Industrial operator interfaces interacting with higher-level business workflow

摘要

Systems and methods are provided that enable high-level and abstract business engines to affect and influence plant-floor or industrial operations via dynamic and flexible operator interfaces. In a similar manner, actions directed from the operator interfaces can be communicated to higher level decision components of an enterprise to facilitate automated control and dynamics of the enterprise. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes one or more controllers to process transaction events in an industrial automation environment. One or more operator interface components are provided that automatically adapt interface control functionality based on the transaction events.

主权项

1. An industrial device, comprising
at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one memory, that executes the computer-executable instructions to at least:
execute a business execution language that controls a business process associated with a business priority defined for an enterprise;interface the business execution language with a message control capability of an operator interface device for control of industrial equipment or devices of the enterprise;based on the business priority, sending, using the business execution language, a message to the operator interface device in response to detection of a change to a business variable indicative of a state of the business process, wherein the message comprises state information that specifies the state of the business process; andadjust, using the business execution language, functionality of the operator interface device in accordance with the message.