A Flow Definition is the EZ-MES Object that represents a 'design / model' for a manfacturing process. A manfacturing process is a sequence of operations that are 'modelled' by Step Definitions.

AKA: Flow Definitions are also known as:

• Flows
• Travelers
• Routings
• Traveler Definition

For different applications, and within different Companies / Industries, different nomenclature are used and EZ-MES can be tailored to show the nomenclature that you prefer.

NOTE: The Flow Definition is a configuration object and serves as a template for Flow Record / Traveler. In EZ-MES Configuration objects represented by blue icons, and displayed in blue Forms, while records based on these objects (like the Flow Record) are represented by green icons and shown in green Forms.

Flow Definition (Blue Form)   Flow Record (Green Form)

Flow Definition Object States

The Flow Definition Object State Attribute can have the following Object States:

• Pending

  Any new Flow Definition, when it is created, will start of in the Pending state. As long as it is in the Pending state the Flow Definition cannot be used to Create new Flow Record / Traveler.

• Active

  After all required information is filled out on the Flow Definition Form, Step Definitions or Flow Definitions are added, and the combination of the Flow Number and Revision are unique, the Flow Definition can be moved to Active.

• Closed / Archived

   When a Flow Defintion is not used anymore to create any new Flow Record / Traveler it can be moved to the closed state by pressing the 'Next' button on the Flow Definition Form.

• Deleted

   Flow Definitions in the Pending state can be deleted. Only the System Admin will be able to Undelete the Flow Definition.

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