Options Editor

The Options Editor window allows you to view and edit information about Workstation Options, Defaults, Units, Logins, Visual Shop, Work Orders, and other optional features. This will allow you to set up LE3 in the way that best fits the needs of your facility.

WORKSTATION OPTIONS:

Language: Select the language for LE3.

Time Format: Select a 12 or 24-hour format.

DataProvider Hostname : Enter the hostname name of the Data Provider.

The remaining options in this section allow you to set the local file locations of the server, SDIO, SD Recorder, Recipe Imports, and Custom Reports.

UNITS:

Temperature: Select the desired temperature display unit.

Weight: Select the desired weight display unit.

LOGINS:

WORK ORDERS:

Custom Designation: Allows you to select a custom name for Work Orders. When this box contains an entry, you can also choose a “Plural” designation.

Generate Work Order Names: Select whether LE3 will generate work order names

Use Part Serial Numbers: Select whether LE3 will use Part Serial Numbers for identification.

DEFAULTS:

Pick List Limit: Defines how far back the Pick List feature will go when creating a load

VISUAL SHOP:

Connection String: This information is required to pull data from your Visual Shop database. This feature can be set up from the Furnace Editor (see p. 14)

Custom Field: A label for a single piece of data that can be tracked with a Visual load.

OPTIONAL FEATURES:

Use Parts Database: When checked, the Parts database options will be available.

Use Gap Time: When checked, the Gap options will be available.

Use Work Order Approval: When checked, LE3 will require approval of work orders.

Apply Default Offset to Trend: When checked, the report default offset will be applied to load end and start after clicking “View Trend.”

Use Register Definitions: When checked, Register and Definition options will be available for furnaces and recipes that use an HC900 controller.

Disable Weight: When checked, Weight options will not be available.

Display Furnace Run ID: When checked, a furnace ID will be displayed, based on the prefix defined in the furnace and the number of loads that have been run in that furnace

Display Work Order Completed Steps: Displays the time in and time out of each completed step on the Work Order Editor

Show Recipe Profile View: Allows the option to view recipes in graph form.

Run 9xxx Recipes on Matrix: When checked, recipes from a 9000 Series controller will be available on the corresponding Matrix controller.

Use External Database: When checked, allows you to connect to an external database to pull data for custom fields. Use the “Edit Mappings” button to enter the desired settings.

Display status color: When checked, furnace status will be displayed by color in the Overview screen. Use the “Edit Status Colors” button to customize the colors used for each status.

Use Schedule: When checked, Schedule functionality will be available (via the Schedule tab in the Overview screen).

Use Maintenance: When checked, Maintenance functionality will be available (via the Maintenance tab in the Overview screen).

Maintenance Menu Label: Changes the name of the “Maintenance” tab and screen

REPORT DEFAULTS:

Start Offset: Enter a starting offset value. This defines the amount of time to wait before a load begins when opening SDRecorder and running load reports.

End Offset: Enter an ending offset value. This defines the amount of time to wait after a load ends when opening SDRecorder and running load reports.

Export to XML: When selected, reports will export to XML rather than the SSi default format.

SSRS Reports: Allows you to generate reports with SQL Server Report Services. If selected, click “Manage Reports” to customize SSRS reports to suit your needs.

Report Server: Sets the path for the report server

User Server: Sets the path for the user server

Custom Logo: Use to add your own custom logo to a Load Report Click the “…” button to browse your computer for the desired file.

Click “Save” to save your Option settings.