Search and analysis¶

Accessing the application¶

You can access the Traceability application from the Launchpad by clicking the following icon:

The Search page¶

The Traceability app opens on a search page, where you can enter search parameters and look for production tracking items that typically represent a material lot/unit in the production plant.

Searching and filtering¶

You can filter the items displayed on the page by two different criteria. The two main filters on top can be used to search production tracking items by name by material definition. These filters are applied automatically.

• Production Tracking Item: Represents the physical material lot the plant is producing or consuming. It can be a code, a serial number or an SKU of a material unit. Start typing the first few letters to browse a list of matching items until you find the required items.
• Material: Represents the material definition name of a specific production tracking item. Start typing the first letters of the material definition to refine your search.

The search result shows the produced items distributed on a set of tiles. Each tile displays the item's unique identifier, the material ID and the status. The list of items is paginated: each time you scroll down, the app retrieves and displays approximately 100 additional items. The total number of items is displayed in a chip located in the bottom-right corner of the page.

Advanced Filter¶

Click the Advanced Filter button in the top-left corner of the page to open a panel where you can filter items by:

• Plant: to find the materials produced or consumed in a specific plant.
• Equipment: to find all the materials produced or consumed by a piece of equipment.
• Time Interval of Interest: to choose the time frame when the material you are searching for was produced or consumed. You can select the last WEEK, the last DAY (default) or the last HOUR before (Low Limit) and after (High Limit) the current date and time. If you select the CUSTOM option, you can choose date and time from a calendar.
• Work Order: to find all items produced for an order.
• Operation Type: to find all items that underwent a specific operation type.

Analyzing the selected items¶

After identifying the required items, choose one and click "Go to Details" to start the analysis. The resulting page is divided into four sections.

1. Selected Production Tracking Item: the selected item is shown on the left and is highlighted in light green.
2. Navigation menu: small navigation menu called “Predecessors and Successors”, which allows you to browse the item tree and find information about other items related to the one currently in focus.
3. Main analysis area: where you can explore all the operations, consumed materials, produced materials and non-conformances related to the item currently in focus.
4. Detailed analysis area: where you can find additional details for each tab of the main analysis area. Depending on the item, some pieces of information can be split across different tabs (or no tab is available if the item does not require additional detailed info).

The chip on the top right-hand corner of the page is pinned and shows the item from which you entered the genealogy.

By clicking the Column selector icon on the right, you can add more columns. The order of the columns can be changed by dragging them. In each cell, you can perform small filtering operations and sort items using the arrows.

Navigation menu¶

On this panel you can navigate step by step through the genealogy of a material by examining its Predecessors and Successors in the manufacturing process. For example, a "Cathode Slurry" produced two "Cathodes (Successors)" and was made from "Cathode Powder" and "Distilled Water (Predecessors)".

Main Analysis section¶

This section shows elements related to the selected item and contains four tabs:

1. Operations
2. Consumed Materials
3. Produced Materials
4. Non Conformances

For each tab of the main analysis section, the application displays additional tabs in the "Detailed Analysis" section. Each tab provides detailed information about a specific aspect of the selected item. The tabs in the upper section show information about the material under analysis, while the lower section displays details from the selected tab. Some items may not have any details available.

Operations tab¶

Shows the list of operations performed on the selected material, indicating how it was consumed or produced. When you select an operation in the "Operations" tab, it displays additional tabs with detailed analysis of that operation. Some tabs may not display any information if the selected operation did not involve the corresponding artifacts. You can add more columns to the tabs by clicking the "Settings" icon and selecting the additional columns.

Input Materials tab¶

Shows the incoming materials involved in the operation. You can see the "Material" name, "Material Definition", "Quantity" with its unit of measurement, and "Consumption Time".

Output Materials tab¶

Shows the outcoming materials involved in the operation. You can see the "Material" name, "Material Definition" and "Quantity" with its unit of measurement.

Equipment tab¶

Shows the equipment involved in the operation and you can see the "Name", "Quantity" and "Time Frame" for the operation.

Quality Inspections tab¶

Indicates whether there have been any non-conformances, meaning that problems or defects were found after quality inspections. It includes information on when and why these issues occurred, which material lot was affected, and other basic information to understand the problem. For each Non-Conformance the available columns are Name, Status, Inspected Qty, NC Qty, Start Time and End Time.

Properties tab¶

Shows parameters and properties related to the operation, for example: the temperature. These details are important because their variation might have caused an issue. Each property has its selectable columns depending on the possible filters, as filters vary according to the type of value. There are three types of property: "String Value", "Float Value" or "Date Value". The "Sequence" indicates which properties are more important if you want to sort them.

Labor History tab¶

List of operators who worked on the selected operation and the start and end times of their work. Information about workers is important for traceability; for example, if a worker encountered a problem, it is necessary to know which tasks he performed.

Tools tab¶

In this tab you can track which parts of the equipment you are using and consuming during the operation. For example, drill bits or soldering tips need to be replaced after a certain number of uses (Used Times). This information helps determine if a problem has arisen from a part that should have been replaced earlier.

Consumed Materials tab¶

Shows the materials consumed to produce the item on which the analysis is focused. At the moment no details are provided for the Consumed Material.

Produced Materials tab¶

Shows the materials produced from the item on which the analysis is focused. At the moment no details are provided for the Produced Material.

Non Conformances tab¶

Shows the non-conformances opened for the material under analysis.

Materials tab¶

Analyzes all the materials that are part of the selected non-conformance.