How to Deploy a MES Customization

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Success! Thank you.

It turns out I was missing Steps 20 through 25.

I am now able to deploy and test my customization (and I found out
the button actually doesn't work yet.)

I will figure out what is wrong with my button then I can follow
Steps 25-26 for the rest of the users.

Thanks a lot!

Lynn


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Vic Drecchio" <vic.drecchio@...>
wrote:
>
> This works. Pay attention to Step #25.
>
>
> AnswerBook #: 5213MPS Product: Vantage
> Added:
> Changed: 04/07/2008 Module: MES
> 07/06/2005 Version: 8.00.800
> Details:
> Summary:
> CUST How do you customize the main MES Menu and set to use it
instead of
> default
> PROBLEM:
>
> How do you customize the main MES Menu and set to use it instead of
> default?
>
>
>
> SOLUTION:
>
> 1. Right-click on the shortcut for Vantage 8.0 MES.
>
> 2. Copy and paste the copy to the desktop.
>
> 3. Rename the copy to something like MES Developer.
>
> 4. Right-Click and choose Properties.
>
> 5. In the Target area, locate where it shows -MES and change it to
> -MESC.
>
> 6. Click OK to save the changes.
>
> 7. Login to MES Developer.
>
> 8. Make your customizations and choose Save as
>
> 9. Give your customization a name (i.e CustomMES)
>
> 10. Save and close MES
>
> 11. Log into a your a regular 8.0 session
>
> 12. Go to System Management >> Utilites >> Sub Process Maintenance
>
> 13. Create a new menu ID and give it a name e.g UDMES1
>
> 14. Choose the security you want to apply to this option
>
> 15. Enter a parent process like PROCESS or MAINMENU
>
> 16. Enter a unique number for the sequence like 10, 15, 20, etc.
>
> 17. Under the Program section browse to or type in
> Epicor.Mfg.Menu.Mes.dll
>
> 18. Choose the Customization name you saved in steps 4/5 from the
list
> box
>
> 19. Save and close Sub Process Maintenance
>
> 20. Create a Process Calling using System Management >> Utilities >>
> Process Calling Maintenance
>
> 21. Choose File >> New
>
> 22. Process Called Reference = Epicor.Mfg.Menu.MES
>
> 23. Menu ID = UDMES1 (Menu ID create in step 13)
>
> 24. Save and close Process Calling Maintenance
>
> 25. Add the process ID you just created in step # 13 as the value
for
> the MESCustomMenuID node in the
> xxx.mfgsys file being referenced by your MES icon
>
> <MESCustomMenuID value="UDMES1" /> This should be listed under the
> <appSettings>
> </appsettings> section. If the icon does not reference mfgsys use
the
> default.mfgsys found
> the ...epicor/client/config directory.
>
> 26. Log into 8.0 MES again and you should now see your
customization.
>
>
>
> Note 1: When first installed you will need to change the xxx.mfgsys
file
> used by each MES user. You'll find
> this file in the config directory of the epicor client folder e.g.
> c:\epicor\mfgsys803\client\config
>
> Note 2: In a standard implementation of Vantage the name of the file
> being changed is default.mfgsys.
> HOWEVER, this can change based on your installation of Vantage. For
> example if you are running against a
> test or pilot database the file maybe named test.mfgsys or
pilot.mfgsys.
> You may want to check the port
> number of the appserver that MES is using agains the AppServerURL
> value="AppServerDC://LAPIZ:8301"
> statement in the default.mfgsys.
>
> Note 3: Be sure to change the one in the Vantage client config
directory
> stored on the server. This way
> when you install a new release of Vantage and the client folders are
> updated the modified xxx.mfgsys is
> downloaded.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf
> Of Lynn
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:12 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] How to Deploy a MES Customization
>
> I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES Menu
> following AnswerBook 6539MPS.
>
> Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions refer
to
> AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
> AnswerBook is not published on the website.
>
> I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES
Customization
> and followed those instructions for Sub Process Maintenance.
>
> I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.
>
> It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly
programmed
> button on the MES menu.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?
>
> Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?
>
> I am on Vantage 8.03.404.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lynn
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You
must
> have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
Builder
> and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
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I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES Menu
following AnswerBook 6539MPS.

Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions refer to
AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
AnswerBook is not published on the website.

I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES
Customization and followed those instructions for Sub Process
Maintenance.

I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.

It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly
programmed button on the MES menu.

Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?

Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?

I am on Vantage 8.03.404.

Thanks.

Lynn
3
Did you point to the Custom MES menu in the default.mfgsys file on
the client?

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Lynn" <lynn.khalife@...> wrote:
>
> I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES Menu
> following AnswerBook 6539MPS.
>
> Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions refer
to
> AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
> AnswerBook is not published on the website.
>
> I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES
> Customization and followed those instructions for Sub Process
> Maintenance.
>
> I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.
>
> It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly
> programmed button on the MES menu.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?
>
> Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?
>
> I am on Vantage 8.03.404.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lynn
>
4
This works. Pay attention to Step #25.


AnswerBook #: 5213MPS Product: Vantage
Added:
Changed: 04/07/2008 Module: MES
07/06/2005 Version: 8.00.800
Details:
Summary:
CUST How do you customize the main MES Menu and set to use it instead of
default
PROBLEM:

How do you customize the main MES Menu and set to use it instead of
default?



SOLUTION:

1. Right-click on the shortcut for Vantage 8.0 MES.

2. Copy and paste the copy to the desktop.

3. Rename the copy to something like MES Developer.

4. Right-Click and choose Properties.

5. In the Target area, locate where it shows -MES and change it to
-MESC.

6. Click OK to save the changes.

7. Login to MES Developer.

8. Make your customizations and choose Save as

9. Give your customization a name (i.e CustomMES)

10. Save and close MES

11. Log into a your a regular 8.0 session

12. Go to System Management >> Utilites >> Sub Process Maintenance

13. Create a new menu ID and give it a name e.g UDMES1

14. Choose the security you want to apply to this option

15. Enter a parent process like PROCESS or MAINMENU

16. Enter a unique number for the sequence like 10, 15, 20, etc.

17. Under the Program section browse to or type in
Epicor.Mfg.Menu.Mes.dll

18. Choose the Customization name you saved in steps 4/5 from the list
box

19. Save and close Sub Process Maintenance

20. Create a Process Calling using System Management >> Utilities >>
Process Calling Maintenance

21. Choose File >> New

22. Process Called Reference = Epicor.Mfg.Menu.MES

23. Menu ID = UDMES1 (Menu ID create in step 13)

24. Save and close Process Calling Maintenance

25. Add the process ID you just created in step # 13 as the value for
the MESCustomMenuID node in the
xxx.mfgsys file being referenced by your MES icon

<MESCustomMenuID value="UDMES1" /> This should be listed under the
<appSettings>
</appsettings> section. If the icon does not reference mfgsys use the
default.mfgsys found
the ...epicor/client/config directory.

26. Log into 8.0 MES again and you should now see your customization.



Note 1: When first installed you will need to change the xxx.mfgsys file
used by each MES user. You'll find
this file in the config directory of the epicor client folder e.g.
c:\epicor\mfgsys803\client\config

Note 2: In a standard implementation of Vantage the name of the file
being changed is default.mfgsys.
HOWEVER, this can change based on your installation of Vantage. For
example if you are running against a
test or pilot database the file maybe named test.mfgsys or pilot.mfgsys.
You may want to check the port
number of the appserver that MES is using agains the AppServerURL
value="AppServerDC://LAPIZ:8301"
statement in the default.mfgsys.

Note 3: Be sure to change the one in the Vantage client config directory
stored on the server. This way
when you install a new release of Vantage and the client folders are
updated the modified xxx.mfgsys is
downloaded.

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lynn
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:12 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] How to Deploy a MES Customization

I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES Menu
following AnswerBook 6539MPS.

Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions refer to
AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
AnswerBook is not published on the website.

I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES Customization
and followed those instructions for Sub Process Maintenance.

I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.

It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly programmed
button on the MES menu.

Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?

Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?

I am on Vantage 8.03.404.

Thanks.

Lynn


------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
5
I don't know what you mean.

Is this something I should do in Vantage? Or is it something I
should do in the path for the MES shortcut? Or is it something that
has to be done in Admin Tools?

Lynn


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "bw2868bond" <bwalker@...> wrote:
>
> Did you point to the Custom MES menu in the default.mfgsys file on
> the client?
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Lynn" <lynn.khalife@> wrote:
> >
> > I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES
Menu
> > following AnswerBook 6539MPS.
> >
> > Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions
refer
> to
> > AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
> > AnswerBook is not published on the website.
> >
> > I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES
> > Customization and followed those instructions for Sub Process
> > Maintenance.
> >
> > I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.
> >
> > It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly
> > programmed button on the MES menu.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?
> >
> > Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?
> >
> > I am on Vantage 8.03.404.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
>
6
For each client workstation, Look in
C:\client803\client\config

You will see default.mfgsys, pilot.mfgsys, test.mfgsys, etc..........

Make a COPY of one of the applicable files. If you are developing this
for your LIVE environment, copy default.mfgsys to something like
"CustomMES.mfgsys"

Open that file in Notepad. Search for this tag: MESCustomMenuID

That needs to be changed to whatever you named the customized MES in
Step #13 of the Answerbook I sent you.

For instance, in the out-of-the-box default.mfgsys file, you will see:
<MESCustomMenuID value="" />

Change that to:

<MESCustomMenuID value="UDLynnMES" />

Where "UDLynnMES" is the name of your customization in step #13. You
need to do this on each client workstation. Easier to copy it to a
convenient network location and manually copy it to each MES workstation
that this customization needs to be deployed on.

Finally, you will need to create a Windows Shortcut so Vantage knows to
execute Vantage using your new config file (above, "CustomMES.mfgsys").

Your link should look like:
C:\client803\client\MfgSys.exe -MES /config=CustomMES.mfgsys



HTH



Vic Drecchio
ERP Administrator

TIMCO Aviation Services
Greensboro, NC
Email: vic.drecchio@...
Office: 336.668.4410 x3091
Mobile: 704.530.3092



-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lynn
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:04 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: How to Deploy a MES Customization

I don't know what you mean.

Is this something I should do in Vantage? Or is it something I should
do in the path for the MES shortcut? Or is it something that has to be
done in Admin Tools?

Lynn


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "bw2868bond" <bwalker@...> wrote:
>
> Did you point to the Custom MES menu in the default.mfgsys file on the

> client?
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Lynn" <lynn.khalife@> wrote:
> >
> > I created a customization to program a blank button on the MES
Menu
> > following AnswerBook 6539MPS.
> >
> > Now that the customization is saved, the Epicor instructions
refer
> to
> > AnswerBook 4306MPS to deploy the MES Customization. However this
> > AnswerBook is not published on the website.
> >
> > I found some instruction in the Vantage Help menu for MES
> > Customization and followed those instructions for Sub Process
> > Maintenance.
> >
> > I opened, then closed, then re-opened Vantage and MES.
> >
> > It didn't work. No matter what I do, I cannot see the newly
> > programmed button on the MES menu.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to deploy my MES menu customization?
> >
> > Does anyone have a copy of Answerbook 4306MPS?
> >
> > I am on Vantage 8.03.404.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
>



------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links