AVEVA™ InTouch for System Platform

The AVEVA InTouch for System Platform 2023 training course in Dubai is a hands-on, five-day program for automation professionals who build and manage HMI and SCADA visualization applications. Based on the official AVEVA InTouch for System Platform 2023 curriculum (Rev A), the course covers application creation, industrial graphics, Symbols and Widgets, navigation, alarm visualization, real-time and historical trending, security, and the Web Client.

Most of the course time is spent in practical labs. Participants build, configure, deploy, and manage a complete visualization application in a Galaxy environment, so they leave ready to apply InTouch for System Platform on real industrial projects.

Why Learn AVEVA InTouch for System Platform?

AVEVA InTouch (formerly Wonderware InTouch) is one of the most widely used HMI and SCADA visualization platforms in oil and gas, utilities, water, power, and manufacturing. InTouch for System Platform combines InTouch visualization with the object-based AVEVA System Platform, allowing engineers to build standardized, reusable graphics that scale across an entire plant.

Operators rely on these screens to monitor processes, respond to alarms, and make fast decisions. Well-designed applications based on situational awareness principles reduce operator error, speed up troubleshooting, and make systems easier to maintain and expand.

Course Objectives

This AVEVA InTouch training course is designed to build practical, job-ready skills. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the visualization components of InTouch for System Platform.
• Create, deploy, and run visualization applications.
• Apply situational awareness concepts to HMI design.
• Create and use industrial graphics, including Symbols and Widgets.
• Implement navigation across visualization applications.
• Implement alarm and event visualization.
• Implement real-time and historical trending.
• Secure visualization applications.
• View graphics in a web browser using the Web Client.

Who Should Attend This AVEVA InTouch Course

This course suits engineers and technical staff who design, develop, or support HMI and SCADA systems built on AVEVA software, including:

• Control and automation engineers
• HMI and SCADA application developers
• System integrators
• Instrumentation and electrical engineers
• Process control and plant operations engineers
• Maintenance and technical support engineers working with AVEVA System Platform

Prerequisites

InTouch for System Platform builds directly on AVEVA Application Server, so participants should have a working knowledge of industrial automation software and the following Application Server concepts:

• System Platform IDE
• Automation Objects
• Alarms and historization of attributes
• Security
• Deployment model
• Plant model
• QuickScript .NET scripting language

Day 1: Introduction to System Platform and InTouch

Day 1 sets up the environment participants will work in for the rest of the course. It introduces the System Platform architecture, communication protocols, and licensing, then moves into creating a Galaxy and building, laying out, and deploying a first managed InTouch application.

Module 1: System Platform Overview

• Course introduction, description, and objectives
• System Platform components and topology
• Supervisory clients
• Simulated factory layout and process
• Encrypted communication
• Communication protocols: SuiteLink, MX, iData, and HCAL
• AVEVA System Monitor overview
• System requirements: software and hardware
• Licensing models

Hands-on lab: Creating and deploying a Galaxy

Module 2: Getting Started With InTouch Visualization

• Introduction to InTouch visualization and industrial graphics
• InTouch Automation Objects and managed applications
• The InTouch development environment: WindowMaker
• Application windows
• The runtime environment: WindowViewer
• Deployment model and application cycle

Hands-on labs:

• Creating a managed InTouch application
• Building the application layout
• Deploying an InTouch application

Day 2: Industrial Graphics, Symbols, and Widgets

Day 2 focuses on building effective operator screens. Participants learn situational awareness design principles, work in the Graphic Editor to create animated industrial graphics linked to Automation Objects, and use HTML5 Widgets to add navigation and richer interaction to the application.

Module 3: Symbols and Industrial Graphics

• Situational awareness design basics
• The Graphics tab in the System Platform IDE
• Graphic Editor interface
• Creating and configuring graphic elements
• Graphics tools and animations
• Industrial graphics with Automation Objects
• Custom properties and scripts
• Galaxy Styles
• Linking vs. adding graphics

Hands-on labs:

• Building process graphics for a mixer
• Building process graphics for a heat exchanger

Module 4: HTML5 Widgets

• HTML5 Widget support in InTouch for System Platform
• Carousel Widget and other available widgets
• Implementing navigation using Widgets and Symbols

Hands-on lab: Integrating Widgets into the application layout

Day 3: Alarm Visualization and Trending

Day 3 covers the information operators depend on most during abnormal situations. Participants configure alarm and event displays, build alarm overviews and popups, and create real-time and historical trend displays using the Trend Client and Historian Client tools.

Module 5: Alarms and Events Visualization

• Alarm and event concepts in industrial systems
• System Platform alarm handling
• Alarm Client control
• Current and historical alarms

Hands-on labs:

• Adding alarm notifications to graphics
• Building an alarm aggregation overview
• Building a current alarms display
• Creating an alarm popup Symbol

Module 6: Trend Visualization

• Real-time and historical trending concepts
• Trend Client tool
• Historian Client Trend display
• Configuring trend pens and time ranges
• Trend interaction

Hands-on lab: Building a Historian Client Trend display

Day 4: Application Security and the Web Client

Day 4 prepares applications for production use. Participants apply the InTouch security model, configure signed writes, lock down the application, and explore Azure Active Directory integration before publishing graphics to a web browser with the AVEVA Web Client.

Module 7: Visualization Security

• Visualization application security model
• Azure Active Directory integration
• System Platform 2023 security features

Hands-on labs:

• Using security features in graphics
• Signing writes from InTouch
• Locking down your application

Module 8: Web Client

• Web Client architecture, features, and dependencies
• Viewing graphics in a web browser
• Course review, Q&A, and feedback

Hands-on lab: Using the Web Client

Day 5: Advanced Practice, Review, and Assessment

Day 5 goes beyond the standard curriculum. Participants revisit common pitfalls, practise advanced scripting and multi-window design, apply security and Web Client best practices, and can review their own organization's Galaxy before completing the final assessment.

Advanced Practice and Application Development

• Recap of key concepts and common pitfalls from Days 1 to 4
• Advanced Symbol scripting
• Custom property patterns
• Best-practice navigation
• Multi-window application design
• Extended alarm and trend labs
• Client process examples, where provided

Security and Web Client Best Practices

• Security lockdown checklist
• Azure Active Directory considerations
• Web Client deployment tips
• Browser compatibility

Client-Specific Review

• Optional review of the client's own Galaxy
• Q&A workshop
• Review of client-specific requirements, where data is provided under NDA

Final Assessment and Course Completion

• Final assessment quiz
• Knowledge review
• Certificate of completion
• Feedback session

Training Methodology

This AVEVA InTouch course in Dubai is built around learning by doing. A lab follows every concept, so participants develop and test a working application as the course progresses. Methods include:

• Instructor-led classroom sessions and demonstrations
• Hands-on laboratory exercises aligned with the official curriculum
• Application development activities
• Practical troubleshooting
• Advanced application exercises
• Review and Q&A sessions

What's Included

Participants receive everything needed to learn and practise during the course:

• An experienced AVEVA InTouch for System Platform instructor
• AVEVA training materials and digital student manuals
• Lab workbooks
• Access to a cloud-based or local lab environment for the duration of the course
• Galaxy and InTouch nodes for practical exercises
• Advanced Day 5 exercises
• Pre-course technical checklist
• Post-course feedback summary

Course Duration, Format, and Certificate

The program runs over five days in an instructor-led classroom format with integrated labs, and can also be delivered in-house for corporate teams.

Duration: 5 days
Format: Instructor-led classroom training with hands-on labs
Certificate: A certificate of completion is awarded on successful completion of the program.

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