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Best Practices

Use a Separate Tag Provider​

Have your TamakiMES tag provide be raw tags, build your own UDTs with Alarming/History/whatever using reference tags pointing at the raw tags. This way you can change the raw tags without affecting the UDTs.

No Direct PLC Access​

Per the purdue model and security best practices, do not allow direct access to the PLCs from the MES. Instead, use a gateway or middleware to access the PLCs. This way you can control access to the PLCs and have a single point of access for all PLCs.

Local Database​

Keep a local database on the MES server for storing data that is not critical to the operation of the MES. This way you can keep the MES running even if the network goes down. Data in the local database can be synced to the main database when the network comes back up.

Inherit Tamaki MES Project​

Tamaki MES is distributed with a Perspective project. Your project should inherit this and you leave the Tamaki MES project as is. This way you can update the Tamaki MES project without affecting your project. You can come up with your own custom navigation scheme to tie the TamakiMES project into your project, or leave it as an entirely separate project.

This TamakiMES project will be updated with module releases, so it's best to leave it so that it can slide into your project without any issues.