How A Lot Traveler Is Constructed#

In Critical Manufacturing, a Lot Traveler is built dynamically at the time the user requests to print it.

The system constructs the Lot Traveler in two steps:

1. Firstly, a list of Step objects for which the Lot Traveler will be printed, is calculated.
2. Then, for each Step, the system renders the corresponding Lot Traveler page(s).

This results in a collection of Lot Traveler pages (PrintableDocuments) that is finally printed.

Calculating the Step list#

The list of Steps is calculated using these rules:

• Using the list of Steps of the Material current Flow
• Starts at the current Step
• Stops before:
  • The first optional Step
  • The first alternate Sub-Flow
  • The first step of a different Area or Facility

Resolving the Lot Traveler Page(s) for a Step#

The PrintableDocument that is used as Lot Traveler page of a certain Step may be configured in one of these two ways:

• Setting a default PrintableDocument for a Facility or Area, by using the AreaPrintableDocumentContext SmartTable.
• Setting the Lot Traveler property of the Step object (this takes precedence over the configuration on the previous point)