The operators who build a product need to know more than just the operation sequence of a process flow; they need to know what can be worked on and if it’s part of a group.
The Trace window Route Status tab in the Production client application provides a way to visualize Either/Or groups, Any Order groups, and operation group clusters (parallel) in addition to overall route status.
- Log into the Production client application, then select the Advanced Features
button (the gear) at the top of the window. - Select Trace to display the Trace window.
- Select a lookup type from the drop-down to find a product.
For example, select Find Item by Barcode, then do one of the following:- Scan a barcode
- Select the ellipsis (...), enter a partial barcode in the Look Up dialog, select the Magnifying Glass to display a list of barcodes matching your search, select the desired barcode, then select OK.
Information about the selected product is displayed on the right side of the Trace window.
- Select the Route Status tab.
The Route Status tab identifies Or groups, Any Order groups, and operation group clusters to help an operator's interpretation of a unit’s route status. Example 1 compares a process flow in NPI with the route status in the Trace window where groups are also shown.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 2 shows the groups related to a selected process on the Route Status tab of the Trace window.