link.create

Description

Returns a new instance of a MESObjectLink object for the supplied mesObject. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the full MES object exists.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObject)

• Parameters

AbstractMESObject mesObject - An MES object on which to base the new MESObjectLink. The MES object can be any of the MES objects such as MaterialClass, MaterialLot, OperationSegment, etc. that inherit from AbstractMESObject.

• Returns

A new instance of a MES Object Link object.

Code Examples

Code Snippet

obj = system.mes.createMESObject('MaterialClass')
objLink = system.mes.object.link.create(obj)

Description

Returns a new instance of a MES Object Link object for the supplied mesObjectType and mesObjectUUID. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the MES object type and UUID are known.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObjectType, mesObjectUUID)

• Parameters

MESObjectTypes mesObjectType - The type of MES object to create a link for.

String mesObjectUUID - The UUID of MES object to create a link for.

• Returns

A new instance of a MES Object Link object.

Code Examples

Code Snippet

objLink = system.mes.object.link.create('OperationsDefinition', 'a8a3771b-6330-423b-89fb-b54b7933fe3e')
print objLink.getMESObject()

Output

OperationsDefinition (a8a3771b-6330-423b-89fb-b54b7933fe3e, Receive Steel, 0 parents, 2 children, 5 custom properties, 2 complex properties)

Description

Returns a new instance of a MESObjectLink object for the supplied mesObjectType and mesObjectUUID. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the MES object type and UUID are known.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObjectTypeName, mesObjectUUID)

• Parameters

String mesObjectType - The name of the type of MES object to create a link for.

String mesObjectUUID - The UUID of MES object to create a link for.

• Returns

A new instance of a MESObjectLink object.

MES Object Types

Code Examples

Code Snippet

objLink = system.mes.object.link.create('EquipmentClass', 'd4baa7fb-1251-4b9d-8122-a52fc64d4df4')

Description

Returns a new instance of a MES Object Link object for the supplied mesObjectType, mesObjectUUID and name. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the MES object type, UUID and name are known.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObjectType, mesObjectUUID, name)

• Parameters

MESObjectTypes mesObjectType - The type of MES object to create a link for.

String mesObjectUUID - The UUID of MES object to create a link for.

String name - The name of the MES object.

• Returns

A new instance of a MES Object Link object. 

Code Examples

Code Snippet

objLink = system.mes.object.link.create('StorageUnit', '8da06ff8-2922-4e0c-a01a-e7cda6899a0e', 'Vinegar Tank 1')

Description

Returns a new instance of a MES Object Link object for the supplied mesObjectType name, mesObjectUUID and name. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the MES object type, UUID and name are known.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObjectTypeName, mesObjectUUID, name)

• Parameters

String mesObjectType - The name of the type of MES object to create a link for. See MESObjectTypes for the available types.

String mesObjectUUID - The UUID of MES object to create a link for. See UUIDs for more information.

String name - The name of the MES object.

• Returns

A new instance of a MES Object Link object. 

Code Examples

Code Snippet

objLink = system.mes.object.link.create('MaterialDef', 'd4baa7fb-1251-4b9d-8122-a52fc64d4df4', 'Box')

Description

Returns a new instance of a MES Object Link object for the supplied mesObjectType name, mesObjectUUID, version and name. This is typically used when a script function requires a MESObjectLink object as a parameter and the MES object type, UUID, version and name are known.

Syntax

system.mes.object.link.create(mesObjectTypeName, mesObjectUUID, version, name)

• Parameters

String mesObjectType - The name of the type of MES object to create a link for.

String mesObjectUUID - The UUID of MES object to create a link for.

Integer version - The integer representing the version number.

String name - The name of the MES object.

• Returns

A new instance of a MES Object Link object. 

Code Examples

Code Snippet

objLink = system.mes.object.link.create('MaterialDef', 'd4baa7fb-1251-4b9d-8122-a52fc64d4df4', 5, Box')