---
alias: user-guide-site-index
description: "This documentation outlines the Site object for configuring remote Critical Manufacturing data exchange"
---

# Site

:lock: Site.**Show**

## Overview

The **Site** object is used to configure a remote Critical Manufacturing for exchange of information. This information is used by the Remote Shipping of Material.

The object **Site** has the `RemoteExportAddress` property which defines the address where to send the export. It usually refers to the Shipping Gateway for the remote site.

Plugins can be defined and used to export objects. The object **Site** attributes can be used to store relevant information for the new Plugins.

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph LR
    A1[Area] --> A2[Facility]
    A2 -.-|Ship to Facility| A3[Facility]
    A2 --> Main[Site]
    Main --> A4[Enterprise]

classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6,L7,L8,L9 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/site"
click A1 "../../business-data/area"
click A2,A3 "../../business-data/facility"
click A4 "../../business-data/enterprise"
```

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