Set Up Material Tracking & Runs

The measurement page of a device (Recording → Devices → [Device]) includes the Materialverfolgung and Runs tabs.

Set Up Material TrackingSet Up a Run

Material Tracking provides end-to-end traceability of workpieces through defined zones and stations in a manufacturing process.

1. Create a process definition

   In the Materialverfolgung tab, click + Neue Prozessdefinition. Enter a unique name — the description is optional. Click Create.

   

2. Name the first zone/station

   Step 2 opens automatically after creating the process definition. Enter a unique name for the first zone/station. The zone/station number is assigned automatically.

   Note

   The zone/station number determines the order in which workpieces are expected to pass through the stations — it is assigned sequentially as new zones/stations are added.

   

3. Select a trigger

   Click Select trigger. In the variable browser, select the variable whose value change signals a workpiece entering this zone/station.

   

4. Add measurements

   Click Add measurements and select all variables whose values should be recorded for workpieces at this station.

   

5. Save the zone/station

   Click Create. A green confirmation message briefly appears.

   
   

   To add more zones/stations, click + New Zone/Station and repeat steps 2–4. Mark the final station with Is last station.

6. View recordings

   In the sidebar, click Aufzeichnungen under the process definition. While a workpiece is still being processed, the status shows as RUNNING.

   

   Once the workpiece has passed through the last station (exit gate), the status changes to COMPLETED.

   

   Individual recordings can be downloaded via the CSV icon. For a full field reference, see the UI Reference.

   Note

   Status ERROR: A recording switches to ERROR if the workpiece did not reach all stations within the expected time (timeout) or if the trigger signal was lost. The recording is kept with all data collected up to that point and can still be downloaded as a CSV.

   If ERROR recordings appear repeatedly, check that all PLC variables are connected and that the trigger variable is reliably signalling workpiece entry at each station.

Runs enable measurement-based or time-based recording of variable values. A run is bounded by a start condition and a stop condition.

1. Create a run

   In the Runs tab, click + Run Erstellen. Enter a unique name and select the type: Messgrößenbasiert (measurement-based) or Zeitbasiert (time-based).

   Under Auslöser & Bedingung, select the variable, operator, and threshold value for both the start and stop conditions.

   

2. Select measurements

   In the third step, click Messgrößen hinzufügen and select all variables to be recorded during the run.

   

3. Save and activate the run

   Click Save. Select the run in the sidebar and enable it using the Active toggle — only active runs record data.

   

4. View recordings

   Click Runs under the run entry in the sidebar to see all recordings. Individual recordings can be downloaded via the CSV icon.