Where does the shift target on Shift Monitoring come from?

[ShiftAnalyst]

Our shift leaders started using the SHIFT MONITORING page on a big screen next to the line, and they like it. But there are some questions I couldn't answer. The Shift Target card shows a target number that is different from the quantity on our work order, and there is a line saying "End of shift at current pace" plus a "Rate needed to reach target".
On one machine the card only says "Target unavailable". How exactly are these numbers calculated, and what do I need to configure so the target is shown for every machine?

[Technical Support]

The Shift Target card is about the shift, not about the work order. That is why the number differs from your order quantity.
How the values are built
- Target: based on the shift duration and the machine's ideal rate (the Ideal Production Quantity (pieces/min) of the running product). The card shows the actual quantity against the target reached so far ("/ … target (so far)").
- End of shift at current pace: a forecast. If the line keeps its current speed until the end of the shift, this is the expected total.
- Rate needed to reach target: the speed (pcs/h) the line needs from now on to still reach the shift target.
- Hourly Production: each hour's output compared with the hourly target, with the difference and the cumulative value.
"Target unavailable (machine has no ideal rate)"
This means the product currently running on that machine has no ideal speed (0). Open DEVELOPMENT > PRODUCT, enter the Ideal Production Quantity (pieces/min) for the product, and save. Also make sure a work order with that product is running on the machine.
Other checks
- Shifts must be defined under SHIFTS > SHIFT DEFINITIONS. Without shifts the page shows "No shifts defined".
- Use Previous shift and Next shift to review earlier shifts. A shift that has not started yet shows "This shift has not started yet."
- The Shift Status strip shows stops; you can click a stop without a reason to assign one directly.
Tip for the big screen: use the Fullscreen button so the page fills the display.
Documentation: https://greensoft.ai/documentation/p...ser-interface/