Planning your class first is critical before beginning configuration. This is because as a class developer you are, in one configuration, providing the foundation for, possibly, several objects and processes. As a result, you need to anticipate the range of requirements, even if the objects or processes have similar characteristics.
A class will be most effective when its application supports multiple objects or processes that have similar or identical characteristics..
Important: A class cannot be changed
dynamically. The project must be stopped to make modifications.
General planning includes:
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Determine the application in the production facility. |
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Determine the specific data to be collected. |
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Map out the layout of how memory is stored in the devices from which data is collected. |
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Determine the basic calculations needed for the data. |
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Determine the CIMPLICITY features required to collect and calculate data. |
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Class configuration steps. |
