Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for adapting a production flow schedule for one or more production processes, each having one or more process steps that use power for the execution thereof. An exemplary method includes identifying at least one availability time window in which there is a predetermined minimum power availability within a predetermined optimization time period based on a piece of availability information which indicates a forecast power availability during the optimization time period; providing an indication of one or more flexible process steps, which can be executed in a plurality of alternative time windows within the optimization time period; and for each of the flexible process steps, temporally rearranging the corresponding flexible process step into one of the corresponding alternative time windows if the rescheduling is within the availability time window in order to obtain an adapted production flow schedule.

Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for installing and configuring a computer include stipulating configuration rules and transmitting all programs to be installed to the memories of the computers of the computer system, selecting and executing functions which are intended to be executed by the computer system, in a sequence, and checking to determine whether a running function which is currently being executed contravenes a configuration rule.

Abstract: An exemplary system and method for testing the configuration of a computer system includes detecting a function which is executed by the computer system; and testing whether the detected function contravenes a configuration rule of the computer system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and to a method for automatically creating, installing and configuring extensions of functionalities in the system nodes of a distributed network, in particular in a distributed automatic system, provided with at least one system diagnosis tool which analyses the current state of the system of the distributed network and combines in system status data which is guided to at least one knowledge-based planning tool. The knowledge-based planning tool creates installation data for the novel system extensions which are based on control and data from the system status data and a planning data base and guides said installation data, respectively, to at least one installation and configuration tool, which is provided in the system nodes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes (SK) of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ), wherein the system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) can be activated from a single arbitrary access in the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the automatic installation, verification and configuration of functionality that is stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files for system components that are located in a distributed network. Said system comprises a system design tool for generating, checking and configuring the installation, verification and/or configuration files for the respective system components. According to the invention, the system design tool transmits the installation, verification and/or configuration files to the system components for installation, the installation, verification and/or configuration files required in the respective system components are checked and configured in a predetermined sequence and manner and a complete system is formed once the system components have been configured.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for automatic generation, installation, verification and configuration of functionality that is stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files for system components that are located in a distributed network. The system includes a knowledge-based system design tool comprising a user interface, a design logic unit, a data management unit, a design database and an installation tool.