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Process States

Process States to see if Parts are CUED, INPROCESS, or DONE

Part Records and Travelers have a Process State. The Process State shows if the Traveler is waiting to be processed, started processing, or is done. The Process State of the Traveler defines the Process State of the Part Records that are connected to the Traveler.

The Traveler and the Part Records connected to the Traveler can have the following Process States:

  • CUED: Waiting to be processed.
  • INPROCESS: Being Processed.

    To configure Travelers to be able to move into 'INPROCESS' state can be done on the Step Definition by defining a processing time for that step. At the moment the traveler will get in a Step with Processing Time, it will have a start button. Pressing the Processing button will move the parts on the traveler to the 'INPROCESS' State.

  • DONE: Traveler is finished (Closed).

    Only happens when the last step of the traveler is finished. If there is a next step on the traveler, the INPROCESS state will change into the CUED state at the moment the Traveler moves to the next step.

Change of Process State

The following figure shows how the Process State of Traveler with a connected Part Record changes when it moves through different steps.

How the Process States for Parts and Travelers can change

Note the following:

  • The Traveler and connected Part Records always have the same Process State
  • For Step 1 no processing time is defined. The only state possible in this step is the CUED state. At the moment the 'Done' button on the Traveler is clicked, the Traveler will move to Step 2 without changing Process State.
  • For Step 2 processing time is defined on the Step Definition for that step. This makes it possible for Travelers to have an INRPOCESS or a CUED state.
  • Pressing the 'Start' button on the Traveler in Step 2 will change the Process State from CUED to INRPOCESS
  • For certain configuration it is possible to move the Traveler back from INRPOCESS to CUED by pressing the 'Stop' button.
  • Pressing the 'Done' button in Step 2 will change the Traveler from the INRPOCESS state to the DONE state.

On the Step Definition you can determine if the Traveler will have an INPROCESS state by At the moment the traveler will get in a Step with Processing Time, it will have a start button. Pressing the Processing button will move the parts on the traveler to the INPROCESS State.

For travelers that are in a Step with defined processing time, the Traveler State will change from CUED to INPROCESS at the moment the Start Button on the Traveler is clicked.

Part State

Beside the Process State, Part Records can have a Part State.