SRO templates and instances

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

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

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

For more information about managing System Platform objects, see the System Platform help.

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

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

For more information about building and deploying entities on the galaxy, see the Build the MES entity model from SROs.