SCADA-CMMS Integration
SCADA-CMMS integration uses industrial control-system alarms, events, readings, or conditions to support maintenance notifications and work.
What this term means in maintenance
SCADA-CMMS integration uses industrial control-system alarms, events, readings, or conditions to support maintenance notifications and work.
Possible integration events
SCADA may provide:
- Alarm events
- Run hours
- Starts and stops
- Process readings
- Trips
- Condition limits
- Equipment status
Practical example
A pump reaches a configured run-hour threshold and the CMMS creates a meter-based maintenance requirement.
Filtering
Not every alarm should create a work order. Rules should consider persistence, severity, equipment state, duplication, and operator confirmation.
Security
Industrial-control integration should use approved architecture, limited access, monitoring, and clear data boundaries.
Common mistake
Automatically converting all control alarms into work orders creates noise and duplicate maintenance records.
Related concepts
Related maintenance terms
Keep exploring connected CMMS, reliability, and maintenance planning terms.
CMMS Integration
CMMS integration connects maintenance software with other systems so approved data, events, and transactions can move between them.
Automated Work Order Generation
Automated work order generation creates maintenance work from approved schedules, meter thresholds, conditions, events, or expiry rules.
Meter Reading
A meter reading is a recorded measurement of asset usage or operating condition, such as hours, cycles, distance, pressure, temperature, flow, or energy.
Glossary FAQs
- What can SCADA send to a CMMS?
Alarms, runtime, starts, stops, trips, process readings, and equipment status.
- Should every SCADA alarm create a work order?
No. Use persistence, severity, duplication, and confirmation rules.
- What security is required?
Approved architecture, limited access, monitoring, authentication, and clear control-system boundaries.