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Configuring jobs for Emerson PAC Machine Edition

Prerequisite

To run jobs for Emerson PAC Machine Edition, octoplant must be running under the System account and with the Allow data exchange between service and desktop (user interactivity) option enabled.

Procedure

Info

For jobs for Emerson PAC Machine Edition, the access data is taken from the project and does not need to be configured in octoplant.

  1. Create a job with the GE Proficy Machine Edition upload type.
  2. Go to the GE Proficy Machine Edition settings section.

  3. If the component contains several projects, select the desired project from the dropdown menu.

    Info

    Emerson PAC Machine Edition uses a central repository to manage projects. This results in some special features in the collaboration between Emerson PAC Machine Edition and octoplant. For example, there must not be a project in the central repository that has the same name as the project for which the job was created.

    If you only want to run the job for a specific target device within the project, you can explicitly select that device. However, this approach is recommended only for exceptional use cases.

    1. Expand the list using the dropdown arrow.

      Figure: Job configuration, GE Proficy Machine Edition settings section

    2. Click on the arrow next to the desired project name.

    3. The list of target devices available for the project opens.
    4. Select the desired target device.

  4. Go to the Include in Upload section.

  5. Select the elements you want to copy from the controller.

    Figure: Job configuration, Include in Upload section

Info

If warnings occur when uploading these elements, the upload is not canceled. The warnings are logged in the job's event log.

FAQ

Why is the Emerson PAC Machine Edition job failing?

Scenario 1

The following error message is displayed in the Event log (in the AdminClient Jobs module):

Icon_error.png Upload terminated with errors
Icon_error.png Error calling a COM method [Method: IProjects::OpenProject] [80010105]

Solution

  1. Check whether octoplant is running under the Local System account and whether the Allow service to interact with desktop (user interactivity) option is enabled.

  2. Run the CMD as an administrator and execute the mmc comexp.msc /32 command. If the entry below is missing, enter and run dcomcnfg.

  3. In the DCOM Configuration Warning dialog, select Yes to confirm.

  4. Navigate to Component Services > Computers > My Computer > DCOM Config > CimplicityME Application and right-click Properties.

  5. If Allow service to interact with desktop is enabled, select The interactive user under Identity.

  6. If the agent or server is running with a service account, select This user, under Identity, and enter the service account credentials.

Scenario 2

The following error message is displayed in the Event log (in the AdminClient > Jobs module > Home tab):

Icon_error.png Upload terminated with errors Icon_error.png A successful upload could not be performed for any device [65200] Icon_error.png Error calling a COM method [Method: IPLCTarget::GenerateOnlineForceReportAsXML] [80040332]

This error message indicates that the target device cannot be reached.

Solution

  1. Go to the Job configuration area > GE Proficy Machine Edition Settings section.
  2. In the Project dropdown list, check whether the correct target device is selected. If the selection is incorrect, choose the appropriate target device from the list.