Configure Data Collection
Explanation
All the available processes in Warehouse Data Collection can be configured in
the Data
Collection Configuration window. For each process, it is possible to
create several configurations that can be accessed via the Warehouse Data
Collection menu. To learn more about the configuration possibilities, see the
Warehouse Data Collection Configuration About description. To learn more about
the specific process behavior, see the Warehouse Data Collection Process About
description.
Prerequisites
This activity has no specific prerequisites.
System Effects
The options below can be
enabled and configured depending on the customer demand on the process. When the configuration is created and configured,
the scanning client running the process will behave according to those settings.
- The enterprise explorer scanning client can be configured to show the
media pane and the width of the columns in the scanning client. The font
sizes can also be adjusted for the description and input field.
- The lifespan for the configuration can be set both for active and
completed sessions.
- The session settings for Confirm Execution, Reset
Session on Process Error, Process Completion
Action,
Subsequent Process ID and Subsequent Configuration ID can be set.
- The data items can be configured in several ways, using the following
columns: Input Order, Default
Value, Use Fixed Value, Hide Line,
Hide All Previous, Loop Start,
Loop End, Use Automatic Value,
List of
Values, Use Subsequent Value and Subsequent Data Item ID.
- For each data item, it is also possible to configure data item details
that will be shown in the scanning client directly after the data item value
has been entered. The order in which the data item detail will be shown can
also be configured.
- Process specific details can be enabled.
- The process configuration can be made accessible for the specified
companies, sites and users.
- The process configuration can start different
subsequent processes depending on a control data item.
Window
Data
Collection Configuration
Data
Collection Process
Related Window Descriptions
Data Collection Configuration
Data Collection
Configuration/General
Data Collection
Configuration/Items
Data Collection
Configuration/Details
Data Collection
Configuration/Valid for Companies
Data Collection
Configuration/Valid for Users
Data Collection
Process/Subsequent Process Details
Data Collection Process
Data Collection
Process/Items
Data Collection
Process/Feedback Items
Data Collection
Process/Details
Procedure
Configure the valid companies, sites and users in the Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Click the Valid For Companies tab.
- Add a company.
- Select the Valid for All Sites check box to enable all sites on
your company to have access to the configuration.
- Click the Valid for Users tab.
- Select the Valid for All Users check box to enable all users on
your company to have access to the configuration.
- Save.
Configure the input order of the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- The top table displays the available data item IDs that can be entered in
the scanning process.
- Change the input order column for one of the the data items and save. The order for the
other data items are recalculated.
Configure default values for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Enter a value in the Default Value field and save.
- In the Use Fixed Value field,
select Never in the enumeration.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure fixed values for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Enter a value in the Fixed Value column for the data item that
should have a fixed value.
- In the Use Fixed Value
field, select Always
in the enumeration.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Note: The Use Fixed Value field can also
be set to When Applicable for a number of data items, serial number for
example. If Use Fixed Value is set to When Applicable and Fixed
Value is set to "*" for the serial number data item it means that "*" will be
automatically committed in the scanning client for a non-serial-traced part.
Configure the hide functionality for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Set the Hide Line field to Always
for the data item that should be hidden in the information table of the
scanning client.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Note: The Hide Line field can also be set
to When Fixed Value if the data item should only be hidden in the
information table of the scanning client when a fixed value is used.
Configure the Hide All Previous functionality for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the Hide All Previous check box.
This will hide all previous data items and item details (except the ones
added to the previous data item) in the information table of the
scanning client.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure using automatic values for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the Use Automatic Value check box for the
data item for which a value can be given automatically.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure the list of values for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Click the Items tab.
- In the List of Values field, select any of the values in the
enumeration; On, Off, Forced or Auto Pick.
- Save.
Configure the subsequent data item ID for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- For the data item that should keep the entered data between the sessions,
enter the subsequent data item ID where the data should be displayed
as default.
- Change the Use Subsequent Value to fixed for the corresponding data item
ID.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure loop start for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the Loop Start check box for the data item
that should be the loop start.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure loop end for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the Loop End check box for the data
item that should be the loop end.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure the camera-enabled for the data items in the Data Collection
Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the Camera-Enabled check
box.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure the item detail ID for the data items in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Click the Items tab.
- Select the data item that should have a data item detail ID.
- Create a new record in the lower table and select a data item detail ID
from the list of values.
- Save.
Configure the subsequent process ID and configuration ID for the process
configuration in the Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the General tab.
- Click the Process Completion Action list and select Create New Session.
- In the Subsequent Process ID and Subsequent Configuration ID
fields,
enter the process configuration that should be started directly after the
selected one is completed in the scanning client.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure scanner client settings for the process configuration in the
Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the General tab.
- Select the Enable Media Pane check box to enable media to be shown in
the scanning client.
- Enter the column width for the left column in the scanning client
table by entering the amount of pixels in the Data Item Description Column
Width field.
- Configure the input description font size by entering the size in the
Font Size field.
- Configure the input font size by entering the size in the Input Field
Font Size field.
- In the Subsequent Process ID and Subsequent Configuration ID
fields,
enter the process configuration that should be started directly after the
selected one is completed in the scanning client.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure the scanning session lifespan for the process configuration in
the Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the General tab.
- In the Remove Active Sessions Older Than and Remove
Completed Sessions Older Than fields, enter the amount of days for which
the session
should be kept in the database for the background job.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure process specific details for the process configuration
in the Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Details tab.
- Select the Enabled check box for the process
specific detail that should be enabled.
- Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to
Released.
Configure subsequent process details
in the Data
Collection Configuration window.
- Either populate or query for the process configuration.
- Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to
Editable.
- Click the Details tab.
- Enter a value in Subsequent Control Data Item
ID field. This is the data item that will control the subsequent
processes.
- Click the Subsequent Process Details
tab.
- Enter the data item values and the subsequent
processes and configurations in the upper part of the tab.
- Enter the related data item and subsequent data
item in the lower part of the window.