Get started with the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES installation

This version of the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for Manufacturing Execution System (MES) supports MES 2023 R2 and works with Work Tasks 2023 R2.

The Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES consists of two components:

• The MES Extension adds activities within Work Tasks for executing MES XML commands, managing transaction control, and waiting for the MES events within workflows.

• The MES Connector enables the MES middleware to interact with the MES commands that Work Tasks initiates.

The installer files for the available versions of the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES are posted to the Product Hub page of the Knowledge and Support Center.

Important: In distributed deployments, the Work Tasks Enterprise Console Authentication Provider page may not display the Active Directory and MES User provider links after you configure the Work Tasks Extension for MES. This issue occurs because a required diagnostics assembly (Skelta.Connector.Diagnostics.dll) is not installed on nodes that run only the Work Tasks Extension. Without the assembly, the authentication components cannot load correctly. To address this issue, install Work Tasks 2023 R2 HF4 on the node that hosts the Work Tasks Extension. Work Tasks 2023 R2 HF4 (AWT2023R2-HF4) is included on the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES installation media. For details on installing the hotfix, refer to the hotfix readme (AWT2023R2-HF4 Readme).

For information on upgrading Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES, see Upgrade the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES.

To install the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES, complete these steps:

1. Before installing the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES:

   • Ensure that the hardware requirements are reviewed and confirmed before proceeding with the installation of the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES. For more information, see the Hardware requirements.

   • Ensure that versions of Work Tasks and MES that support this version of MES Extension and Connector are already installed. For information on the supported versions of Work Tasks and MES, see the Software requirements.

   • Make sure that a repository has been created.

   Note: Make sure the MES Middleware Proxy is installed on the machine where the connector is being installed, and the MES Middleware Proxy configuration is complete and successful.

2. Download the Work Tasks Extension and Connector for MES from the Product Hub page.

   To access the Product Hub page in the Knowledge and Support Center, go to the AVEVA Software Support Knowledge and Support Center and select the Products card.

3. Install the MES Extension on the Work Tasks server.

   Note: The MES Extension must be installed before the MES Connector.

4. Install the MES Connector on a machine that has the MES Middleware Proxy installed and configured.

5. Configure the MES Connector connection to the Work Tasks repository.