7.1 Profile Overview
Table 68 lists the general functionality of client and server profiles that support the OPEN-SCS OPC UA interface.
| Profile Name | Example | Methods and Variables |
| SID Class Manager Server Profile | Provides information about SID Classes | SIDClassID SIDCLassOwner SIDClassDescription SyntaxSpecification AllowedCharaterSet IntendedUse SIDCLassProperty |
| Aggregation Event Manager Client Profile | Sends OPEN-SCS Aggregation events to an Aggregation Manager Server. | Uses AggregationPackingEvent Uses AggregationUnpackingEvent |
| Aggregation Event Manager Server Profile | Receives OPEN-SCS Aggregation events | AggregationPackingEvent AggregationUnpackingEvent MaxAggregationEvents |
| Allocated Serial Number Manager Client Profile | Sends reserved serial numbers to a Print and Commission Manager Server and serial number events | Uses SNtoAllocated |
| Allocated Serial Number Manager Server Profile | Manages reserved serial numbers | SNRequestAllocated SNToAllocated PoolSelectionCriteria SerialNumberFormat MaxSNRequestable MaxSNReturnable MaxSNPushable |
| Label Event Manager Client Profile | Send OPEN-SCS Label events to a Label Event Manager Server. | Uses LabelsEncodingEvent Uses LabelsScrappingEvent Uses LabelsSampledEvent Uses LabelsInspectingEvent |
| Label Event Manager Server Profile | Receives OPEN-SCS Label events | LabelsEncodingEvent LabelsScrappingEvent LabelsSampledEvent LabelsInspectingEvent MaxEvents |
| Print and Commission Manager Client Profile | Performs printing and commissioning and sends label and SID events to an Event Manager Server. | Uses SNtoEncoded |
| Print and Commission Manager Server Profile | Handles printing and commissioning of serial numbers | SNtoEncoded SerialNumberFormat MaxSNPushable |
| SID Event Manager Client Profile | Send OPEN-SCS SID events to an Event Manager Server. | Uses SIDCommissioningEvent Uses SIDDestroyingEvent Uses SIDShippingEvent Uses SIDInspectingEvent Uses SIDDecommissioningEvent |
| SID Event Manager Server Profile | Receives OPEN-SCS SID events | SIDCommissioningEvent SIDDestroyingEvent SIDShippingEvent SIDInspectingEvent SIDDecommissioningEvent MaxEvents |
| Unallocated Serial Number Manager Client Profile | Sends unallocated serial numbers to a Reserved Serial Number Manager Server and serial number events | Uses SNtoUnallocated |
| Unallocated Serial Number Manager Server Profile | Manages unallocated serial numbers | SNRequestUnallocated SNReturnAllocated SNToUnallocated PoolSelectionCriteria SerialNumberFormat MaxSNRequestable MaxSNReturnable MaxSNPushable |
| Unassigned Serial Number Manager Client Profile | Sends unassigned serial numbers to an Unallocated Serial Number Manager Server | Uses SNRequestUnassigned Uses SNReturnUnallocated |
| Unassigned Serial Number Manager Server Profile | Manages unassigned serial numbers | SNRequestUnassigned SNReturnUnallocated PoolSelectionCriteria SerialNumberFormat MaxSNRequestable MaxSNReturnable |
| EPCIS Event Manager Server Profile | Receives EPCIS Events in an EPCIS file format | EPCISStream |
| EPCIS Event Manager Client Profile | Write EPCIS Events in an EPCIS file format to an EPCISStream object | Uses EPCISStream temporary file services |
The profiles are defined to allow the maximum flexibility in allocation of functions to devices and components (hardware and software). These are graphically represented in Figure 16.
For example: a system may be made up of a:
global serial number manager (GSNM), which manages unallocated serial numbers, and records all events on serial numbers, labels, and SID to comply with regulatory requirements,
and implements the Unassigned Serial Number Manager Server Profile
and implements the Serial Number Event Manager Server Profile
and implements the Label Event Manager Server Profile
and implements the SID Event Manager Server Profile
and implements the Aggregation Event Manager Server Profile
a local serial number manager (LSNM) that manages unallocated and reserved serial numbers but does not handle events,
and implements the Unallocated Serial Number Manager Server Profile
and implements the Allocated Serial Number Manager Server Profile
and implements the Unassigned Serial Number Manager Client Profile
a print and label system (PLS) that encodes serial numbers and applies the encoded numbers to products,
and implements the Print and Commission Manager Server Profile
and implements the Print and Commission Manager Client Profile
a cartonizer and palletizer that aggregates products into cartons and pallets and prints and applies carton and pallet labels.
and implements the Print and Commission Manager Server Profile
and implements the Print and Commission Manager Client Profile
and implements the Aggregation Event Manager Client Profile
a global event manager that receives EPCIS event files from multiple systems recording local events.
And implements the EPCIS Event Manager Server Profile