Set Manufacturing Execution System Interface Options

PowerShift includes a number of customer-specific solutions to automate transferring data to and from PowerShift; the MES interface is one example.

Select Manufacturing Execution System Interface in System Options Maintenance (XM) to set manufacturing execution system interface options for your enterprise.

Interface Requirements:

The interface requires three different native directories (i.e., work, drop, and archive)

For the QC interface, the work directory must be a Qantel directory, not a native one
For Siemens, the drop directory and work directory must be on the same disc

The *SECURE password must have access to the work, drop and archive directories
Different applications can share work, drop and archive the directories; a file prefix should be used to identify the file type.

For adjustments, the default prefix is MIJ
For receipts, the default prefix is MAJ

When the interface is first activated or if the configuration is changed, you will need to restart the interface or shutdown and restart PowerShift.

Interface Options:

Set these options for your enterprise:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Drop file interface active?	Optional	Select if you want to actively poll a drop file directory to automate importing data.
Drop files logging?	Optional	Select if to include information for troubleshooting interface issues. Leave blank unless directed by PowerShift Support.
Interface admin email	Required	Enter the email address of the person who should receive error messages regarding the interface. These are not data-related errors; rather, they pertain to problems with the incoming file (e.g., the file is not formatted correctly) or setup issues (e.g., the user does not have access to the drop file directory specified).
Error notification device	Required	Select the output device to use for interface errors. The device must be email (device type L Email) with 6 HTML in body of the email selected as the Email attachment format in Output Device Maintenance.
Work directory	Required 3 alphanumeric	Enter the directory to which drop files are copied for the use with the update program. For the Siemens interface, the work directory must be a Qantel directory, not a native one.
Drop directory	Required 3 alphanumeric	Enter the directory into which files are "dropped" (i.e., this is the directory that PowerShift will poll for drop files).
Archive directory	Optional 3 alphanumeric	Enter the directory to which drop files are archived. Archived files can be viewed in the Interface Log Inquiry (WLOG) program. If you do not specify an archive directory, the drop file is not retained.
Archive base path	Conditional	Enter the location of the archive directory.
Polling interval	Required 4 numeric maximum	Enter the number of "system" seconds for the interval between checks for drop files. An entry of 0 is treated as 10.
Device for log/reporting	Conditional	Select the device to use for transaction logs (i.e., number of records successfully processed) and reports from the interface. The device must be email (device type L Email) with 6 HTML in body of the email selected as the Email attachment format in Output Device Maintenance. Note If you do not want a log sent, leave both Device for log/reporting and User ID for log/reporting blank.
User ID for log/reporting	Conditional	Select the user ID of person who should receive transaction logs (i.e., number of records successfully processed) and reports from the interface. Note If you do not want a log sent, leave both Device for log/reporting and User ID for log/reporting blank.
Device for data errors	Required	Select the output device to use for data-related errors. The device must be email (device type L Email) with 6 HTML in body of the email selected as the Email attachment format in Output Device Maintenance.
User ID for data errors	Required	Select the user ID of person who should receive notification of data-related errors found during the import (e.g., vendor number is invalid, purchase order already exists).
MES package	Required	Select the MES package to set up: QC Quality Control Systems A QC interface is provided for inventory adjustments and manufacturing receipts. SIEMENS Siemens Interface A Siemens interface is provided for inventory adjustments.
Outgoing directory	Required	Enter the name of the directory for outgoing files. If multiple directories are used, they must reside on the same disk and be of the same type (i.e., text or Qantel sequential).

Click Package to set package parameters. See Enter a Manufacturing Interface Package.
Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Change an option	Click on the field and make required changes.
Exit without changing these options	Click Cancel.
Print these options	Click Print. See Print.
Select packaging parameters	Click Package. See Enter a Manufacturing Interface Package.
Accept these options and exit	Click OK.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Display a category of options	Highlight the line and click Select or double-click the line.
Exit the program	Click Exit.