User Preference Maintenance 
You use this activity to set up user-defined preferences for activities the user was assigned permissions to execute. These activities and functions include the following:
Activity Manager display
Printer specifications
Product Workbench options
Supervisor users
Device History Report options
Note that you have to enter your password to retrieve the data and modify it.
Rules
The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance:
Rule | Setting |
|---|---|
DEFAULT_ACTIVITY | Specifies the default activity used by the system if the user has not defined it in User Preference Maintenance |
DEFAULT_DISPLAY | EXPANDED (default): Displays all activity groups and activities within the application tree structure upon login COLLAPSED: Displays only activity groups within the application tree structure upon login The user will have to expand each group manually to view activities. |
Fields
The following tables describe fields requiring explanation:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Sequence | Specifies the order the new activity group will display in the Activity Manager
The default value is 10. End of the note. |
Available Activities | Lists the available activities assigned to this user |
Assigned Activities | Lists the activities assigned to this user for this activity group |
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Document Printer | The name of the document printer |
Label Printer | The name of the label printer |
Traveler Printer | The name of the traveler printer |
Note
If a printer is defined in User Preference Maintenance, the system uses that printer instead of a printer defined in POD Maintenance and for ADS Document Print (SY521) in Activity Maintenance.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Default Display | Specifies the Product Workbench view |
Routing | Displays the routing associated with the current material in the Product Workbench Note that selecting the Routing checkbox enables the Step Group/Step ID checkbox. |
Step Group/Step ID | Displays the step group and all step IDs associated with the current routing and step group in the Product Workbench |
Component Assembly Point | Displays the components consumed at the current operation in the Product Workbench |
BOM | Displays the BOM associated with the current material in the Product Workbench Note that selecting the BOM checkbox enables the Component checkbox. |
Component | Displays the component associated with the current BOM Note that selecting the Component checkbox enables the Alternate Components checkbox. |
Alternate Components | Displays the alternate components associated with the current BOM in the Product Workbench |
Data Collection | Displays the data collections attached to all applicable definitions in the Product Workbench Note that selecting the Data Collection checkbox enables the Attachment Details checkbox. |
Attachment Details - DC | Attaches the attachment details to the data collection |
Work Instruction | Displays the work instructions attached to all applicable definitions in the Product Workbench Note that selecting the Work Instruction checkbox enables the Attachment Details checkbox. |
Attachment Details - Work Instruction | Attaches the attachment details to the work instruction |
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Available Users | Lists all the user IDs defined in the site, except the user IDs that are inactive or terminated |
Assigned Users | Lists the users that have been assigned by the supervisor |
Note that this tab page is only enabled for the user that has permission for Supervisor Work Assignment.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Default Display | Specifies the Device History Report view (see Device History Report) Expanded: Displays all configuration data within the applicable tree structure Collapsed: Hides configuration data within the tree structure |
SFC Data | Displays collected SFC Data fields and values in the SFC Data node in the report |
Custom Data | Displays only the Custom Data fields and values associated with SFC/material/routing/BOM/shop order/operations (all completed and the current one)/ DC groups that have collected data for this SFC number/ NC codes logged for this SFC number in the Custom Data node in the report |
Work Instructions | Displays the work instructions attached to all applicable definitions in the Work Instructions node in the report Note that only the work instructions which have already passed their attachment points by the moment you ran the report are displayed. |
Attachment Points | Displays the attachment points for work instructions in the Work Instruction node in the report Note that you have to select the Work Instructions checkbox to enable the Attachment Points checkbox. |
WI View Log | Displays the information about who and when has viewed the work instruction in the Work Instruction node in the report
You have to select the Work Instructions checkbox to enable the WI View Log checkbox. WI View Log is displayed in the report only if you have selected Log Viewing in the Work Instruction Maintenance (see Work Instruction Maintenance). End of the note. |
Data Collection | Displays the data collection groups attached to all applicable definitions in the Data Collection node in the report |
Collected Data | Displays parameters and values collected for the SFC number in the Data Collection node in the report Note that you have to select the Data Collection checkbox to enable the Collected Data checkbox. |
Limit Values | Displays the Min Value/Max Value for the parameter, if they are set for it in Data Collection Maintenance Note that you have to select the Data Collection and Collected Data checkboxes to enable the Limited Values checkbox. |
NC Tree | Displays the NC codes logged for the SFC number in the report |
NC Data | Displays the NC data associated with the SFC number in the report |
Tool Used Data | Displays information about the tools used at an operation in the Activity Log section of the report |