Objective The objective of this project is to develop a range of IT tools to enable the bidirectional transfer of data between the components of a CIM system and their functional integration. The components in question are those concerned with: - product development - production planning - production control - process coordination - process monitoring and control - process interface.A software management and configuration system has been developed. It describes a software application as a parts list of all its components by using a self defined software engineering environment (SEE) model. The underlying version and variant management is done by a UNIX standard tool.A prototype was made available on 02/04/92The operating environment is as follows :Operating system: UNIX, INFORMIX database management system (DBMS)A number of applications from these fields will be developed or adapted and will be installed in selected industrial and laboratory test-beds. The tools will be applicable to both the discrete parts manufacturing and continuous and discontinuous process industries. The following tools will be developed: - Interface Management System (INMAS): an individually configurable software interface supporting data exchange between different CIM applications. This tool consists mainly of two components: a communication control management module and a general information management and control component. To access data INMAS uses a neutral interface based on SQL called gateway. - Configuration System (COSY): this will support the individual configuration of software systems at application, functional and data structure level. A COSY tool will further manage program version and release information. - Distributed Database (DDB): this will allow CIM applications to access databases or files resident on physically remote systems as if they were local. Gateways needed by INMAS will be also a result of DDB activities. - Man-Machine Interface (MMI): starting from a previous ESPRIT project this will provide tools supporting the automatic creation of graphical user interfaces. Another goal of MMI is the definition of a common user interface across the range of systems and applications of CIDAM. All CIDAM tools will be based on industry standard providing a high degree of hardware independence. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata exchangenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesrelational databases Programme(s) FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator DIGITAL KIENZLE Address Villingen Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FICHTEL & SACHS Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ernst sachs straße 62 97424 Schweinfurt See on map Fiat Aviazione SpA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via nizza 312 10100 Torino See on map HARTMANN & BRAUN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Graefstraße 97 60487 Frankfurt am main See on map MANNESMANN PROCAD Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 40885 Ratingen See on map MANNESMANN PROCAD Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 49328 Wetter See on map MANNESMANN PROCAD Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Karlsruhe See on map Mannesmann Rexroth Pneumatik GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jahnstraße 3-5 97816 Lohr See on map SAARLAND UNIVERSITY Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Im stadtwald 66123 Saarbruecken See on map Syseca SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4 square rené cassin 35100 Rennes See on map UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Trinity college Dublin 2 See on map