Line configuration settings

The following line configuration settings are available:

• Name

  Required. The unique name for the line.

• Labor Load (people)

  The number of people required to run the line.

  Note: This value is stored in the MES database but is not currently used.

• Maximum Work Orders

  Required. Maximum number of simultaneous work orders permitted on the line. The default is 1.

  This setting affects how jobs are handled when starting a work order on a line. When Maximum Work Orders is 1, starting a work order will attempt to start all of its jobs at once. Unless the system parameter Ready all new jobs of a work order together in MES Client is set to Yes, only the first job(s) of a new work order will initially be ready, and this will not work. Therefore the Ready all new jobs of a work order together parameter must be set to Yes when there are lines having Maximum Work Orders set to 1.

• Standard Item

  The standard item that is being produced on the line.

  This setting is used to derive a common unit of measure for item production when determining the line’s production rate. It is also the default item for work orders created for this line.

  To enter the standard item, see Specify a standard item for a line .

• Batch Size

  Required. The standard batch size used when producing items on the line. The default is 1.

  Note: The batch size cannot be 0. If 0 is entered, it is automatically changed to the default value 1.

  This setting is used when determining the line’s production rate. For additional information about how batch size affects OEE results, see Understand batches and lots for OEE.

  The decimal place resolution of the batch size is controlled by the system parameter Maximum number of decimals for batch entry. For information about setting this parameter, see the MES Client User Guide or help.

• Production Unit of Measure

  The standard production rate unit of measure for items produced on the line. The default is hours/batch.

  This setting is used to derive a common unit of measure for item production when determining the line’s production rate.

• Parent Entity for Scheduling

  The entity that is the parent of the line and from which the line and its entities inherit their shift schedules.

  Only entities that can schedule shifts or their descendants, which inherit the capability to schedule shifts, are included in the list. Entities that are members of a line are not included in the list.

• Line Spare 1–4

  Boxes for entering custom information about the line.

• Target OEE %, Target Perf %, Target Util %, Target Qual %

  The target setpoints for KPI OEE, Performance, Utilization, and Quality for the line. These values are indicated on the KPI gauges on the line’s Monitor tab by a tick mark at the outer edge of the gauge's color band. See View line OEE KPI measures.

  Values must be from 0 to 100.