Last revision: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
This document contains important information about Wonderware® MES 2014 SP1 (version 5.0.1). This Readme documents the system requirements, known issues, resolved issues, and changes, if any, to the Wonderware MES software documentation included on this CD.
Readme files from previous releases of Wonderware MES are posted to the Wonderware MES page of the Schneider Electric Software Global Customer Support web site.
Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 includes the following new features and enhancements.
Line Monitor Tab Added to Wonderware MES Web Portal
The Wonderware MES Web Portal has been enhanced to include a Line Monitor tab that is similar to the Entity Monitor tab. This tab includes:
Entity Monitor Tab for Wonderware MES Web Portal Modified
The Wonderware Web Portal Entity Monitor tab has been modified to make it consistent with the layout of the Line Monitor tab.
Other Enhancements
Other minor enhancements have been made to the work order Job grid and Utilization States grid to improve the user experience and make the user interface consistent.
Also, entity summary information has been added to the header area of entity pages. This information includes:
Updated Documentation
Updates to the following documentation are included in this release:
This section describes the hardware, software, and operating system requirements to install the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 software.
The following are the recommended hardware requirements to install Wonderware MES 2014 SP1.
See your specific Microsoft operating system hardware requirements for details.
Operating Systems |
Type |
Service Pack |
Links to Microsoft Operating System Requirements |
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Windows Server 2008 1 |
32-bit & |
Standard or Enterprise |
SP2 |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 |
64-bit |
Standard or Enterprise |
SP1 |
|
Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
Standard or Datacenter |
none |
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
Standard or Datacenter |
none |
|
Windows 7 |
32-bit & |
Professional or Enterprise |
none, SP1 |
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements |
Windows 8.1 |
32-bit & |
Professional or Enterprise |
none |
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/system-requirements |
1 Wonderware MES Web Portal is not supported on Windows Server 2008.
Note: Depending on complexity and size of your database server, 30 GB or more of available disk space is recommended. Your database hard disk space should be enough to support the storage and performance requirements for your particular deployment.
This section lists the Wonderware and other third-party software requirements to install Wonderware MES 2014 SP1:
Note: If Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not installed on the computer, the Wonderware MES installation will attempt to automatically install it. On newer OS versions, an error will occur when the MES installation process attempts to install Microsoft .NET Framework. Therefore, you should install Microsoft .NET Framework before beginning the Wonderware MES installation.
The MES Web Portal client has been validated with the following web browsers:
It is expected that the MES Web Portal client will operate properly with subsequent releases of Chrome and Firefox browsers. However, if any MES Web Portal features do not function due to changes in a new release of Chrome or Firefox, customers will be notified by a Technical Alert when Schneider-Electric is made aware of the issue.
Note: When running MES Web Portal in some previous releases of Internet Explorer 11, there is a browser issue that can cause filter boxes on a page to not display correctly (for example, the filter box might be covered by a tile). To prevent this, make sure that a recent release of Internet Explorer 11 (more recent than 11.0.9600.17280) is installed.
Note: Demo videos in the MES Web Portal help will not run in Internet Explorer 9 or standard Firefox. To run demo videos in Firefox, you must have an MP4-capable video player such as Windows Media Player installed on both the server and client machines, or have a third-party MP4 plug-in installed in Firefox.
Note: Windows Server 2008 is supported for upgrade installations that are not using the new MES Web Portal.
Microsoft SQL Server
Version |
Type |
Service Pack |
Notes |
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Express Edition |
SP4 |
See notes 1, 2, 3, & 4 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Standard or Enterprise Edition |
SP4 |
See notes 1, 2, & 3 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Express, Standard, or Enterprise Edition |
SP3 |
See notes 1, 2 & 3 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Express, Standard, or Enterprise Edition |
SP2 |
See notes 1, 2 & 3 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Express, Standard, or Enterprise Edition |
|
See notes 1, 2 & 3 |
Oracle Database
Note: Oracle is not supported with MES Web Portal. This is the final release supporting Oracle as an MES database.
Version |
Type |
Bit |
Notes |
Oracle Components (recommended versions) |
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Client |
Data Access |
Data Provider |
Provider |
Objects |
Services for Microsoft |
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Oracle Database 11g Release 2 |
Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Enterprise Edition |
32-bit & 64-bit |
See note 5 |
11.2.0.4 |
11.2.0.4 |
11.2.0.4 |
11.2.0.4 |
11.2.0.4 |
11.2.0.4 |
Database Requirements Notes
Note: For proper database maintenance, it is recommended that you use an SQL Enterprise version due to the availability of online indexing capability.
When you install Oracle on a supported non-English operating system:
If you are using a non-English Oracle environment and are saving changes in the MES Client (or any code using the MES API), the 'String was not recognized as a valid DateTime' error occurs.
To fix the issue:
Wonderware MES can connect to and use a 64-bit Oracle database server for better performance. MES clients and applications will need 32-bit Oracle client components in order to connect.
For the Oracle server, you need to install the 64-bit Oracle database server and 32-bit Oracle client. For the MES client, it will need the 32-bit Oracle client and Oracle Data Access Components to connect the database server.
The following outlines the procedure to set up MES for a 64-bit Oracle database server.
Installing the MES Database on the Server
Connecting MES Client to the MES 64-bit Oracle database
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported and can be installed on computers that run Wonderware MES 2014 SP1.
Operating Systems |
Type |
Service Pack |
Wonderware MES Features |
||||||
Client |
Database |
Middleware |
Factory |
MES Web Portal Service |
Wonderware Information Server |
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Windows Server 2008 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Standard or Enterprise |
SP2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
64-bit |
Standard or Enterprise |
SP1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
Standard or Datacenter |
none |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
Standard or Datacenter |
none |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows 7 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Professional or Enterprise |
SP1 |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
Yes 1 |
Yes 1 |
No |
Yes |
Windows 8.1 |
32-bit & 64-bit |
Professional or Enterprise |
none |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
Yes 1 |
Yes 1 |
No |
Yes |
1 Indicates that it is supported for sales and demo purposes only, not for production systems.
The Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 software can be run in virtual environments to support High Availability for Live Migration and Failover. Implementing High Availability can be performed using VMware technology or Microsoft Hyper-V technology.
For information about implementing Wonderware MES in a virtual environment, refer to the ArchestrA System Platform Virtual Implementation Guide and the Wonderware MES Virtual Implementation Guide.
For specific information on VMware product compatibility, go to
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
The Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 software runs on the following non-English operating systems:
The corresponding language versions of Microsoft SQL server are used, where applicable.
The following table lists the port name and corresponding port numbers that are included in the Windows Firewall exceptions list for the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1.
Port Name |
Port Number |
SuiteLink Port 5413 |
5413 |
SQL TCP 1433 |
1433 |
SQL Server Browser 1434 |
1434 |
HTTP 80 |
80 |
TCP 8099 |
8099 |
The application names that are included in the Windows Firewall exceptions list for the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 are:
Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 is compatible and can co-exist with the following products. Compatibility means that the products can communicate with each other over the network. Co-existence means that the products can be installed on the same computer.
Component |
Version |
Compatibility |
Co-existence |
---|---|---|---|
Wonderware® InTouch® |
10.6, 11.0 (2014), 2014 R2 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® Application Server |
3.6, 4.0 (2014), |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® System Platform |
2012 R2, 2014, 2014 R2 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® Historian Server |
11, 11.5 (2014), 2014 R2 |
N/A |
Y |
Wonderware® Historian Client |
10.1, 10.5 (2014), 2014 R2 |
N/A |
Y |
Wonderware® Information Server |
5.0, 5.5 (2014), 2014 R2 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® InBatch™ |
10, 10.1 (2014), 2014 R2 |
N/A |
Y |
Wonderware® QI Analyst™ |
8.0 SP3 |
N/A |
Y |
Wonderware® Intelligence |
1.5 SP1 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® Skelta BPM |
2014 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® Skelta BPM 2014 Connector for Wonderware MES |
Connector version 1.10, Extension version 4.0 |
Y |
Y |
Wonderware® ArchestrA Workflow |
2012 R2 SP1 |
N |
Y |
Wonderware® Recipe Manager Plus |
1.5 (2014 SP1) |
N/A |
Y |
The 2007 Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface is subject to protection under U.S. and international intellectual property laws and is used by Wonderware MES under license from Microsoft.
Quinn-Curtis SPC Chart Control:
The use of the QCSPCChart and QCChart2D WPF and .NET controls require the purchase of a Wonderware Advanced Dev Studio or Wonderware MES Quality license.
The upgrade from Factelligence 3.4, Factelligence 3.5 (all patches), Wonderware MES 4.0 (all service packs and patches), 4.5 (including P1), and 5.0 is supported. To upgrade from a version earlier than Factelligence 3.4, you need to first uninstall the previous version and then install the new version.
The MES Database Configuration utility delivered with this project supports migration of databases from version 3.1 and later. To migrate from versions earlier than 3.1, you must first update the database to version 3.1. Custom modifications to any version of the Factelligence database may not be supported by the utility and may prevent migration.
For more information on upgrading, see the Wonderware MES Installation Guide and online help.
This section describes important resolved issues in the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1, listed by their Change Request number:
L00132419 |
When trying to add a new item with Web Access, a violation of the PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_item' occurs. |
L00132549 |
Global Specification imported by CSV through SCC fails for rows having Polish special characters in the description. |
L00132740 |
When SRO is configured to view multiple samples, the most recent sample is updated when pulled but the second sample does not get updated in the object but does get updated in the database. |
L00132930 |
The fg_sublot_no field of item_cons table is NULL after a database migration from 3.5 to 4.5. |
L00133037 |
TPM stat table issue - The table updates every half hour instead of hour when in a time zone with a half-hour offset (e.g., India). |
L00133069 |
Customer is having deadlock issues. For API call aaMES.Quality.aaSample.GetByKey, sp_S_Sample is doing a select statement on the sample table, but without "WITH (NOLOCK)". |
L00133092 |
The middleware does a call to get the count of licenses, which can cause a LOCK under transaction control. |
L00133253 |
TPM_STAT is calculated incorrectly when call aaMES.Prod.aaJobExec.AddProdPostExec for a ByProduct where the shift is not the current shift or when reducing byproduct. |
L00133295 |
Some stored procedures query the session table without NOLOCK hint, causing locks during execution. |
L00134164 |
MES API method FactMES.API.EnProd.JobBom.GetAll is not returning the same number of columns if wo_id is null (missing def_sublot_no). |
L00134212 |
The Edit Sample dialog box does not allow you to record values less than -1 (nothing happens after saving the entries). |
L00134310 |
Redundancy is not working for the SRO object. |
L00134348 |
There is an arithmetic overflow in sp_S_Job when completing a PO with a huge quantity to produce and splitting off a single unit. |
L00134707 |
Data Editor gives an invalid operator error when the user changes a production count record and attempts to save it. |
L00134813 |
Unable to end a work order on an entity with more than one job position and multiple jobs running when the entity can track utilization. |
L00134839 |
Completing a long running job is taking approximately 40s to execute the update to TPM_stat. |
L00134925 |
When Entity Model Builder updates an entity with SRO and OCO, the number of simultaneous jobs is set to 0 regardless of the setting in OCO. |
L00135525 |
Ending a job causes timeouts if a job was running for a long period of time. |
L00135554 |
OS Group security does not work with nested groups. |
L00135689 |
Error when trying to use the edit final raw reason in Operator if it is done before the minutely task writes the duration to the util_log. |
This section describes important known issues in the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1. The following table lists the known open change requests, listed by their change request number.
L00120213 |
After you uninstall MES 4.5/5.0, the ‘ArchestrA License Server’ Services cannot be started. |
L00120336 |
French laptop keyboard cannot enter numbers from the top of the keyboard into property pane of MES Client. |
L00123684 |
Report data can be generated but the downtime analysis top reasons graph is only labeling every second reason. |
L00125451 |
During the creation of a work order from a process, incorrect or no specs get associated to the work order if the item being produced has been changed (delete initial and add a new one). |
L00129287 |
When logging utilization events from the MES Web Portal and the UCO, events will have the wrong duration. Workaround: The MES Web Portal should not be used to log new events for an entity that has event logging from a UCO. |
L00129641 |
SPCChartControl ignores the preset Lower Control Limit (LCL) set in the MES Client and calculates its own LCL from Upper Control Limit (UCL) and Center Line (CL). |
L00129775 |
After clicking the Exit button to cancel the Wonderware MES installation (for example, to install prerequisite software before attempting to install Wonderware MES), and attempting to run the installation again, the installation process hangs. Workaround: During the first installation attempt, a file is created in the following AppData subfolder of the user who initiated the installation process: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Wonderware MES\4.6.0.0 In this folder there is a subfolder with the install build number. In the build number folder there is a file called InstallUserData.txt; delete this file. When you restart the installation process, the installation should proceed past the Wonderware MES component selection dialog box. |
L00129907 |
A process that can produce multiple items incorrectly creates the JobBom tables for the operations when creating the work order from a process. |
L00129962 |
When doing a galaxy dump of a UCO with multiple reason group levels, then doing a galaxy load from the galaxy dump file, you get an error and cannot open the instance. |
L00130657 |
The Auto Reset of the PEM instance is not working when specifying the input source; the PEM instance will be triggered again and again. |
L00131059 |
A job BOM is incorrectly created for an item with two BOM versions and nested BOMs. |
L00131790 |
A job BOM is incorrectly created for an item with two BOM versions and nested BOMs – Updated. |
L00131983 |
Trying to start a job on more than one machine causes an error inserting into the prod_rate_history table. |
L00132902 |
If multiple items to be produced in a process have a common sub-item to be produced in BOM #1 and BOM #2, then every time that common sub-item is marked as "Set as Produced Item" on BOM #1 for an operation, the same sub-item will be marked as produced on that operation for BOM #2. |
L00133275 |
There is an issue when upgrading from 3.5 Hot Fix 2079 or 3.5 Patch 01 to MES 4.0 or 4.0 SP1. See TechNote 802 for the workaround. |
L00133800 |
The date/time control on the entity configuration Attributes tab in MES Web Portal is enabled only after the third click in Internet Explorer 11 when used for the first time. |
L00134069 |
On Windows 2012 and 2012 R2, adding the MES Web Portal feature through the Windows Add/Remove function after the product has been installed will result in an error from the Web Deploy Tool during the MES install. Workaround: To add/modify MES Web Portal, please use Setup.exe from the MES install media. |
L00134125 |
There is a difference in the Util_Log and TPM_Stat tables when two work orders are run during the same shift. |
L00134480 |
If there are utilization reason groups that are unique within each group but have duplicates across all reasons, during upgrading to 5.0 the Database utility checks this constraint and deletes any groups/reasons that violate this. |
L00134990 |
During a shift change, the events in the util_log table have the wrong duration or negative duration when the UCO is writing events at the same time. |
L00135116 |
An error occurs while updating the quantity of a work order that is greater than 1 million and an item has its number of decimals set to 7. |
L00135125 |
Shift exceptions from one entity are affecting shift_to_go data for other entities. |
L00135178 |
When there is a network issue with the I/O server, the OCO adds the Max counts to the total production count when it reconnects. |
L00135391 |
Entity Model Builder is not installed when using silent installation. |
L00135404 |
With the OS language set to Russian, the Entity OEE targets set in MES Client will generate a validation error but still save correctly. |
L00135458 |
The failed_logins column data for the user_name table is not getting updated after a user encountered a number of failure login attempts prior to successful login. |
L00135501 |
With two items linked to one process, the work order created for the first item has the correct Job BOM in all operations, but the work order for the second item has an incorrect Job BOM for two of the operations. |
L00135537 |
MES Operator is not showing the previous lot numbers in the Steps screen. |
L00135701 |
Active Directory browsing is not working in a complex forest, causing MES Client to crash. |
L00136068 |
In MES Web Portal, there is an error when attempting to use the Edit Utilization Event dialog: You cannot make the change to the selected event. Pressing the F5 key to refresh the page clears the issue. |
The Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 documentation set includes the following:
The Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 product library consists of a set of Portable Document Files (PDF) located in the Docs folder of the Wonderware MES installation disc. You need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view the Wonderware MES documentation. You can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the Adobe Corporation web site:
After installing Adobe Reader, double-click on 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 Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 installation instructions are located in the root folder of the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 installation disc as a PDF file and an online Help file. You can view these instructions by clicking Help as you start the Wonderware MES 2014 SP1 installation procedure.
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