# Sepasoft MES 3.0 with Ignition 8.1- Missing Project MESGateway

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**Category:** 3rd Party Modules\
**Created:** [May 27, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sepasoft-mes-3-0-with-ignition-8-1-missing-project-mesgateway/47206 "2021-05-27T20:07:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![nunya.biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nunya.biz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nunya.biz)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sepasoft-mes-3-0-with-ignition-8-1-missing-project-mesgateway/47206/1 "2021-05-27T20:07:29Z")

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The [MES documentation](https://help.sepasoft.com/docs/display/TM3/5.+Setup%3A+Configure+Gateway+Settings) says that installing the MES 3.0 modules should create a project called MESGateway. This isn’t happening on my gateway. There is no MESGateway project.

My stack:  
Ignition 8.1.6, I also tried it with 8.1.5 and got the same result  
MES 3.0

- OEE\_Downtime\_V2; 3.81.1 (b2021042017)
- Production; 3.81.1 (b2021042017)
- Barcode Scanner; 2.81.0 (b2104201817)

The docs walk through setting **Config → MES MODULES → Enterprise Settings → Hierarchy** but this doesn’t exist on my gateway…

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**Author:** ![jesse.records](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jesse.records/32/10960_2.png) [@jesse.records](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jesse.records)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sepasoft-mes-3-0-with-ignition-8-1-missing-project-mesgateway/47206/2 "2021-05-27T23:41:47Z")

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Hello Nunya Biz,

It is difficult to tell what happened with your system on installation. You can review the Getting Started section of our tutorial to verify your installation steps: [Getting Set Up - MES 3.0 Training Manual - Sepasoft MES Help Documentation](https://help.sepasoft.com/docs/display/TM3/Getting+Set+Up)

If you would like to talk with one of our Design Consultants, feel free to schedule some time here:  
[Design Consultation](https://calendly.com/mes-demos/design-consult)

Thank you,

Jesse

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**Author:** ![nunya.biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nunya.biz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nunya.biz)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sepasoft-mes-3-0-with-ignition-8-1-missing-project-mesgateway/47206/3 "2021-05-28T14:14:16Z")

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There’s definitely a bug installing the modules.  
I started from scratch

1. installed Ignition 8.1.6,
2. installed module OEE\_Downtime\_V2; 3.81.1 (b2021042017)  
The module threw an error:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/0/0032bc949a56758ac1a22d0bb4ab1f142bab4c6a.png)
3. installed Production; 3.81.1 (b2021042017)
4. restarted module OEE\_Downtime\_V2  
Now the project `MESGateway` appears  
And the sidebar updated to this:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/3/834941b6807011ff307ecf1a2f3bdd4d76cd5447.png)

This is the first time I’ve gotten the `MESGateway` project and the `Enterprise` menu item to appear. I still need to test the actual functionality of the modules.

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**Author:** ![AaronAutomated](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/aaronautomated/32/46181_2.png) [@AaronAutomated](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AaronAutomated)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sepasoft-mes-3-0-with-ignition-8-1-missing-project-mesgateway/47206/4 "2024-11-08T03:34:34Z")

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I had this same issue. Adding a database to Ignition and then reinstalling the modules (Production + Batch) did the trick in my case.