Get started with MES Web Portal

The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Web Portal is a web-based application that provides a user interface to configure and monitor your plant model and production processes.

Configure with MES Web Portal

The MES Web Portal gives you the ability to configure production lines, work orders, entities, and utilization states and reasons.

Other configuration tasks can be performed using the MES Client application, which gives you the ability to configure items, operations, processes, specifications, certifications, work orders, jobs, operations data collection, and quality data collection.

The information configured in MES Web Portal and MES Client is used to convey information to operators: What do I work on next? How much do I make? It is also used to collect your plant process information from operators and production equipment on the plant floor. The information collected and stored from your production processes gives you the information needed to control and improve the overall operation management and performance of the plant.

Operate with MES Web Portal

MES Web Portal is used on the production or shop floor to:

• Monitor the status of a line’s work orders, jobs, and entities

• Change the status of a work order

• Reassign a work order to another line

• Start and stop jobs

• Add or reduce production for a job

• Manage entity events

• Mark a job as complete

Other operation tasks can be performed using the MES Operator or through MES application objects by directly linking MES with shop floor PLCs. Those tasks include entering data into the system using steps and specifications, and capturing machine utilization and labor data.