Patent ID: 7027886

Claim:
An action group and action definition creation process, in which actions and action groups are defined and entered into a mistake-proofing system, comprising the steps of: determining from appropriate PFMEA studies when and where mistake-proofing is required; determining whether the required mistake-proofing strategy is new or if appropriate actions and action groups have already been defined; if it is determined that the mistake-proofing requirements are new determining whether there are any similar existing strategies; if the determination is that no similar mistake-proofing strategies exist creating new actions as needed in a computer interface wherein functions and error messages are described; compiling the defined actions into newly created action groups; assigning assembly numbers to the action groups; implementing the necessary hardware and developing PLC logic for the new actions and assigning logic addresses for the new action groups; storing address locations in a Location Data Table; and, configuring the OPC server to identify Location Data Table address locations.