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Online Documentation: Operator Manual

Traveler for Operators

The following shows a typical sequence of events for a Traveler from the perspective of the Operator:

  1. Open Traveler Listbox

    Open Active Travelers to view a List of all work that has to be done
    The Operator opens the Traveler List Box by clicking the 'Open Active Travelers' icon on the Main Desktop

  2. Open Traveler

    From the List-box the operator looks for the Traveler she needs to work on and Opens the Traveler. If the Operator has a Barcode for the Traveler, it is faster to press F12 and scan the Traveler with the Barcode reader.

  3. Create or Pick Parts (only when the Traveler is in the First Step)

    Create New Parts On a Traveler Pick Parts with the Part Grabber for the Traveler
    The Traveler Form opens. Dependent on the Traveler either one of the following 2 happens on the first Step:

    1. The Operator fills out the quantity and presses the 'Star' button to Creates new Part Records on the Traveler, representing the real world Parts
    2. The Operator Presses the 'Plus' button and uses the Part Grabber to attach existing parts to the Traveler.
  4. Press Start

    Start Button to Start the Processing of the Travelers
    For some steps, first the Start Button has to be pressed. Without pressing the Start Button the operator will not be able to enter data or to sign off the Traveler. If a Traveler shows a 'Start Button' can be configured on the Step Definition for this specific step.

  5. Fill out Data

    Dependent on the situation the Traveler can show input fields for the Operator to fill out. The required fields are shown in bright yellow, while the optional fields are shown in light yellow.

  6. Sign off without moving the Traveler

    Stop Button to finish processing and depending on the condition the Traveler will move to the next step
    In some cases it is possible that the operation covers multiple shifts. To keep the sign off signatures for each shift the Traveler can be configured in a way so that it will not move to the next step before all the work is done. Pressing the 'Stop' button will move the Traveler to the same step. The following shift can press the 'Start' button when they start to work.

  7. Move the Traveler to the Next Step

    Stop Button to finish processing and mover traveler to the next step Done Button to move traveler to the next step
    After the operation is done and the data is filled out, the Operator can sign off the step by pressing the 'Stop' or the 'Done' Button. If any of required data is missing, or if a Process Spec or Product Spec is not met, the Operator will be notified. Dependent on the configuration of the Step Definition

  8. Move Part(s) to Hold

    Operators can always move parts from the Traveler to a Hold Traveler
    At any point in time, during, before or after processing the Operator can move parts from the Traveler to a Hold Traveler.

Other Actions that can be performed on a Traveler

Beside the shown sequence of events, more actions can be performed on a Traveler:

Useful Links

Click one of the Links in the Left Menu Bar, or one of the following links to learn more: