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Automation Dashboard
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Table of contents
Introduction 2

Chapter 1: Faults ........................................................................................ 3

1.1. Faults........................................................................................ 4
1.1.1. Specific actions of the Faults screen .................................... 4
1.2. Faults definition .......................................................................... 7
1.3. Machines ................................................................................... 8
1.3.1. Data ............................................................................... 8
1.3.2. Specific actions of the Machines screen ............................... 8
1.4. Zones....................................................................................... 10
1.4.1. Data .............................................................................. 10
1.5. Availability ................................................................................ 11

Chapter 2: Actions .................................................................................... 12

2.1. Actions ..................................................................................... 13
2.1.1. Specific actions of the Actions screen ................................. 13
2.2. Actions definition ....................................................................... 14
2.2.1. Data .............................................................................. 14

Chapter 3: WCS......................................................................................... 15
3.1. Transports (Archive) .................................................................. 16
Contact 17

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Introduction
This is the user's manual of the MECALUX Automation Dashboard application.

This application is used to consult and manage the information related to the
failures of the machines in the warehouse when the Transport Management
System (TMS) has been developed by MECALUX. It provides complete
traceability of the status and problems of the machines in automatic
warehouses.

Automation Dashboard user manual is complemented with the user manual of

Mecalux Application Platform (MAP).

MAP is the platform of applications of MECALUX. Automation Dashboard is one of

them. In MAP manual common aspects to all applications will be addressed,
such as the technological requisites to be able to use them and the procedure of
user validation, and also the interface is described, with all its elements and
main functionalities.

Common action buttons in MAP applications, such as audit, print list, export list,
etc. are also described in that user manual.

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 Chapter 1 Faults
This menu entry gathers the following screens:

• Faults.

• Faults definition

• Machines.

• Zones.

• Availability.

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1.1 Faults
From the "Faults" screen of the web interface, it obtains global and filtered
information, by means of reports, of the active and past faults (data history) in
the machines of the warehouse.

In order for the information shown to include past failures, select the
"Historical" field in the upper left corner of the list of records.

The way to access this screen is by clicking on "Faults > Faults" in the
navigation menu.

1.1.1 Specific actions of the Faults menu

The different actions that you can perform from this screen using the buttons in
the options bar are described below.

With the "Historical" field selected, the following actions are available:

1.1.1.1 Do not affect availability

This functionality is to set that a fault will not affect the availability of the

warehouse. To activate it, select the fault in the list and press the button.

1.1.1.2 Affect availability

This functionality is to set that a fault will affect the availability of the

warehouse. To activate it, select the fault in the list and press the button.

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1.2 Faults definition
The "Faults definition" screen displays all possible faults in the machines in
the warehouse. You can view the reason for the fault ("Description" field) and
the solution ("Suggestion" field).

The way to access this screen is by clicking on "Faults > Faults definition" in
the navigation menu.

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1.3 Machines
On the "Machines" screen you create a record of the machines in your
warehouse.

You can register the machines manually from this screen. However, the machine
list is also created automatically when a fault is reported from the transport
management system.

The way to access this screen is by clicking on "Faults > Machines" in the
navigation menu.

1.3.1 Data
Both creating and editing machines are done by pressing the corresponding
action buttons on the action bar. Note that to edit and delete a machine you
have to select it previously from the available records in the list. In both cases,
Automation Dashboard shows the data editing screen.

1.3.1.1 Compulsory fields

• Name: code that identifies the machine.

• Weight: importance, expressed as a percentage, that the machine has

over the operational whole of the warehouse.
This value must be customized for each machine in each installation. To
define it, ask yourself how much a machine's fault affects the
warehouse’s global working.

1.3.1.2 Optional fields

• Zones: functional zone to which the machine is assigned. You must

define:
• Zone: select an existing zone.
• Weight: importance, expressed as a percentage, that the machine
has in the selected zone as a whole.

1.3.2 Specific actions of the Machines screen

When you select a process from the list, the actions bar displays the specific
actions for this view.

1.3.2.1 Import weights

Press the button to to import an Excel sheet with the defined machines

and their associated weight. In this way, you can avoid defining it manually in
Easy WMS.

This is the absolute weight with respect to the warehouse and relative to
functional areas.

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1.3.2.2 Export weights

Press the to generate a report exportable to Excel with the current

machine weight data at the warehouse level and at the level of the different
functional areas.

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1.4 Zones
On the "Zones" screen you create a zone register in your warehouse. These
zones are functional groups of machines that, due to the needs of the production
process of the warehouse, share some common feature or functionality.

The way to access this screen is by clicking on "Actions > Zones" in the
navigation menu.

1.4.1 Data
Both creating and editing zones are done by pressing the corresponding action
buttons on the action bar. Note that to edit and delete a zone you must first
select it from the records available in the list. In both cases, Automation
Dashboard shows the data editing screen.

1.4.1.1 Compulsory fields

• Name: code that identifies the machine.

• Description: free explicative text about the function of the zone.

1.4.1.2 Optional fields

• Máquinas: machines assigned to the zone. You must define:

• Zone: select an existing zone.
• Weight: importance, expressed as a percentage, that the machine
has in the selected zone as a whole.

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1.5 Availability
The "Availability" screen provides data on the availability of the whole
warehouse.

Availability is defined as the proportion of time in which the warehouse is

operational.

The way to access this option is through "Faults > Availability" in the
navigation menu.

This screen provides warehouse availability values for each day and time.

There is a color code to differentiate degrees of availability:

• Green: high availability (above 96%).

• Yellow: medium availability (between 95 and 96%).

• Red: below availability (below 95%).

1.5.1 Specific actions of the Availability screen

When you select a process from the list, the actions bar displays the specific
actions for this view.

1.5.1.1 Warehouse report

Multiple action button that includes the following options:

• Faults ranking.

• Availability.

1.5.1.1.1 Faults ranking

This report provides a list of the most frequent faults in the warehouse,
including the total number of occurrences in the indicated period.

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

The "Include faults which do not affect availability" field is available.

• If you select it, all faults will be taken into account.

• If you do not select it, only faults marked with "Affects availability"
will be taken into account. See “Affect availability” on page 4.

1.5.1.1.2 Availability

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

This report provides the following global warehouse information:

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 • Average global availability in the evaluated period.

• Availability of each of the days of the evaluated period.

• Average availability per hour in the evaluated period.

• Average number of active faults per hour in the evaluated period.

• Total number of faults per day in the evaluated period.

• Ranking of more frequent faults in the evaluated period.

1.5.1.2 Zones report

Multiple action button that includes the following options:

• Availability by zone.

• Availability.

1.5.1.2.1 Availability by zone

To obtain this report, please select the "Zone" from which you want to obtain
the information and indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

For the selected area, this report shows information about:

• Average global availability in the evaluated period.

• Availability of each of the days of the evaluated period.

• Average number of active faults per hour in the evaluated period.

• Total number of faults per day in the evaluated period.

• Ranking of breakdowns with the most frequent in the zone.

1.5.1.2.2 Availability

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

This report provides a table with the average daily availability for all defined
zones in the warehouse. Thus, it has an overview of the evolution of all the
zones in the evaluated period.

1.5.1.3 Machines report

Multiple action button that includes the following options:

• Faults ranking.

• Availability.

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 • Unavailability per machine.

1.5.1.3.1 Faults ranking

This report provides a list of the most frequent faults in the selected machine,
including the total number of occurrences in the indicated period.

To obtain this report, please select the "Machine" from which you want to
obtain the information and indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

The "Include faults which do not affect availability" field is available. See
“Faults ranking” on page 11.

1.5.1.3.2 Unavailability

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

This report provides a table with the average daily availability for all machines
defined in the warehouse. Thus, it has an overview of the evolution of all
machines in the evaluated period.

1.5.1.3.3 Unavailability by machine

To obtain this report, please select the "Machine" from which you want to
obtain the information and indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

Table with the daily time in which the selected machine has been in fault in the
different days of the evaluated period.

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 Chapter 2 Actions
This menu entry gathers the following screens:

• Actions definition.

• Actions.

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2.1 Actions
From the "Actions" screen, you obtain global and filtered information, by
means of reports, of the actions carried out on the machines in the warehouse
that the transport control system communicates.

The way to access this screen is by clicking on "Actions > Zones" in the
navigation menu.

2.1.1 Specific actions of the Actions screen

When you select a process from the list, the actions bar displays the specific
actions for this view.

2.1.1.1 Report

Multiple action button that includes the following options:

• Ranking of frequent actions.

• Ranking of shares in machine.

• Ranking of user actions.

2.1.1.1.1 Ranking of frequent actions

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

It provides a list with the most frequent manual actions in the warehouse,
including the total of occurrences in the evaluated period.

2.1.1.1.2 Ranking of actions in a machine

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

It provides a list with the most frequent manual actions on a machine, including
the total of occurrences in the evaluated period.

2.1.1.1.3 Ranking of actions from an user

To obtain this report, please indicate a "Start day" and an "End day".

It provides a list of the most frequent manual actions performed by a specific

user of the system, including the total number of occurrences in the evaluated
period.

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2.2 Actions definition
Using the "Actions definition" screen, it displays all the actions of the
standard in which the machines in the warehouse are involved.

You can also define custom actions from this screen. Custom action definitions
can be edited and deleted. Standard action definitions can only be edited to add
new languages.

The way to access this option is through "Actions> Actions definition" in the
navigation menu.

2.2.1 Data
Both creating and editing custom action definitions are done by pressing the
corresponding action buttons on the action bar. Note that to edit and delete one
of these definitions you have to select it previously from the records available in
the list. In both cases, Automation Dashboard shows the data edition screen.

2.2.1.1 Compulsory fields

• Code: numeric code that identifies the defined action.

The code of the custom actions must be higher than 1.000

• Report: with this field selected, the defined action will be considered
for generation reports.

• Active: with this field selected, Automation Dashboard considers the

action when receiving it from de Transport Management System.

• Translations: languages in which the action will be available.

• Contry/Region code: language.
• Description: text that describes the action in the selected language.

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Chapter 3 WCS

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3.1 Transports (Archive)
From this screen you can access the information of the tasks executed by the
machines in your warehouse when they are controlled by a Transport Magement
System (TMS) developed by MECALUX, but the execution of tasks is not
managed by Easy WMS, but by an external Warehouse Management System
(WMS).

In this case, MECALUX's Easy WCS application translates the orders between the
TMS and the WMS through the exchange of records in tables of a common
database (MySQL, SQL Server or Oracle).

The information automatically recorded by Easy WCS in these tables according

to the tasks executed is shown in this screen of the interface.

The way to access this screen is by clicking on “WCS> Transports (Archive)”

in the navigation menu.

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Contact
Automation Dashboard was manufactured by:

MECALUX
NIF: A.35.557.859
Polígono industrial Los Campones
Ataulfo Friera Tarfe, 12
33211 Gijón (Asturias)
Tel: +34 985 17 80 00
Web: www.mecalux.com

Consult the manufacturer regarding the maintenance/remote maintenance and

telephone support services available to solve any queries arising on using Easy
WMS. To do so send an email to support@mecalux.com or access to
https://itsm.mecalux.com.

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