Setting Up Operation and Work Center PODs 
Prerequisites
You have defined the needed lists in List Maintenance activity (see List Maintenance).
Procedure
On the initial screen of POD Maintenance, specify the POD type and enter the name of this POD.
On the Main tab page, enter the required information. The following table describes fields requiring explanation:
Field
Description
Status
If enabled, allows you to use this POD on the shop floor
NC Client
The nonconformance client for this POD
Use NC Client Maintenance to define the behavior and look of the nonconformance-related buttons (see NC Client Maintenance).
Real-Time Message Display
Determines how the real-time messages are displayed in the POD:
None: Real-time messages are not displayed in the POD.
Icon: Displays the Real-Time Message Display icon each time a real-time message arrives at the POD.
Special Instruction Display
The special instruction that is defined for the operation or routing operation on the POD:
None: Does not display the special instruction
Info Message: Displays the special instruction in the POD Message Bar upon starting an SFC number
Popup: Displays the special instruction in a dialog box window upon starting an SFC number
Session Timeout (mins)
The number of minutes the POD can be inactive before the system logs out the operator
The default value is 30 minutes.
On the Buttons tab page, define the buttons or button groups that appear in the POD (see Defining POD Buttons and Button Groups)
On the Layout tab page, specify the layout for your POD:
1 Panel Vertical Layout (with Popover): Displays one panel in the POD with a popover panel from the right
3 Panel Horizontal Layout (with Popover) (default): Displays one panel in the upper part of the POD, and two panels in the lower part of the POD with a popover panel from the lower right
3 Panel Vertical Layout (with Popover): Displays one panel in the left part of the POD, and two panels in the right part of the POD with a popover panel from the lower right
6 Panel Horizontal Layout: Displays two panels in the upper part of the POD, one panel in the middle, and three panels in the lower part of the POD
6 Panel Vertical Layout: Displays two panels in the left part of the POD, and four panels in the right part of the POD
Configure plug-ins that are displayed in various panels on the POD:
Column
Description
Panel
Displays the letter from the graphic that identifies this panel
Type
Displays the type of layout specified for the panel: Popover, Popup, or Fixed
Default Plug-In
The activity ID associated with the default plug-in for the panel
This field is grayed out when the value is Popup or Popover.
Note that default plug-ins only apply to fixed panels
Other Plug-Ins
Allows you to associate one or more additional plug-ins to the panel in addition to the default plug-in identified in the Activity ID column by inserting new rows in the table on the Other Plug-In Details screen.
Note that this plug-in replaces the plug-in that currently occupies the panel when the operator initiates an activity that requires the panel. When the activity is complete and the system or the user closes this plug-in, the plug-in that previously occupied the panel is redisplayed.
On the Options tab page, define what the system displays in the lower half of the POD screen:
Field
Description
Main Input
The label for the Operation or SFC field on the Operation POD. This field label can be updated to a customer value to match their manufacturing process.
Default value: I18N[sfc.default.LABEL] I
18N is an abbreviation for the word internationalization. The text between the brackets is the identifier for the label. If you want your label to be internationalized, you must use the format of the default value with the label identifier you want.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Browse Work List
An appropriate Worklist list (should display New and In Queue status) that has been configured in List Maintenance. The list appears when the operator clicks the browse icon next to the Main Inputfield.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
POD Work List
An appropriate Worklist list (should display Active and Complete Pending status) that has been configured in List Maintenance. The list appears when the operator clicks the browse icon next to the Main Input field.
Assemble List
An appropriate Assemble list that has been configured in List Maintenance
Operation List
An appropriate Operation list that has been configured in List Maintenance
Note that this field applies to Work Center POD only.
DC Collect List
An appropriate DC Collect list that has been configured in List Maintenance
Tool List
An appropriate Tool list that has been configured in List Maintenance
Work Instruction List
An appropriate Work Instruction list that has been configured in List Maintenance
DC Entry List
An appropriate DC Entry list that has been configured in List Maintenance
Default Operation
The name of the operation the POD displays in the Operation field when an operator opens the POD
If you leave it blank, no operation is displayed. Supplying this value eliminates the need for the operator to enter it every time he or she opens the POD.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Operation Can Be Changed
If selected, allows operators to change the operation the POD displays in the Operation field
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Default Resource
The name of the resource the POD displays in the Resource field when an operator opens the POD
If you leave it blank, no resource is displayed. Supplying this value eliminates the need for the operator to enter it every time he or she opens the POD.
Resource Can Be Changed
If selected, allows operators to change the resource the POD displays in the Resource field
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
SFC Queue Button ID
The activity assigned to a POD button that is executed when the user enters a value in the SFC field and tabs out of the field when an SFC number is In Queue at the entered operation.
Note that the button ID should be a single activity not a group activity. The button ID must begin with a letter.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
SFC In Work Button ID
The activity assigned to a POD button that is executed when the user enters a value in the SFC field and tabs out of the field when an SFC number is In Work at the entered operation.
Note that the button should be a normal button not a group button. The button ID must begin with a letter.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Session Info Line 1
The first 'session info' line that is displayed in the POD:
None: Indicates that nothing is displayed
Completed: Indicates that the number of SFC numbers completed at the current operation and/or resource is displayed.
Nonconformed: Indicates that the number of SFC numbers nonconformed and dispositioned at the current operation and/or resource is displayed.
Active: Indicates that the number of active SFC numbers/SO/PL in work at the current operation and resource is displayed
In Queue: Indicates that the number of SFC numbers in queue at the current operation and/or resource is displayed.
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Session Info Line 2
The second 'session info' line that is displayed in the POD
Show Operation First
If selected, displays the Operation field to the left of the Resource field
Note that this field applies to Operation POD only.
Show Quantity
If selected, displays the Quantity field in the Operation and SFC POD Selection plug-ins
Note that this field applies to Work Center POD only.
If required, specify printers for specific document types on the Printers tab page (see Document Maintenance).
On the Custom Data tab page, enter values in the fields defined for this POD in Custom Data Maintenance (see Custom Data Maintenance).
Save your entries.