Manually define the bottleneck entity in a line layout

You can manually designate the entity in the line that will be considered the line’s bottleneck entity. If the designated entity is in parallel with other entities at the same line position, then all entities at that line position are considered to be bottleneck entities. Only one line position can have entities that are designated as the bottleneck entities.

Note: A default standard item must be configured for any entity that can be or is manually set to be the bottleneck. See Configure the OEE data default settings for an entity.

Note: Even if an entity is manually designated as the bottleneck entity, if it is not in a utilization reason code that enables it, nothing will be returned when the system is queried for which entity is the bottleneck. See Enabling the Entity When in a Running State.

To designate an entity as the bottleneck

1. Click the entity to be designated as the bottleneck entity for the line. A menu appears.

2. In the menu, click Is the Bottleneck.

   

3. That entity is indicated to be the bottleneck entity.

   

   Note: When an entity is manually designated as the bottleneck entity, the Can be the Bottleneck setting is removed from all of the other entities to which it was assigned. Also, the Is the Bottleneck setting is removed if it was previously assigned to another entity.

To remove the bottleneck designation from the entity

• Perform one of the following actions:

  • Select another entity as the bottleneck.

  • In the entity menu, click Is Not the Bottleneck.