Efficient method and system for automatically generating data points in a SCADA system

A system for automatically generating data points in a data management system, said system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium capable of communicating with said at least one processor, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for:
• configuring a control strategy and variables used in said control strategy, wherein said control strategy governs a data management system associated with at least one controller that receives information from at least one of:
• at least one sensor and at least one manual input, wherein said information is subsequently sent to said data management system for analysis and display;
• downloading said control strategy including said variables to said at least one controller of said data management system after said control strategy has been configured;
• running said control strategy on said at least one controller and publishing said control strategy to said data management system before said downloading of said control strategy, during said downloading of said control strategy, or after said downloading of said control strategy;
• and
• automatically listing all available variables among said variables in said at least one controller after said running and said publishing of said control strategy so as to generate data points thereof that are thereafter downloaded and updated through a communication channel between said data management system and said at least one controller, said data points comprising important data points as distinguished from unimportant data or irrelevant data.

A system for automatically generating data points in a data management system, said system comprising:

• a data management system associated with at least one controller, wherein a control a control strategy and variables used in said control strategy are configured, said control strategy governing said data management system associated with said at least one controller that receives information from at least one of:
• at least one sensor and at least one manual input, wherein said information is subsequently sent to said data management system for analysis and display;
• wherein said control strategy is downloadable, including said variables to said at least one controller of said data management system after said control strategy has been configured;
• wherein said control strategy is run on said at least one controller and published to said data management system before downloading of said control strategy, during said downloading of said control strategy, or after said downloading of said control strategy;
• and
• wherein all available variables among said variables are automatically listed in said at least one controller after said running and said publishing of said control strategy so as to generate data points thereof that are thereafter downloaded and updated through a communication channel between said data management system and said at least one controller, said data points comprising important data points as distinguished from unimportant data or irrelevant data.