What's new? - History¶

Version 1.21¶

Dashboard background image¶

Shift calendar visualization¶

Second X-axis in chart¶

Enhanced dashboard date settings¶

Version 1.20¶

Transfer of selected time span between dashboards¶

Multi-variable Gantt chart¶

Report for STA Data¶

Custom time spans based on quarter hours¶

Configurable update rates of dashboards¶

Search for assets by name¶

French as a locale setting¶

Version 1.18¶

Alarm View¶

It is now possible to view alarms on the asset view.

Manual Data Acquisition¶

Enter data manually on variables either as single value or as cyclic value.

Raw Data Visualization¶

There is the possibility on the parameter view to switch between aggregated and raw data.

Theming¶

Edge OS Bar is now also adapted to dark and light theme.

New traffic light widget is introduced.

CIP Analysis¶

Clean in place processes can now be monitored via an out-of-the-box analysis.

Step time analyses¶

Filtering of sequence durations is now possible.

Version V1.17¶

Analyses at a glance¶

The "Analysis" view shows the dashboards for OEE analyses, batch analyses, and step time analyses at a glance.

Batch analysis for multiple assets¶

Batch analysis is now possible for a selection of multiple assets. This allows you to compare the data of different batches from different production lines.

More detailed usage information¶

The "Usage information" view shows in detail which assets are using which resources. A direct link to a resource upgrade is provided.

More units added to selection lists¶

Parts per second, parts per minute, or parts per hour can be selected as units for "TheoreticalSpeed" in the OEE settings.
Seconds and milliseconds can be selected as units for microstops.

More user friendly¶

The legend display in chart views of widgets is now more user friendly.

New links on the start page¶

Give us your feedback. You can find a direct link on the start page.

You can display the app documentation in HTML format directly from the start page.

Version V1.16¶

Step time analysis: Advanced display options

The "Analysis" (formerly "Trend") view now offers "Boxplot" and "Aggregation" displays. These analyses show which steps can be optimized.

Displaying values in the "Value" widget

When creating the widget, you decide whether a value is displayed in short form - rounded if necessary - or exactly with all decimal places.

Version V1.15¶

Error analysis with the OEE dashboard

By configuring an additional variable, which collects information about the error status of the machine, you obtain an

overview of all errors that have occurred during the run time of the machine.

Designs

The "Designs" view offers a choice of different color schemes to display the app.

UI improvements

The size of the My Plant display can now be changed.

The dashboard icon in My Plant displays the number of dashboards.

After you add a new widget to a user-defined dashboard, the dashboard is in edit mode and you can immediately customize the dashboard.

Date settings for a step time analysis

You can define the arbitrary period for a step time analysis so that the information is displayed by default for the selected period.

Version V1.14¶

Creating a new variable for saving KPI values directly in Performance Insight

If you save KPI values retentively, you can create a variable for this directly in Performance Insight.

Micro-stops

When creating an OEE dashboard, configure micro-stops. These represent very short stop times or machine status changes. The analysis shows the machine status without micro-stops.

Direct call of a dashboard via URL

If you view a dashboard by directly calling a URL, you can hide My Plant retentively.
Add the query parameter ?leadingRegionCollapsed=true to the URL of the dashboard

Version V1.13¶

Ad hoc report

Generate a report at any time based on an existing configuration, even for a past period.

More options with user-defined time periods

For a user-defined time period, you can now set the offset exactly to the minute.

Settings for the displayed time period of OEE dashboards

If you change the displayed period for an OEE dashboard, this setting remains unchanged even after logging in again.

Adapting machine status

The analysis of the machine status now allows an adaptation of the visualization. You can change a machine status or insert a new time stamp with a machine status.

Reason tree

Hierarchical tree display in which you can define detailed fault reasons and thus display machine runtimes in a more finely granular manner.

New widget: 3D bar

Visualization of 3 parameters as a three-dimensional bar chart

Preview a widget

When you create a widget, a preview is displayed so that you can further adapt the widget while you are creating it.

Boxplot widget view

A new statistical analysis is available. The view visualizes in which areas the values of a parameter are predominantly located.

Additional display languages

French and Italian are now available as display languages under "Settings" > "User Information".

Version V1.6¶

Continuous improvement of the user interface

The navigation has been simplified so that you can display the analyses that are relevant for you faster.

Exporting and importing dashboards

User-defined dashboards can be exported and imported in another environment. In this manner, visualizations once created can be used elsewhere without too much effort.

Exporting and importing status mappings

Status mappings can be exported and imported into another environment.

Selection of the displayed period

Selection of the period displayed for graphical depictions is now more intuitive and clearer in structure.

Version V1.5¶

More user-friendly user interface

The user interface has been newly designed to help users quickly and accurately see the data that is relevant to them. Navigation and access possibilities have been improved and are more intuitive.
The user can select a color scheme to display the app.

Display of multiple values

The "Value" widget can be set up to display multiple values.

"Table" view

The "Table" view is available as a further view in the detail view of widgets.

Batch analysis

An automatically generated dashboard is available to contextualize and compare batches, products and selected parameters. Produced batches can be compared and evaluated.

Machine status

In the OEE dashboard, the "Table" view with filter and sort options is now available in the detail view for the machine status. Information on the machine status can be corrected subsequently.

Mark dashboards as favorite

Dashboards can be marked as favorites. Favorite dashboards are placed prominently in overviews so that users can access the analyses that are relevant to them without detours.

Integrating Data Service into the IIH

After the integration of the Data Service into the IIH, the Data Service can no longer be used independently, but is part of the IIH. The integration can no longer be undone.

Version V1.4¶

Multivariable regression

With multivariable regression, a parameter (KPIs or variables) is placed in context with other parameters and mapped as a linear regression model. In this way, the value of the output parameter can be determined using the input parameters and the regression model. (Model result) example: The energy consumption of a plant is affected by certain influencing factors such as ambient temperature, the quantity produced and the quantity filled. The theoretical energy consumption can be determined if the regression model and the input variables are known. This can serve as a basis for the actual energy consumption. In addition to the model, qualitative parameters are also output, which determine the quality of the model. It may be that input variables are used which have no relation to the output variable. In this case, the correlation coefficient is 0. This means that the model is not trustworthy.
Different models can be calculated and saved per asset and per parameter. The saved models are available to the user in an automatically generated dashboard, where the result of the model is compared to the actual value. In order to better recognize the deviation, the deviation and is also displayed in addition to the model result and the actual measured values.
After the KPIs for the model result and the deviation are created for each model, a limit can be defined via the standard functionality, at which the user receives a notification via the notifier.

Creating reports

The "Create reports" functionality allows the user to create reports from the asset configuration, which can be automatically sent to one or more users in Excel format. Each report has its own Excel report template, which allows the user to determine the layout individually. Charts, logos or Excel formulas can be easily added.
In addition to a name, the user can also define the reporting period. In addition, he can define areas. Ranges are blocks of information for which the user can define which parameters (KPIs or variables) should be displayed. In addition, the user can define for the range whether a KPI result should be displayed for the entire reporting period, or whether the KPI should be calculated and displayed in a shorter cycle.

String and Bool values in single value widgets

String and Bool values can be displayed in single value widgets.

Version V1.3¶

Step time analysis

A predefined dashboard for step time analysis is available. The data for the step time analysis can be taken over from the controller via the S7 adapter. The plant model is defined in the data service and an asset is created for each sequence. The user can configure the sequence via predefined aspects and link the variables to the corresponding S7 variables. In addition to the variables with the information as to whether the respective step is active, a variable with the product information can be assigned.
In Performance Insight, the user can define the limits per step for each product. Here the user can choose whether he wants to set the limit for each step individually or, for example: wants to use the minimum from the already recorded sequence runs + an offset to be defined. The user can define a display name, which will be displayed in the dashboard in addition to the product.
The user can hide the initial step from the display.
Once the limits are defined, the user can open the predefined dashboard and immediately start the analysis.
In the statistics, the user can see how many sequences have timeouts compared to the total number. The minimum, maximum and average duration of the sequences is displayed, as well as the top 3 steps with the most overruns, from which the first optimization potential can be derived.
In a bar chart view, the user is shown the sequences that have a timeout of the limit of at least one step. A drop-down list allows the user to select a different product. In addition to the bar chart view, the user can switch to the "Trend" view, in which the information for each step is displayed in a line chart. The user can freely choose which steps are to be considered.

User-defined time periods

Users can define their own time periods under "Time periods" in the configuration area.
Examples:
- A day that starts at 06:00 and ends at 06:00 of the next day.
- A shift that starts at 06:00 and is defined with a duration of 8 hours These time periods can be used in the dashboard in the same way as the pre-defined time periods.

Other new features

In the chart, the aggregated value is now displayed in the middle of the time range and no longer at the end of the period. The from-to time range is displayed in the tooltip.
Extension of the zoom function in the chart widget or in the detail view of all widgets. The user can zoom in and out in stages.
Widgets can now also be copied.
A CSV export of the data can be performed directly from the widget.

Version V1.2¶

Dashboard for OEE analysis

A pre-defined dashboard for OEE analysis of machines and plants is available.
The configuration can be performed easily with just a few clicks on the corresponding asset.
The user gets the essential KPIs (TEEP, OEE, Performance, Availability, Quality, MTTR as well as the MTBF) displayed. For a better classification of the results shown, the key figures of the previous period are displayed as a reference. In the detail view, the user gets the most important KPIs displayed in a line chart. In the histogram view, the statistical information is displayed and in the time comparison view the KPIs OEE, Performance, Availability and Quality are displayed for yesterday, last week and last month.
The user can define the limits for the automatically generated KPI instances, whereby limits are defined by default, which are also used in the predefined dashboard.

Gantt chart

In the Gantt chart, the user gets an overview of the corresponding machine states, the frequency and how long the state has been pending. In the detail view, the user is additionally offered the analysis of the time model.

Extended pricing model

The pricing model has been extended to include the number of assets for OEE analysis. In addition to the KPI instances and the users, the OEE analysis is now also taken into account in the pricing. The KPI instances generated for the OEE analysis are included in the price item "Asset for OEE analysis" and are therefore not included in the number of KPIs.

Quality code flag not equal to "OK"

Data (time series) with a quality code flag not equal to "OK" are not considered in the display or in the KPI calculation.

Extended Gantt chart

An extended Gantt chart with zoom function is available.

Version V1.1¶

Pre-defined time model

A pre-defined time model is available.

Time category for each machine status

It is possible to define the time category to which the status belongs for each machine status.
This extension allows to calculate how long in total an error was pending or how often an error occurred in a time category.

Pre-defined KPI types

The following pre-defined KPI types are available:
- TEEP
- OEE
- Availability
- Performance
- Quality
- MTTR
- MTBF