OCO Templates and Instances

You can create derived templates and instances in your System Platform IDE equipment model.

When you configure any information in a derived OCO template in the System Platform IDE, the configured information is automatically propagated to all the child instances of the OCO template. This saves you time in configuring the same information for different entities to execute similar jobs or store similar items.

If you modify an OCO instance directly or indirectly through a template, an invalid indicator appears adjacent to the OCO icon in the System Platform IDE, which indicates that the OCO object is not synchronized with the MES database. You must run the Entity Model Builder to update the entity in the MES database as per the changes in the OCO instance.

You must deploy the System Platform IDE equipment model to use the updated entity at run time. You must also deploy the OCO OnScan to use the defined OCO configurations at run time.

For more information about derived templates and instances, and managing System Platform objects, see the System Platform IDE help.

For more information about building and deploying MES entities from OCOs, see Building the MES Entity Model from OCOs.

For information about the run-time behavior of the OCO, see OCO Run-Time Behavior.