Common Tasks

This topic provides a list of common tasks that you can perform using Plant Applications Web Client.

Add or Remove Columns

When you access an application, by default, a few columns appear. You can remove some of these columns or add new ones. To do so, select .
  • To add a column, select the corresponding check box.
  • To remove a column, clear the corresponding check box.

Resize Grid Columns

You can resize a grid's column as needed. To resize the column, you can use the vertical bifurcations that appear on the columns. When you resize a column, the additional space is taken from the last column on the grid, such that the subsequent columns visibility is clear.

To resize the column, select the column's bifurcation and drag it to the width as needed.

Group Records

You can group records based on the values that appear in a column. To do so, drag the column heading to the page heading. For example, in Work Order Manager, if you want to group work orders based on the material, drag the MATERIAL column heading to the page heading. A list of work orders for each material appears.

Filter/Search Records

You can filter records based on a single search parameter or multiple search parameters.
  • To filter the grid data based on an entry of one or more columns, select on the column(s) and then select an entry or entries from the list. The data is filtered only on the client side and displayed on the grid.
  • To search for an entry in the grid, use the search bar on the grid. This option will perform a text search on the data available on the grid and display the data that match with the text typed in the search box.
  • To filter the records based on the parameters such as SERIAL/LOT, WORK ORDER, MATERIAL FAMILY, WORK ORDER STATUS, or MATERIAL), select the GOTO search icon in the main navigation bar, and then enter the search criteria. The data is filtered on server side and displayed on the grid.
Note: The filter selection is persisted for a user for the following applications:
  • Work Queue
  • Work Order Manager
  • Unit Operations
  • Activities
  • Process Order

Reset Grid to Default

If you have made any changes to the grid of an application, you can reset the grid of an application to default by selecting Reset Grid to Default option from settings .

Clear the Applied Filter

You can clear the applied filters and view all the records that are available in the grid.

To clear the applied filters, select .

E-Signature Authentication Icon

When the Performer session is active, as a Performer, you can see the icon is activated in the Activities, Work Queue, and Unit Operations application pages. If you need to leave your workstation for a brief period, you can select the to ensure that any additional changes will require performer authentication. This helps prevent unauthorized changes.

Add or Modify Autolog Variables Values in Offline Mode

In the Activities application, if you are in the process of adding or modifying the values of the autolog variables, and the system goes offline, you can continue to add or modify the value of the variables. However, the autolog sheet is updated only when the connectivity is restored.
Note: When the system is offline, you will not have access to the rest of the Plant Applications Web Client.