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      • Name Value Execution
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      • Create New Shipment
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      • Create New Work Order
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  • Miscellaneous Objects
    • Charge Accounts
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      • Charge Account Form / General
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    • Equipment Records
      • Equipment Record Listbox
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      • Active Equipment Traveler Listbox
      • Equipment Traveler Listbox
      • Create New Equipment and Assign Serialized IDs
      • Changing Equipment Information
    • Locations
      • Location Form
      • Location Form / Equipment Tab
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      • Create New Locations
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  • List of MES Objects
• MES Functions
  • Calculations
    • Calculated NV Example
    • Configuration of Calculated NV's
    • How to use the Attached Qty (to a Traveler) in a Calculation
    • Create Document Link in Calc NV Entry Field
    • Quantity Edit on Flow Records
  • Configuration Management
    • Change Order
    • Attach Change Object to Change Order
    • Change Flow Configuration
    • Change Flow Execution
    • Configuration Management Sample Flow Diagram
    • Change Notice Email Templates
    • Revision Control
  • Conversions
    • Convert Non-Discrete Parts to Discrete
  • Equipment and Locations
    • Defining Location Hierachy
    • Define Default Flow Definitions for State Changes and Usage
    • Getting Started - Asset Management
    • Pick Location
    • User interface for Asset Management
    • Create a Flow Definition to Make Equipment Instance
    • Equipment Management
    • How to manage your Equipment in EZ-MES
    • Assigning and Changing Equipment Name Values
    • Configuration of Scheduling Equipment PM for Time Duration
    • Use of Scheduled Equipment PM
    • Equipment Run Flow
    • Configuration of Scheduling Equipment Usage PM
    • Equipment Run Flow with Multiple Travelers
    • Configuration of Preventive Maintenance
    • Event Configuration
  • Geneaology and Material Consumption
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  • Inventory Management
    • Create an Inventory Monitor Event
    • Create and Use Part Specific Receive Flows
    • Create New Purchase Orders
    • Create New Traveler from Inventory
    • How to create a Unique ID
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    • Barcodes
    • Barcode Label Implementation
    • Barcode Printer Setup & Label Creation
    • Barcode Server Side Printing
    • Enable Barcode Scanner Pop Up
    • Open Objects via Barcode
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    • QR Barcode to Automate Login
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    • Document Management
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  • Miscellaneous
  • Notifications and Automated Actions
    • Action API Configuration
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    • Email Notification of Part On Hold
    • Configuring a Request Flow
    • Creating an Event Record on a Part Definition
  • Operator Instructions
    • Configure Short Step Instructions
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  • Production Scheduling
    • Part Priority
  • Quality Assurance
    • Configure Operator Instructions
    • Spec Limits for a Step Definition
    • Compliance and Quality
    • Move Part When Cued Too Long
    • Product Spec Definitions used in Name Value Data Entries
    • Pulldown NV - Verify Selection
    • Compare 2 NVs Before Step Sign Off
  • Recipe Management
    • Recipe Dependencies
  • Routing
    • Automatic Reposition of Parts
    • Planning Individual Traveler on Hold (Future Hold)
    • Putting a Lot on Hold
    • Scrap Flow that Repositions Back to WIP using Pulldown
    • Traceability for Production Tracking Systems
    • Prevent Step Sign Off Until Time Elapsed
    • Track and Trace
    • Planning Parts on Hold in the Future (Future Hold)
    • Track In
    • Create a Flow that Allows for Sample Testing
    • Lot Splitting
    • Automatic Reposition of Part
    • Hierarchical Flow Definitions
  • Serialization and Unique IDs
    • Custom Matrix Unique ID's
    • Custom Unique Id's for Objects
    • NV Unique ID's (Serial Number / Batch Number etc.)
    • Correcting a wrongly assigned Unique ID
  • SPC
    • SPC Check
    • SPC Check Example
    • SPC Strategy
• MES Integration
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    • Use Fiddler to get MES Queries
  • Importer Applications / Tools
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  • Quickbooks
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  • WebApps - Plugins
    • pAPIConnector: In Traveller step, make a RESTful API call and store results in NV
    • pWriteNVR: In Traveller step, save a Word document with NVR values (WebApp)
    • pUploadNVRs: Upload measurements in Excel to a Traveller (WebApp)
• Reports
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      • Reposition to Flow with Source Details
    • NVR Data Report
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    • How To Print Reports
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  • User Access Rights Management
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    • Contract Manufacturer Setup
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  • Configurable User Interface
    • Configurable GUI and Behavior
      • Add a Custom Tab to a form
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      • Custom Desktops for Users
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      • Stay Logged In
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      • Custom Listbox - Part Records with NVR Values
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  • IT Maintenance
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• Reference
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