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Workgroup#

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Overview#

The Workgroup feature enhances collaboration and flexibility within the MES Workspaces environment. It bridges the connection between Users and their assigned Workspaces, ensuring that each operator, engineer, or supervisor accesses only the relevant areas, resources, and steps for their responsibilities.

A Workgroup represents a shared operational context assigned to one or more users. It defines which Steps, Resources, and Areas are visible and actionable for that group, based on their Role and Position in the production process. When a user logs in - through RFID, card reader, or biometric authentication - the system automatically opens the default Workspace corresponding to the Workgroup assigned to that User.

A Workspace, on the other hand, is assigned to a Role and acts as the graphical user interface (GUI) or cockpit for that function. It accepts a Workgroup as input, filtering the data and views according to the scope of interest defined by that Workgroup.

With this model:

  • You can define multiple Workspaces for each Role (for example, dashboards for production, quality, or maintenance). For more information, see Manage Role Workspaces.
  • You can assign each User to one or more Workgroups, each defining a specific operational scope. For more information, see Manage User Workgroups and Copy User Workgroups.
  • When you assign an User to a Workgroup, their Position within that context is automatically defined.
  • You can standardize and reuse Workspace configurations across similar functions to ensure consistency and simplify setup.

Tying Everything Together#

flowchart TD
    Main[Workgroup] -->B[Resource]
    Main --> C[Step]
    Main --> D[Area]
    E[User] --> Main
    F[Role] --> E
    G[Workspace] --> F

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classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
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classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class B,C,D,G mermaid_businessdata
class E,F mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/workgroup"
click B "../../business-data/resource"
click C "../../business-data/step"
click D "../../business-data/area"
click E "../../administration/security/users/"
click F "../../administration/security/roles/"

Available Pages#

Dive into the pages below to explore more about Workgroup:

Main Page#

Generic Operations#