3 Terms, definitions and conventions

3.1 Overview

It is assumed that basic concepts of OPC UA information modelling, OPC 40001-1 and OPC 10031-4 are understood in this specification. This specification will use these concepts to describe the Machinery – Job Management Information Model. For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in OPC 10000-1, OPC 10000-3, OPC 10000-5, OPC 10000-7, OPC 40001-1, OPC 10031-4 as well as the following apply.

3.2 OPC UA for Machinery – Job Management terms

3.2.1 job order

Note: A job order is the concrete implementation of a set of information that a machine needs to execute a task. This information can be composed of one or more programs or recipes, or it can consist only of metadata and parameters (production-specific) or of all of these. Several job orders can be running at the same time.

3.2.2 run

A completed execution or completed subset of the execution carried out according to the data provided with the job order.

3.2.3 Item

an object produced as one quantity unit

3.3 Abbreviated terms

3.4 Conventions used in this document

For conventions used in this document see OPC 40001-1.