Engineering Data Specialists  ·  Since 2004

Engineering Data.
Connected. Trusted.

IDS helps industrial owner-operators across North America turn fragmented engineering records into reliable, connected asset information that improves project execution, operational readiness, and long-term asset management.

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20+ yrsSpecialists since 2004
OctaveAlliance Partner
North AmericaService area
6Octave platforms supported
Who We Are

Engineering data specialists, not generalists

Since 2004, IDS has supported owner-operators across North America with engineering data management, database support, and technical software services, from engineering information management (EIM) and database administration to application sustainability across the full facility lifecycle.

We combine field execution, operations awareness, maintenance understanding, and application expertise to keep your engineered asset information accurate, accessible, and trustworthy, so every team that depends on it can make better decisions.

What We Do

Our Services

Database Administration & Configuration

Set up, configure, and administer engineering databases to owner-operator standards.

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Data Migration & Legacy Conversion

Move legacy and unstructured engineering data into a trusted, governed database.

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Data Validation, Governance & Quality

Validate, cleanse, and govern data so your teams can rely on it.

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Project & EPC Oversight

Act as your subject matter expert on capital projects, auditing deliverables and providing as-built services.

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Hosted Environments & Application Sustainability

Hosted and centrally managed environments, plus upgrades and health checks that keep applications healthy.

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We Support

Software Platforms Supported

IDS supports key engineering and asset-information applications used by owner-operators, including:

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions
Octave Alliance Partner

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS provides subject matter expertise, administration, configuration, data management support, and practical advisory services across Octave’s Design and Build solutions, helping clients maximize system reliability and business value.

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Our Process

From raw records to trusted data

1

Assess

We evaluate your current engineering systems, databases, and workflows.

2

Organize

Engineering information is standardized, validated, and structured.

3

Integrate

Data is connected across engineering applications and business systems.

4

Deliver

Reliable information that supports operations, maintenance, and future digital initiatives.

Why Choose IDS

Built for owner-operators

Very few firms combine two decades of focus, expertise across the full Octave tool set, and a proprietary product in ViewIT. Fewer still bring genuine owner-operator experience to the work.

That means we understand not just the software, but how operations, maintenance, reliability, and project teams actually use engineering data, and we build around those realities.

Industries We Support

Where our work makes a difference

Oil & Gas
Petrochemical
Chemical Processing
Mining
Power Generation
Utilities
Industrial Manufacturing
EPC & EPCM Projects
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About IDS

Two decades of trusted engineering data

Instrument Database Solutions Partnership is an engineering data and technical software services company headquartered in Sherwood Park, Alberta, serving industrial owner-operators across North America since 2004.

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Our Story

Owner-operator focused, from the field up

As engineering data management, database support, and technical software specialists serving owner-operators across North America, we help clients improve the quality, accessibility, and reliability of engineered asset information. By combining field execution, operations support, maintenance awareness, and engineering application expertise, we support engineering design tools and asset-information systems throughout the facility lifecycle.

Our work is focused on practical outcomes: trusted data, sustainable applications, efficient work processes, improved reporting, and better decision support for engineering, operations, maintenance, reliability, and project teams. As Octave (formerly Hexagon) and SmartPlant specialists, we bring that focus to every engagement.

“To consistently exceed customer requirements for quality, schedule, and cost while delivering reliable technical support every time.”

Our Mission
What Makes IDS Different

Experience you can put to work

  • Owner-operator focused experience, with a practical understanding of how engineering information is used by operations, maintenance, reliability, and project teams
  • A rare combination of field execution, operations support, maintenance awareness, and engineering application expertise
  • A strong grasp of the business drivers that matter: safe operation, data integrity, maintenance efficiency, regulatory readiness, and lifecycle asset management
  • Specialized knowledge of Octave and related engineering software platforms
  • A focused approach to the real field problems: information that is hard to find, data that cannot be trusted, and records that are incomplete
Octave Alliance Partner

Recognized expertise

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS provides subject matter expertise, administration, configuration, data management support, and practical advisory services across the Octave Design and Build solutions.

That partnership means your systems are in the hands of a team recognized for helping clients maximize reliability and business value from their engineering software, across Facets Instrumentation, Facets Electrical, Facets P&ID, InConcert Core, InConcert, and OnSite Completions.

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Services  ·  Database Administration & Configuration

Database Administration & Configuration

We set up, configure, and administer engineering databases to owner-operator standards, so your instrumentation and control data is structured, consistent, and ready to use from the first project through decades of operation.

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Overview

Database Administration & Configuration

Standing up an engineering database correctly at the start is the single decision that saves the most time and money over a facility's life. Get the reference data, naming conventions, and access model right, and every project that follows runs cleaner. Get them wrong, and your teams spend years fighting the database instead of using it.

IDS configures and administers engineering databases across the Octave platforms, from Facets Instrumentation (SPI / INtools) and Facets Electrical (SPEL) to Facets P&ID, InConcert, and OnSite Completions, the way owner-operators actually need them. We tailor every configuration decision to how your engineering, operations, and maintenance teams work with the data, then run the environment day to day so it stays fast, reliable, and trustworthy.

Why it matters

Why database configuration decides everything downstream

Most engineering data problems are not data-entry problems. They are configuration problems that were baked in on day one: inconsistent naming, missing reference tables, unclear access rights, and report templates that do not match the deliverables your teams actually need. Once a few projects have loaded data on top of a weak foundation, fixing it becomes a migration exercise rather than a quick adjustment.

A properly administered engineering database behaves predictably, whatever the platform. The instrument index is consistent, specifications follow your standards, loop and interconnection reports come out clean, and users have exactly the access they should. That reliability is what lets engineering move faster, maintenance trust the records, and management get reporting it can act on.

What is included

Scope of work

  • Project setup, reference data libraries, and plant, area, and unit hierarchy
  • User access models, roles, and permissions aligned to your organization
  • Naming conventions, instrument indexes, and specification templates
  • Specification forms and report outputs for engineering, maintenance, and management
  • Loop drawings, interconnection, and wiring report configuration
  • Routine administration, backups, environment monitoring, and user support
  • Configuration aligned to your deliverable, data, and document-control standards
  • Version control and change management across the database
How we deliver

How IDS administers your database

Configured to your standards, not a template

We build the environment around your naming conventions, deliverable standards, and reporting requirements, so the database reflects how your organization works rather than forcing a generic structure on your teams.

Owner-operator access and governance

Roles and permissions are set so the right people can edit, review, or view, with EPC and contractor access controlled and your governance intact. The database stays protected without slowing legitimate work.

Reporting your teams actually use

Instrument indexes, specification forms, loop reports, and interconnection reports are configured to produce the exact outputs engineering, maintenance, and management rely on, cleanly and repeatably.

Day-to-day administration handled

Backups, health monitoring, user support, and routine maintenance are managed for you, so your internal engineers stay focused on engineering rather than database upkeep.

In practice

Where configuration work usually starts

Most engagements begin with a review of the existing environment or the standards a new one must meet: naming conventions, reference data, who needs what level of access, and which reports the business actually uses. From there we agree the configuration plan and the handover point, whether that is a fully administered service or a clean environment your own team will run.

Along the way your engineers see the configuration decisions as they are made, so nothing about how the database behaves is a surprise later.

The outcome

What you can expect

  • Trusted data from day oneA foundation that is right the first time, so later projects build on it instead of cleaning it up.
  • Faster engineeringConsistent structure and clean reports mean less time searching and reconciling, more time designing.
  • Lower long-term costPredictable administration avoids the expensive rework that weak configuration creates downstream.
  • Confident audits and reviewsA well-governed database stands up to scrutiny at every milestone and handover.

A well-configured database behaves predictably, matches your standards, and supports every team that depends on it. A poorly configured one quietly costs you in rework, mistrust, and delay on every project that follows.

Common questions

What owner-operators ask

Do you administer SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI / INtools) databases?

Yes. SPI / INtools, now Octave Facets Instrumentation, is our core platform. We handle setup, configuration, user access, instrument indexes, specifications, reporting, and day-to-day administration.

Can you work to our existing standards and naming conventions?

Absolutely. We configure the database around your deliverable standards, naming conventions, and reporting requirements rather than forcing a generic template on you.

Do you provide ongoing administration or just initial setup?

Both. We can stand up a new environment and hand it over, or act as your ongoing database administrator so your internal teams stay focused on engineering.

What is the instrument index and why does it matter?

The instrument index is the master register of every instrument on the asset, with its tag, type, location, and key attributes. It is the backbone of the database, and keeping it complete and consistent is what makes specifications, loop reports, and interconnection reports reliable.

How long does it take to stand up a new SPI / INtools environment?

It depends on the size of the asset, the state of the source data, and how much reference data, templating, and access configuration is required. We scope it with you up front and agree a realistic timeline before work begins, so there are no surprises.

Can you take over administration of a database our EPC set up?

Yes. We can take over an environment configured by a contractor or EPC, review the configuration against owner-operator needs, correct what needs correcting, and run it as your long-term administrator.

Platforms we work in

Delivered across the Octave suite

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Services  ·  Data Migration & Legacy Conversion

Data Migration & Legacy Conversion

We move engineering data out of legacy systems, spreadsheets, and paper into a trusted, governed database, with integrity, traceability, and validation at every step, so nothing is lost and everything can be relied on.

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Overview

Data Migration & Legacy Conversion

Most operating plants are sitting on decades of instrumentation and engineering information trapped in old database versions, spreadsheets, scanned PDFs, redline markups, and paper field packages. That information has real value, but only once it is consolidated into a single, structured, governed source that people can actually trust.

IDS executes engineering data migration and legacy conversion with integrity, consistency, and traceability as the priority from start to finish. We map the source, transform it to your standards, load it into the target Octave platform, whether Facets Instrumentation, Facets Electrical, Facets P&ID, or InConcert, then validate and reconcile every record so you can see exactly what came across.

Why it matters

The hidden cost of data trapped in legacy systems

When engineering data lives in a dozen places, every task starts with a search and a judgment call about which copy to believe. Engineers rebuild information that already exists, maintenance works from records that may be out of date, and no one is fully confident in the numbers. The cost is not dramatic on any single day, but it compounds across every project and every work order.

A clean migration turns that liability into an asset. Done properly, you end up with one reliable source of engineering information instead of scattered files nobody trusts. Done in a rush, errors get baked in silently and surface at the worst possible time, during a turnaround, an audit, or an incident investigation.

What is included

Scope of work

  • Migration from legacy SPI / INtools versions and prior database releases
  • Conversion of spreadsheets, PDFs, scanned documents, and redline markups
  • Capture of field packages, datasheets, and paper records into structured data
  • Source mapping and transformation to your naming and data standards
  • Integrity, consistency, and traceability preserved end to end
  • Validation and reconciliation reporting after every load
  • Deduplication and resolution of conflicting records
  • A single, reliable source of engineering information at the end
How we deliver

How IDS runs a migration

Map and assess the source first

Before anything moves, we profile the source data to understand its structure, quality, and gaps. That assessment drives a realistic plan and prevents the surprises that derail rushed migrations.

Transform to your standards

Data is cleaned and transformed to match your naming conventions, reference data, and target structure, so it lands as usable engineering information rather than a raw dump.

Traceability at every step

Every record carries a clear line back to its source. If a value is ever questioned, you can trace exactly where it came from and how it was transformed.

Validate and reconcile every load

After each load we validate and reconcile against the source and produce reporting that shows what came across, what was corrected, and what needs a decision, so nothing is taken on faith.

In practice

What a migration engagement looks like

Every migration begins with the source: where the data currently lives, what shape it is in, and what the target database needs it to look like. We agree the mapping and the acceptance criteria with you before anything is loaded, so there is a shared definition of done.

Loads run in controlled stages with reconciliation reporting after each, and your team reviews the results at every checkpoint rather than discovering issues after cutover.

The outcome

What you can expect

  • One source of truthScattered, conflicting records consolidated into a single governed database.
  • Nothing lost in the moveTraceability and reconciliation confirm every record is accounted for.
  • Ready for operations and auditClean, validated data that holds up when it matters most.
  • A platform for digital initiativesTrusted data is the foundation every analytics, reliability, or digital-twin effort depends on.

When migration is done properly, you end up with one source of truth instead of data scattered across files nobody trusts. When it is rushed, errors get baked in and surface at the worst possible time.

Common questions

What owner-operators ask

Can you migrate our legacy data into the Octave platforms?

Yes. We migrate into Facets Instrumentation, Facets Electrical, Facets P&ID, and InConcert from legacy versions and from unstructured sources such as spreadsheets, PDFs, and markups, with validation to confirm the data landed correctly.

How do you make sure nothing is lost in migration?

We work with integrity, consistency, and traceability as the priority, and we validate and reconcile every load so you can see exactly what came across.

What sources can you migrate from?

Legacy systems, spreadsheets, paper records, PDFs, redline markups, field packages, and other structured or unstructured sources.

How do you handle data quality issues found during migration?

We surface them rather than hide them. Our validation and reconciliation reporting flags gaps, duplicates, and conflicts so you can decide how to resolve them, and we cleanse and normalize data as part of the move where that is in scope.

Can you migrate between different SPI / INtools versions?

Yes. Version-to-version migration, including consolidating multiple databases into one, is work we take on, with validation to confirm the result.

Will our teams be able to keep working during the migration?

We plan migrations to minimize disruption, including phased loads and cutover planning, so your engineering and operations teams are not left without access to the data they need.

Platforms we work in

Delivered across the Octave suite

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Services  ·  Data Validation, Governance & Quality

Data Validation, Governance & Quality

Data is only an asset when people can trust it. We validate, cleanse, and govern your engineering information so it holds up under the real operational, maintenance, and project decisions that depend on it.

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Overview

Data Validation, Governance & Quality

Inconsistent, outdated, or poorly governed engineering data is one of the most common and expensive problems on an operating asset. It slows engineering, undermines maintenance planning, weakens reporting, and quietly erodes confidence in the systems that are supposed to be the source of truth.

IDS brings structure, validation, and governance to your instrumentation and engineering information, so it stays accurate and consistent across the entire asset lifecycle, not just on the day it was handed over. The goal is simple: information your teams rely on instead of second-guess.

Why it matters

Why data quality decays, and how governance stops it

Even a clean database drifts over time. Projects add data under schedule pressure, changes happen in the field faster than they are recorded, and small inconsistencies accumulate until reports can no longer be trusted. Without governance, every cleanup is temporary, because the same forces that degraded the data the first time are still at work.

Governance is what makes quality durable. Clear standards, documented procedures, validation rules, and defined ownership keep the database consistent as the asset changes. IDS combines a one-time cleanup of what you have today with the governance framework that keeps it clean tomorrow.

What is included

Scope of work

  • Validation, cleansing, normalization, and reconciliation of existing data
  • Data standards and governance models tailored to your organization
  • Documented procedures for how data is created, changed, and maintained
  • Quality rules and checks that catch errors before they spread
  • Defined data ownership and stewardship responsibilities
  • Consistent structure that holds across the asset lifecycle
  • Reporting on data quality and completeness
  • Clear rules for keeping data trustworthy going forward
How we deliver

How IDS builds trustworthy data

Measure the current state

We assess the real quality and completeness of your data so you have an honest baseline, not an assumption, to work from.

Cleanse and normalize

We validate, cleanse, normalize, and reconcile the existing information, resolving inconsistencies and rebuilding confidence in the records.

Put governance in place

Standards, procedures, quality rules, and clear ownership are defined so data quality is maintained by design rather than by periodic firefighting.

Monitor and sustain

Ongoing quality checks and reporting keep data from drifting, catching issues early while they are still cheap to fix.

In practice

How a data quality engagement runs

We start by measuring the real state of the data against your standards, so the conversation is about facts rather than impressions. The findings drive a prioritized cleanup plan, with the records that matter most to operations and maintenance handled first.

Governance is built alongside the cleanup, not after it, so the procedures and ownership are in place by the time the data is clean and the improvement holds.

The outcome

What you can expect

  • Records your teams trustEngineering, operations, and maintenance work from data they no longer have to second-guess.
  • Quality that lastsGovernance keeps the database consistent as the asset evolves, not just after a cleanup.
  • Better, faster decisionsReliable data speeds engineering and supports safe, confident operation.
  • Audit and regulatory readinessConsistent, well-governed information stands up to scrutiny whenever it is needed.

Trusted data speeds up engineering, supports safe operation, and makes every downstream report more reliable. The goal is simple: information your teams rely on, rather than second-guess.

Common questions

What owner-operators ask

What does engineering data governance actually involve?

Data standards, governance models, documented procedures, validation rules, quality checks, and defined ownership, all of which define how data is structured, validated, and maintained so quality does not decay over time.

Can you clean up data we already have?

Yes. We validate, cleanse, normalize, and reconcile existing engineering information to raise its quality and rebuild trust in it.

How do you keep data quality from slipping again?

By putting governance and clear maintenance rules in place, not just a one-time cleanup, so the database stays consistent as the asset changes.

How do you measure data quality?

We assess completeness, consistency, and conformance to your standards, then report on it so you have a clear, objective baseline and can track improvement over time.

Do we need a full cleanup or just governance going forward?

Usually both. We cleanse and reconcile what you have today, then put governance in place so the investment holds rather than degrading again.

Who owns data quality once you are involved?

You do, with our support. Part of governance is defining clear ownership and stewardship inside your organization, so quality is sustained rather than dependent on an outside party indefinitely.

Platforms we work in

Delivered across the Octave suite

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Services  ·  Project & EPC Oversight

Project & EPC Oversight

We act as your subject matter expert on capital projects, auditing EPC deliverables against the specifications you set before the project began and providing as-built services when it is complete, so the engineering data you receive meets your standards and matches the plant.

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Overview

Project & EPC Oversight

The most expensive engineering data problems are created during capital projects and discovered years later in operations. By then the project team has moved on and the owner is left to untangle records that never met the standard. The way to prevent that is to have your own subject matter expert on the data throughout the project, not just a review at the end.

IDS fills that role. We work as the client's SME, auditing deliverables and monitoring data completeness against the specifications set out before the project, confirming compliance with your standards through design and construction, and providing as-building services at completion so the database reflects what was actually installed.

Why it matters

Why owners need their own SME on project data

An EPC delivers to the specification it is held to. If no one on the owner's side is checking the engineering data against that specification as the project runs, gaps and inconsistencies only surface after close-out, when they are the owner's problem to fix and the cost lands entirely on operations.

Having an independent subject matter expert audit the data as it is produced changes that. Deviations from your deliverable standards are caught while the project team is still there to correct them, completeness is tracked milestone by milestone, and the as-built record is captured properly at the end rather than reconstructed later.

What is included

Scope of work

  • Acting as the owner-operator's engineering data subject matter expert (SME)
  • Deliverable audits against the specifications set before the project
  • Data completeness monitoring through design, procurement, and construction
  • Compliance confirmation against your deliverable and data standards
  • As-building services at project completion
  • Redline incorporation and photo-based field verification
  • Controlled database revisions and reconciliation of installed-versus-designed data
  • Reporting to the owner on audit findings and outstanding items
How we deliver

How IDS supports your project

Your SME, not the EPC's

We work for the owner-operator, representing your data standards in project reviews and holding deliverables to the specifications you set, so your interests are covered throughout.

Audits at agreed milestones

Rather than a single end-of-project review, we audit deliverables and track completeness at defined points, so problems are found while they are still the project team's to fix.

Compliance you can evidence

Each audit produces clear findings against your standards, giving you documented grounds to require corrections before the project closes out.

As-built services at completion

When the project finishes, we bring the database in line with what was actually installed through redline incorporation, photo-based verification, and controlled revisions.

In practice

How oversight fits into your project

IDS is engaged as the owner-operator's subject matter expert from the point you bring us in. We align the project's data deliverables to your specifications early, then audit and report on completeness and compliance at agreed milestones through design, procurement, and construction.

At completion, as-building and field updates are incorporated under controlled revision, so the final database reflects the installed plant rather than a design that has since changed.

The outcome

What you can expect

  • Specifications enforcedDeliverables are measured against the standards you set, not the EPC's defaults.
  • Problems caught earlyGaps surface during the project, when they are cheapest to correct.
  • Records that match the plantAs-built data reflects what was installed in the field, not just what was designed.
  • Operations starts with trusted dataYou inherit a database that meets your standards rather than a cleanup project.

An owner with its own subject matter expert on project data gets deliverables that meet the specification and an as-built record that matches the plant. Without one, the cost of every gap lands on operations after the project team is gone.

Common questions

What owner-operators ask

Do you represent the owner-operator or the EPC?

The owner-operator. We act as your subject matter expert, auditing EPC deliverables and confirming they meet the specifications and standards you set before the project.

What does an audit cover?

Deliverables are checked against your data standards, naming conventions, and completeness requirements, with findings reported so corrections can be required while the project is live.

What are as-building services?

Updating the database at project completion to reflect what was actually installed, including redlines, field changes, and photo-based verification, under controlled revision.

When should you be brought into a project?

As early as possible. The earlier the specifications are set and the audits begin, the fewer issues reach close-out. Oversight that starts only near completion catches far less.

Can you work alongside our project team and the EPC?

Yes. We integrate with both as the owner's data SME, complementing their work rather than duplicating it.

Do you take over the EPC's data work?

No. The EPC produces the deliverables. We audit them against your specification, report findings, and provide the as-built services once construction is complete.

Platforms we work in

Delivered across the Octave suite

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Services  ·  Hosted Environments & Application Sustainability

Hosted Environments & Application Sustainability

We provide hosted and centrally managed engineering database environments when you need them, and keep your applications healthy over their full life, so your systems stay current, stable, and under your control.

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Overview

Hosted Environments & Application Sustainability

An engineering database is a long-term asset, and like any asset it needs care to stay reliable. Versions fall behind, configurations drift, environments need testing, and without regular attention a once-solid system slowly becomes a risk. Application sustainability is the ongoing stewardship that prevents that.

IDS provides sustainability across the Octave platforms we support, including Facets Instrumentation, Facets Electrical, Facets P&ID, InConcert, and OnSite Completions: upgrades, environment testing, configuration reviews, and health checks that keep your systems current and stable. When it makes sense, we also host or centrally manage the environment for you, giving controlled access to EPCs and contractors while owner-operator governance and continuity stay intact.

Why it matters

Why engineering applications fail quietly

Engineering systems rarely fail all at once. They fall behind on versions, accumulate configuration drift, lose the people who understood them, and become harder to upgrade with every year that passes. By the time a problem is obvious, the system is often several versions behind and the upgrade path has become a project in itself.

Sustainability keeps the system from reaching that point. Regular upgrades, testing, configuration reviews, and health checks keep the environment current and supportable, so you are never trapped on an unsupported version or dependent on knowledge that walked out the door.

What is included

Scope of work

  • Version upgrades and upgrade-path planning
  • Environment testing and validation before changes go live
  • Configuration reviews and drift correction
  • Database and application health checks
  • Application sustainability planning across the lifecycle
  • Hosted, cloud, or centrally managed database environments
  • Controlled EPC and contractor access with owner-operator governance retained
  • Long-term continuity and stewardship of your engineering data
How we deliver

How IDS sustains your systems

Stay current and supported

We plan and execute version upgrades and keep environments tested, so you are never stranded on an unsupported release or facing an upgrade that has grown into a major project.

Catch issues with health checks

Regular database and application health checks surface configuration drift and emerging problems early, while they are still small and inexpensive to resolve.

Hosted without losing control

When hosting makes sense, we provide managed or cloud environments with controlled EPC access, while ownership, governance, and stewardship of your data remain firmly with you.

Continuity you can count on

Our long-term involvement means the knowledge of your environment does not depend on a single person, and your systems stay stable year after year.

In practice

What ongoing sustainability looks like

Sustainability runs on a planned cadence rather than emergency calls: scheduled health checks, version and patch planning, environment testing before changes go live, and configuration reviews that catch drift early. You know what is being done and when.

Where IDS hosts or centrally manages the environment, EPC and contractor access is set up to your rules and reviewed with you, so the convenience of a managed environment never comes at the cost of control.

The outcome

What you can expect

  • Systems that stay currentSupported versions and tested environments, without upgrade emergencies.
  • Stability year after yearHealth checks and stewardship keep the environment reliable over its full life.
  • Control retainedA managed environment without giving up ownership or governance of your data.
  • Lower operational riskProblems are caught and resolved before they affect engineering or operations.

Your systems stay current, stable, and under your control, year after year. You get the benefit of a managed environment without losing ownership or governance of your own engineering data.

Common questions

What owner-operators ask

Do you offer hosted environments for the Octave platforms?

Yes. We provide hosted, cloud, or centrally managed database environments for the platforms we support, with controlled EPC access while owner-operator governance and continuity are maintained.

Can you handle our version upgrades and testing?

Yes. We manage version upgrades, environment testing, configuration reviews, and database health checks as part of application sustainability.

Do we keep control of our data in a hosted setup?

Always. Hosting is about convenience and continuity, not ownership. Governance and stewardship of the database remain with you.

How often should our Octave applications be upgraded?

It depends on your support requirements and the platform roadmap, but staying within supported versions is the goal. We plan a realistic upgrade cadence so you are never stranded on an unsupported release.

What is included in a database health check?

A review of configuration, performance, data integrity, and environment stability, with findings and recommendations, so issues are identified before they become failures.

Is hosting secure and still under our control?

Yes. Hosting is about convenience and continuity, not ownership. Access is controlled, and governance and stewardship of the database remain with you at all times.

Platforms we work in

Delivered across the Octave suite

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtools

Octave Facets Instrumentation Services

Implementation, administration, migration, cleanup, and long-term support for Facets Instrumentation, SPI, and INtools environments, delivered by an Octave Alliance Partner with owner-operator experience since 2004.

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Smart Instrumentation has a new name. Octave Facets Instrumentation is the current name for the Hexagon / Intergraph product your teams may still call SmartPlant Instrumentation, Smart Instrumentation, SPI, SI, or INtools. It is the same core platform, and IDS supports every version in use.

IDS helps owner-operators, EPCs, and operating facilities implement, administer, and improve their instrumentation databases. Our Facets Instrumentation and legacy SPI / INtools services are built around dependable instrument indexes, specification sheets, wiring and interconnection records, loop drawings, and project records that can be trusted after handover.

Engagements range from a targeted database cleanup or audit to full implementation, migration, and ongoing administration, each scoped to the version you have installed, your site standards, and the project in front of you.

What we do

Octave Facets Instrumentation support and services

  • Database administration, configuration, reference data, and standards development
  • Instrument index, specification form, loop drawing, and interconnection report configuration
  • SPI database audits, cleanup, deduplication, and data-quality assessments
  • Migration planning, version-upgrade support, consolidation, and post-migration validation
  • Custom reports, browser views, Enhanced Data Editor (EDE) queries, and data exports
  • Wiring, panel, cable, junction box, and DCS / PLC I/O record coordination
  • User support, administrator guidance, documentation, and hosted environments where required
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Octave Alliance Partner

An Octave Alliance Partner, not a generalist

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS provides subject matter expertise, administration, configuration, data management support, and practical advisory services across Octave's Design and Build solutions. That partnership means the people configuring your database work to the current product guidance, not to how the software behaved several versions ago.

Legacy installations and project documents often still carry the old names. We scope support to the version you actually run, whether that is a current Facets Instrumentation release or an older INtools or SPI environment that has not yet been upgraded.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports instrumentation database work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects. The common thread is an owner-operator that needs its instrumentation data to be complete, consistent, and usable by engineering, operations, maintenance, and projects.

Typical assignments include brownfield data cleanup, migration planning from legacy SPI or INtools versions, commissioning readiness, alignment to site standards, multi-site administration, and acting as the owner's subject matter expert while an EPC populates the database during a project.

Challenges we solve

Solving Facets Instrumentation and SPI database challenges

Duplicate tags, incomplete specifications, and conflicting wiring or loop records slow engineering, commissioning, and maintenance. IDS identifies the data-quality issues, prioritises the corrections, and establishes consistent records before a brownfield expansion, database consolidation, or planned upgrade. The aim is reliable engineering information, not a software change for its own sake.

SPI database issues

Inconsistent tag records, duplicate entries, incomplete specification data, and outdated wiring information make a database hard to trust. IDS evaluates, cleans, and optimises SPI and Facets Instrumentation databases so the instrument index becomes a reliable source again.

Brownfield expansions

Brownfield projects work from legacy documentation, incomplete as-built records, and systems that may not match field conditions. IDS brings the database in line with the plant before the expansion starts, so the project team designs against accurate data.

Commissioning delays

Startup slips when loop diagrams, I/O assignments, wiring details, or specifications are incomplete or contradict each other. IDS resolves the database and documentation gaps that slow turnover, loop checks, testing, and startup.

Audit pressure

Audit readiness depends on accurate, accessible, traceable records. IDS improves data quality, traceability, and documentation consistency so internal reviews, regulatory requirements, and project close-out are met without a scramble.

Migration and upgrades

Facets Instrumentation, SPI, and INtools migration support

A new product name is not, by itself, a reason to migrate. Octave describes Facets Instrumentation as a rebrand with the core functionality carried forward. Upgrade decisions should rest on your installed version, compatibility with the rest of your environment, vendor support windows, and project requirements.

IDS supports assessment, mapping, cleanup, upgrade planning, and post-migration validation for legacy INtools and SPI environments as well as spreadsheet-based instrument records. Before proposing a path, we review source and target versions, custom reports, interfaces, database dependencies, and the deliverables your teams rely on. A plan typically includes a test environment, backups and recovery planning, representative data checks, user acceptance, and a coordinated cutover.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Database assessment

Review the existing INtools or SPI structure, data quality, naming conventions, custom reports, interfaces, and known limitations.

2

Data mapping and planning

Define how legacy records, spreadsheet fields, instrument indexes, specifications, and wiring data will be migrated or reorganised in the target version.

3

Cleanup and standardisation

Resolve duplicate tags, missing data, inconsistent fields, obsolete records, and alignment issues before execution, so problems are not carried across.

4

Migration and upgrade

Execute version upgrades, data imports, system configuration, database consolidation, and transition planning in a tested environment.

5

Post-migration validation

Reconcile migrated data against the source, verify reports and deliverables, support user adoption, and confirm the environment is ready for production use.

Is it time?

When to consider an instrumentation database upgrade or cleanup

  • Instrumentation data spread across spreadsheets, legacy systems, and outdated records
  • A database structure that no longer matches current engineering standards
  • Duplicate tags, missing fields, or inconsistent naming creating rework on every project
  • Brownfield planning that needs accurate as-built instrumentation data
  • Commissioning delays caused by incomplete or conflicting loop, wiring, or I/O records
  • Audit or compliance pressure requiring stronger documentation and traceability
  • Multiple sites or business units needing consistent standards in one managed environment
Cleanup and optimisation

SPI database cleanup and optimisation

Databases degrade when multiple users, contractors, projects, and operating groups enter data over years without governance. Cleanup and optimisation is for organisations that need better accuracy, structure, and usability from the database they already have.

A cleaner database reduces rework, improves reporting, and gives engineering, maintenance, and operations a dependable source of truth. IDS pairs the cleanup with governance rules so the improvement holds.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Duplicate or obsolete tagsClean, unique tag records aligned to the plant
Missing specification dataComplete, consistent specification forms
Inconsistent namingAlignment with site naming standards
Conflicting wiring, panel, cable, or I/O detailsConsistent records across loop and interconnection deliverables
Unreliable or manual reportingRepeatable reports, browser views, and exports
Structure shaped by years of inconsistent entryAn organised environment that stays organised
Records that cannot survive an auditDocumentation and traceability that stand up to review
Scoping

Support scoped to your facility and version

Your installed version, database condition, site standards, and schedule shape the work. IDS can deliver a targeted assessment, a defined cleanup assignment, a migration project, or an ongoing administration and hosting arrangement, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can also host or centrally manage the environment, giving EPCs and contractors controlled access while owner-operator governance stays intact, and ViewIT can give operations, planners, and maintenance view-only access to validated data without production licences.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed software and database versions, and any target release
  • Number of databases, plants, or sites involved
  • Known data-quality issues and where they hurt most
  • Custom reports, interfaces, and integrations in use
  • Deliverables your engineering, maintenance, and project teams depend on
  • Upcoming project, turnaround, or audit timing
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Common questions

Octave Facets Instrumentation frequently asked questions

What is Octave Facets Instrumentation?

Octave Facets Instrumentation is the current name for the instrumentation engineering database long known as SmartPlant Instrumentation, Smart Instrumentation, SPI, SI, or INtools. It manages the instrument index, specifications, loop and wiring data, and related engineering deliverables.

Is Facets Instrumentation the same as SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI, or INtools?

Yes. It is the same platform under the Octave name. Your teams can keep using the names they know, and IDS supports the version you have installed under any of them.

Does the Octave rebrand require a migration or upgrade?

No. The rebrand itself does not change your installation. Upgrade decisions should be based on your installed version, compatibility, vendor support windows, and project needs. IDS helps you make that decision on the facts.

Can IDS support an existing SPI or INtools environment?

Yes. We administer, configure, clean up, migrate, and support existing SPI and INtools environments, including older versions and databases originally set up by an EPC or contractor.

What services does IDS provide for Facets Instrumentation?

Database administration and configuration, standards development, audits and cleanup, migration and upgrade support, custom reports and exports, wiring and I/O coordination, user support, and hosted environments where required.

What information should we provide before a migration assessment?

Installed software and database versions, the target release if known, site standards, database size, custom reports and interfaces, known data-quality issues, deadlines, backup arrangements, and the deliverables your teams require.

What causes SPI database issues?

Years of entry by multiple users, contractors, and projects without governance, combined with field changes that were never recorded, produce duplicate tags, missing specification data, inconsistent naming, and conflicting wiring records.

How does Facets Instrumentation support brownfield expansion projects?

When the database reflects the plant as built, expansion projects design against accurate instrumentation data instead of rediscovering it in the field. IDS brings the database up to date before the project begins.

Can SPI database issues contribute to commissioning delays?

Yes. Incomplete or conflicting loop diagrams, I/O assignments, wiring details, and specifications slow loop checks, testing, and turnover. Cleaning those records before commissioning removes a common cause of delay.

Why is database cleanup important before an upgrade?

Migrating a database carries its problems into the new version. Cleaning duplicates, gaps, and inconsistencies first means the upgraded environment starts from reliable data rather than a cleaner-looking copy of the old issues.

Can IDS help with custom reports, interfaces, and data exchange?

Yes. We configure and maintain custom reports, browser views, EDE queries, and data exports, and we review interfaces and integrations as part of any migration so they continue to work afterwards.

Do you offer hosted Facets Instrumentation environments and view-only access?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the database with controlled EPC access while governance remains with you, and ViewIT gives operations, planners, and maintenance view-only access to validated data without production licences.

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Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as SmartPlant Electrical, SPEL

Octave Facets Electrical Services

Implementation, administration, migration, cleanup, and long-term support for Facets Electrical and SPEL environments, kept aligned with your instrumentation data by an Octave Alliance Partner.

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SmartPlant Electrical has a new name. Octave Facets Electrical is the current name for the Hexagon / Intergraph product your teams may still call SmartPlant Electrical, Smart Electrical, or SPEL. It is the same core platform, and IDS supports every version in use.

IDS helps owner-operators, EPCs, and operating facilities implement, administer, and improve their electrical engineering databases. Our Facets Electrical and legacy SPEL services are built around dependable load lists, motor and equipment records, cable schedules, single-line and schematic data, and power distribution records that engineering, maintenance, and projects can rely on.

Because electrical and instrumentation data meet at every cable, junction box, and I/O point, we manage Facets Electrical to the same owner-operator standards as Facets Instrumentation, so the two databases agree with each other and with the plant.

What we do

Octave Facets Electrical support and services

  • Database administration, configuration, reference data, and electrical standards development
  • Load list, motor list, equipment, and power distribution data configuration
  • Cable schedule, cable routing, and interconnection record management
  • Database audits, cleanup, deduplication, and data-quality assessments
  • Migration planning from legacy SPEL versions and spreadsheets, with validation
  • Alignment of shared cables, panels, and I/O with Facets Instrumentation
  • Custom reports, exports, user support, and hosted environments where required
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Octave Alliance Partner

Electrical and instrumentation managed as one picture

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS configures and administers Facets Electrical to current product guidance and to the standards your owner-operator teams actually work to. Where many sites manage electrical and instrumentation data in isolation, we treat them as one connected record set.

Legacy installations and project documents often still say SPEL. We scope support to the version you run, whether a current Facets Electrical release or an older SmartPlant Electrical environment awaiting upgrade.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports electrical database work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects, wherever power distribution, motors, cables, and the instruments they serve need to be recorded consistently.

Typical assignments include aligning electrical records with the instrument index, cleaning cable schedules inherited from projects, migrating legacy SPEL databases, and acting as the owner's subject matter expert while an EPC populates electrical data during a project.

Challenges we solve

Solving Facets Electrical and SPEL database challenges

Conflicting cable records, incomplete load data, and equipment that exists in one database but not the other slow engineering, commissioning, and maintenance. IDS identifies the issues, prioritises corrections, and establishes consistent electrical records before an expansion, consolidation, or upgrade.

Electrical database issues

Duplicate equipment, incomplete load and motor data, and cable schedules that do not match the field make the electrical database hard to trust. IDS evaluates, cleans, and optimises it so load lists and cable reports become reliable again.

Brownfield expansions

Expansions inherit legacy single-lines, outdated cable routing, and distribution records that may not reflect reality. IDS brings the electrical database in line with the installed plant before design begins.

Commissioning delays

Energisation and loop checks slip when cable, termination, panel, and I/O records are incomplete or contradict the instrumentation database. IDS resolves the gaps and the cross-discipline conflicts that slow turnover.

Audit pressure

Electrical safety and compliance reviews depend on accurate, traceable records of loads, protection, and distribution. IDS improves data quality and documentation consistency so reviews are met with confidence.

Migration and upgrades

Facets Electrical and SPEL migration support

The Octave rebrand does not by itself require an upgrade. Decisions should rest on your installed SPEL version, compatibility with your instrumentation environment, vendor support windows, and project needs.

IDS supports assessment, mapping, cleanup, upgrade planning, and post-migration validation for legacy SPEL environments and spreadsheet-based electrical records. We review source and target versions, custom reports, interfaces, and the link to Facets Instrumentation before proposing a path, and plan a test environment, backups, representative data checks, user acceptance, and a coordinated cutover.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Database assessment

Review the existing SPEL structure, equipment and cable data quality, naming conventions, reports, and the integration with your instrumentation database.

2

Data mapping and planning

Define how load lists, equipment, cables, panels, and distribution records will be migrated or reorganised in the target version.

3

Cleanup and standardisation

Resolve duplicate equipment, missing load data, inconsistent cable naming, and conflicts with the instrument index before execution.

4

Migration and upgrade

Execute version upgrades, data imports, configuration, consolidation, and transition planning in a tested environment.

5

Post-migration validation

Reconcile migrated data, verify cable schedules and reports, confirm the instrumentation link, and support user adoption.

Is it time?

When to consider an electrical database upgrade or cleanup

  • Electrical data spread across spreadsheets, drawings, and legacy systems
  • Cable schedules and load lists that no longer match the field or each other
  • Electrical and instrumentation databases that disagree on shared cables, panels, or I/O
  • Brownfield planning that needs accurate as-built distribution and cable data
  • Commissioning delays caused by incomplete termination or cable records
  • Audit or safety review pressure requiring traceable electrical records
  • Multiple sites needing consistent electrical standards in one managed environment
Cleanup and optimisation

Electrical database cleanup and optimisation

Electrical databases degrade when projects, contractors, and operating groups add equipment and cables over years without governance. Cleanup and optimisation restores accuracy, structure, and usability to the database you already have.

A cleaner electrical database reduces rework, improves cable and load reporting, and gives engineering, maintenance, and operations a dependable record that agrees with the instrumentation database.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Duplicate or obsolete equipment and cablesClean, unique records aligned to the plant
Missing load, motor, or protection dataComplete equipment and load records
Inconsistent cable and equipment namingAlignment with site naming standards
Cables or panels that conflict with the instrument indexOne consistent record across both databases
Unreliable cable schedules and load reportsRepeatable, trusted reports and exports
Structure shaped by years of inconsistent entryAn organised environment that stays organised
Records that cannot survive a safety or compliance reviewDocumentation and traceability that stand up to review
Scoping

Support scoped to your facility and version

Your installed version, database condition, site standards, and schedule shape the work. IDS can deliver a targeted assessment, a defined cleanup, a migration project, or ongoing administration, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can host or centrally manage the electrical environment alongside your instrumentation database, giving EPCs and contractors controlled access while owner-operator governance stays intact.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed SPEL or Facets Electrical version, and any target release
  • Whether the database is integrated with your instrumentation database
  • Known issues with cable schedules, load lists, or equipment records
  • Custom reports, interfaces, and integrations in use
  • Deliverables your engineering, maintenance, and project teams depend on
  • Upcoming project, turnaround, or audit timing
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Common questions

Octave Facets Electrical frequently asked questions

What is Octave Facets Electrical?

Octave Facets Electrical is the current name for the electrical engineering database long known as SmartPlant Electrical, Smart Electrical, or SPEL. It manages loads, motors, equipment, cables, panels, and power distribution data.

Is Facets Electrical the same as SmartPlant Electrical or SPEL?

Yes. It is the same platform under the Octave name, and IDS supports the version you have installed under any of those names.

Does the Octave rebrand require a migration or upgrade?

No. The rebrand itself does not change your installation. Upgrade decisions should be based on your installed version, compatibility, vendor support, and project needs.

Can IDS support an existing SPEL environment?

Yes. We administer, configure, clean up, migrate, and support existing SPEL environments, including those originally set up by an EPC or contractor.

Can you keep our electrical and instrumentation databases aligned?

Yes, and that is where IDS adds the most value. Shared cables, panels, junction boxes, and I/O are managed so Facets Electrical and Facets Instrumentation agree with each other and with the plant.

What electrical data does the platform manage?

Load lists, motor and equipment records, power distribution, cables and routing, panels and terminations, and the reports built from them, structured to connect with instrumentation and P&ID data.

What information should we provide before a migration assessment?

Installed version, target release if known, site standards, database size, custom reports and interfaces, the link to your instrumentation database, known data issues, deadlines, and required deliverables.

What causes electrical database issues?

Years of entry by multiple projects and contractors without governance, field changes never recorded, and electrical and instrumentation data maintained separately until they no longer agree.

Can electrical database issues delay commissioning?

Yes. Incomplete cable, termination, and panel records slow energisation, loop checks, and turnover. Cleaning those records before commissioning removes a common cause of delay.

Why clean the database before an upgrade?

Migration carries existing problems into the new version. Cleaning duplicates, gaps, and cross-discipline conflicts first means the upgraded environment starts from reliable data.

Can IDS help with custom reports and exports?

Yes. We configure and maintain cable schedules, load summaries, custom reports, and data exports, and we check interfaces as part of any migration.

Do you offer hosted Facets Electrical environments?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the environment, typically alongside your instrumentation database, with controlled EPC access while governance remains with you.

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Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as SmartPlant P&ID

Octave Facets P&ID Services

Setup, administration, data alignment, cleanup, and long-term support for Facets P&ID, so your process and instrumentation diagrams become trusted, connected engineering data rather than disconnected drawings.

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SmartPlant P&ID has a new name. Octave Facets P&ID is the current name for the Hexagon / Intergraph intelligent P&ID product your teams may still call SmartPlant P&ID or Smart P&ID. It is the same core platform, and IDS supports every version in use.

IDS helps owner-operators, EPCs, and operating facilities implement, administer, and improve their intelligent P&ID environments. A Facets P&ID drawing is a connected data source: every line, piece of equipment, valve, and instrument on it is a database object that can be reported on and linked to the instrumentation and electrical databases.

That connection is what makes intelligent P&IDs valuable, and it only works when the underlying data, symbology, and rules are set up properly and kept aligned with the rest of the engineering record. Engagements range from standards and template setup to drawing data cleanup, reconciliation with the instrument index, and ongoing administration.

What we do

Octave Facets P&ID support and services

  • Database administration, configuration, symbology, templates, and drawing standards development
  • Line list, equipment list, valve list, and instrument data configuration and reporting
  • Reconciliation of P&ID instrument and equipment data with Facets Instrumentation and Electrical
  • Drawing and data audits, cleanup, and consistency checks against site standards
  • Migration planning from legacy versions and non-intelligent drawing sources, with validation
  • Validation rules and consistency checks across connected disciplines
  • Custom reports, exports, user support, and hosted environments where required
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Octave Alliance Partner

Intelligent P&IDs kept consistent with the data behind them

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS configures and administers Facets P&ID to current product guidance and to your owner-operator standards. Our focus is the data on the drawing, not only the drawing itself, so that what the P&ID says about an instrument matches what the instrument index says.

Legacy installations and project documents often still say SmartPlant P&ID. We scope support to the version you run, whether a current Facets P&ID release or an older environment awaiting upgrade.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports intelligent P&ID work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects, wherever process drawings need to carry trustworthy, connected data.

Typical assignments include aligning P&ID instrument data with the instrument index after a project, cleaning drawing data inherited from contractors, setting up symbology and templates to site standards, and acting as the owner's subject matter expert while an EPC produces P&IDs during a project.

Challenges we solve

Solving Facets P&ID data challenges

P&IDs that disagree with the instrument index, drawings produced to different standards by different contractors, and data that was never validated slow engineering, management of change, and operations. IDS identifies the inconsistencies, prioritises corrections, and establishes rules that keep drawings and data aligned.

P&ID data issues

Instruments on the drawing that do not exist in the database, tags that differ between P&ID and instrument index, and equipment with incomplete attributes make intelligent P&IDs unreliable. IDS reconciles and cleans the data so the drawings can be trusted.

Brownfield expansions

Expansions inherit P&IDs that may not reflect the plant as built. IDS brings the drawing data in line with field reality and the instrumentation record before design begins, so the project works from accurate diagrams.

Management of change

When a change is drawn but not carried into the connected databases, or recorded in the database but not on the drawing, the two drift apart. IDS sets up the consistency checks and procedures that keep P&ID and data changes together.

Audit pressure

Process safety and regulatory reviews depend on P&IDs that are current, consistent, and traceable. IDS improves drawing data quality and documentation consistency so reviews are met with confidence.

Migration and upgrades

Facets P&ID migration and conversion support

The Octave rebrand does not by itself require an upgrade. Decisions should rest on your installed version, compatibility with your instrumentation and electrical environments, vendor support windows, and project needs.

IDS supports assessment, mapping, cleanup, upgrade planning, and post-migration validation for legacy Facets P&ID environments, and for converting non-intelligent drawing sets into connected P&ID data. We review source and target versions, symbology, templates, reports, and the links to other databases before proposing a path, and plan a test environment, backups, representative drawing checks, user acceptance, and a coordinated cutover.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Drawing and data assessment

Review the existing P&ID environment, drawing standards, symbology, data quality, reports, and the links to instrumentation and electrical data.

2

Data mapping and planning

Define how drawings, line lists, equipment, valves, and instrument data will be migrated, converted, or reorganised in the target version.

3

Cleanup and standardisation

Resolve tag mismatches, incomplete attributes, inconsistent symbology, and conflicts with the instrument index before execution.

4

Migration and upgrade

Execute version upgrades, drawing conversion, configuration, and transition planning in a tested environment.

5

Post-migration validation

Verify drawings and reports, reconcile data against the instrumentation database, and support user adoption.

Is it time?

When to consider a P&ID data upgrade or cleanup

  • P&IDs maintained as flat drawings with no connection to engineering data
  • Drawings produced by different projects or contractors to different standards
  • Instrument and equipment tags that differ between P&IDs and the instrument index
  • Brownfield planning that needs P&IDs reflecting the plant as built
  • Management-of-change gaps between drawings and connected databases
  • Process safety or regulatory reviews requiring current, traceable P&IDs
  • Multiple sites needing consistent drawing standards in one managed environment
Cleanup and optimisation

P&ID data cleanup and reconciliation

P&ID data degrades when projects and contractors produce drawings to their own conventions and changes are made in the field without reaching the data. Cleanup and reconciliation restore consistency between the drawings, the databases, and the plant.

Reconciled P&ID data reduces rework, improves line and equipment reporting, and gives engineering, operations, and process safety a drawing set they can rely on.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Instruments or equipment on P&IDs with no database recordEvery drawing object backed by a database record
Tags that differ between P&ID and instrument indexOne tag, consistent across drawing and database
Inconsistent symbology and drawing conventionsDrawings aligned to site standards
Incomplete line, equipment, or valve attributesComplete, reportable P&ID data
Unreliable line lists and equipment listsRepeatable, trusted reports and exports
Drawings that drifted from the plant through unrecorded changeP&IDs reconciled to field reality
Drawings that cannot survive a process safety reviewCurrent, traceable P&IDs ready for review
Scoping

Support scoped to your facility and version

Your installed version, drawing standards, data condition, and schedule shape the work. IDS can deliver a targeted assessment, a defined cleanup and reconciliation, a migration or conversion project, or ongoing administration, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can host or centrally manage the P&ID environment alongside your instrumentation and electrical databases, with controlled EPC access while owner-operator governance stays intact.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed Facets P&ID or SmartPlant P&ID version, and any target release
  • Number of drawings, units, or sites involved
  • Whether P&ID data is linked to your instrumentation and electrical databases
  • Drawing standards, symbology, and templates in use
  • Known mismatches between drawings and the instrument index
  • Upcoming project, turnaround, or review timing
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Common questions

Octave Facets P&ID frequently asked questions

What is Octave Facets P&ID?

Octave Facets P&ID is the current name for the intelligent P&ID product long known as SmartPlant P&ID or Smart P&ID. It stores every object on a process and instrumentation diagram as connected engineering data.

Is Facets P&ID the same as SmartPlant P&ID?

Yes. It is the same platform under the Octave name, and IDS supports the version you have installed under either name.

Why manage P&IDs as data rather than drawings?

Because intelligent P&IDs connect to your instrumentation and electrical data, so one consistent record supports engineering, operations, and process safety instead of disconnected drawings that must be checked by hand.

Does the Octave rebrand require a migration or upgrade?

No. The rebrand itself does not change your installation. Upgrade decisions should be based on your installed version, compatibility, vendor support, and project needs.

Can IDS support an existing Facets P&ID environment?

Yes. We administer, configure, clean up, migrate, and support existing environments, including those originally set up by an EPC or contractor.

How do intelligent P&IDs connect to the rest of the database?

Tags and objects on the P&ID link to the same instruments and equipment in your instrumentation and electrical databases, so a change in one place is reflected everywhere it should be.

Can you align our P&ID data with our instrument index?

Yes. Reconciling P&ID instrument data with the instrument index and correcting mismatches is core to what IDS does with this platform.

Can you convert non-intelligent drawings into Facets P&ID?

Yes. We plan and validate the conversion of drawing sets from other tools into connected P&ID data, with cleanup and reconciliation included.

What information should we provide before a migration assessment?

Installed version, target release if known, drawing standards and symbology, number of drawings, links to other databases, custom reports, known data issues, and project timing.

What causes P&ID data issues?

Drawings produced to different conventions by different projects, changes made in the field or the database but not both, and data that was never validated against the instrument index.

Can P&ID data issues affect commissioning or operations?

Yes. Drawings that disagree with the instrumentation record slow loop checks, confuse operations, and undermine management of change. Reconciled data removes that friction.

Do you offer hosted Facets P&ID environments?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the environment with your other Octave databases, with controlled EPC access while governance remains with you.

Explore the suite

Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Whether you are implementing Octave tools, migrating legacy databases, or improving engineering workflows, IDS delivers practical solutions backed by real-world expertise.

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as SDx, Foundation

Octave InConcert Core Services

Configuration, integration, information handover, and long-term support for InConcert Core, SDx, and Foundation environments, so engineering information from every application comes together in one governed record.

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SDx and Foundation have a new name. Octave InConcert Core is the current name for the Hexagon / Intergraph information-management platform your teams may still call SmartPlant Foundation, Foundation, or SDx. SDx was never a SmartPlant product; it followed Foundation, and the newer SDx2 release is now called Octave InConcert.

IDS helps owner-operators, EPCs, and operating facilities implement, administer, and get value from InConcert Core. The platform is where engineering information, documents, and tag data from different applications are brought together, related to each other, and managed through change, so that operations has one place to find the current, approved record.

An integration and information-management layer only delivers value when it is set up and maintained with a clear purpose. Engagements range from scoping what should be connected and why, through configuration and integration with the Facets tools, to information handover from projects and ongoing administration.

What we do

Octave InConcert Core support and services

  • Platform administration, configuration, class library, and information standards development
  • Integration of engineering information from Facets Instrumentation, Electrical, P&ID, and other authoring tools
  • Document management, tag-to-document relationships, and change management configuration
  • Information handover workflows from projects into operations
  • Data and document audits, cleanup, and consistency checks across connected sources
  • Upgrade planning, consolidation, and migration support, including the move to Octave InConcert
  • Custom reports, user support, and hosted environments where required
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Octave Alliance Partner

Integration with a purpose, not another layer of complexity

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS configures and administers InConcert Core to current product guidance and to how your owner-operator teams actually use information. We scope the integration around the questions your engineers, operators, and maintainers need answered, rather than connecting everything because it is possible.

Legacy installations and project documents often still say Foundation or SDx. We scope support to the release you run, and we help you decide whether and when a move to Octave InConcert makes sense.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports information-management work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects, wherever engineering information from many applications needs to be connected and governed.

Typical assignments include restarting an integration that was installed but never fully delivered, setting up information handover from a capital project, aligning tag and document data across the Facets tools, and acting as the owner's subject matter expert on handover requirements during a project.

Challenges we solve

Solving InConcert Core and Foundation challenges

Applications that do not talk to each other, information re-entered and reconciled by hand, and project handovers that arrive as unstructured document dumps slow engineering and operations. IDS identifies where the integration and information structure fall short and establishes the configuration and procedures that fix them.

Disconnected applications

When instrumentation, electrical, P&ID, and document systems each hold their own version of the truth, the same information is re-entered and second-guessed. IDS configures InConcert Core to connect and relate that information so one governed record emerges.

Project information handover

Handovers that arrive as folders of documents with no tag relationships or validation leave operations unable to find what it needs. IDS sets up the handover structure and workflows so project information lands connected and usable.

Underused installations

Many InConcert Core and Foundation environments were installed, partly configured, and never fully adopted. IDS restarts and rescopes those installations so they deliver the day-to-day value they were bought for.

Audit and change control

Management of change and regulatory reviews depend on knowing which document and which data are current and approved. IDS configures change management and traceability so that question always has a clear answer.

Migration and upgrades

Foundation, SDx, and InConcert Core upgrade and migration support

The Octave rebrand does not by itself require an upgrade. Decisions should rest on your installed release, the applications you need to connect, vendor support windows, and whether the newer Octave InConcert release offers what you need.

IDS supports assessment, mapping, cleanup, upgrade planning, and post-migration validation for Foundation and SDx environments, including consolidation and the move to Octave InConcert. We review the installed release, class library, integrations, document volumes, and workflows before proposing a path, and plan a test environment, backups, representative checks, user acceptance, and a coordinated cutover.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Environment assessment

Review the installed Foundation, SDx, or InConcert Core release, class library, integrations, document and tag volumes, workflows, and known limitations.

2

Information mapping and planning

Define how documents, tags, relationships, and workflows will be migrated, consolidated, or reorganised in the target release.

3

Cleanup and standardisation

Resolve duplicate documents, broken relationships, inconsistent classification, and conflicts with the Facets databases before execution.

4

Migration and upgrade

Execute release upgrades, data and document migration, integration configuration, and transition planning in a tested environment.

5

Post-migration validation

Verify documents, relationships, integrations, and workflows, reconcile against the source, and support user adoption.

Is it time?

When to consider an InConcert Core upgrade or rescope

  • Engineering information held in disconnected applications and re-entered by hand
  • Project handovers arriving as unstructured document sets
  • An installation that was never fully configured or adopted
  • Document and tag relationships that are incomplete or no longer trusted
  • Management-of-change gaps between documents and data
  • Regulatory reviews requiring a clear record of current, approved information
  • A roadmap decision pending on whether to move to Octave InConcert
Cleanup and optimisation

Information cleanup and consolidation

Information-management environments degrade when projects load documents without classification, relationships are never completed, and integrations fall out of step with the authoring tools. Cleanup and consolidation restore structure and trust.

A consolidated environment reduces search time, improves change control, and gives operations one connected view of the engineering record.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Duplicate or unclassified documentsClean, classified document records
Tags without documents, or documents without tagsComplete tag-to-document relationships
Integrations out of step with the Facets toolsConnected data that stays current
Inconsistent revision and change controlClear current and approved records
Handover packages that were never structuredProject information landed and usable
An environment shaped by partial configurationAn organised platform with a defined purpose
Records that cannot support a reviewTraceability that stands up to audit
Scoping

Support scoped to your environment and roadmap

Your installed release, the applications you need to connect, your document volumes, and your roadmap shape the work. IDS can deliver an assessment, a rescoping and restart, a handover setup, a migration or consolidation project, or ongoing administration, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can host or centrally manage the environment alongside your Facets databases, with controlled EPC access while owner-operator governance stays intact.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed Foundation, SDx, or InConcert Core release, and any target release
  • Applications and authoring tools you need connected
  • Document and tag volumes, and the state of their relationships
  • Workflows, change management, and handover requirements in place or needed
  • Known issues with integrations, search, or adoption
  • Upcoming project, handover, or review timing
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Common questions

Octave InConcert Core frequently asked questions

What is Octave InConcert Core?

Octave InConcert Core is the current name for the information-management platform long known as SmartPlant Foundation, Foundation, or SDx. It brings engineering information, documents, and tag data from different applications together in one governed record.

Is InConcert Core the same as SDx or Foundation?

Yes. InConcert Core is the current name for the SDx and Foundation releases. SDx was never a SmartPlant product; it followed Foundation. The newer SDx2 release is now called Octave InConcert.

What does InConcert Core do for an owner-operator?

It connects information across applications, manages documents and their relationships to tags, controls change, and supports information handover from projects, so operations has one place to find the current, approved record.

Does the Octave rebrand require a migration or upgrade?

No. The rebrand itself does not change your installation. Upgrade decisions should be based on your installed release, what you need to connect, vendor support, and whether Octave InConcert offers what you need.

Can IDS help if InConcert Core is installed but underused?

Yes. Restarting and rescoping an installation that never fully delivered is one of the most common ways we help owner-operators with this platform.

Is an integration layer worth it for a single-discipline database?

Its value grows with the number of systems and disciplines you need to connect. IDS helps you scope it honestly, so you invest where integration actually pays off.

How does InConcert Core connect to the Facets tools?

Information published from Facets Instrumentation, Electrical, and P&ID is related to documents and tags in InConcert Core, so the engineering record and the document record stay consistent.

Can you set up information handover from a capital project?

Yes. We configure the handover structure, classification, and workflows so project information arrives connected and usable, and we can act as the owner's subject matter expert on handover requirements during the project.

Should we move from InConcert Core to InConcert?

It depends on your roadmap and the effort involved. IDS supports both releases and helps you plan the move when it makes sense. See the Octave InConcert page for the current release.

What information should we provide before an assessment?

Installed release, target release if known, the applications to connect, document and tag volumes, workflows in use, known issues, and project or review timing.

What causes information-management environments to lose value?

Partial configuration, documents loaded without classification, relationships never completed, integrations that fall out of step with authoring tools, and no one owning the platform after the project that installed it.

Do you offer hosted InConcert Core environments?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the environment with your Facets databases, with controlled EPC access while governance remains with you.

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Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as SDx2

Octave InConcert Services

Adoption planning, configuration, migration from Foundation and SDx, and long-term support for Octave InConcert, so the current release delivers connected, accessible asset information rather than a cleaner-looking copy of old gaps.

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SDx2 has a new name. Octave InConcert is the current name for the latest release of the Hexagon information-management platform line that began with Foundation and SDx (now Octave InConcert Core). It is the current, connected release, and IDS supports owner-operators adopting it or moving to it.

IDS helps owner-operators adopt Octave InConcert and get value from it. As the current release of the platform line, InConcert brings engineering information, documents, and asset data together in a connected environment that supports information management, change control, and handover from projects into operations.

For owner-operators moving from Foundation or SDx, or adopting a connected information platform for the first time, the move is an opportunity to fix the information-structure problems that accumulated on the old system, or to carry them forward. Which one happens depends on how the migration and configuration are scoped, and that is where IDS focuses.

What we do

Octave InConcert support and services

  • Adoption and roadmap planning, including whether and when to move from InConcert Core
  • Platform configuration, information standards, and class library aligned to your requirements
  • Migration of documents, tags, and relationships from Foundation and SDx with validation
  • Integration with Facets Instrumentation, Electrical, and P&ID data
  • Information handover workflows from projects into operations
  • Information audits, cleanup, and consolidation before and after the move
  • Administration, user support, and ongoing stewardship of the environment
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Octave Alliance Partner

A platform move on your terms, not the project's

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS configures and supports Octave InConcert to current product guidance and to how your owner-operator teams actually use information. Our role is to make sure the current release is set up around your standards and your questions, so it becomes the place people go for the answer rather than another system to maintain.

We also help you decide honestly whether the move is right for you now. Some environments benefit immediately; others are better served by stabilising InConcert Core first. We tell you which, with reasons.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports Octave InConcert work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects, wherever owner-operators need connected, current asset information across many applications.

Typical assignments include planning and executing the move from Foundation or SDx, configuring a first-time adoption around site standards, setting up information handover for a capital project on the current release, and aligning InConcert with the Facets databases.

Challenges we solve

Solving the challenges of adopting Octave InConcert

A platform move that carries forward unclassified documents, broken relationships, and undefined ownership produces a newer system with the same problems. IDS identifies what must be fixed before the move, configures the new environment around a clear purpose, and establishes the governance that keeps it useful.

Carrying old gaps forward

Documents without tags, duplicate records, and inconsistent classification do not fix themselves in migration. IDS cleans and consolidates the information before it moves, so InConcert starts from a trusted base.

Standards and configuration

A current release configured to defaults rather than your standards will be worked around rather than used. IDS configures InConcert around your information standards, workflows, and the questions your teams need answered.

Keeping the Facets tools aligned

InConcert sits above the Facets design tools as the information-management layer. IDS keeps the integrations with Facets Instrumentation, Electrical, and P&ID current, so the connected view stays accurate.

Adoption and ownership

Platforms lose value when no one owns them after the project that installed them. IDS defines ownership and stewardship so the environment is maintained, used, and trusted year after year.

Migration and upgrades

Moving from Foundation and SDx to Octave InConcert

Moving to the current release should rest on your roadmap, the capabilities you need, vendor support windows for your installed release, and the state of your information today, not on the product name alone.

IDS supports assessment, mapping, cleanup, migration planning, and post-migration validation for the move from Foundation or SDx. We review the installed release, class library, integrations, document and tag volumes, and workflows before proposing a path, and plan a test environment, backups, representative checks, user acceptance, and a coordinated cutover so the business is not left without its information during the move.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Readiness assessment

Review the installed Foundation, SDx, or InConcert Core environment, information quality, integrations, workflows, and the business case for moving.

2

Information mapping and planning

Define how documents, tags, relationships, workflows, and integrations will be carried into Octave InConcert and what will be reorganised.

3

Cleanup and consolidation

Resolve duplicates, incomplete relationships, inconsistent classification, and conflicts with the Facets databases before the move.

4

Migration and configuration

Execute the migration, configure the new environment to your standards, and re-establish integrations in a tested environment.

5

Validation and adoption

Verify documents, relationships, integrations, and workflows, reconcile against the source, and support users as they adopt the new release.

Is it time?

When to consider moving to Octave InConcert

  • An installed Foundation or SDx release approaching the end of vendor support
  • A need for current, connected asset information that the older release does not deliver
  • A capital project whose handover should land on the current release rather than an old one
  • Information quality on the old platform that justifies a clean start
  • Integrations with the Facets tools that have fallen out of step
  • A first-time adoption of a connected information platform
  • A roadmap decision that needs an honest assessment of effort and benefit
Cleanup and optimisation

Information cleanup before and after the move

The move to a current release is the moment to fix the information structure, not to copy it. Cleanup before migration removes duplicates, incomplete relationships, and inconsistent classification; consolidation after it confirms the new environment is organised and trusted.

A clean InConcert environment reduces search time, improves change control, and gives operations one connected view of the engineering record from the first day.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Documents and tags migrated as they areInformation cleaned and consolidated before the move
Incomplete tag-to-document relationshipsComplete relationships on the new release
Classification that differs by projectOne information standard across the environment
Integrations re-created on defaultsFacets integrations configured to your standards
Undefined ownership after go-liveStewardship and governance defined from day one
A current release used like the old oneAn environment configured around your questions
A move that disrupts the businessA tested, coordinated cutover with information available throughout
Scoping

Support scoped to your roadmap and environment

Your installed release, information quality, integrations, and roadmap shape the work. IDS can deliver a readiness assessment, a full migration project, a first-time adoption, or ongoing administration, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can host or centrally manage the environment alongside your Facets databases, with controlled EPC access while owner-operator governance stays intact.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed release today, and whether a move is planned or being evaluated
  • Applications and authoring tools you need connected
  • Document and tag volumes, and the state of their relationships
  • Workflows, change management, and handover requirements
  • Known issues with information quality, search, or adoption
  • Project, handover, or vendor support timing that affects the decision
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Common questions

Octave InConcert frequently asked questions

What is Octave InConcert?

Octave InConcert is the current name for SDx2, the latest release of the information-management platform line that began with Foundation and SDx. InConcert Core covers those earlier releases.

Is Octave InConcert the same as SDx2?

Yes. InConcert is the current name for SDx2. It is the current release of the platform, not a different product.

Do we have to move from InConcert Core to InConcert?

Not necessarily, and timing matters. IDS helps you weigh the benefits of the current release against the effort of moving, and plans the move when it makes sense.

What does InConcert connect?

Engineering information, documents, and asset data across applications, giving operations, maintenance, and projects one connected view rather than disconnected systems.

How does InConcert fit with the Facets tools?

InConcert sits above the Facets design tools as the information-management layer, so keeping it aligned with your instrumentation, electrical, and P&ID data is central to getting value from it.

Can IDS support both InConcert Core and InConcert?

Yes. We support owner-operators on either release and help those moving between them.

What should we fix before moving?

Duplicate and unclassified documents, incomplete tag-to-document relationships, inconsistent classification, and integrations that have fallen out of step with the Facets tools. Fixing these first means the new release starts clean.

How disruptive is the move?

It depends on volumes and integrations, but a tested environment, backups, representative checks, and a coordinated cutover keep information available to the business throughout. We plan for that from the start.

Can a capital project hand over directly onto InConcert?

Yes. Setting up information handover on the current release is often the cleanest way to adopt it, and IDS can act as the owner's subject matter expert on handover requirements during the project.

What information should we provide before an assessment?

Installed release, applications to connect, document and tag volumes, workflows in use, known information issues, and any project or vendor support timing that affects the decision.

Who should own InConcert after go-live?

Your organisation, with clear stewardship defined. IDS helps define ownership and can administer the environment on your behalf, but governance stays with you.

Do you offer hosted Octave InConcert environments?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the environment with your Facets databases, with controlled EPC access while governance remains with you.

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Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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Software Platforms  ·  Formerly known as Smart Completions

Octave OnSite Completions Services

Configuration, field-ready setup, commissioning and turnaround support, and connection back to the engineering record for OnSite Completions, so completions data captured under pressure stays useful long after startup.

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Smart Completions has a new name. Octave OnSite Completions is the current name for the Hexagon / Intergraph completions and commissioning product your teams may still call Smart Completions. It is the same core platform, and IDS supports every version in use.

IDS helps owner-operators, EPCs, and operating facilities implement, configure, and get value from OnSite Completions. The platform manages the systems, subsystems, check sheets, inspection and test records, punch lists, walkdowns, and certificates that prove an asset is ready to operate, during construction, commissioning, and turnarounds.

That data is generated under intense time pressure, exactly the conditions in which it gets captured inconsistently or not at all. Engagements range from configuring the platform for real site conditions, through support during commissioning and turnaround windows, to connecting completions data back to the engineering database of record so it keeps serving maintenance and reliability after startup.

What we do

Octave OnSite Completions support and services

  • Platform configuration, system and subsystem structure, and completions standards development
  • Check sheet, inspection and test record, punch list, and certificate configuration
  • Field-ready setup for mobile data capture under real site conditions
  • Support through construction, commissioning, and turnaround windows
  • Connection of completions data to Facets Instrumentation, Electrical, and the engineering record
  • Completions data audits, cleanup, and reconciliation against the engineering databases
  • Reporting, user support, and hosted environments where required
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Octave Alliance Partner

Field-aware configuration from owner-operator experience

As an Octave Alliance Partner, IDS configures and supports OnSite Completions to current product guidance and to how completions actually run on site. We combine field execution experience with engineering application expertise, so the platform is set up for the crews who use it, not only for the office.

Legacy installations and project documents often still say Smart Completions. We scope support to the version you run, whether a current OnSite Completions release or an older environment awaiting upgrade.

Where we work

Expertise across process industries

IDS supports completions and commissioning data work across oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, mining, power generation, utilities, industrial manufacturing, and EPC and EPCM led capital projects, wherever an asset must be proven ready to operate and that proof must survive beyond startup.

Typical assignments include configuring the platform for a capital project or turnaround, supporting completions teams during the commissioning window, reconciling completions data with the instrument index, and acting as the owner's subject matter expert on completions deliverables.

Challenges we solve

Solving OnSite Completions and commissioning data challenges

Check sheets completed on paper and never entered, system boundaries that do not match the engineering databases, punch lists that drift from the field, and completions records that vanish once the project closes slow startup and undermine maintenance. IDS identifies where the data is at risk and sets up the platform and procedures that protect it.

Data captured under pressure

During commissioning and turnarounds, data entry competes with getting the plant running. IDS configures the platform for fast, consistent field capture so the record is complete without slowing the crews.

Systems that do not match the engineering record

When completions systems and subsystems are defined independently of the instrument index and electrical data, records cannot be reconciled. IDS aligns the completions structure with the engineering databases from the start.

Commissioning delays

Startup slips when check sheets, inspection records, and punch lists are incomplete, duplicated, or disputed. IDS resolves the data gaps and conflicts that hold up certificates and turnover.

Records lost after startup

Completions data that lives only in the project closes with the project. IDS connects it back to the engineering database of record so maintenance, reliability, and the next project can use it.

Migration and upgrades

OnSite Completions setup, upgrade, and data migration support

The Octave rebrand does not by itself require an upgrade. Decisions should rest on your installed version, the projects and turnarounds ahead, vendor support windows, and the integrations you need.

IDS supports assessment, configuration, upgrade planning, migration of completions data from legacy versions or spreadsheets, and post-migration validation. We review the installed version, system structure, check sheet libraries, integrations, and reporting before proposing a path, and plan a test environment, representative checks, user acceptance, and a cutover timed around site activity.

Migration and upgrade process

1

Assessment and scoping

Review the installed version or the project's completions requirements, system structure, check sheet libraries, integrations, and the site conditions the platform must work in.

2

Structure and mapping

Define systems, subsystems, check sheets, certificates, and the links to the instrumentation and electrical databases.

3

Configuration and cleanup

Configure the platform for field use, migrate or clean existing completions data, and resolve conflicts with the engineering record.

4

Deployment and support

Deploy in a tested environment, support the completions team through the commissioning or turnaround window, and keep the data flowing.

5

Validation and connection

Verify records and certificates, reconcile against the engineering databases, and connect the completions record to the database of record for operations.

Is it time?

When to consider OnSite Completions setup or cleanup

  • Completions tracked on paper or spreadsheets with no connection to engineering data
  • A capital project or turnaround ahead that needs a field-ready completions platform
  • Completions systems that do not match the instrument index or electrical records
  • Check sheets, inspection records, and punch lists that are incomplete or disputed
  • Completions data from previous projects that was lost or never reconciled
  • Audit or regulatory pressure requiring traceable readiness records
  • Multiple sites or projects needing consistent completions standards
Cleanup and optimisation

Completions data cleanup and reconciliation

Completions data degrades when it is captured inconsistently, duplicated across systems, or defined without reference to the engineering databases. Cleanup and reconciliation restore a record that proves readiness and can be relied on afterwards.

Reconciled completions data reduces disputes during turnover, speeds certificates, and gives maintenance and reliability a usable history from the day the plant starts.

Current conditionOptimised outcome
Check sheets on paper or in spreadsheetsRecords captured consistently in the platform
Systems defined independently of the engineering recordCompletions structure aligned to the instrument index and electrical data
Duplicate or disputed punch list itemsOne clean, traceable punch list
Incomplete inspection and test recordsComplete records behind every certificate
Completions data lost after project closeData connected to the engineering database of record
Different standards on every projectConsistent completions standards across projects and sites
Readiness records that cannot survive a reviewTraceable records ready for audit
Scoping

Support scoped to your project, site, and version

Your installed version, the project or turnaround ahead, site conditions, and schedule shape the work. IDS can deliver a configuration for a single project, support during a commissioning window, a data cleanup and reconciliation, or ongoing administration, and we tell you which one fits before any work begins.

Where it helps, IDS can host or centrally manage the environment alongside your Facets databases, with controlled EPC and contractor access while owner-operator governance stays intact.

Helpful to know before we start

  • Installed OnSite Completions or Smart Completions version, or whether this is a new deployment
  • The project or turnaround scope and timing
  • Whether completions systems are linked to your instrumentation and electrical databases
  • Check sheet libraries, certificate types, and reporting in use or required
  • Known issues with completions data from past projects
  • Site conditions and the devices completions crews will use
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Common questions

Octave OnSite Completions frequently asked questions

What is Octave OnSite Completions?

Octave OnSite Completions is the current name for the completions and commissioning platform long known as Smart Completions. It manages systems, check sheets, inspection and test records, punch lists, and certificates that prove an asset is ready to operate.

Is OnSite Completions the same as Smart Completions?

Yes. It is the same platform under the Octave name, and IDS supports the version you have installed under either name.

Does the Octave rebrand require a migration or upgrade?

No. The rebrand itself does not change your installation. Upgrade decisions should be based on your installed version, the projects ahead, vendor support, and the integrations you need.

Can OnSite Completions support a major turnaround?

Yes. Turnaround and commissioning data capture under tight schedules is exactly what the platform and IDS support are built for.

Does completions data connect back to our engineering database?

Yes. Connecting completions data to Facets Instrumentation, Facets Electrical, and the engineering database of record is central to making it valuable after startup.

What happens to completions data after startup?

Connected to the engineering record, it keeps feeding maintenance, reliability, and future projects rather than being lost once the project closes.

Can IDS support completions crews during commissioning?

Yes. We provide practical support through commissioning and turnaround windows, when accuracy and speed both matter, so the record stays complete without slowing the work.

How should completions systems relate to the instrument index?

Systems and subsystems should be defined with reference to the instrumentation and electrical databases, so every tag on a check sheet is the same tag the engineering record knows.

Can you migrate completions data from spreadsheets or a legacy version?

Yes. We plan and validate migration from spreadsheets and older versions, with cleanup and reconciliation against the engineering databases.

What information should we provide before an assessment?

Installed version or whether this is a new deployment, the project or turnaround scope and timing, links to your other databases, check sheet and certificate requirements, known data issues, and site conditions.

What causes completions data to be lost or disputed?

Capture under time pressure, duplication across systems, system boundaries defined without the engineering record, and completions environments that close with the project instead of handing data to operations.

Do you offer hosted OnSite Completions environments?

Yes. IDS can host or centrally manage the environment with your Facets databases, with controlled EPC and contractor access while governance remains with you.

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Other Octave platforms we support

Octave Facets Instrumentationformerly SmartPlant Instrumentation, SPI / INtoolsOctave Facets Electricalformerly SmartPlant Electrical, SPELOctave Facets P&IDformerly SmartPlant P&IDOctave InConcert Coreformerly SDx, FoundationOctave InConcertformerly SDx2Octave OnSite Completionsformerly Smart Completions

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IDS Developed Software

ViewIT

ViewIT is our own view-only software, giving your teams controlled access to validated engineering information for viewing, searching, reporting, and printing, without touching the production database.

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Overview

Controlled access to trusted data

Not everyone who needs engineering data should be editing the production database, and not everyone needs a full application licence. ViewIT solves both problems.

Built in-house by IDS as a SmartPlant Instrumentation reporting tool, ViewIT provides view-only integration with Facets Instrumentation (SPI) databases, so engineering, operations, planners, and maintenance teams can find, report on, and extract the data they need safely.

What ViewIT does

Key capabilities

  • View-only integration with Facets Instrumentation databases
  • Search, filter, and report instrument index information, with SPI data extraction that never touches production
  • Access specification forms, loop reports, and interconnection reports
  • Print controlled engineering outputs without edit access to production
  • Reduce dependency on production application licences
Why it matters

The gap ViewIT closes

On most assets, far more people need to read engineering data than should ever edit it. Operators checking a tag, planners scoping a work order, maintenance confirming a specification, engineers reviewing a loop: all of them need reliable answers quickly, and few of them need a full production application licence or write access to the database of record.

Without a purpose-built viewer, those requests either queue up with the database administrator, get answered from out-of-date exports, or push organizations into buying licences for people who only ever look. ViewIT gives those users direct, controlled, read-only access to validated data, so the production database stays protected and the people who depend on the information get it when they need it.

Who benefits

Built for the people who use the data

  • OperationsFast lookup of instrument and loop information without waiting on engineering.
  • Maintenance and plannersSpecifications and interconnection details for work orders, straight from validated data.
  • EngineeringFewer interruptions for read-only requests, and a protected production database.
  • ManagementReduced licence dependency and clearer control over who can change what.

ViewIT improves data visibility for engineering, operations, planners, and maintenance teams, while reducing dependency on production application licences.

Common questions

What teams ask about ViewIT

Does ViewIT change our production database?

No. ViewIT is view-only. It gives controlled access to validated data for viewing, searching, reporting, and printing, without edit access to production.

Who is ViewIT for?

Engineering teams, operations, planners, and maintenance, anyone who needs reliable access to the data without needing to edit it or hold a full application licence.

Does it work with SmartPlant Instrumentation data?

Yes. ViewIT integrates with Facets Instrumentation (formerly SmartPlant Instrumentation) databases.

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Industries We Support

Experience across asset-intensive industries

IDS supports owner-operators and their delivery partners wherever engineering data has to be trusted, from oil and gas to power, mining, and manufacturing.

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Our focus

Different industries, the same underlying problem

Every asset-intensive industry runs on engineered information: the instrument index, the specifications, the loop and wiring records, the P&IDs, and the electrical data that together describe how a facility actually works. The industries differ in their equipment, their regulators, and their operating pressures, but the data problems look remarkably similar: information that is hard to find, records that cannot be fully trusted, and gaps that surface at the worst moment.

IDS brings the same owner-operator approach to each sector, combining field execution, operations awareness, maintenance understanding, and deep Octave application expertise. What changes from industry to industry is the standards, the terminology, and the priorities, and we work to yours.

Sectors

Where our work makes a difference

Oil & Gas

Upstream, midstream, and downstream facilities carry some of the largest instrument counts in industry, with data that must stay accurate through expansions, turnarounds, and decades of operation.

Petrochemical

Complex, tightly integrated process units where instrumentation, electrical, and P&ID data must agree with each other and with the plant as built.

Chemical Processing

High-integrity environments where regulatory readiness and traceable engineering records are a daily requirement, not an occasional audit exercise.

Mining

Fixed-plant and processing operations with heavy equipment, harsh conditions, and engineering data that is often spread across many projects and contractors.

Power Generation

Conventional and renewable generation assets where reliable instrumentation records support safe operation and planned maintenance.

Utilities

Water, gas, and energy infrastructure with distributed assets and long service lives, where consistent engineering data underpins reliability.

Industrial Manufacturing

Asset-intensive production facilities where instrumentation and control data drives uptime, maintenance planning, and change management.

EPC & EPCM Projects

EPC / EPCM data services on the owner's side: auditing project deliverables against specification and providing as-built services when design and construction partners complete the work.

Common across every sector

What owner-operators ask us for

  • An instrument database configured to their own standards rather than a contractor's defaults
  • Legacy and project data consolidated into one governed source of truth
  • An independent subject matter expert auditing project data against their specifications
  • Engineering applications that stay current, stable, and supported year after year
  • Controlled access for EPCs and contractors without giving up governance
  • Reporting that engineering, maintenance, and management can rely on

Ready to modernize your engineering data?

Whether you are implementing Octave tools, migrating legacy databases, or improving engineering workflows, IDS delivers practical solutions backed by real-world expertise.

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Contact

Let us put your engineering data to work

Tell us about your systems and your goals. We will get back to you with a clear, practical next step.

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IDS provides engineering data management, database support, and technical software services to owner-operators across North America from our head office in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Whether you need database support, Octave (formerly Hexagon) platform expertise, or a subject matter expert on a capital project, use the form below or the contact details alongside it and we will come back to you with a clear next step.

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Head Office
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Email
info@idscontact.ca (to confirm)
Phone
1 403 519-5385
Service area
Owner-operators across North America
Since 2004
Owner-operator engineering data specialists