Configuring BI Gateway and MES Database Setup Components

If not previously performed, the BI Gateway and MES Database Setup components must be configured in the post-install Configurator.

If you have an existing MES 2014 R3 or Line Performance Suite 1.x Intelligence Reporting database, it is recommended to create a new BI Gateway database with this release as the new model does not support migration/upgrade from the older model. If all the source data exists in the MES database, an alternative is to delete the existing Intelligence database and regenerate the data.

1. On the node on which BI Gateway is installed, open Configurator and configure the BI Gateway components.

   The following screen shot is from the MES installation and shows only the options provided in the limited version of BI Gateway Server. BI Gateway must be configured before configuring the MES BI Gateway Reports component. However, the MES database can be set up prior to or after configuring the BI Gateway components.

   

   For more information about the BI Gateway components, see the BI Gateway Software Installation Guide.

   Note: If you have upgraded from Intelligence to BI Gateway, the BI Gateway component status indicators might incorrectly show that they have already been configured. You must still configure each component.

2. On the node on which the MES Database Server component was installed, use Configurator to configure the MES Database Setup component and create the MES database or migrate an existing one to the current version.

   See Creating or Migrating MES Databases.

3. After completing the configuration tasks, click Close to close the Configurator.

   You are prompted to reboot the computer for the configuration changes to take effect.

4. Reboot the computer.

   You must reboot the computer to avoid BI Gateway permission issues.

5. After the reboot is complete, continue to the next task of importing the MES BI Gateway model.