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KanoaMES v1.14

Release Date - 12/10/25

A release candidate for v1.14 will be available shortly.

Implementation Guidance​

This release package has been tested against Ignition 8.1.50.

The minimum required version of Ignition is 8.1.33

  • kanoaMES_1_14_1.modl
  • ApexCharts-signed 1.0.17.modl
  • BIJC_Calendar_Component_v1.8.1.modl

Summary​

We skipped a release version because who wants to update to a software version called 13 and as much as we wanted to continue with updates to the 1.12 release, there are enough significant changes to warrant a new version number.

  • Added support for batch, discrete and continuous processes.
  • Added inheritable OEE Thresholds to support Enterprise level OEE scoring.
  • Added 'downtime by item' analysis.
  • Added kanoa logger feature. Provides a method of logging that won't get lost in the weeds along with all the other gateway messages.
  • Added image management functions and views.
  • Added support for downtime category hierarchy.

Module Versioning​

  • 1.14 is our first release that will be supported on both the 8.1 and 8.3 platform. To that end, the module name has changed from 'Kanoa MES' to 'Kanoa MES (8.1) or 'Kanoa MES (8.3)'. The version numbering will be identical between 8.1 and 8.3 because under the hood, they are the same.

Installer​

Our Hawthorn installer has undergone some changes to speed up the installation process.

  • Move checking if we need to create changeset table to outside of processChangeLog()
  • Schema creation and update has been refactored to break it into smaller packets for each functional area of the application.
  • Database schema installer is now idempotent.

New Widgets Added

We've also move dashboard and widget installation to use the import function, so you can expect a bunch of new widgets and dashboards to be added with each new release. In this release, we've added a number of widgets and dashboards created for our ProveIt showcase at ICC this year...

  • Production Loss
  • Utilization
  • Item State Bar Chart
  • Event Notification
  • Performance Reasons
  • Scrap Reasons
  • Lot Bar Chart
  • Lot Quantity Bar Chart

System function intellisense and documentation​

  • All 641 of our system functions have been reviewed and re-written to standardize and correct any mistakes in the documentation and examples given. A big shout out to Nicole for taking that on!
  • As part of that process, we did discover some system functions that deviate from the standard in terms of return values and they have been modified. We have fixed all instances in the kanoaAPP and tags that se these functions, but if you have overridden any views that called them, you'll need to modify them. Fear not, we have created a handy utility built into the application that will allow you to search for all projects, scripts and tags for the list of keywords we have identified as having changed.

Keyword Search Utility​

As we prepare the platform to support manufacturing processes such as batch and continuous as well as discrete, we had to make some refactoring choices that may affect existing installs where certain views have been overridden. If this is a first time install, then install away. If you are updating an existing install, we have added a keyword search utility that will search for all projects, scripts and tags for the list of keywords we have identified as having changed.

kanoa-ops

As this new utility has only just been added, it cannot be run prior to updating the module. Hopefully you are updating a development environment. If you are directly updating a production environment (not recommended) then you should check your custom projects, views, scripts and tags from within the ignition designer. For future updates, this utility can be used prior to updating.

Here is a list of changes and views that have been touched.

Refactor Changes

Search for the following keywords.

  • 'oeeType' - Was replaced with 'oeeEnabled'
  • 'system.kanoa.item.addItemUnit' - was changed to return a tuple

Feel free to submit a support ticket if you would like help with updating from a previous version. As always we recommend you installing on a dev server prior to deploying to production.

Changes​

Ops​

  • Added params for lotOperationIdList and lotOperationList to system.kanoa.lot.getLotEvents()
  • Operations scheduling color coding doesn't work if config param is not set. This is fixed.
  • Added 'downtime by item' analysis to the kanoa/mes/analytics/downtimeApex view and kanoa/core/dbp/widgets/analytics/assetDowntimeBarChart dashboard widget.
  • Modified kanoa/mes/asset/overview/assetSummary/assetSummary view to correctly calculate aggregate OEE scores by time weighting production runs.
  • Added system.kanoa.image functions for image manipulation.
  • Added system.kanoa.file functions for file management.
  • assetOEE UDT Work Order Change Script references an invalid tag. This is fixed.
  • assetOEE UDT State change script for contiguous downtime events messes with last running state. This is fixed.
  • system.kanoa.asset.adjustTimeForSite() has been removed.
  • system.kanoa.utilities.getGatewayTimeZoneOffset() has been deprecated and all widgets now point to system.kanoa.date.getGatewayTimeZoneOffsetMins().
  • New view kanoa/mes/analytics/enterpriseOEE has been added that calculates and show OEE scores for every level of an enterprise.
  • Inheritable OEE thresholds has been added.
  • 'Input Materials' tab has been removed from Item Configuration. This has been replaced by Trace.
  • Add Batch capability. Assets can now be set with the process type of 'Batch' and standard rates can be set to 'Batch time in mins'. OEE Performance is then calculated as Batch time / runtime.
  • Asset Import doesn't add items. This is fixed.
  • Added logger view to App.
  • When duplicating an asset, we also need to duplicate the sort order. This is fixed.
  • updateShiftEvents() throwing exception if enterprise was set to 'oeeEnabled' and then disabled. This has been fixed.
  • Added support for downtime category hierarchy.
  • Updated scheduling to support batch processes.
  • Add unique constraint to stateEvent and counterEvent. Fix for mqtt backflush.
  • Saving a new dynamic attribute doesn't work in attribute editor. This is fixed.
  • Specify some default dashboard on installation instead of a blank screen. Welcome dashboard is now displayed.
  • Scheduler shows orders that cannot run on an asset if asset has no item links. This is fixed.
  • Added new function system.kanoa.schedule.calcEventDuration() that calculates the expected duration it will take to complete a production run for a given item

Quality​

  • Added system.kanoa.quality.image functions for quality check image capture and storage.
  • When duplicating a check sheet, the new check sheet doesn't get a Status. This is fixed.
  • Can't delete a check sheet if it's been used. This is fixed.
  • Check Item Triggers get cleared out every time you revise a check sheet
  • QDS Test Fail Actions - Issue Check Sheet should limit its options to Released checks. This is fixed.
  • Can't delete a check sheet if it's been used. This is fixed.
  • Cannot add comments to a check item. This is fixed.
  • Gateway Admins and users with configureQuality can now schedule a checksheet in draft or in revision.