Work station in a process control system

A computerized workstation in a process control system including a display, a user input unit and a control unit having a processor, the processor being configured to:

• provide representations of a plurality of process elements in a process on the display as manipulable graphical symbols,
• receive media data from a media recording device, the media recording device being associated with the workstation or the process control system, the media recording device being configured to send the media data to the process control system after recording the media data,
• receive an element identifier obtained by an element determination data obtaining unit that is arranged together with the media recording device when the media data is recorded, the element identifier being retrieved via the element determination data obtaining unit by reading a tag disposed on and associated with the element without use of the media data,
• receive the element identifier together with the media data,
• compare the element identifier with element identifying data stored for the plurality of process elements,
• identify the element based on the comparison of the element identifier with the element identifying data,
• wherein, in response to identifying the element based on said comparison, the processor configured to:
• provide an indication of which graphical symbol of said manipulable graphical symbols corresponds to the identified element by highlighting the graphical symbol as the media data is being received,
• directly insert a representation of the media data into the graphical symbol corresponding to the identified element, said graphical symbol is a folder as well, and
• add a single icon on a part of said graphical symbol to signal direct insertion of the media data into the folder of said graphical symbol, said icon being selectable to display said representation of said media data contained in the folder.

A computer program product on a non-transitory data carrier comprising computer program code configured to, when the program code is loaded into a workstation provided in a process control system,

• provide representations of a plurality of process elements in a process on a display as manipulable graphical symbols,
• receive media data at the workstation from a media recording device, the media recording device being associated with the workstation or the process control system, the media recording device being configured to send the media data to the process control system after recording the media data,
• receive an element identifier obtained by an element determination data obtaining unit that is arranged together with the media recording device when the media data is recorded, the element identifier being retrieved via the element determination data obtaining unit by reading a tag disposed on and associated with the element without use of the media data,
• receive the element identifier together with the media data,
• compare the element identifier with element identifying data stored for the plurality of process elements,
• identify the element based on the comparison of the element identifier with the element identifying data,
• wherein, in response to identifying the element based on said comparison,
• provide an indication of which graphical symbol of said manipulable graphical symbols corresponds to the identified element by highlighting the graphical symbol as the media data is being received,
• directly insert a representation of the media data into the graphical symbol corresponding to the identified element, said graphical symbol is a folder as well, and
• add a single icon on a part of said graphical symbol to signal direct insertion of the media data into the folder of said graphical symbol, said icon being selectable to display said representation of said media data contained in the folder.

A method of providing a user with data relating to an element in a process being presented on a display of a workstation of a process control system, comprising the steps of:

• providing a representation of the element on the display as a first graphical symbol,
• providing a second graphical symbol which indicates a certain type of data to be fetched by the workstation from the process,
• detecting a user selecting and moving the second graphical symbol to the first graphical symbol,
• fetching data from one of the element or a media recording device which provides the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol in response to the detection, the data being associated with the element and having the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol according to the detection, and
• providing an indication of the first graphical symbol by highlighting the first graphical symbol as the data is being received,
• directly inserting a representation of the media data into first graphical symbol, said first graphical symbol is a folder as well,
• adding a single icon on a part of the first graphical symbol to signal direct insertion of the data into the folder of the first graphical symbol, said icon being selectable to display said representation of said data contained in the folder.

A computerized workstation in a process control system including a display, a user input unit and a control unit having a processor, the processor being arranged to perform a method of providing a user with data relating to an element in a process being presented on a workstation display of a process control system, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a representation of the element on the display as a first graphical symbol,
• providing a second graphical symbol which indicates a certain type of data to be fetched by the workstation from the process,
• detecting a user selecting and moving the second graphical symbol to the first graphical symbol,
• fetching data from one of the element or a media recording device which provides the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol in response to the detection, the data being associated with the element and having the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol according to the detection, and
• providing an indication of the first graphical symbol by highlighting the first graphical symbol as the data is being received,
• directly inserting a representation of the media data into first graphical symbol, said first graphical symbol is a folder as well,
• adding a single icon on a part of the first graphical symbol to signal direct insertion of the data into the folder of the first graphical symbol, said icon being selectable to display said representation of said data contained in the folder.

A computer program product on a non-transitory data carrier comprising computer program code configured to perform a method of providing a user with data relating to an element in a process being presented on a workstation display of a process control system, when the program code is loaded into a workstation provided in the process control system, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a representation of the element on the display as a first graphical symbol,
• providing a second graphical symbol which indicates a certain type of data to be fetched by the workstation from the process,
• detecting a user selecting and moving the second graphical symbol to the first graphical symbol,
• fetching data from one of the element or a media recording device which provides the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol in response to the detection, the data being associated with the element and having the certain data type indicated by the second graphical symbol according to the detection, and
• providing an indication of the first graphical symbol by highlighting the first graphical symbol as the data is being received,
• directly inserting a representation of the media data into first graphical symbol, said first graphical symbol is a folder as well,
• adding a single icon on a part of the first graphical symbol to signal direct insertion of the data into the folder of the first graphical symbol, said icon being selectable to display said representation of said data contained in the folder.