Configuring Factory Floor Status

The Factory Floor Statusadd-on is displayed in a web browser and does not require its own installation process. To be able to work with Factory Floor Status, you need to license it and configure a few settings in your octoplant system. The configuration differs according to the server system:

How to configure Factory Floor Status for a single octoplant server

In addition to activating the license in a single server system, you also need to enable the web server in order to work with Factory Floor Status.

How to configure Factory Floor Status for a parallel octoplant server

Carry out the following steps only on one server. It doesn’t matter which server you choose, any changes made to one server in a parallel server system will be automatically adopted by the other server once a synchronisation job has been executed. Open the AdminClientEnter your username and passwordOpen the INI files module The Edit INI file dialog is displayedIn the Edit ini files dialog, select server.ini and click on EditThe server.ini file will openIn the server.ini file enter the following:In the section [AssetState],enter the key 5540=YIf this section does not exist yet, please enter itIn the section [AssetState], enter the key 5542 =<Computer name or IP of one of the parallel servers>. The server you enter here will be the server on which the web server is running. If your parallel server system has not defined a web server, you need to define oneIf this section does not exist yet, please enter itSave the changes and close the fileClick on Global settingsThe dialog Server settings and paths will appearClick on the tab Web serverConfigure the following settings in the Web server tab:Check the box Enable web serverEnter the ports (Default port for HTTP is 80, default port for HTTPS is 443; Ports can be modified. You can specify an alternative port if necessary) !!! note HTTPS communication uses a octoplant certificate.Under octoplant server, you can add the computer name or the IP address of the executing server (same server as the one set to the key 5542 in the server.ini, see point 5) !!! note Delete the Local (localhost)line, if present.Click on OK to save your settings and start the web server.

Problems are arising when any attempt to determine device data for the Factory Floor Status is carried out. Does the entire Factory Floor Status have to be deactivated? Or can jobs be specifically excluded when determining device data concerning the Factory Floor Status?

If problems occur when determining the device data regarding the Factory Floor Status, the Factory Floor Status does not have to be deactivated. Jobs can be specifically excluded when determining device data concerning the Factory Floor Status!

How to exclude jobs from the filter for device data in Factory Floor Status:

1. Open the AdminClient
2. Enter your username and password
3. Click on INI filesThe dialog Edit INI files will be displayed
4. In the Edit INI files dialog, select the server.ini entry and click on **EditThe file server.ini will then open
5. In the file server.in, enter the jobs to exclude via the value ExcludedJob={JobId} in the section [AssetState]. n is a placeholder for numbering from 1 to 65535. It does not have to be sequential; JobID is the ID of the job with exactly 32 characters.

Example configuration:

```[AssetState ]```
```ExcludedJob1=A1B2C3D4E5F6A1B2C3D4E5F6A1B2C31 2```
```ExcludedJob9=A1B2C3D4E5F6A1B2C3D4E5F6A1B2C31 3```

1. Save the changes and close the file

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Related Topics

• AdminClient -> INI files
• AdminClient -> Module Global settings
• Webclient -> Activating the web server in AdminClient
• Webclient -> Launch the web server