Process
Manufacturing Cockpit 
Use
In addition to PI sheets, you can now also create process manufacturing cockpits as of this release. In contrast to PI sheets, cockpits do not relate to a particular order. This means they are defined only once and then usually remain unchanged. PI sheets, on the other hand, are created specifically for a process order.
You can use cockpits, for example, as follows:
- You can use cockpits to make available information and function calls that are needed over and over again at a central position. You can, for example, create a cockpit in which you define a menu bar with functions calls that you often use.
- You can define cockpits for certain objects (such as resource or line) or activities. You can, for example, create a cockpit in which you display all the information that is required for shift changeover.
- You can define different cockpits for different purposes. You can, for instance, define a cockpit in which a certain video is shown and another one in which a certain Internet page is displayed. You can then include both or only one of these cockpits in PI sheets.
- You can integrate several PI sheets or PI sheets and cockpits in one cockpit and maintain them simultaneously.
- You can use global variables to exchange information between cockpits or between cockpits and PI sheets.
To define cockpits, you use process instructions that you define in Customizing for <LSProcess Manufacturing Cockpits. Just as in PI sheets, you can define the following functions in cockpits:
- Input and output fields
- Calculations
- Function calls
- Reporting of data
To be able to use the process manufacturing cockpit correctly, some instructions must be kept in mind. The following release notes provide information about:
- The browser settings that you need to make to
display the cockpit correctly
Browser Settings for PI Sheets and Cockpits
- The functions that are available in the
context menu and how user interface elements are displayed in the cockpit's
standard layout
User Interface and Context Menu in PI Sheets and Cockpits
- How to assign your own layout to a cockpit
Layout Definition for PI Sheets and Cockpits
- How to create cockpits
Creating Process Manufacturing Cockpits
Effects on Customizing
You define process manufacturing cockpits in Customizing by choosing Production Planning for Process Industries -> Process Management -> Define Process Manufacturing Cockpits.