Visual CACTUS Data Requirements Download

Visual CACTUS Data Requirements is a technical specification from Computer Technology Corporation that defines the data structures, formats, and governance standards needed to deploy, operate, and maintain Visual CACTUS effectively. It provides a clear blueprint for how data should be modeled, validated, exchanged, secured, and retained to ensure reliable performance and consistent results across projects and sites.

Who it’s for:

System integrators, controls engineers, database administrators, and IT teams responsible for planning, configuring, and supporting Visual CACTUS.

What it covers:

Data model and entities: core objects (such as assets, tags/points, alarms/events, users/roles, and recipes), relationships, and naming conventions.
Field-level specifications: data types, lengths, units of measure, default values, enumerations, and nullability.
Interfaces and exchange formats: import/export expectations, database connectivity, and message schema guidance for integrating with enterprise systems, historians, PLCs, and HMI/SCADA platforms.
Validation and quality rules: uniqueness, referential integrity, range checks, timestamp precision, and localization/time zone handling.
Performance and sizing: capacity planning, expected tag rates, storage estimates, and network considerations.
Security and access control: role design, least-privilege guidelines, authentication, and encryption in transit and at rest.
Lifecycle management: versioning, change control, migration procedures, backup/restore, and archival/retention guidance.
Project artifacts: templates, sample files, data dictionaries, and checklists to streamline implementation and testing.

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