Equipment Note entered via Tag Collector Script Function 3.0

Problem

you are using system.mes.updateTagCollectorValue(equipmentPath, collectorType, key, lastTimeStamp, value) 

to update a note and it is not showing in your Downtime Table (but you can see it in your Value Editor!)

Solution

You may have cells under your Line where the State is being collected.

  • A Note is entered 
    • 1) at the Line Level while the State is at the Cell Level
    • 2) the TimeStamp of the State and the TimeStamp of the Note MUST be identical 


Here is a method to do this via script:

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Python
equipmentPath = '[global]\Nuts Unlimited\SiteOne\Cust\InitCell'
collectorType = 'Equipment Note'
key = '' 

#cooking a date
#remember here for month, 0 = 1 :)
date = system.date.getDate(2020, 1, 6)
dateTime = system.date.setTime(date, 15, 2, 0)

print "equipmentPath [%s]", equipmentPath
print "collectorType [%s]", collectorType
print "dateTime      [%s]", dateTime

value = "Note via updateTagCollectorValue and some TimeStamp"
print "value         [%s]", value

# wrong
#system.mes.updateTagCollectorValue(equipmentPath, collectorType, key, dateTime, value)

# correct
# step 1 get correct TimeStamp for the last State at the cell level
equipmentPath = '[global]\Nuts Unlimited\SiteOne\Cust\InitCell\ICG\SICG\IC01'
collectorType = 'Equipment State'
lastTimeStamp = system.mes.getTagCollectorLastTimeStamp(equipmentPath, collectorType, key)

print "lastTimeStamp [%s]", lastTimeStamp

# step 2 now I can update the note using the timestamp from the cell state timestamp
equipmentPath = '[global]\Nuts Unlimited\SiteOne\Cust\InitCell'
collectorType = 'Equipment Note'
value = "Note via updateTagCollectorValue with correct TimeStamp"
system.mes.updateTagCollectorValue(equipmentPath, collectorType, key, lastTimeStamp, value)


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