Certifications

Certifications can be applied to certain MES actions to control which users can perform those actions and which actions require a sign-off to complete the action. The actions include operations, operation steps, item production and consumption, and data logging.

There are two types of certifications:

• Access, or non-audit, certifications, which can restrict access to the actions to which they are assigned

• Audit certifications, which require one or more user sign-offs to complete the action to which they are assigned

You use the Certifications module to create certifications and assign users to them. You then use other modules to assign the certifications to the target actions.

The Certifications module is in the Operations Management group in the Navigation Bar. For more information on groups and modules, see Groups and modules.

When you open the Certifications workspace tab, a list of the existing certifications is shown.

Access certifications

Access (non-audit) certifications can be applied to actions to require that only users at or above a predefined certification level can perform the action. Access certifications can restrict access to the following actions:

• Running a job that has been instantiated from an operation to which the certification has been assigned

• Running a job that will produce an item to which the certification has been assigned

• Performing a job step that has been instantiated from an operation step to which the certification has been assigned

Audit certifications

Audit certifications can be assigned to certain actions to require that one or more users at or above a predefined certification level sign off on the action to complete it. Sign-offs can be required to:

• Approve running a job that has been instantiated from an operation to which an audit certification has been assigned.

• Approve performing a job step that has been instantiated from an operation step to which an audit certification has been assigned.

• Approve the recording of a data log. Data log certifications can be assigned to a data log group that is being assigned to:

  • An operation, to enable data logging for any jobs that are instantiated from the operation

  • An operation step, to enable data logging for any job steps that are instantiated from the operation step

  • A job directly. Such a job could have been instantiated from an operation that does not have a data log group assigned to it, or a job that was manually added to a work order.

  • A job step directly. Such a job step could have been instantiated from an operation step that does not have a data log group assigned to it, or a job step that was manually added to a job.