Tutorial Overview

 

The Event Service application notifies designated plant employees of events as they occur on assembly lines. Such events can include recurring defects, a specific number of defects per number of units, or events that occur at a specific tracking point. When any of these events occur, notifications can be sent via e-mail, MQ Series device, socket device or overhead display.

Event Service is fully customizable and Inspect administrators can set up the specific circumstances that trigger notifications and determine how often notifications are sent after they are triggered.

How it works

1.     Data is entered into one of the data collection applications.

2.     The information is stored in the database.

3.     Event Monitor registers the fact that the data has triggered an event.

4.     Event Monitor passes the required information to Event Server for persistence.

5.     Event Script Processor processes the event information into the correct format for the designated device.

6.     Event Delivery sends the processed output to the designated device.

In this tutorial you will be taken through a simple setup procedure that will allow you to see the main functionality of Event Service. We will configure the system so that an email is sent every time a defect is entered against part of the bike frame (cross bar or down tube).

Procedure

In order to complete the tutorial you will carry out the following steps:

1.     Start Event Service

2.     Create an output. This specifies the type of device to which the notification will be sent.

3.     Create a recipient. This specifies the exact recipient (email address, overhead display, etc.) that the notification will be sent to.

4.     Create a script. This will determine the information that will be sent to the output device.

5.     Create a defect trigger. The trigger, for the notification being sent can now be defined.

6.     Relate the script to the trigger. The script will then be available for the required Trigger or Event when you create it.