Understand the Folders tab

In MES, the file assignment functions in MES Client allow a collection of files and web pages, such as operating instructions and other documentation, to be available to operators using MES Operator. These files are typically relevant to an item’s production, during a specific operation, on a specific entity (production line, machine, tool, and so on).

Using file assignment functions in MES Client, files and web pages can be assigned to entities, items, work orders, specifications, and operations from which jobs are instantiated.

You access folders and files on the Folders tab.

When a job is not running on the entity you are logged into, the Folders tree is shown in the left panel (see following figure). Select a node in the tree to see which files are assigned to that node and the nodes above it. Also included in the list of documents are any files or web pages that were assigned in MES Client to the operation, item, or entity in the node tree.

When a job is running on the entity you are logged into, no Folders tree is displayed (see following figure). Instead, a list of documents that includes any files or web pages that were assigned in MES Client to the item being produced, or to the active entity, is displayed.