B2MML with real time data

Question

Hi All
         I want some B2mml files with real time data.
So exact( maintenance infromation and Production) B2MML that is coming from MIS.
So if anyone have some information regarding this please tell me.
Thanks in Advance
Ramshanker

Answer 1

Hi, Ramshanker.
In the cases where the plant system is directly delivering B2MML documents (such as with certain products from Wonderware, Siemens, and some others), using the data in xMII is quite straightforward.
1) If the B2MML message is not "standard" B2MML (be aware that very few plant vendors use the baseline standard - most have a number of specific extensions), you can add the vendors' schemas or B2MML example documents to xMII by adding them to a ReferenceDocument folder on the server.
2) In xMII BLS, create a transaction (let's assume you called it B2MMLHandler) with one input parameter, of type "XML" (let's assume you called it "B2MMLDocument").  Add a "ReferenceSchema" or "ReferenceDocument" action, and configure it to load the vendor's B2MML format.  Use the "assign reference document" menu option to assign this format to the transaction input.
3) You can now use the B2MML document to perform analytics or to map from the B2MML document into any RFC or BAPI calls or ESA service calls from within BLS.
4) The plant system system should "post" the XML data to an xMII transaction using the "Runner" URL as in:
http://<yourserver>/Lighthammer/Runner?Transaction=B2MMLHandler&InputParameter=B2MMLDocument
Of course, if the MES system isn't capable of posting the documents and they are available on the file system, you can use the xMII file actions (or remote file access via FTP) to access and load the B2MML documents, perhaps at a scheduled interval.
Hope this helps get you started in the right direction.
Best regards,
Rick Bullotta