System Parameters

The system parameters contain the settings and actions that the MES applications can perform. For more information on definition and explanation of the values for each parameter, see System Parameters Reference. The parameters are separated into the following groups:

Archive

In the Archive group, you can define the archive query window size (in hours), archive root directory path, and archive server host.

Data Editor

In the Data Editor group, you can define the system parameters for item production, item consumption, labor usage, item lots, job steps, and entity utilization.

You can specify the following warnings and alerts for users:

• Whether you want the system to display a prompt message before deleting data in the data editor.

• Whether a user should restrict the number of work orders that can be displayed in a list.

• Whether you want to use the previously saved editor filter settings for entity usage, item consumption editor filter settings, item production, job step data, and labor usage in the data editor.

• The warning level for opening a specified number of records in the Item Lot, Entity Usage, Item Cons, Item Prod, Job Step Data, and Labor Usage editors.

  Data Entry

  In the Data Entry group, you can define the system parameters for the data entries in the MES database.

  You can do the following:

• Specify when the database data should be archived.

• Specify a different consumption or production record whenever the data is changed.

• Specify how frequently the MES middleware maintenance service should generate new samples and when to remove old sample context data.

• Specify the work order that should be archived and when it should be archived.

• Specify the quantity provided by the user to be verified whenever a new entry is added in the MES Client application.

  Display

  In the Display group, you can define system parameters to display the MES applications.

  You can do the following:

• Specify the colors for common errors, critical errors, informational messages, and warning messages.

• Specify whether to display the details about customers, items, item classes, and users.

• Specify the default language for the MES Client application.

• Specify whether a user must filter the items.

• Specify colors used within the Sample Viewer control for different sample states and result states.

• Specify whether to display the file extension along with the file name.

• Specify whether to allow a user to restrict the number of storage entities that are displayed in a list.

  Dynamic Routing

  In the Dynamic Routing group, you can do the following:

• Specify whether to combine rework from multiple work orders into a new common work order.

• Specify whether all the remaining jobs from the original work order must be copied to the end of the new rework work order.

• Define a description for the rework jobs or work order.

• Specify whether the rework count should be differentiated based on the item reason, job sequence number, operation ID, rework process, and work order ID.

• Specify whether the lot number for the rework work order should change.

  A rework work order is created when rework for a job is identified.

  Folders

  In the Folders group, you can do the following:

• Specify whether changes to the date, time, and size of any of the files in the folder should put the folder on design hold.

• Specify whether all files or only download files be copied to the manufacturing directory when a folder Copy Contents action is performed.

  Note: Downloading folders to a physical entity is no longer supported, so this system parameter no longer applies.

• Specify whether the system must log the file type or description changes.

• Specify the revision justification for the folder, so that they are ordered properly.

  General

  In the General group, you can do the following:

• Specify whether to pass the time zone information to the middleware.

• Specify whether a user can report less than or more than the total amount of time he is present.

• Specify the entity access to inventory.

• Specify whether a user can delete a certification data, log data, physical entities, folders, items, item classes, spec data, users, and work orders.

• Specify the general settings for the MES Client application. For example, job priority, labor rate, email attachment root, log consumption and production counters, and so on.

  These are examples and not the complete list.

  Operator

  In the Operator group, you can do the following:

• Specify whether a user can log on to an inactive entity from a different PC than the one originally used.

• Specify whether a user can minimize the MES Operator window.

• Specify whether the job should start automatically when a user logs on to the MES application by identifying the job rather than the entity.

• Specify whether the subscribed data must be refreshed whenever the current labor information, current OEE information, current job information, storage status or characteristics, or current utilization information for an entity is modified.

• Specify whether the child entity inherits the current utilization reason from its parent entity.

• Specify whether and how utilization events can be merged.

• Specify the general settings for the MES Operator, such as file information display, tab orientation, auto bypass a step, and so on.

  Reports

  In the Reports group, you can specify what is considered to be the start of the production day for MES BI Gateway Reports. The production day start can be specified as the 24 hours from the start of a shift, the end of a shift, or a particular time of day. For more information, see the MES BI Gateway Reports User Guide.

  Security

  In the Security group, you can do the following:

• Specify whether log on by default to selected entities.

• Specify whether you want a specific user to log in by default.

• Specify the security mode for a user and user group.

• Specify automatic log on for a OS user and user group.

• Define the default privilege level for BOM substitutions.

• Define the default document download level, print level, and view level.

• Define the default reports view level and specification access level.

• Specify whether the user password should be unique or non-unique and specify the minimum password length.

• Specify the number of days for which user’s password will be active.

• Specify the number of unsuccessful log on attempts for users before they are automatically deactivated.

  You cannot change the security settings for a user if a process is checked out.

  Supervisor

  In the Supervisor group, you can do the following:

• Specify the number of days that you want to display of the supply chain connector information.

• Specify whether jobs are instantiated from a process that end up with 0 quantity (usually because there is nothing flowing into them from an upstream job).

• Specify whether you want the system to prompt you for check-in the checked out process before closing.

• Specify the display for the file information.