MES documentation

The MES 2023 R2 documentation set includes the following:

ReadMe

Information about software and hardware requirements, known issues, licensing, and documentation.

MES Deployment Guide

Guidance on deploying a MES solution.

MES Installation Guide and online help

Information about installing MES applications.

MES Client User Guide and online help

Information about customizing and maintaining the plant floor information.

MES Dynamic Routing User Guide

Information required to set up dynamic routing of operations through a process defined in MES.

MES .NET Controls Developer Guide

Information about the properties and methods of the MES .NET controls for use in custom applications and System Platform graphics.

MES Application Object (OCO, UCO, SRO) Help

Information about run-time behavior, configuration, and run-time attributes of UCO, OCO, and SRO application objects. This help is accessed from the Object Editor Help menu in the System Platform IDE.

Operation Capability Object (OCO) User Guide

Information about installing, configuring, and using the Operations Capability Object to track production transactions against equipment.

Sample Recording Object (SRO) User Guide

Information about installing, configuring, and using the Sample Recording Object to collect and store values for samples.

Utilization Capability Object (UCO) User Guide

Provides information about installing, configuring, and using the Utilization Capability Object to collect equipment performance data.

MES Entity Model Builder User Guide

Information about creating entities from the System Platform equipment model.

MES Database Reference Guide

Information about the MES database tables and relationships.

MES Stateless API Reference online help

Information about using the Stateless API within the System Platform IDE to develop and customize System Platform scripts.

MES Stateful API Reference online help

Information about using the Stateful API within the System Platform IDE to develop and customize System Platform scripts.

MES Web API V1 Reference online help

Information about using the MES Web API V1 to develop custom applications.

MES Web API V3 Reference online help

Information about using the MES Web API V3 to develop custom applications.

MES Operator User Guide and online help

Information about executing production processes at the plant floor using the Operator application.

MES Web Portal User Guide and online help

Information about using the web browser-based MES Web Portal to customize and maintain the MES system and execute jobs at the plant floor.

MES Middleware and Cloud Integration User Guide

Information about how to configure the MES middleware and what regularly scheduled tasks it performs in the MES system. In addition, the guide provides information about how to use middleware extensibility hooks to perform custom actions before or after a specific middleware event is executed. Also, the guide provides information about the MES curator service configuration and tasks it performs.

MES BI Gateway Reports User Guide

Information about running and viewing MES BI Gateway Reports.

The MES 2023 R2 product library includes a set of Portable Document Files (PDFs) located in the Docs folder in the MES installation folder. You need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view the MES documentation. You can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the Adobe Corporation web site.

After installing Adobe Reader, double-click a PDF file to view the book with Adobe Reader. You can also open a book with the Adobe Reader Open command from the File menu.

The MES installation instructions are located in the root folder of the MES installation folder as a PDF file and an online help file. You can view these instructions by clicking Help as you start the MES installation procedure.