Understand lines
- Last UpdatedApr 11, 2025
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In MES Web Portal, a line is an ordered set of entities that models a production line, manufacturing line, or assembly line. A line is ordered in the sense that each entity in the line is related to at least one other entity in the line in a directed way that indicates the flow of product.
All of the entities in the line must have the following conditions:
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Ability to schedule jobs, run jobs, capture utilization, and track OEE (overall equipment effectiveness)
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Not be allowed to have more than one Job Exec (that is, it cannot have more than one job running at a time)
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Have an OEE production rate defined
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Not be a member of another line
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Not be the parent entity of the line
The following diagram is a model for an example line that produces bags of mixed nuts.
For information about creating and configuring lines in MES Web Portal, see Configure lines.
Video Tutorial: Open a line layout in the MES Web Portal
To access the line layout view open the line collection page by selecting the Lines tile on the MES Web Portal home page.
Alternatively, you can select the Lines menu item from the home page's main menu.
On the line collection page select the line you are interested in.
The selected line's Configuration settings page will open.
Select the Layout sub-tab to open the Line Layout view.
In the example shown, the line layout displays an ordered set of entities representing the line's current layout.
You can update the line layout using the tools available on the page.