Support MES in System Platform

To support using MES in an automated fashion using System Platform, the System Platform galaxy to be used with that MES content must be created. See the Application Server User's Guide.

Then, the following tasks must be performed:

• Importing the MES application objects into the galaxy

• Importing the MES script library into the galaxy

Importing the MES Application Objects into the Galaxy

Depending on which MES features you want to use (and which ones are licensed), the following MES application objects must be imported into the galaxy:

• For the Operations feature, the Operations Capability Object (OCO). The file name is OperationCapability.aaPKG.

• For the Performance feature, the Utilization Capability Object (UCO). The file name is UtilizationCapability.aaPKG.

• For the Quality feature, the Sample Recording Object (SRO). The file name is SampleRecordingObject.aaPKG.

The default location for these objects is C:\ProgramFiles  (x86)\Wonderware\MES\AppObjects. The MES object files can also be found on the MES installation software in the \MES\AppObjects directory.

To import one or more application objects

1. In System Platform IDE, on the Galaxy menu click Import and then click Object(s).

   The Import Automation Object(s) dialog box appears.

2. Navigate to and select the objects to import.

3. Click Open.

   The Import Preferences dialog box appears.

4. Keep the default selections and click OK.

   After the selected objects are successfully imported into the galaxy, the base template objects are available under the Production template toolset.

Importing the MES Script Library into the Galaxy

Depending on the MES automation to be used, the MES Stateless API script library might need to be imported into the galaxy. Applications can use these scripts to invoke MES transactions from System Platform.

The script library file name is aaMES.aaSLIB, and its default location is C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Wonderware\MES\Controls.

To import the MES script library

5. In the System Platform IDE, on the Galaxy menu click Import and then click Script Function Library.

   The Import Script Function Library dialog box appears.

6. In the File Type list to the right of the File name box, select Script Library Files (*aaSLIB).

7. Navigate to and select the library file aaMES.aaSLIB.

8. Click Open.

   The script library is imported and a success message appears.