First Time Use Setup

Upon the first use of the ePVS module, it will be necessary to connect to the correct installation and plant.
The section contains information and how to set up for the first time, and the various modules of the Home Screen.
Here is a video on what is covered under this section, plus an introduction to the other Startup Page features.
To start, go to the Installation button in the upper part of the browser window, next to the Object Tree button.

Expanded View Option

the EP VS module can be viewed in a full screen condensed view with small icons, or an expanded menu view.

Open

This simulated view is at a Full Admin level. All plants and installations will display. Any other level will display your Installation/Plant only!
  Clicking on it will open a window of the available installed installations in ePVS.

Select an Installation

Start by clicking on the Installation tab. This will reveal the included plants that have been created.
In this window, the customer's name will be placed next to the installation. Normally they will be one installation for a customer.
Clicking on the Customer/Installation title will reveal the available plants below in a drop-down selection.

Select a Plant

Select the Plant you wish to view.
All the plants loaded in the ePVS browser will appear when the Installation Title is selected.
Some Installations can have multiple plants within the Installation, in several locations.
Once selected, the Object Tree window will open, and display the AREA object within the Plant selected.  

Navigating the Object Tree

The Object Tree window will initially display all the Areas objects within the plant.
The object tree navigation window has columns for the Name, Object Type, and Quick Links.
Click the drop-down next to the Name of the object to drill down to a lower level and to the object you desire.

Object Tree Quick Links

To the right of every object will be the quick links selections.

Home

Bubble Characteristics

In the bubble chart, any object that is moving upward, to the right, or growing in size (as compared to the other objects) will be represented as an object of concern.
So, immediately, anything on the upper right-hand side would be viewed as a problem.

Objects that move upward will represent an increase in an over cycling condition.

An object that grows in size is reflection of the reject percentage.

An object moving to the right represents and increasing faulting percentage.

So at a glance if an object is moving up and to the right would represent a worsening condition of the object. It would be over cycling in faulting increasingly more, like going into the red.

The home screen returns you to the Home Pages, however, your previous navigations will be kept in the Object Tree address string next to the Object Tree button. The home window is a bubble chart that represents the plant, with an easy to glance and spot problems of the whole Factory or plant.

The Timeline button will take you directly to the Event Timeline module window. From this window, it will initially display the history display panel in a Sequence Timeline view, which will allow you to select a cycle to view.  

The user can click on any of the cycle to view the actual cycle. They can also click on the address to have a full Group level breakdown in sequence view.

The Notes button will take you directly to the Notes module window. The notes module is a gathering of the notes from the various modules of ePVS. It consist of EPVS Notifications, User Notes, Cycle Notes, and System Messages.

ePVS Notifications

ePVS Notifications are displayed when a new batch of updates are released and implemented into the ePVS module. They are for an open display of the updates for ePVS.

User Notes

User Notes are made by the a User, and will be display in the User section. Any user at all levels can use and add comments to any User Note.

Cycle Notes

A cycle note is created in the Cycle Browsers. It will be attached to a certain cycle. It also has a link to go back to the selected cycle.

System Messages

System Messages will be available on all platforms.