Incremental association of metadata to production data
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1. A system that facilitates manufacturing within an industrial automation environment, comprising:
- an interface component that facilitates receipt of data associated with at least one of an instruction set, a configuration, and a collection; and
an append component that affixes 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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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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31 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates manufacturing within an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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an interface component that facilitates receipt of data associated with at least one of an instruction set, a configuration, and a collection; and
an append component that affixes metadata to at least one of the instruction set, the configuration, and the collection, wherein the metadata conforms to a hierarchically structured data model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method that facilitates implementing appending data related to an industrial automation environment with metadata, comprising:
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implementing a hierarchically structured data model;
affixing metadata to data; and
utilizing the metadata with data to implement a common definition of data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A programmable logic controller utilized within an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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means for facilitating receipt of data associated with at least one of an instruction set, a configuration, and a collection; and
means for affixing 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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