METHOD FOR UPDATING A WEB PACKAGE WITHIN A MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM

• US 20120204170A1
• Filed: 02/06/2012
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: GIUSTI, NADIA
• Granted Patent: US 9,128,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/172
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

In order to update an installed web package within a manufacturing execution system (MES) the below described steps are performed. A web package update is stored in a packages repository of a file system for the manufacturing execution system. The web package is updated by installing the web package update. At least one user customizable setting is preserved that is applied to the web package prior to the updating and applying the preserved at least one user customizable setting to the web package after the updating of the web package.

Claims

1. A method for updating an installed web package within a manufacturing execution system (MES), the web package containing web application content, the method which comprises the steps of:

a) storing a web package update in a packages repository of a file system for the manufacturing execution system (MES);

b) updating the web package by installing the web package update; and

c) preserving at least one user customizable setting that is applied to the web package prior to the updating and applying the at least one user customizable setting to the web package after the updating of the web package.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user customizable setting contains at least one of a selection of a role of a user, an image, a visibility of a web page, a title associated with a web page, a hierarchical structure, or a localization of a web page.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of preserving the at least one user customizable setting further comprises the step of extracting the at least one user customizable setting from the installed web package prior to the updating and applying the at least one user customizable setting extracted to the installed web package after the updating of the web package.

4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises providing an override option and a preserve option which are selectable alternatively, the override option containing a choice of overriding all user customizable settings with standard settings during the updating of the web package, while the preserve option contains a choice of preserving the at least one user customizable setting, and the method step c) is performed as a consequence of choosing the preserve option.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the preserve option comprises an option of preserving all of the user customizable settings.

6. The method according to claim 4, which further comprises performing the method step c) by preserving of all the user customizable settings that are applied to the web package prior to the updating and applying all preserved user customizable settings to the web package after the updating of the web package.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the web package installed is comprised by a web server.

8. A manufacturing execution system (MES) adapted to update an installed web package of the manufacturing execution system (MES), the installed web package containing web application content, the manufacturing execution system (MES) comprising:

a packages repository adapted to store a web package update;

a web server adapted for installing the web package on the web server;

updating means adapted to update the web package installed by installing the web package update on said web server;

preserving means adapted to preserve at least one user customizable setting applied to the web package installed prior to an updating of the installed web package; and

the manufacturing execution system (MES) applying the user customizable setting to the web package after the updating of the web package.

9. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 8, wherein the user customizable setting contains a selection of a role of a user, an image, a visibility of a web page, a title associated with a web page, a hierarchical structure, and a localization of a web page.

10. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 8, wherein said preserving means is further adapted to extract the at least one user customizable setting from the installed web package prior to the updating and to apply the extracted user customizable setting to the installed web package after the updating of the web package.

11. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 8, wherein the manufacturing execution system is adapted to provide an override option and a preserve option, the override option contains a choice of overriding all the user customizable settings with standard settings during the updating of the web package, while the preserve option contains the choice of preserving the at least one user customizable setting, and said preserving means are further adapted to preserve and apply the at least one user customizable setting preserved as a consequence of choosing the preserve option.

12. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 11, wherein the preserve option contains a choice of preserving all the user customizable settings.

13. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 8, wherein said preserving means are further adapted to preserve all the user customizable settings that are applied to the web package prior to the updating and applying all preserved user customizable settings to the web package after the updating of the web package.

14. The manufacturing execution system (MES) according to claim 8, wherein the installed web package is part of said web server.