Glossary

Term	Definition
Active Screen	The screen that is currently in focus. This screen will be the front most screen within the application.
Active Selection Point	An area of the screen that behaves like a button. Active Selection Points are identifiable by [square brackets].
Activity	A defined period of time on a Line Area. An Activity belongs to an Activity Group and also has an OEE Type.
Activity Group	Each Activity belongs to an Activity Group. The Activity Group is used to group Activities for selection. Activity Groups have an Activity Group Type.
Activity Group Type	The type of an Activity Group. Activity Group Type can be Production or Non-Production.
Analogue Sensor	An Analogue Sensor is used to capture data from an analogue input and is configured in the Administration application.
Anchored Activity	An Activity where the Start is locked to a specific date and time.
Apply Configuration	The process of pushing changes to the Configuration database made within the Administration application through to the Runtime database used by the Factory Client and Production Scheduler applications.
Auto Count	The Count that is calculated from a Count Sensor, that is based on electronically collected data.
Auto Extend	An Activity whose Finish will extend automatically in 5 minute increments until complete. Auto Extend will only occur if the Line Area is configured to do so.
Availability	Availability = Operating Time / Planned Production Time
Available Period	A period of time where a Shift is defined and that Shift is turned on.
Available Range	The range of time that an Activity can be inserted, changed or moved. An Activity cannot have a Start or Finish outside of the Available Range boundaries.
Average Rate	Average Rate = Production Count / (Run Duration + Stop Duration) Please note, the sum of Run Time and Stop Time is used rather than the elapsed time of the selected period. This is to ensure that any Down Time that has a OEE Category other than Down Time is not included.
Average Rate While Running	Average Rate While Running = (Production Count + Reject Count) / Run Duration
Average Stops Per Reason	Average Stops Per Reason = Total Number of Stops / Total number of Down Time Reasons
Average Time Per Reason	Average Time Per Reason = Total Stop Time / Total Number of Stops
Batch Name	The name used to identify the Batch. Batch Name is a free text field that is attached to an Activity.
Blocked Activity	An Activity where the Start is locked to a specific date and time, and where Unanchored Activities later to this time do not automatically move to an earlier time if there is space available to do so.
Breaks	A Break is a predefined Non-Production Activity that can be automatically generated as part of the Shift.
Change Over Group	A Change Over Group is a collection of Products that are related according to their change over requirements.
Closed	An Activity that has been completed and does not have a Status of Completed or Signed Off. Other Activity Status' are Scheduled, Current, Completed and Signed Off.
Completed	An Activity that has been completed and does not have a Status of Closed or Signed Off. Other Activity Status' are Scheduled, Current, Closed and Signed Off.
Content	The main message content of an Original Message or Reply Message.
Count Line Area	The Line Area that reflects production output for the Line on the Production Performance screen within the Factory Client application.
Count Multiplier	A value that is used to multiply the Auto Count to obtain an accurate count of production. In some circumstances the Production Count will be dependant on the Auto Count and Product being made. That is each machine cycle might make one item of Product A, but two of Product B. The Count Multiplier allows this situation to be accounted for. In this instance by having a value of one for Product A and two for Product B.
Count Sensor	A sensor used to collect count information from an incrementing value in the OPC Server.
CSV	Comma Separated Value file format.
Current	An Activity that has started and not finished. Other Activity Status' are Scheduled, Completed, Closed and Signed Off.
Current Run and Current Stop	If the machine is running then Current Run will hold the duration of the Current Run and Current Stop will hold the duration of the stop that preceded the Current Run. If the machine is stopped then Current Stop will hold the duration of the Current Stop and Current Run will hold the duration of the run that preceded the Current Stop.
Current Summary	A state of the Production Performance screen in the Factory Client application. Current Summary displays key information in real time as it relates to the Current Production Activity. If the Current Activity is a Non-Production Activity information will be displayed for the Previous Production Activity.
Current Trend	A state of the Production Performance screen in the Factory Client application. Current Trend displays Production Performance in 30 minute increments from the Current Shift.
Custom Event	An event that is specific to the Line Area and the Custom Event type. A custom event can be linked to an Activity.
Custom Event Note	A note that can be added to a Custom Event. Unlike a Down Time Note, a Custom Event Note can only be added to one Custom Event at a time.
Custom Shift	A one-off Shift that is created that is in addition to any Standard Shifts created from the Shift Pattern Schedule.
Custom Shift Name	The name used to identify a Custom Shift. The Custom Shift Name is a free text field.
Delta	The value used to determine when a new record will be entered into a binary file for a sensor. The value is a measure of items counted per minute. If the rate of items counted per minutes changes by an amount equal or greater than Delta then a new record will be inserted.
Design Rate	The Design Rate is the maximum possible rate that the product can be made. The Design Rate should never be exceeded during production. The Design Rate default is stored within the Equipment list, whereas the actual Design Rate is stored within the Production Details.
Documents	Documents related to the product being produced, for example safety information or product specific information.
Down Time	The total duration over a specified period of all Down Time events with a OEE Category of Down Time and all Activities with an OEE Category of Down Time.
Down Time %	The percentage of Down Time against Up Time for the selected period.
Down Time Event	A period of time where the machine is in a non-productive state as determined by the line model.
Down Time Filter	A further filter to the Line Area and Shift filters on the Down Time Entry screen that allows for the filter of events by Unassigned and Period.
Down Time Loss	The Down Time Loss is the combined time of any Down Time Events that occurred within a Production Activity that had an OEE Type of Down Time.
Down Time Note	A note attached to a Down Time Event. Only one note can be attached to an event.
Down Time Reason	The reason that is assigned to a Down Time Event. The Down Time Reason structure is specific to the organisation and is defined within the Administration application.
Duration	General The difference between the Start and the Finish, displayed in the format HH:SS. Available Range The difference between the Start and Finish of the Available Range, less the Duration of all Anchored Activities and Unavailable Periods within this range.
esCollate Runtime Server	The esCollate Runtime Server is the application that supports the Factory Client application and the Production Scheduler application.
Event ID	A unique number that identifies a Down Time Event.
Factory Signer	A User that has authentication to make changes within the Factory Client application.
Filter Area	The top left area of both the Factory Client and Production Scheduler applications that defines the information displayed within the Information Display Pane.
Final Production Count	The actual count after accounting for all rejects and waste.
Finish	The Finish date and time, displayed in the format dd MMM YY, HH:SS.
From	All messages sent within the Factory Client application contain location. This information is made up of the workstation name, as well as the text entered within the From field when a message is sent.
From Filter	The (Date) From Filter is located within the Filter Area of the Production Scheduler application. This filter, along with the Line Filter, defines the information displayed within the Information Display Pane.
Fully Productive Time	Fully Productive Time = Net Operating Time - Quality Loss
Import Log	A file that contains information relating to the scope and results of an import process. This file is automatically saved to the same location as the .csv file imported.
Information Display Pane	The large white area in the middle of each main screen within the Factory Client and Production Scheduler applications that displays information according to the values selected within the Filter Area.
Line (aka Production Line)	A manufacturing unit that is typically made up of a number of Line Areas and items of Equipment.
Line Area	A subset of a Line that can have its own Activities.
Line Area Filter	The Line Area Filter is located within the Filter Area of the Factory Client application. This filter, along with the Shift Filter, defines the information displayed within the Information Display Pane.
Line Filter	The Line Filter is located within the Filter Area of the Activity and Shifts screens within the Production Scheduler application. This filter, along with the From Filter, defines the information displayed within the Information Display Pane.
Line Route	A manufacturing route for a specific Line. A Line can have a number of Line Routes. Each Line Route defines a specific collection of Line Areas.
Live	The term used to describe the time period that spans the current date and time. Other related terms are Recorded and Scheduled.
Line Run / Stop Timer	The status of the Line can either be Running or Stopped. The value that is presented within the brackets represents the duration of the run or stop.
Manual Count	The Count that has been defined by the operator. A Manual Count will override an Auto Count.
Manual Data	Manual Data entry allows the User to enter specific information related to an Activity if configured to do so. Manual Data is configured within the Administration application.
Manual Reject Count	The Reject Count that has been defined by the operator. A Manual Reject Count will override an Auto Reject Count.
Manual Up Time	The Manual Up Time can be defined by the operator. A Manual Up Time will override a Up Time established by electronically collected data.
Message Board	Central messaging area within the Factory Client application. The Message Board displays the most recent message first. This message is also displayed at the bottom left corner of each main screen within the Factory Client application.
Must Change Password	Select the Must Change Password tick box if the User is to establish a new User Password when next logging in.
Net Operating Time	Net Operating Time = Operating Time - Rate Loss
No Data	At some stage during the selected period the Factory Client application has not received data from the esCollate Server. This will effect the calculation of the Activity statistics.
Non-Production	A period of time that no production is anticipated. For example “Planned Maintenance”.
Non-Production Activity	An Activity that is within an Activity Group of type Non-Production.
OEE	OEE = Availability * Performance * Quality
OEE Category	Each Activity and Down Time Event will have an OEE Category assigned. The OEE Category at any point in time will be the OEE Category of the Activity in most cases. However, within a Production Activity if the Line Status is Stopped and the Event ID is associated with a different OEE Category, then the OEE Category of the Event ID will override the OEE Category of the Activity. The OEE categories can be Planned Shutdown, Production and Down Time.
OPC Count Tag	This is the address for the OPC tag that holds the counter value.
OPC Rollover Tag	This is the address for the roll over value for the OPC Count Tag.
Operating Time	Operating Time = Planned Production Time – Stop Duration
Original Message	The first message sent as a new topic from the Message Board screen within the Factory Client application.
Packaging Factor	Number of items within a package.
Packaging Type	The name of the package eg. Pack or Inners.
Part Activity	In situations where there is not enough time to accommodate an Activity in a single period, the Activity will be separated in to parts. Each part is known as a Part Activity.
Password	All Users of esCollate that have a User Name require a User Password. This password must be 4 - 24 characters in length, can include spaces and punctuation, and is case sensitive.
Performance	Performance = Net Operating Time / Operating Time
Planned Production Time	Planned Production Time = Plant Operating Time - Planned Shutdown Time
Planned Quantity	The quantity of product intended to be produced within a specified period.
Planned Shutdown	This is the OEE Category for periods of Available time that are planned not to be used for production.
Planned Shutdown Time	Planned Shutdown Time is the total combined time of all Activities with an OEE Type of Planned Shutdown plus the combined time of any Down Time Events that occurred within a Production Activity and had a OEE Type of Planned Shutdown.
Plant Operating Time	Plant Operating Time is the total period of time for which Shifts are defined. It is presumed that Shifts will only be defined for times that the plant is expected to be operating.
Port Number	The Port Number used to access the Server port.
Product Code	A User defined code that can be used by external systems to reference a product.
Product Description	The description of the Product. Product Description is a free text field.
Product Name	The name used to identify the Product. The Product Name is a free text field.
Production	This is the OEE Category for periods of Available time that are planned to be used for production.
Production Activity	An Activity that is within an Activity Group of type Production.
Production Count	The Production Count is the count of all production that was counted as good production. The Production Count does not include the Reject Count. This value will be the Auto Count unless a Manual Count has been entered. The Manual Count will override the Auto Count.
Production Line (Line)	A manufacturing unit that is typically made up of a number of Line Areas and items of Equipment.
Production Notes	Notes related to the product being produced.
Production Schedule	The schedule of Activities specific to a Line Area.
Production Target	The Production Target can be changed manually if configured to do so. Otherwise the Production Target is automatically calculated. If set manually the Production Target is set by the plant operator as a 30 minute production output goal. The Short Interval Chart then displays actually production output according to the value set as the Production Target.
Protected Activity	An Activity that is either Anchored, Anchored and Blocked, Closed or Signed Off.
Quality	Quality = Fully Productive Time / Net Operating Time or Quality = Production Count / (Production Count + Reject Count)
Quality Loss	Quality Loss is the lost time due to making rejects. Quality Loss = Net Operating Time * Reject Count / (Production Count + Reject Count) Please note, the Quality Loss is a proportion of the Net Operating Time rather than the Run Duration.
Ramp Up Duration	The Ramp Up Duration is the time taken from the start of the Production run until the desired performance has been achieved. The desired performance is defined as a percentage of the Target Rate. Please note: The Ramp Up Duration calculation uses the average rate over the Ramp Up Span. For example, the Ramp Up Span is 2 minutes, the Ramp Up Percentage is 80% and the Target Rate is 100 items per minute. If the production rate rises to 100 items per minute for 1 minute, followed by 70 items for 1 minute, then the Ramp Up Duration will be determined to finish at the start of the 2 minute period. This is because the average rate over the 2 minutes is 85 items per minute, which is above 80% of the Target Rate. This is despite the fact that for the second minute, the rate of 70 items per minute was less than 80% of the Target Rate.
Ramp Up Percentage	The Ramp Up Percentage is the percentage of the Target Rate the Line must operate at (for the Ramp Up Span) to trigger the end of the Ramp Up Duration. This is a User entered value.
Ramp Up Loss	Ramp Up Loss = (Ramp Up Duration * Target Rate) – Actual Production Please note, the Ramp Up Loss is calculated using the Target Rate, not the Design Rate.
Ramp Up Span	The Ramp Up Span is the duration for which the Line must operate at (above the Target Rate) to trigger the end of the Ramp Up Duration. This is a User entered value.
Rate Loss	Rate Loss is the lost time due to operation of plant at less than the Design Rate. Rate Loss = Run Duration – [Run Duration * (Average Run Rate while Running / Design Rate)]
Rate Percentage	Rate % = TargetRate / AverageRate * 100
Rate Sensor	Rate Sensors are defined in the Administration application and define a point that the rate of production is measured.
Recorded	The term used to describe all prior time periods to the Live period. Other related terms are Live and Scheduled.
Recorded Trend	A state of the Production Performance screen in the Factory Client application. Recorded Trend displays Production Performance in 30 minute increments from the Previous Shift and earlier.
Reject Count	The Reject Count is the count of all production that was not counted as good production.
Reject Sensor	Reject Sensors are defined in the Administration application and define a point that the rejects are measured.
Reply Message	The term used to describe all messages sent in response to an Original Message. Please note, the To and Subject cannot be changed within a Reply Message.
Report Server	The Report Server is the application that supports the Reports application and Runtime data export.
Run Duration	The Run Duration is the combined duration of all the run events that occurred within Production Activities.
Scheduled	Activity Status An Activity that has not yet started. Other Activity Status' as Current, Completed, Closed and Signed Off. Date Status The term used to describe all future time periods to the Live period. Other related terms are Recorded and Live.
Scheduler Notes	Notes specific to the selected activity and created by the Production Scheduler.
Sensor Description	The description of the Sensor. The Sensor Description a free text field.
Sensor Name	The name used to identify the Sensor. The Sensor Name is a free text field.
Sensor Type	The type of the Sensor can be either Count Sensor, Rate Sensor, Analogue Sensor or Reject Sensor.
Sever Connection Name	The name used to identify the Server Connection. The Server Connection Name is a free text field.
Server IP Address	The Server IP Address used to access the Server computer.
Server Name	The name used to identify the Server to connect to. The Server Name is a free text field.
Shift Filter	The Shift Filter is located within the Filter Area of the Factory Client application. This filter, along with the Line Area Filter, defines the information displayed within the Information Display Pane.
Shift Pattern	A pattern from which Standard Shifts can be created. Shift Patterns are created and maintained within the Administration application.
Shift Pattern Schedule	The schedule from which Standard Shifts are created. The Line must be assigned at least one Shift Pattern for Shifts to be created, and can include no more that two Shift Patterns (ie Current and Next).
Shift Period	The time spanning the Shift, from the Start to the Finish.
Sign Off History	A log of Production and Non Production Activity, Down Time Event and Custom Event changes that have occurred before and after the Shift has been Signed Off.
Signed Off	An Activity that has been completed and does not have a Status of Completed or Closed. Other Activity Status' are Closed, Completed, Current and Scheduled.
Short Interval Chart	Located to the right side of the Information Display Pane on the Current Production Performance screen, this chart presents the plant operator with production output relative to the value set as the Production Target.
Standard Shift	A Shift that has been generated from the Shift Pattern Schedule.
Start	The Start date and time, displayed in the format dd MMM YY, HH:SS. The Status can be Running or Stopped. If the Status is Stopped then an EventID is provided.
Stop Count	The Stop Count is the total number of stop events that occurred within Production Activities.
Stop Duration	The Stop Duration is the combined duration of: any Down Time events that occurred within a Production Activity that had an OEE Category of Down Time any Down Time events that occurred within a Production Activity that were unassigned any Activities that had an OEE Category of Down Time.
Subject	The topic of an Original Message. The Subject remains as part of the dialogue thread and cannot be changed within a Reply Message.
System Administration	A User with System Administration access is able to log on to the Administration application and adjust the configuration of the esCollate system.
System Password	A password used to complete some management actions within the Factory Client application and the Production Scheduler application.
Target Duration	Target Duration = Planned Quantity / Target Rate Please note, if there is not Target Rate then Design Rate is used in this calculation.
Target Rate	Target Rate = Design Rate * Target OEE / 100. The Target Rate is the expected rate that the Line will be operated at. This rate may change over time as the performance of the Line improves. The Target Rate is used to calculate the Ramp Up Loss. The Target Rate should always be less than the Design Rate. The Target rate will is stored in the Product Details.
To	The intended recipients of an Original Message. This can either be the Line Area selected in the Line Area Filter, or All Lines.
Total Number of Stops	The total number of Down Time Events within the selected time period.
Total Stop Time	The total time of all Down Time Events within the selected time period.
Unanchored Activity	An Activity where the Start is not locked. Unanchored Activities float in accordance with the behaviour set out in the Behaviour of Unanchored Activities within the Factory Client and Production Scheduler application help files.
Unassigned Period	A period where an active Shift exists but no Activity is currently assigned.
Unassigned Time	Unassigned Time is the total period of time for which no Activity is defined within the Plant Operating Time. In theory all time with the Plant Operating Time will be assigned to an Activity, however in practice this is often not the case. The proportion of Unassigned Time to Plant Operating Time provides a measure of accuracy for the statistics calculated from ratios of Assigned Time.
Unavailable or Unavailable Period	The term used to describe a period of time where no active Shifts exists.
Up Time	The total duration of all run events that occurred within the selected period.
Up Time %	Up Time % = Up Time / (Up Time + Down Time) * 100
User Account	Each User who is able to login to the Administration application will need a User Account.
User Authentication	Making changes to some areas of the Factory Client and Production Schedule applications requires User Authentication to complete the action. This involves entering a valid User Name and Password.
User Name	The name used for Log In and for general display and selection. The User Name must be unique amongst Users. The User Name is a free text field.
User Reference	Many items that are configured in the Administration application have a User Reference field. This field can contain any information that is relevant to the User and is not used by any esCollate application.