Configuring a Line’s Layout

Note: The Line Layout configuration page requires a pointing device to be able to drag entities onto the layout model.

For conceptual information about lines and line layout, see Lines and Line Layout.

1. Load the line for configuration either by creating the line (see Creating a Line) or loading the line to edit it (see Editing a Line).

2. Click the line configuration Layout tab.

3. Optionally, use the filter box at the top of the Available Entities list to filter the list of entities.

   

   The filter entry will persist when you leave and return to this page. To clear the filter, click X.

4. Drag the entities in the Available Entities list onto the layout model. For an example layout and description of the layout components, see Sample Line Layout. For examples of how to add entities for various layout configurations, see the other topics in this section.

   Note: A line with more than 50 line positions is not supported for calculating bad counts.

5. To save the layout, click Save.

If you navigate away from the Layout tab, any changes that you made since last performing a Save operation will be discarded.

Entities can be added to a layout according to the following guidelines:

• Only entities that have the following capabilities and settings can be added to a layout: can schedule jobs, can run jobs, can capture utilization, can track OEE, have an OEE production rate defined, and have no more than one Job Exec (that is, it cannot have more than one job running at a time).

• A line’s parent entity cannot be added.

• An entity that is already a member of the layout cannot be added again.

Only entities that meet these guidelines will be included in the Available Entities list.

Note: An entity that is already a member of another line should not be added to a line. That is, an entity should not be a member of multiple lines.