Incremental association of metadata to production data
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1. A metadata system for use in an industrial automation environment, the metadata system comprising:
- one or more processors;
one or more memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions to implement the system, including;
an industrial automation controller that processes a data object stored in the industrial automation controller, the data object storing data including at least one of collected data from the industrial automation environment or configuration data for the industrial automation controller; and
an append component that receives the data object stored in the at least one industrial automation controller and associates metadata with the data object, wherein the metadata describes the data stored in the data object in manner that is informative with respect to industrial automation according to a common definition utilized in the industrial automation environment.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates utilizing metadata appended to data related to an industrial automation environment with a controller that is associated with a hierarchically structured data model. An interface component can facilitate receipt of data associated with at least one of an instruction set, a configuration, and a collection. An append component can affix metadata to at least one of the instruction set, the configuration, and the collection, wherein the metadata conforms to a hierarchically structured data model.
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1. A metadata system for use in an industrial automation environment, the metadata system comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions to implement the system, including; an industrial automation controller that processes a data object stored in the industrial automation controller, the data object storing data including at least one of collected data from the industrial automation environment or configuration data for the industrial automation controller; and an append component that receives the data object stored in the at least one industrial automation controller and associates metadata with the data object, wherein the metadata describes the data stored in the data object in manner that is informative with respect to industrial automation according to a common definition utilized in the industrial automation environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method that facilitates metadata management in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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receiving a data object stored in an industrial automation controller, the data object storing data including at least one of collected data from the industrial automation environment or configuration data for the industrial automation controller; and associating metadata with the stored data, wherein the metadata describes the stored data in manner that is informative with respect to industrial automation according to a common definition utilized in the industrial automation environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A metadata system for use in an industrial automation environment, the metadata system comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions to implement the system, including; means for controlling an industrial process that processes a data object stored in the means for controlling an industrial process, the data object storing data including at least one of collected data from the industrial automation environment or configuration data for the means for controlling an industrial process; and means for appending metadata to the data object, wherein the metadata describes the stored data in manner that is informative with respect to industrial automation according to a common definition utilized in the industrial automation environment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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