TDM

Timeline and Deployment

Management tool
What is TDM?
TDM is Alstom Grids Timeline and Deployment
Management tool. It bridges the gap between
the data modeling / display building subsystem
and the e-terraplatform environments. It is
intended as an optional tool for customers
that desire an off-the-shelf solution for
managing their power system models and
display artifacts.
The e-terraplatform applications require a
model of the power system and corresponding
displays for operators to operate reliably,
securely and efficiently the electric power
grid. e-terrasource is the modeling tool
for maintaining the e-terraplatform power
system models. The tools used for maintaining
e-terraplatform displays include the FG Display
Builder, iGRID Designer and e-terravision
Authoring Tool.
TDM functionally integrates the data
engineering environment (e-terrasource and
display authoring tools) and e-terraplatform.
TDM serves two main functions:

Integrated version control for the

management of modeling and display
artifacts. Under version control,
models and displays, from any point in
time can be retrieved for deployment,
study, or auditing.

HOW DOES TDM FIT INTO ALSTOMS EMS SOLUTION?

Data Engineering
Subsystem

Services for building, integrating, and

deploying models and displays to
e-terraplatform target environments,
as well as maintaining history for
auditing purpose, of deployment to
target environments.

e-terraplatform
Environments
Real-Time EMS

e-terrasource and
Display Authoring Tools

TDM Deployment
Artifact Repository

TDM
Application Database

QA System
Planning/Study
Environments

TDM UI

TDM Server

Training
Environments

The Deployment Artifact Repository is the TDM version control system where the model and
display artifacts are stored as TDM Components. The concepts of a component, component
snapshot, and release are fundamental to TDM and understanding its functionality.
Component A component is a set of one or more modeling/display elements managed
by TDM and stored in the TDM deployment artifact repository. Typically, an e-terraplatform
configuration will have one component for the database models, and one or more components
for the displays.
Model components include the following files:

CIM/XML export file from e-terrasource

CSV-format hdbimport files for model databases
Hdb model savecases (SCADAMDL, NETMODEL, GENMODEL, DTSMODEL, ALARM,
OAGMODEL, )

Display components include the following files:

TDM
Subsystem

e-terrabrowser display set and element set files (DSETs and ESETs)
e-terrabrowser binary display files (.fgdisplay)
iGRID display files (.grid)
e-terravision displays (XAML)
Image and configuration files to support the displays

Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or
correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and
is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties, without express written authority, is strictly prohibited.

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Snapshot a component snapshot is a version of a component from a specific point in time. Once built, snapshots are frozen and cannot
be modified. Snapshots can be combined into TDM releases for deployment.
Release a release is a set of component snapshots which will be deployed together to an e-terraplatform environment. A Release includes
either or both e-terraplatform model snapshots and display snapshots.

Component

Build
Process

Snapshot

Create
Release

Release
Model Snapshot Deploy
Release
Display Snapshot

Target
e-terraplatform
Environments

Typical Use Cases

INTEGRATING MULTIPLE
e-terrasource PROJECTS AND
DISPLAY MODIFICATIONS
TDM can be used to help manage the activities
of multiple concurrent data modeling and
display building activities. It provides the
facilities to integrate multiple data model
updates (e-terrasource baseline models
and projects) and display updates into a
single TDM Release.

DEPLOYMENT TO TARGET
ENVIRONMENTS
Specific model and display versions can be
combined into a TDM Release. This Release
can be deployed to multiple e-terraplatform
target environments with the assurance that
each environment is receiving a consistent
set of models and displays. In a configuration
with multiple e-terraplatform sites, QA
environments, Testing environments, and
possibly other environments, TDM provides
the ability to reliably deploy a consistent
Release and validate that it was deployed
across all of the appropriate environments.

DEPLOYMENT AUDITING
The TDM deployment auditing function
provides the ability to audit the deployments;
allowing review of who (John Smith) deployed
what (specific models and displays), where
(which environments ) and when.

DEPLOYMENT OF A HISTORICAL
MODEL TO A STUDY
ENVIRONMENT

DEPLOYMENT OF A MODEL FOR

TESTING
A database modeler, using TDM within the
e-terrasource environment, can easily deploy
a model under development directly to a
test environment without first committing
to the TDM deployment artifact repository.
This provides an easy mechanism for the
modeler to iteratively test model changes
that are in progress.

A historical model can be retrieved from

TDM and deployed to a Study Network
environment for the purpose of running
the network applications against a model
from a specific time in the past present and
future). This functionality can be combined
with the study network partial savecase
retrieval function to combine operational
data from one savecase with a model from
the past, current and future.

For more information please contact:

Alstom Grid Inc.
10865 Willows Rd. NE, Redmond
WA 98052-2502, USA
Tel: +1 (425) 822 6800
e-mail: transmission@alstom.com
Visit us online: www.alstom.com

Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or
correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and
is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties, without express written authority, is strictly prohibited.