Modules#

The Tutorials available within this section have been created to make life easier for a Critical Manufacturing power user. Several areas are covered to allow a quick overview of different manufacturing processes, and to enable a more practical understanding of the system and its many functionalities.

You can navigate through the web-based tutorials in the menu or download them individually in PDF format by following the links below:

Available guides#

Module	Title	Guide	PDF
Advanced Layout & Printing	Using the Printable Document	Tutorial
Advanced Layout & Printing	Third Party Label Printing Integration	Deep Dive	-
Advanced Planning & Scheduling	Plan	Tutorial
Advanced Planning & Scheduling	Scheduling	Deep Dive	-
Advanced Planning & Scheduling	Scheduling Tutorial	Tutorial
Augmented Reality	Augmented Reality	Tutorial
Automation Business Scenario	Automation Business Scenario - Basic Scenario	Tutorial
Automation Business Scenario	Business Workflows	Tutorial
BI Cards	BI Cards	Tutorial
Change Management	Change Management Tutorial	Tutorial
Change Management: How To	How to: Approve/Cancel/Reject/Rework/Cancel a Change Set	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Create an Approval Workflow	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Create a Change Set	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Create Items in a Change Set	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Create a New Version/Revision	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Define automatic Change Sets	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Enable Smart Table's Change Control	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Manage Items in a Change Set	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Manage Change Set Subscribers	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Set a Change Set Observer	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Set Effective a Versioned Entity	How To
Change Management: How To	How to: Transfer Items to a Change Set	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	SECS/GEM Integration Tutorial	Tutorial
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	Connect IoT	Deep Dive	-
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Change NPM configuration to access CMF repository	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to Create a Controller Instance	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Create an Automation Protocol	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Create a Controller Instance	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Download the Automation Manager as a zip	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Link an Automation Controller to an Automation Manager	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How To: Mark an Entity Type as Connect IoT Enabled	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Set a Connect IoT Repository	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration): How To	How to: Set the User as an Integration User	How To
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	Connect IoT - Advanced Configuration Tutorial	Tutorial
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	Connect IoT - Basic Configuration Tutorial	Tutorial
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	Connect IoT - Control Flow Configuration Tutorial	Tutorial
Connect IoT (Equipment Integration)	Connect IoT - Intermediate Configuration Tutorial	Tutorial
Data Collection	Electronic Data Collection	Deep Dive	-
Data Collection: How To	How to: Add an Instrument to a Resource	How To
Data Collection: How To	How to: Create a Data Collection	How To
Data Collection: How To	How to: Create a Data Collection Limit Set	How To
Data Collection: How To	How to: Create an Instrument	How To
Data Collection: How To	How to: Create a Parameter	How To
Data Collection: How To	How to: Perform an Ad-hoc Data Collection	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: Create a Document	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: Create a Folder for a Document	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: Download a Document	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: Manage Applicable Roles of a Document	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: Read and Understand a Document	How To
Document Management: How To	How to: View a Document	How To
Exception Management	Exception Management Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
Experiment Management	Experiment Management	Tutorial
FabLive	Fablive Tutorial	Tutorial
FabLive: How To	How to: Add a layer in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Add Objects in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Add objects to a FabLive instance	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Add an object to the library in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How To: Add a texture in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Create a FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Import a 3D object into FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Rotate an object in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Scale an object in FabLive	How To
FabLive: How To	How to: Translate (move) an Object in FabLive	How To
Factory Automation	Factory Automation	Tutorial
Factory Automation	Factory Automation Transport	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Data Insights Using Data Cubes	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) Tutorial	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Event Ingestion in Data Platform	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Data Platform IoT Workflows	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Data Platform Components Monitoring	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	OData Access to Data Sets	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Outlier Detection using Machine Learning	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Predictive Maintenance with a Milling Machine Use Case	Tutorial
IoT Data Platform	Real-Time Insights on Shop-floor Hierarchy	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Data Manager (Grafana Plugin)	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Grafana Tutorial	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Grafana Widget	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Live / Historical Data	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Open Data Protocol (OData)	Tutorial
Analytics Customization	Stimulsoft Tutorial	Tutorial
Labor Management	Shift Logbook	Tutorial
Labor Management	Trainee Scenario	Tutorial
Labor Management: How To	How to: Create an Employee	How To
Labor Management: How To	How to: Create a Shift Definition	How To
Labor Management: How To	How to: Generate Calendar Days	How To
Labor Management: How To	How to: Manage Week Definition	How To
Labor Management: How To	How to: Set a Calendar Day as Non-Working Day	How To
Maintenance Management	Container Maintenance Events	Tutorial
Maintenance Management	Maintenance Schedule Options	Tutorial
Maintenance Management: How To	How to Add Maintenance Activities	How To
Maintenance Management: How To	How to Associate an MP with an Entity	How To
Maintenance Management: How To	How to Create a Maintenance Plan	How To
Maintenance Management: How To	How to View Maintenance Activities (Management View)	How To
Maintenance Management: How To	How to View Maintenance Activities (Resource View)	How To
Maintenance Management	Maintenance Management	Deep Dive	-
Mapping	Wafer Mapping	Tutorial
Master Data Management: How To	How to: Create an Area	How To
Master Data Management: How To	How to: Create a Calendar	How To
Master Data Management: How To	How to: Create an Enterprise	How To
Master Data Management: How To	How to: Create a Facility	How To
Master Data Management: How To	How to: Create a Site	How To
Master Data Packages	Master Data Packages	Deep Dive	-
Material Logistics	Material Logistics	Tutorial
Material Logistics	Material Registration	Tutorial
Material Logistics	Packing	Tutorial
Material Logistics	How to: Create a Business Partner	How To
Material Logistics	How to: Manage Product Manufacturers	How To
Materials & Containers	Future Actions	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Line Material Tracking	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Material Assembly	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Material Defects	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Partial Track-Out	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Remote Shipping	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Send-Ahead Run	Tutorial
Materials & Containers	Sub-Material Processing	Tutorial
Materials and Containers	Batch Management Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
Materials and Containers	BOM Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Add a Material to a Container	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Attach Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Change the Product of a Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Combine Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Compose Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Create a BOM	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Create a Container	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Create a Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Create a Product	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Create a Product Group	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Detach Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Disassemble an Assembled Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Empty a Container	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Expand/Collapse Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Grade a Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Hold a Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Make Container Available/Unavailable	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage BOM Items	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage Container Positions	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage Product Binning	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage Product Group Parameters	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage Shipping Information	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Manage Sub-Products	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Open Material Deviation	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Perform Assemble	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Receive Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Release a Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Remove Materials from Container	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Replace an Assembled Material	How To
Materials & Containers: How-To	How to: Transfer Material Between Containers	How To
Materials and Containers	Smart Barcode Scanning Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
New Product Introduction	New Product Introduction (NPI)	Tutorial
Order Management	Product Characteristics	Tutorial
Order Management	Production Order Management Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
Recipe Management	Recipe Management	Tutorial
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Add a Parameter Override Context	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Add a Parameter to a Recipe	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Add a Recipe Body	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Add a Recipe Context	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Add a Sub-Recipe to a Recipe	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Compare Recipes	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Create a Recipe	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to: Edit a Recipe	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to enable a Resource for Recipe Management	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to Remove a Recipe from a Resource	How To
Recipe Management: How To	How to Set a Recipe in a Resource	How To
Resource Tracking	Line Verification	Tutorial
Resource Tracking	Setup and Line Clearance	Tutorial
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Change Resource State	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Create a Resource	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Manage Consumable Feeds	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Manage Consumables	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Manage Resource Durables	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Manage Resource Instruments	How To
Resource Tracking: How To	How to: Manage Resource Structure	How To
Routing & Dispatching	Rework	Tutorial
Routing & Dispatching	Flow Modeling	Deep Dive	-
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Add a Storage Service to a Step	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Associate a Service to a Resource	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Associate a Step to a Service	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Create a Flow	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Create a Reason	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Create a Service	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Create a Step	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Dispatch	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Manage an Off-Flow	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Manage the Reason-Step relation	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Manage Step Logical Names	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Move Next	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Record Loss/Bonus	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Rework Material	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Send Material to a Temporary Off-Flow	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Track-In	How To
Routing & Dispatching: How To	How to: Track-Out	How To
Sampling	Inspection	Tutorial
Statistical Process Control	SPC	Tutorial
Tasks and Checklists	Checklist Tutorial	Deep Dive	-
Tasks & Checklists: How To	How to: Create a Checklist	How To
Tasks & Checklists: How To	How to Create a Material Tracking Checklist	How To
Weigh & Dispense	Weigh And Dispense	Tutorial

Table: Weigh & Dispense guides