CommunicationHighly reliable client and server communicationOptimized communications with the Logix family of controllersEasy connectivity options for non-Logix and 3rd-party controllers VirtualizationAll FactoryTalk View SE system components have VMware Ready StatusPlantPAx Virtual Image Templates have FactoryTalk View SE pre-installed on the appropriate Microsoft operating system to minimize setup and configuration MobilityExtended visualization and real-time decision capabilities to web-enabled users