The system must be able to connect to a cloud-based BMS platform, that allows cloud-based SaaS applications to access data of the on-premises system and execute the following tasks:
- View the high-level status of a single or multiple sites
- View the current value of datapoints
- Command/override on-site datapoints
- Visualize events/alarms coming from one or multiple sites in a unified and consolidated view
- Visualize aggregated information at different levels based on datapoints values or event information
- Visualize energy consumption information based on meter data
- Access the BMS user interface with single sign-on and simplified security deployments
- Onboard BMS sites as an application to get an understanding of what is installed on-premises
The systems cloud connectivity must include the following features:
- Site onboarding process and configuration
The system must provide a simple engineering workflow to onboard the server hosting the system as a device and register the application represented by the systems project. - Selection of data to expose to the cloud-based SaaS application
As not all data of the system are relevant for a cloud overview, the system must provide a mechanism to do a selection of data to be uploaded and gives visibility from the cloud-based SaaS application only to the required data. - Data points and events from the cloud-based SaaS application
Datapoints and equipment that are uploaded to the cloud for a given site can be monitored, and for some of them, depending on the datapoint’s nature, commanding / override is also possible. Datapoint values previously uploaded can be consulted using a Trend View. Events associated with the uploaded datapoints are reflected in the cloud-based SaaS application as well and aggregated to the level of equipment and site. - Remote tunnel access to the systems
If the overview given in the cloud-based SaaS application is not enough and the user needs to drill down into more details for a specific site, it must be possible to establish a tunnel to the system and use the local Client UI for more advanced operations.
Specified products:
- Siemens / Desigo CC or similar
- Siemens / Building X Operations Manager or similar
- Siemens / Building X Energy Manager or similar
- Siemens / Building X 360° Viewer or similar