Utilization Reason Groups

To help production operators navigate a large list of utilization reasons, reasons can be assigned to utilization reason groups during system configuration.

In the MES applications or application objects, the reason groups are displayed as expandable nodes in the reason list.

It is helpful to understand the difference between utilization states and utilization reason groups. While both terms represent an aggregation of utilization reasons, states are sets of reasons that imply something about the physical situation of the entity, with respect to the way it is operating or not operating. Utilization reason groups are strictly a navigational aid for lists of utilization reasons in the user interface.