Material Monitoring

The Material Monitoring page shows the active monitoring processes based on specified query parameters and allows to start new processes or change active processes.

To open the Material Monitoring page, click on Material Management > Material Monitoring in the main menu.

Header

Element/icon

Description

<nn> items

Total number of entries found.

Aliases

In order to filter the data of specific locations, locations can be bundled under an Alias. All Aliases which are defined in at least one Monitoring Location Definition can be selected in the Aliases dropdown menu.

Once the Alias is selected, it will be saved to the local storage and is selected every time the Material Monitoring page is opened.

sort-alphabetically Sort

Sort rows by Aliases in ascending or descending order.

filter Filter

Filter tables via filter dialog

watch Highlight Blocked

Highlight blocked materials in the table.

table Column Options

Adjust table columns

reset Reset Filters

Reset all active filters.

refresh Automatic Data Refresh

Automatically update the table content every 15 seconds.

In case the window is in the background or a separate tab is selected currently, the refresh interval will be increased due to the browser’s resource throttling strategy. The maximum expected interval is 60 seconds.

add_border

Add material to start the monitoring process.

Material Monitoring

Element/icon

Description

Material ID

The identifier of the material.

Position

The position of the active monitoring entry. This is the position where the material was scanned / moved to, or the position of the previous entry if no new location and position information is available.

Blocks

The blocking codes of the material.

State

The current state of the active monitoring.

Expiration Date

The expiration date of the material.

State Started

The date and time when the current state was started.

Customer Part Number

The customer part number of the material.

Location

The location of the active monitoring entry. This is the location where the material was scanned / moved to, or the location of the previous entry if no new location information is available.

Process Name

The process name of the active monitoring entry.

Details >

Open the Monitoring Details tab

edit

End the monitoring process for the material. The material state changes to Ended. A new process can be started on the material without any further actions.

delete

Dispose the monitoring process for the material. The material state changes to Disposed. The material will be torn down from its last location and a new block will be created on the material. A new process can only be started on the material if the block is removed manually.

A disposed material will be torn down from its last location and a new block will be created on the material. A new process can only be started on this material, after the blocker has been removed manually in the block tab.