How to Set Up Automatic Tool Tracking

The Tool Tracking feature is used to track your Tool’s activity from one machine to another and view its Lifecycle and Maintenance information. Tool Tracking helps you track where your Tool is currently located, as well as where it was used in the past. With this capability, ei3 will also allow you to maintain your […]

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Job Management for DOWNTIME

For machines which don’t track job information (through tools like Job Management), there’s a function in Downtime which allows for a simpler version of this to be used on machines. To start using this feature, select a machine downtime event from the Downtime histogram. Note: The machine must have job management set for this option […]

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Job Management – Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms for Job Management Customer Job Job Queue Job Run Job Steps Operation Product Tools Customer: In most cases, the customer name matches the name of the company for whom the product is being made. Customers are often tracked using a customer name, description, or code. Job: A Job is defined as a volume […]

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Job Management – Manual Job Setup

There are two ways to use Manual Job Management: Through the Tools menu from the Job management menu items. From the Downtime Tracking histogram. Read more on using this function here. Job Management menu items are located under Tools (or under Quality Management on machines with this product active). Job Management Setup There are 4 […]

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Data Points Used for Job Management

You may have set up job management (automatic or manual) on your machine, and are wondering what data points are being used for each part of the process. There are 8 tag types used in job management: Job Name Job Description Product Name Product Description Customer Name Customer Description Operation Name Operation Description Job Name The […]

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Automatic Job Management Setup

For manual job management setup see this article. If you need job management enabled on your machine, contact us for assistance. While many prefer manual job management on their machines, it’s also possible to set up automatic job management. Below are the steps needed in order to properly set up automatic job management on your […]

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