Features: Linking Setups, Tally Sheets, and Downtime Labeling
Release Date: October 2022
- Overview
- Setup Settings
- Running a Setup
- 1. Start a Setup
- 2. Populate the Setup Fields
- 3. In Setup
- 4. Edit Operator- Mid Setup
- 5. Setup Goes Through Shift Change - Prompt to Edit Operator
- 6. Completing a Setup
- Auto Labeling Downtime
- Setup Dashboard
- How do I get this feature enabled?
Overview
We have integrated setup tracking into your job-to-job workflow and have made the link to auto label any downtime during a setup as “Setup”. This makes tracking setups easier for your operators and gives you better, more consistent data around setup times per part, machine, operator…etc.
Setup Settings
There is a section under Settings that allows users to edit existing setups.
You can edit:
- the option to automatically label Downtime Periods with a specific Downtime Reason during setup (more details on this below in the Auto Labeling Downtime section)
- a setup to be linear or non-linear
- the Target Setup Time
Running a Setup
1. Start a Setup
All setups are now started from the Tally Sheet home screen. There is a new button that is labeled Start Setup.
After pressing the Start Setup button, the user will select and confirm the desired Setup Type.
2. Populate the Setup Fields
The user is then brought to the Setup Fields screen where they are prompted to fill out any relevant fields. You will be unable to proceed starting the setup until all required fields are filled out.
Once the appropriate fields are all filled out, the Save button will be enabled and the operator can begin the setup.
3. In Setup
After pressing Save, the setup will begin.
This screen is very similar to the existing setup screen with a few new additions.
Abandon Setup
If a user is no longer going to complete the setup, they have the option to press Abandon Setup and return to the Tally Sheet Lobby without completing the steps. The time accumulated will still be saved and shown in the reports as Abandoned Setup.
Edit Sheet Button
The user has the ability to navigate to the fields page to view the fields that are filled out and change the employee attached to the setup.
More details in the Edit Fields - Mid Setup section below.
4. Edit Operator- Mid Setup
When going back to the fields page during a setup, all fields (except the Operator) are view only. During a setup, the only field that can be edited is the Operator field.
5. Setup Goes Through Shift Change - Prompt to Edit Operator
When the shift changes, the user is required to confirm who is still working on the setup. There will be a blinking banner at the top that says “New Sheet Detected, please confirm details” to help make this clear.
Again, the user can only change the Operator field.
After the necessary adjustments have been made, press Return to get back to the screen with the Setup timer.
6. Completing a Setup
After the user completes all the steps and ends the setup, the Tally Sheet associated with the setup will be submitted. The user will then be directed to the Tally Sheet home screen.
Auto Labeling Downtime
If a Setup Flow is configured in the Settings screen with an associated Downtime Reason, then any downtime periods generated during that time will be auto-labeled with that specified Downtime Reason. This is very similar to the way that New Release! Downtime Labeling Rules works.
Rules to note:
- If a user sets up an automatic label when in setup, that will take precedent over any existing downtime label rules that were put in place before this release.
- If you have an open downtime period that is currently being labeled by another downtime rule, for example, “lunch”, and a setup starts during that time, then the downtime period will split and the previous period will be auto-labeled as “lunch” and the new period will be labeled it as “setup”.
Setup Dashboard
In the app, under Reports, you will have a new setup dashboard to view all of the setup data.
The Dashboard will show…
- Open setup information
- Setup history
- Total number of setups paused, opened, completed and abandoned
- Total Time by Setup Type
- Setup Performance by Operator
How do I get this feature enabled?
Contact your CSE to turn on this new feature!